Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 22, 2020

  Tennessee pastor declares ‘COVID is real’ after disease forced him into coma

  After spending weeks fighting off the deadly coronavirus at a local hospital, a Tennessee pastor is thanking God for helping him survive the disease and is now warning others to take the virus seriously.

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  Oct 22, 2020

  Churches push online giving as donations drop due to reduced numbers in pews: study

  Churches across all denominations are now increasingly turning to online giving as a majority of them report reduced giving in the pews amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Ministry Brands.

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  Oct 21, 2020

  Oregon sued for shuttering religious schools while allowing public schools to reopen in-person

  A small Christian school in Oregon has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown and several other high-ranking officials for restricting in-person instruction in private, religious schools during the coronavirus pandemic while allowing public schools to reopen.

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  Oct 21, 2020

  Pope Francis endorses civil unions for same-sex couples

  Pope Francis has called for the creation of civil union laws that would help same-sex couples create families as “children of God,” challenging a previous conclusion by the Catholic Church that endorsing such unions would be an “approval of deviant behavior.”

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  Oct 21, 2020

  Pat Robertson says God told him Trump ‘is going to win,’ but ‘mind-boggling’ civil unrest will follow

  Christian Broadcasting Network chairman and televangelist Pat Robertson said Monday that he believes God told him President Donald Trump will be re-elected for a second term but great civil unrest will ensue.

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  Oct 20, 2020

  Active church-related COVID-19 outbreaks found in 13 counties, W. Virginia gov says

  While still maintaining one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice warned Monday that the state has experienced an uptick in the number of positive cases and there were active church-related outbreaks of the virus across 13 counties.

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  Oct 20, 2020

  Alfred Street Baptist Church donates more than $1M in surplus tithes to help others in need

  One of America’s oldest and largest African-American churches, Alfred Street Baptist Church, in Alexandria, Virginia, announced Tuesday that it has donated more than $1 million in surplus tithes to help a variety of community-based organizations since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Oct 19, 2020

  Federal judge strikes down gov’t rule that would have cut food stamps for 700,000

  Agreeing that it could have resulted in dire consequences for vulnerable groups, a federal judge on Saturday struck down a final rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that would have kept nearly 700,000 unemployed able-bodied adults without dependents from accessing food stamp benefits.

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  Oct 19, 2020

  Evangelical Swiss missionary executed after terrorists held her hostage for 4 years

  Beatrice Stockli, an evangelical missionary from Switzerland who was held captive by Islamist extremists in Mali since January 2016, has reportedly been killed, Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs announced. She was 59.

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  Oct 18, 2020

  Pastor of Jacob Blake’s mother launches 40 days of humility, prayer, fasting for racial healing

  Insight Church Pastor James E. Ward Jr. says he is on a mission to bring racial healing to the nation and “God’s blessing to black America” through 40 Days of Humility, Prayer, and Fasting. And he’s hoping America will join him.