Leonardo Blair

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  Sep 28, 2021

  Pastor pledges to stop eating until Congress passes climate bill but hopes it won’t take long

  As Democrats in Congress push to pass President Joe Biden’s climate plan in a $3.5 trillion budget bill  that would direct billions of dollars to incentivize coal and natural gas-burning utilities to switch over to renewable energy, a Wisconsin pastor pledged to stop eating on Saturday until the legislation is approved or he reaches 6% of body fat.

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  Sep 27, 2021

  Marjorie Taylor Greene, Debbie Dingell shout over who’s a good Christian on Capitol steps

  Two congresswomen got into a heated debate over what it means to be a good Christian shortly after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would codify the right to abortion into law. 

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  Sep 27, 2021

  NY Gov. Kathy Hochul tells megachurch COVID vaccine is God’s answer to prayers

  New York state’s freshly-minted and first female Gov. Kathy Hochul praised the Lord and wielded her faith at the Brooklyn-based Christian Cultural Center on Sunday, telling congregants that vaccines against COVID-19 are God’s answer to “our prayers” and urged them to become her apostles by encouraging others to get their shots.

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  Sep 24, 2021

  Widow of unvaccinated pastor says his death from COVID-19 was ‘will of the Lord’

  The wife of an unvaccinated North Carolina pastor who died from COVID-19 Friday after spending 41 days in treatment at the WakeMed Hospital in Cary said his death was "the will of the Lord."

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  Sep 24, 2021

  Christian Rep. Lauren Boebert: Rape victims don’t need abortion but a 'Glock 19 when it happened’

  After recently causing a stir with her public rejection of mask mandates, Christian Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado went viral again this week when she declared that instead of abortion, rape victims need "love," "support" and "a Glock 19 when it happened."

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  Sep 24, 2021

  Empowerment Temple hires activist Rev. Robert Turner after firing Jamal Bryant’s successor

  Less than two months after firing lead pastor GJ Barnes for failing to file timely audit reports, the Baltimore-based Empowerment Temple AME Church founded by megachurch pastor Jamal Bryant announced Rev. Robert R.A. Turner of the historic Vernon AME Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma as his replacement. 

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  Sep 23, 2021

  Transformation Church expands real estate portfolio with new $35M office tower

  Husband and wife leaders of Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael and Natalie Todd, recently expanded the real estate holdings of their congregation with the acquisition of a six-story office tower for $35 million. The church previously closed on two other major real estate deals totaling $31 million, including a retail center.

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  Sep 23, 2021

  LDS Church leaders urge mask wearing ‘at all times’ while inside sacred temples

  In a bid to keep their sacred temples open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have asked all visitors and workers to wear masks “at all times” while inside as a temporary safety measure.

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  Sep 22, 2021

  Texas gov. signs new law tightening restrictions on use of abortion drugs

  Just weeks into Texas' ban on most abortions once a heartbeat can be detected in a pregnancy, the state's Republican Gov. Greg Abbott further tightened the screws on the practice last Friday by signing into law another bill restricting access to abortion-inducing drugs.

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  Sep 22, 2021

  Pastor Jamal Bryant, UNHCR and NAACP slam Biden admin’s handling of Haitian migrants

  Megachurch Pastor Jamal Bryant, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were among several powerful voices condemning the Biden administration’s handling of Haitian migrants seeking asylum at the Texas-Mexico border.