Leonardo Blair

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  Feb 23, 2022

  SBC leaders apologize for mishandling Jennifer Lyell's sex abuse case

  After initially refusing to apologize, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee expressed regret for its response to the sexual abuse of Jennifer Lyell, which the SBC’s once highest-paid female executive suffered at the hands of a former Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor.

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  Feb 22, 2022

  Hundreds of Catholic baptisms may be invalidated in Michigan over incorrect 'formula'

  Nearly two years before thousands of Catholics, learned earlier this month that their baptisms were invalidated because their priest in Phoenix Arizona used an incorrect baptism formula, hundreds of Catholics baptized at the St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church in Michigan learned their baptisms were invalidated because of another errant priest too.

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  Feb 22, 2022

  SBC must deal with 'stains' of racism, sex abuse to regain ‘moral credibility,' Ed Litton says

  Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton called racism and sexual abuse the “most outstanding” stains on the denomination on Monday, adding that the convention must take steps to cleanse itself.

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  Feb 22, 2022

  Credibility of pastors waning as influence of Christianity loses cultural dominance: study

  Fewer than half of American adults see pastors as “very reliable,” when it comes to handling spiritual matters, and the share of pastors who believes the general public sees them that way is even lower. And findings from newly published data from Barna Research also raise questions about the general trustworthiness of pastors and their general credibility.

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  Feb 21, 2022

  Tennessee church seeks justice after elderly member is robbed during prayer

  When Pastor Larry D. Robertson got up to address his congregants at a Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study meeting nearly two weeks ago, he was mad.

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  Feb 18, 2022

  Marriage offers significant benefits for men and women but eludes many, study finds

  In Genesis 2:18, “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone,'” and gave him Eve as a suitable helper. And God perhaps wedded Adam and Eve because of all the benefits a new study suggests that married men experience over men who are single.

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  Feb 18, 2022

  Americans increasingly ditching religious marriages for secular, interfaith relationships: study

  Fifty years ago, religious marriage ceremonies were the norm. Most people got married to someone who shared their faith, and just a small fraction of husbands and wives were in relationships where no one practiced a religion. That trend is now on the decline, a new study says.

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  Feb 17, 2022

  Pastor Greg Locke defends deliverance ministry after chasing suspected witches from church

  Controversial Global Vision Bible Church leader Greg Locke defended the deliverance ministry of his Tennessee congregation Wednesday, calling Christian critics challenging his decision to chase six suspected witches from his congregation "lukewarm" enablers of spiritual wickedness.

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  Feb 17, 2022

  Christians who oppose face masks have ‘spirit of antichrist:’ AME elder, Columbia prof. claims

  Obery M. Hendricks Jr., an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an adjunct professor of religion at Columbia University in New York City slammed Christians who opposed masking amid the COVID-19 pandemic as having the “spirit of antichrist.”

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  Feb 16, 2022

  America divided on whether greater acceptance of trans-identified individuals is good for society

  A newly released Pew Research Center study shows that Americans, in general, are divided on whether greater acceptance of trans-identified people is good for society.