Leonardo Blair

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  Feb 14, 2014

  Facebook Adds 50 New Gender Options for US Users - You Don't Have to Be Male or Female Anymore; It's Now Him, Her and Them

  Social media giant Facebook expanded its basic male or female gender identity options for its 159 million U.S. users Thursday to include a raft of approximately 50 other terms including transsexual, androgynous and intersex.

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  Feb 13, 2014

  Believer Sue Thomas, First Deaf Person to Work as Undercover FBI Investigator, Delivers Amazing Response to Deaf Pastor Who Turned Atheist

  Christian celebrity Sue Thomas, 64, who made history when she became the first deaf person to ever work as an undercover FBI investigator, says she was blindsided by former deaf pastor-turned-atheist Justin Vollmar's decision to publicly renounce Jesus and wants the deaf community to know that God is real.

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  Feb 13, 2014

  Dallas Sportscaster Dale Hansen Praised for Shocking Support of Gay NFL Prospect Michael Sam; Critic Calls Footballer 'Selfish'

  Star college football player and National Football League hopeful Michael Sam announced Sunday that he's gay and has since received support from Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen, but critics suggest that Sam's decision to come out is "selfish."

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  Feb 13, 2014

  'Godly' Iowa Pastor Who 'Read Bible Constantly' Takes Own Life Behind Church Parsonage; Church in Shock, Says Deacon

  A popular and jovial pastor from Dunkerton, Iowa, described as a "godly man" who "constantly read the Bible" fatally shot himself Wednesday behind the parsonage where he lived leaving his congregation in shock and confusion.

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  Feb 13, 2014

  10-Y-O Boy Who Had No Friends to Celebrate Birthday Gets More Than 1.7 Million Fans on 'Happy Birthday Colin' Facebook Page

  A 10-year-old Michigan boy who told his mother that he didn't want to have a party to celebrate his 11th birthday next month because he had no friends, now has more than 1.7 million of them on Facebook, but he doesn't know it yet.

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  Feb 12, 2014

  'I Just Shot The Dog:' Police Officer Shoots Man's Service Dog During 9-Y-O Son's Birthday Party in Horrific Encounter (Video)

  A police officer in small-town Filer, Idaho, who fatally shot a resident's dog during the birthday party of the 9-year-old son of the dog's owner because he didn't want to get bitten, has been placed on administrative leave.

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  Feb 12, 2014

  What's It Like Being a Pastor's Kid? John Piper's Son Barnabas Tells All in New Book Due This Summer

  What's it like being a pastor's kid? Hint: It's not "all hugs and flowers and puppies and rainbows," says Barnabas Piper, son of popular theologian John Piper. He plans to reveal more this summer, in a warts-and-all response to the common question, when his new book simply titled 'The Pastor's Kid' releases.

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  Feb 12, 2014

  Deaf Pastor Who Turned Atheist Is 'Vengeful, Pathological Liar' Who Needs to 'Repent;' CNN Article Is 'Full of Lies,' Says Old Church

  After claiming in an explosive CNN article Monday that he began losing his faith in God after being overworked and underpaid at a church run by a tyrannical, golf-loving pastor who made $80,000 a year, deaf pastor turned atheist, Justin Vollmar, is being dismissed as a "vengeful, pathological liar," who needs to "repent" of his sins by his old church.

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  Feb 11, 2014

  Married Pastor Caught on Video in Affair Repents; Wife, Family Forgive Him While Church Puts Him on Suspension

  A married Kenyan pastor with children who was almost killed after he was caught in an explosive video having an affair with the wife of one of his congregants last Wednesday publicly repented with his family by his side this week and is now being praised for taking responsibility for his actions.

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  Feb 11, 2014

  Do People Abuse Their Relationship With God When They Pray to Not Get Caught Doing Wrong? Tyrese Gibson Sparks Fiery Debate With Question

  "Fast and Furious" actor and R&B singer Tyrese Gibson set off a fiery debate on his Facebook page Tuesday, when he questioned whether people abuse their relationship with God when they pray to not get caught doing wrong.