Leonardo Blair

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  Aug 9, 2023

  Rickey Smiley, pastor, exult after black co-captain is defended from attack by white boaters in Montgomery

  Christian comedian and talk show host Ricky Smiley publicly exulted with many black Americans online after a black cruise ship co-captain was successfully defended by colleagues and bystanders after he was violently attacked by a group of white boaters at the  Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday.

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  Aug 9, 2023

  Missing Texas Pastor Phillip Loveday is found dead in Kinder Morgan truck

  Six days after he went missing after leaving home for his secular job at Kinder Morgan on Aug. 2, Phillip Loveday, senior pastor at Faith Christian Center in Freer, Texas, was found dead inside a company vehicle police announced Tuesday night. He was 47.

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  Aug 8, 2023

  Pastor Jamal Bryant gets new flak for old message claiming Jesus was wrong 85% of His life

  Leader of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, Jamal Bryant, is getting some new flak for an old message in which he claims Jesus was “wrong” for 85% of His life despite being called, anointed, and chosen.

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  Aug 7, 2023

  Thousands join search for missing Texas pastor 5 days after he left home

  A massive search continued Monday for 47-year-old Texas Pastor Phillip Loveday five days after he left his home for his secular job at Kinder Morgan but never showed up and he hasn’t contacted his family since.

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  Aug 7, 2023

  Tennis star Coco Gauff thanks church family, God for biggest win of her life at Mubadala Citi DC Open

  Nineteen-year-old American tennis star, Coco Gauff, publicly thanked God, and her church for helping her overcome her first-round loss at Wimbledon last month to win the Mubadala Citi DC Open women’s final on Sunday where she beat Greek World No.9 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in impressive fashion.

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  Aug 4, 2023

  Christian ministry in Haiti praying through tears as kidnapped nurse and daughter still missing

  As they hit the one-week mark since New Hampshire nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped from their campus near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Christian education ministry, El Roi Haiti, said they have been aching and praying through tears for the release of their founder’s wife and daughter.

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  Aug 4, 2023

  Pastor, wife and 3-year-old son jailed on charges of luring innocent people to Christianity

  A pastor, his wife, and young son have been jailed for allegedly luring innocent people to Christianity in violation of an anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state where Christians only make up less than 1% of the 200 million population.

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  Aug 3, 2023

  Texas missionaries escape Niger after coup as State Departments issues Level 4 Travel Advisory

  A group of student missionaries from the Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Lufkin, Texas, were safely on their way back to the U.S. Thursday after their return from a mission trip in Niger was delayed by the ousting of the country’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum by soldiers last week.

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  Aug 1, 2023

  Christian Ministry in Haiti urges more prayers for kidnapped nurse, gang reportedly wants $1M ransom

  El Roi Haiti, the Christian education ministry in Haiti from which New Hampshire nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped as she did work for the ministry “following in the footsteps of Jesus,” has called for more prayers for her safe return as gang members have reportedly demanded a ransom of $1 million.

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  Aug 1, 2023

  Jerry Falwell Jr. sues Liberty University claiming exploitation of 'Jerry Falwell trademark’

  Former Liberty University president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has filed a lawsuit against Liberty University for exploiting the trademark and image of his father, Jerry Falwell, who founded the Evangelical Christian university in 1971, without consulting the Falwell family or "authorization of the Dr. Jerry L. Falwell Family Trust."