Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 7, 2023

  Parents outraged pastor lashed children for misbehaving at church school

  A Florida pastor who allegedly lashed students for misbehaving at a private school run by his church is coming under fire from some parents who believe he should be arrested for using old-school disciplinary measures on the decline in the United States.

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  Nov 6, 2023

  Church declares love for pastor who died by suicide after exposure of secret trans persona

  The First Baptist Church of Phenix City in Alabama declared its love for the late pastor and mayor of Smiths Station, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, just days after he died by suicide following a news report exposing his secret online life as a "transgender curvy girl," which he said was a hobby to relieve stress.

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  Nov 6, 2023

  Nearly 40% of Americans say humans didn't evolve to current form, but were created by God

  Nearly 40% of Americans believe present day humans are exactly as they were created by God and did not experience evolution, according to a new national Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll.

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  Nov 3, 2023

  Alabama pastor, mayor claims secret transgender life is hobby to relieve stress

  Mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, who also serves as pastor of First Baptist Church of Phenix City, told his congregation Wednesday that he was the target of "an internet attack" after a local conservative publication reported he has been living a secret life as a "transgender curvy girl."

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  Nov 3, 2023

  Pastor quits congregation of 100 to minister to millions on YouTube

  Gavin Ortlund, the senior pastor of the 100-member First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California, says he is quitting the pastorate to do full-time ministry through his Truth Unites channel on YouTube, where he has already amassed more than 3.6 million views and more than 40,000 subscribers.

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  Nov 2, 2023

  Carlton Pearson tells followers he’ll think of them in Heaven as rumors of death abound

  In what he says is likely his final message to his followers as he battles terminal cancer, former megachurch pastor Bishop Carlton Pearson, who lost his ministry after he stopped believing in Hell, says he will be thinking of them in Heaven as rumors of his death abounded on social media.

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  Nov 1, 2023

  Former megachurch pastor Carlton Pearson moves to ‘comfort care’ as cancer endures

  Former megachurch pastor Bishop Carlton Pearson is now receiving “comfort care” as his advanced prostate cancer remains a “significant challenge” his family has announced.

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  Nov 1, 2023

  Causeway Coast Vineyard pastors resign as Alan Scott, Vineyard Movement fight endures

  Neil and Janet Young, the senior pastors of Causeway Coast Vineyard Church in Northern Ireland, have resigned because they no longer fully agree with a formal statement issued by the church in July alleging the church’s previous senior pastor, Alan Scott, engaged in spiritual and leadership abuse.

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  Nov 1, 2023

  Half of pastors ‘very concerned’ younger Christians not supporting Church financially: study

  While young adults have been found to be more generous with their time volunteering than older generations, just over half of pastors say they're “very concerned” that younger Christians don't support their local churches financially, a new study shows.

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  Oct 31, 2023

  SBC President Bart Barber apologizes for filing legal brief seeking to limit liability for sex abuse

  Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber admitted Monday that he approved joining a controversial amicus brief filed on behalf of the SBC Executive Committee, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Lifeway Christian Resources challenging the validity of new legislation in Kentucky that allows child sex abuse survivors to sue non-perpetrator third parties such as churches and schools retroactively.