Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 3, 2013

  Christian Couple Puts Religion on Trial With Death of 2nd Child From Failed Faith-Healing Regimen

  Herbert and Catherine Schaible lost two children in four years because they chose to trust God to provide healing rather than seek medical help for their sick children. Now, in a case legal experts have described as "thorny," the couple's special brand of faith is about to put religion on trial.

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  Jun 3, 2013

  Could This Kid Make You Stop Eating Meat? He'll Probably Make You Cry First

  A precocious Brazilian toddler who made a moral case for not eating his meal of octopus and any other animal has become an impromptu poster child for vegetarianism in a touching video that has gone viral on YouTube.

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  Jun 3, 2013

  Gay Advocates Want to Shutter Christian Bakery That Refused to Make Wedding Cake for Lesbians

  Months after facing a media storm for their refusal to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding due to their Christian faith, husband and wife owners of the Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery in Gresham, Ore., are now facing new attacks from gay advocates whom they say are determined to run them out of business.

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  May 31, 2013

  Man in Pope Francis Exorcism Story Says He's Still Possessed by Demons

  The wheelchair-bound man that Pope Francis blessed in a controversial prayer many billed as a public exorcism earlier this month in St. Peter's Square, says the demons are still inside him.

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  May 31, 2013

  Charles Ramsey Signs With Firm That Represented Every Former President Since Reagan

  Former dishwasher turned real-life hero Charles Ramsey could soon start living the lifestyle of the rich and famous after a company that has represented every former president since Ronald Reagan, signed him up to do speaking engagements where he could command fees of $10,000 a gig.

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  May 31, 2013

  Willow Creek Church's Lynne Hybels Says Immigration Reform Is Personal

  Co-founder of Willow Creek Community Church Lynne Hybels, wants American Christians to ensure that politicians hear their voices in the immigration reform debate this summer because the legislation stands to impact the lives of many of their brothers and sisters living in America without documentation.

• May 30, 2013

  How Premarital Sex Rewires Your Brain, Affects Your Chances of Finding Life Mate

  Dopamine, Oxytocin and Vasopressin are three powerful and important products released during sex between a man and a woman in a committed relationship and helps couples bond. When they are introduced in casual sexual relationships, however, they can cause much trouble.

• May 29, 2013

  Moms Now Primary or Sole Breadwinner in Record-Breaking 40 Percent of US Homes With Children

  In a record-breaking 40 percent of U.S. households with children under 18, mothers are either the primary or sole breadwinner, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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  May 29, 2013

  Cross-Dressing Day Causes Stir at Milwaukee Elementary School

  A Milwaukee, Wis., elementary school has come under fire from parents for encouraging children as young as five years old to cross-dress in celebration of an event billed "Gender-Bender Day" at the school last Friday.

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  May 29, 2013

  Supreme Court: Indiana Can't Block Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood

  Abortion rights advocate Planned Parenthood got a boost from a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday which upheld a previous ruling in lower courts that Indiana could not block Medicaid funding for the organization's clinics because they perform abortions.