Leonardo Blair

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  Jan 28, 2015

  Gay Alabama Lawmaker Patricia Todd Threatens to 'Out' Adulterous Colleagues Who Oppose Same-sex Marriage 'Spouting Family Values'

  Just a week after a federal judge struck down Alabama's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, the fight over the issue got deeply personal when the state's first openly gay legislator, Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, threatened last weekend to expose the adultery of her peers who would dare to fight the ruling in the name of Christian family values.

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  Jan 27, 2015

  'Faith Is a Big Part of My Life, I Talk to My Pastor Judah Smith Almost Every Day,' Says Seahawks QB Russell Wilson

  Christian Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson's star continues to rise slowly, and the more it rises the more outspoken he has been about the power of faith in his life. And in just days before he makes his second-consecutive Super Bowl appearance on Sunday, he explained how his faith and his team's "One Mission" vision has helped to make them a special breed of champions.

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  Jan 27, 2015

  70-Y-O Pastor Married for 53 Years Found Guilty of Molesting Grandchildren; Faces Life in Prison

  A 70-year-old pastor who celebrated his 53rd wedding anniversary this month left behind a trail of grief and confusion Monday, when after years of speculation he was found guilty by a jury of sexually molesting two of his grandchildren.

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  Jan 26, 2015

  Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Apocalypse Midnight; Now Just 3 Minutes Left

  The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a group founded in 1945 by University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project, warned last week that the world has moved much closer to an apocalypse.

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  Jan 26, 2015

  'She's Shaking and She's Having a Baby;' 4-Y-O Girl Saves Pregnant Epileptic Mother's Life With Impressive 911 Call

  A brave 4-year-old girl from Kalamazoo, Michigan, is being hailed as a hero after she made an impressive 911 call to get help for her pregnant, epileptic mother who had an unexpected seizure.

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  Jan 24, 2015

  America's 10 Most Bible-Minded Cities for 2015 Are All in the South and Birmingham, Alabama Tops Them All

  America's 10 most Bible-minded cities are all still located in the "Bible Belt" of the South and Birmingham, Alabama sits at the top of that pack. The state of Alabama also became the state with the most Bible-minded cities in 2015 according to a Barna survey commissioned by the American Bible Society.

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  Jan 23, 2015

  Jury Awards $150K to Evangelical Christian Fired for Refusing 'Mark of the Beast'

  An evangelical Christian who said he was forced to retire from his job as a general laborer at Consol Energy/Consolidation Coal Co.'s mining operations in Mannington, West Virginia, for his religious beliefs was awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages last Thursday by a federal jury.

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  Jan 23, 2015

  Should Tom Brady Be Worried About the Hand of God? Millions of Americans Believe God Will Determine Who Wins Super Bowl XLIX

  Will God determine who wins the NFL Super Bowl XLIX? According to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service, millions of Americans think He will.

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  Jan 22, 2015

  Congress Has Right to Remove Judges Who Rule in Favor of Gay Marriage Says Ben Carson

  Retired neurosurgeon-turned-conservative-star and likely 2016 GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson, said Tuesday that Congress has the right to remove judges who rule in favor of same-sex marriage.

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  Jan 22, 2015

  'I Am Broken;' Unable to Cope, Brewton-Parker College President Ergun Caner Resigns Six Months After Son's Suicide

  Six months after his 15-year-old son, Braxton Caner, tragically committed suicide last July, Ergun Caner, president of Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia, announced his resignation from the post this week declaring that he's too broken to continue.