Leonardo Blair

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  Jul 24, 2015

  USCIS Clarifies How New Citizens Can Refuse to Bear Arms for America for Religious Reasons

  A new policy update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) which became effective Tuesday July 21, 2015 has clarified the conditions under which an individual becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen can refuse to bear arms for America for religious reasons.

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  Jul 23, 2015

  Pastor Commands Congregation to Eat Live Snake That Allegedly Turns Into Chocolate; Gets Arrested for Animal Cruelty

  A 24-year-old self-styled South African prophet who allegedly commanded a snake to turn into chocolate, then had his parishioners feast on the reptile as a show of their faith in God's power, was arrested for animal cruelty over the weekend.

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  Jul 22, 2015

  #IfICouldTalkToGod Hashtag Starts Trending on Twitter, but It Began as a Joke About Fighting Giraffes

  It all began as part of a joke about fighting giraffes early Wednesday morning but the hashtag #IfICouldTalkToGod has quickly snowballed into a serious trending topic on Twitter and many are recommending that people simply just pray.

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  Jul 22, 2015

  'Are You Stupid?' Gay Baker Rips LGBT Community for Forcing Christian Bakers to Make Cakes for Same-Sex Weddings

  Days after it was announced that Oregon bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweetcakes by Melissa, would be fined $135,000 for declining to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, Jesse Bartholomew, a self-identified gay baker slammed the LGBT community for "bullying" and "being a Nazi."

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  Jul 22, 2015

  Donald Trump Tells Christians 'I'm Presbyterian' and 'Proud of It;' Pledges to Be Greatest Representative of Faith if Elected President

  Republican presidential candidate and unabashed billionaire Donald Trump is touting his Christian roots as a proud Presbyterian and has pledged to be the greatest representative of Christians in office, if he becomes president.

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  Jul 21, 2015

  Kirk Cameron Celebrates 24 Years of Marriage to Wife Chelsea; God Has 'Given Me So Much More Than I Deserve,' He Says

  Christian actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron celebrated 24 years of marriage to his wife and love of his life, Chelsea Noble, on Tuesday, declaring God has "given me so much more than I deserve."

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  Jul 21, 2015

  George H.W. Bush's One-Time Pastor Says He Is 'Like a Cat With Nine Lives' as Former President Recuperates From Fall

  Bonnie Steinroder, longtime friend and one-time pastor for George H.W. Bush who is now recuperating at his summer home in Maine after being hospitalized with a broken vertebra in his neck, says the 91-year-old former president is like "a cat with nine lives."

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  Jul 20, 2015

  Creflo Dollar Wants You to Help Him Reach a 'Billion Souls for Jesus' for Less Than $1 a Day

  After the big hoopla over his public appeal for his donors to fund a $65 million luxury jet for his ministry, televangelist Creflo Dollar has dialed things down a bit by refocusing his efforts on touching lives with the Gospel through a project to reach a "billion souls for Jesus," and no donation toward this endeavor is too small.

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  Jul 20, 2015

  'I Punched It in the Back;' Surfer Mick Fanning Narrowly Escapes Shark Attack at J-Bay Open on Live TV

  Australian surfing champion Mick Fanning narrowly escaped a brazen shark attack with some desperate punches during the final of the World Surf League's J-Bay Open competition in South Africa Sunday, and the frightening encounter played out on live television to a shocked audience.

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  Jul 19, 2015

  Study Reveals Best Age to Get Married and Suggests Those Who Wait Until 30s Could Be Doomed to Fail

  If you thought the longer you waited to get married the lower your chance of getting a divorce would be, you might want to take a look at the findings of a new study by Nicholas H. Wolfinger, professor of family and consumer studies and adjunct professor of sociology at the University of Utah, which says otherwise.