Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 10, 2021

  Supreme Court justices question sincerity of Texas death row inmate’s Christian beliefs

  U.S. Supreme Court justices and lawyers have questioned the sincerity of the Christian faith of a Texas death row inmate who recently had his execution delayed because state officials will not allow his pastor to lay hands and make vocal prayers as he receives a lethal injection for murdering a man in 2004.

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  Nov 9, 2021

  Most Protestant churches open for services, but congregants slow in returning: study

  A majority of Protestant churches are now open for in-person services but foot traffic has been slow to return to their pews particularly for black churches, a new survey from Lifeway Research shows.

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  Nov 8, 2021

  Nashville pastor saves congregants from gunman who attacked during prayer

  A potential massacre at Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal in Nashville, Tennessee, was averted Sunday when the congregation’s pastor tackled a man who pointed a gun at the congregation from the pulpit while they were in prayer.

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  Nov 8, 2021

  At least some of 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti still alive, US official says

  At least some of the 17 missionaries kidnapped by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti, whose leader Wilson Joseph has threatened to kill them if he is not paid a $17 million in ransom, have been confirmed alive, a senior official in the Biden administration says.

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  Nov 4, 2021

  Christian Aid Ministries says gangs taking power in Haiti; crime boss urges US to cut ties with gov’t

  As they continue praying for the release of their 17 missionaries kidnapped by gangsters in Haiti, the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said nearly half the country is now “under the control of gangs,” as a powerful local crime boss called on the United States and the United Nations to sever ties with the government to “liberate” citizens.

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  Nov 4, 2021

  Pastor, Al Sharpton’s younger brother indicted for distributing cocaine

  Alabama Pastor Kenneth Sharpton-Glasgow, the troubled younger half-brother of civil rights activist Al Sharpton, pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to distributing cocaine with an unnamed suspect.

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  Nov 4, 2021

  Most millennials like Jesus and the Bible, but 30% identify as LGBT: study

  While most millennials view Jesus and the Bible as at least “a little positive,” nearly one-third of America’s largest, most educated and misunderstood generation also identify as LGBT, and 75% of them admit to “searching for a sense of purpose in life,” a new report from Arizona Christian University shows.

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  Nov 3, 2021

  Pastor locked out of AME church by members due to sex finally allowed inside to preach

  Members of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Thorofare, New Jersey, who shut out their newly appointed Pastor, Ratona Stokes-Robinson, from preaching at the pulpit inside the building since June, reportedly because of her sex, finally relented on Sunday and allowed her inside.

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  Nov 3, 2021

  'Jesus Christ Money Master' author gets 3 life sentences for bilking millions from Christians

  William Neil “Doc” Gallagher, an 80-year-old Christian radio personality from Texas and author of the Jesus Christ, Money Master Leader Guide, was sentenced to three life sentences plus an additional 30 years in prison Monday for defrauding more than 190 people, many of whom were older adult Christians, of at least $23 million.

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  Nov 3, 2021

  ‘May God save the planet': Biden says Americans have ‘seen the Lord’ on climate change at summit

  In 2010, data shows, only 28% of Americans ranked climate change as a top government priority. By 2018, that share of Americans jumped to 46%. On Monday, President Joe Biden boasted at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, that Americans have now finally “seen the Lord” on the issue.