Leonardo Blair

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  Sep 7, 2021

  Trump launches new National Faith Advisory Board with Paula White at helm

  Lamenting the current state of faith and religion in America as “not good,” former President Donald Trump launched a new National Faith Advisory Board last Thursday, with his spiritual advisor and televangelist Paula White at the helm.

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  Sep 6, 2021

  Devout Christian, Super Bowl winner David Patten mourned after fatal crash

  Friends and luminaries in the NFL remembered former wide receiver David Patten for his play, life and faith over the weekend after his tragic death in a motorcycle crash. He was 47.

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  Sep 6, 2021

  Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland vows to ‘protect constitutional rights' of women seeking abortions in Texas

  Less than a week after Texas’ heartbeat bill became law, banning most abortions in the state after six weeks gestation, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the federal government was exploring “all options” to challenge it and “protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons.”

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  Sep 6, 2021

  Satanic Temple argues abortion is religious right, challenging Texas law

  The controversial Texas heartbeat bill, which bans most abortions in the state after six weeks' gestation, is now under attack from the Massachusetts-based group The Satanic Temple, which argues that the law infringes on the group’s religious freedom by imposing an “undue burden” on its "satanic abortion ritual."

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  Sep 3, 2021

  Barna Group’s TruMotivate promises to help Christians, young people find true calling

  Evangelical Christian polling firm Barna Group launched a new assessment tool Wednesday called TruMotivate that promises to help students and young adults find their true calling in life as recent studies show nearly half of Americans are now rethinking the kind of job they want to do amid the pandemic.

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  Sep 2, 2021

  At least 9 dead as Hurricane Ida remnants dump 'biblical' rainfall in NYC

  At least nine people are now dead as remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record rainfall on New York City, causing flooding in homes, streets and portions of the subway in an event one local politician described as “biblical.” 

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  Sep 1, 2021

  WHO tracking new coronavirus variant ‘mu’ and its resistant to vaccines

  The World Health Organization announced it is now tracking a new coronavirus variant known as “mu,” or B.1.621. Early data suggest the variant is showing resistance to COVID-19 vaccines similar to the beta variant, which one recent study suggests is deadlier than all other variants.

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  Sep 1, 2021

  Christians ‘a little less scared’ of COVID-19 because they ‘believe in eternal life,’ Mississippi gov. says

  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves doubled-down on comments he made last Thursday suggesting that the faith of Christians in his state and other parts of the South makes them "a little less scared" of COVID-19, but made it clear he was not endorsing the flouting of public health guidelines amid the pandemic.

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  Sep 1, 2021

  Wife of Tennessee megachurch's founding pastor exposes ongoing feud with successor

  Sarah Berger, the wife of Rev. Steve Berger, who founded conservative megachurch Grace Chapel in Tennessee, exposed details of a bitter, ongoing feud between her husband and his successor during a worship service Sunday morning, sending the church into a tailspin.

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  Aug 31, 2021

  Most white regular churchgoers voted for Trump in 2020, religious nones backed Biden: study

  A majority of white Americans, particularly evangelicals, who attend worship services regularly voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020, while President Joe Biden was the overwhelming favorite among religiously unaffiliated voters, especially among those who identify as  atheists and agnostics a recent analysis of 2020 validated voters by the Pew Research Center shows.