Leonardo Blair

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  Jan 20, 2023

  Family says 6-year-old boy who shot teacher has ‘acute disability,’ offers prayers

  The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner as she taught her class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this month revealed that he has an “acute disability” and offered prayers for her recovery.

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  Jan 20, 2023

  City of Bethlehem in bidding war with Lehigh University over church properties

  Officials in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, are now engaged in a bidding war with Lehigh University over three Lutheran churches and undeveloped land for sale that has triggered a contentious debate over affordable housing.

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  Jan 20, 2023

  Pastor forgives atheist cousin who shot him after dispute over Heaven and Hell

  Despite suffering injuries that could see him taking up to nine months to recover, a Georgia pastor has chosen to forgive a younger cousin who shot him during a dispute over Heaven and Hell after the funeral of another family member earlier this month.

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  Jan 19, 2023

  Ex-SBC Pres. Johnny Hunt returns to pulpit after allegation he sexually assaulted pastor’s wife 12 years ago

  Six months after he was suspended as pastor emeritus by First Baptist Church Woodstock in Georgia following an investigation that concluded allegations he sexually assaulted a younger pastor's wife over a decade ago are credible, former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt returned to preaching on Sunday, declaring that God’s call on his life is “irrevocable.”

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  Jan 19, 2023

  Decline in church attendance drove deaths of despair among middle-aged white population: study

  Deaths by drugs, alcohol and suicide, known as “deaths of despair,” dramatically increased among middle-aged white Americans in the late 20th century due to lower participation in organized religion that was preceded by a repeal of blue laws that prohibited commercial activities on Sunday, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows.

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  Jan 18, 2023

  Duquesne University's Theology Department Chair found dead with woman in apparent murder-suicide

  Marinus C. Iwuchukwu, an associate professor of theology and chair of the Theology Department at Duquesne University, was found dead inside his Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home Tuesday along with a woman in what local police say is an apparent murder-suicide.

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  Jan 17, 2023

  Man wearing ‘Jesus Saves’ T-shirt at Mall of America asked to take it off or leave

  A street preacher in Minnesota who dared to wear a T-shirt declaring “Jesus Saves” to the Mall of America in Bloomington was recently threatened with eviction from the mall if he didn’t remove the shirt because it was offending people.

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  Jan 17, 2023

  Citing Psalm 51, prominent Pastor RA Vernon claims Scripture proves some gay people are born that way

  Prominent megachurch Pastor R.A. Vernon of The Word Church in Cleveland, Ohio, said that even though he supports a biblical view of marriage and relationships, he also believes that Psalm 51 shows that some people can also be born gay.

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  Jan 17, 2023

  More deaths from faith-healing recorded in Idaho as advocates fight to end practice

  Activists in Idaho are continuing their push to repeal or amend laws that protect parents from prosecution when they allow their children to die from preventable illnesses by denying them medical care and relying exclusively on prayer and spiritual healing.

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  Jan 16, 2023

  DOJ appeals $230 million ruling holding gov't liable for Texas church massacre

  Less than a year after U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez ruled that the government must pay $230 million to the survivors of the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, the Department of Justice has filed an appeal, angering some.