Leonardo Blair

Latest

• 
  Mar 23, 2015

  Ted Cruz Announces Presidential Bid on Twitter With an Appeal to 'a New Generation of Courageous Conservatives'

  In a tweet posted just after midnight Monday, Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, 44, became the first presidential candidate to officially declare his bid for the White House in 2016 with a bold 30-second ad in which he called on "a new generation of courageous conservatives to make America great again."

• 
  Mar 20, 2015

  Kirk Franklin Criticizes Pastor Who 'Wants People to Buy Him a Private Plane;' Says It's Passing 'Greeds' as 'Needs'

  Gospel star Kirk Franklin fired wincing shots at "a pastor who wants people to buy him a private plane" Monday, the same day popular televangelist Creflo Dollar abandoned an appeal to the public to help him purchase a $65 million luxury G650 airplane for his ministry.

• 
  Mar 19, 2015

  'Buckle Up and Get Ready;' ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Says Every Black Person Should Vote Republican for One Election Cycle

  Popular ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith has sparked controversy again after declaring that every black American should vote Republican for at least one election cycle.

• 
  Mar 17, 2015

  Casting Crowns Singer Mark Hall Had 'Aggressive' Kidney Cancer; Wife Calls Early Detection 'Miracle' as They Head Home

  Lead singer for contemporary Christian band Casting Crowns, Mark Hall, has been released from the hospital after a successful surgery to remove an "aggressive" form of cancer from one of his kidneys. His wife, Melanie, has called the early detection of the malignant tumor a "miracle."

• 
  Mar 16, 2015

  Creflo Dollar Shuts Down Campaign for $65 Million Jet; Will Now Focus on 'Spreading the Gospel'

  After a bruising weekend handling ferocious backlash over his campaign to acquire a $65 million Gulfstream G650 airplane with planned donations of $300 or more from 200,000 people, controversial televangelist and founder of World Changers Church International, Creflo Dollar has completely abandoned the idea and will only consider acquiring one in the future if it's "properly priced."

• 
  Mar 14, 2015

  Pilot Rips Claim by Creflo Dollar Ministries That It Needs $65 Million Luxury Airplane to Carry '100,000 Pounds of Food'

  A veteran pilot from Rock Hill, South Carolina, said rubbish to claims by Creflo Dollar Ministries on Friday that the effort to purchase a new $65 million luxury Gulfstream G650 airplane is needed by the ministry to transport "100,000 pounds of food," and staff members across the world to spread the love of Jesus.

• 
  Mar 13, 2015

  Creflo Dollar Now Flying 'Commercial,' Says Ministry; but He Still Needs That $65M Luxury Plane to Carry Food and People

  As public outrage grew Friday over an appeal from popular televangelist and founder of World Changers Church International, Creflo Dollar, to raise $65 million from 200,000 people to purchase a luxury Gulfstream G650 airplane, his ministry confirmed Friday that he's now traveling "commercial," but still needs the new airplane to transport thousands of pounds of food and his staff around the world.

• 
  Mar 12, 2015

  Televangelist Creflo Dollar Needs 200,000 People to Donate $300 Each So He Can Buy $65M Ministry Plane

  Popular televangelist and founder of World Changers Church International, Creflo Dollar, is now hoping to get 200,000 people to donate $300 each so he can buy a brand new luxurious $65 million Gulfstream G650 airplane for his ministry to which last year had billionaires reportedly waiting in line to get one.

• 
  Mar 12, 2015

  Pastors Opposing Lecture of Lesbian Bishop at Christian College Are Practicing 'Idolatry of the Bible,' School President Claims

  Forrest Harris, president of American Baptist College in Nashville, Tennessee, shot back at a group of pastors protesting the institution's decision to invite a married lesbian bishop to lecture students next week, charging that they're using "idolatry of the Bible" to "demoralize same-gender-loving people."

• 
  Mar 12, 2015

  Casting Crowns Lead Singer Mark Hall Had So Much Prayer Going Into Surgery for Cancer, Even the Hospital Staff Prayed

  Contemporary Christian band Casting Crowns' lead singer Mark Hall, had so many prayers going up to heaven for him as he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous kidney on Wednesday even the hospital staff were reportedly praying for him.