Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 7, 2022

  Second mistrial declared for man charged with killing pastor’s wife Amanda Blackburn

  A trial set for a 25-year-old man accused of the 2015 murder of Amanda Blackburn, the pregnant wife of Pastor Davey Blackburn, who led the now-defunct Resonate Church in Indianapolis, has ended in a mistrial for the second time after jurors learned details about the case.

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  Jun 7, 2022

  Ex-megachurch pastor Bruxy Cavey arrested for sexual assault; police say there could be more victims

  Nearly three months after he confessed to sexual misconduct and resigned as the primary teaching pastor of one of Canada’s largest megachurches, police arrested and charged Bruxy Cavey with sexual assault and said they believe there could be more victims.

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  Jun 3, 2022

  Rick Warren announces Saddleback Church successor, says he’s stepping aside for next generation

  Starting in September, Andy Wood, who serves as lead pastor of Echo.Church in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Stacie, will officially become the new lead pastor of the California-based Saddleback Church, co-founders Rick Warren and his wife, Kay, have announced.

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  Jun 2, 2022

  Cora Jakes Coleman addresses adoption rumor after ex-husband’s arrest for sexual abuse

  A spokesperson for Cora Jakes Coleman, the eldest daughter of megachurch Pastor T.D. Jakes, called online allegations that she manipulated a vulnerable Texas mother into giving up her child for adoption “slanderous” on Thursday while insisting that all adoptions made by the 34-year-old divorcée were legally executed.

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  Jun 2, 2022

  I went to church in the metaverse and this is what I found

  After investing more than $300 to purchase the Meta Quest 2 (previously Oculus Quest 2) VR headset, creating an avatar as close as possible to my likeness, and dressing in my best virtual clothes, I went to church last weekend with just a few clicks.

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  May 31, 2022

  Thieves decapitate angel statues, rip $2M gold tabernacle from altar of Brooklyn church

  In a crime Catholic Church officials in Brooklyn are calling brazen, hateful and disrespectful, the New York City Police Department is investigating after thieves decapitated angel statues and ripped a centuries-old solid gold tabernacle worth $2 million from the altar of a local church.

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  May 31, 2022

  Why ministering in the metaverse is the ‘Netflix of evangelism’

  For Christians looking to do low-risk evangelism, hospital chaplain, Bill Willenbrock, who has approached thousands of people on VRChat in his avatar self and finds way to talk with them about faith in God says the metaverse is like the subscription streaming service, Netflix, when it comes to finding them.

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  May 26, 2022

  AME Church sues former executive, alleged accomplices for plundering millions from retirement fund

  The African Methodist Episcopal Church is suing the former head of its retirement service and 10 other individuals and entities, alleging a sophisticated scheme to defraud millions from the retirement funds of its pastors.

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  May 26, 2022

  Christian woman who was Virginia’s oldest person dies months before 111th birthday

  Viola Roberts Lampkin Brown, one of the oldest people in the world and the oldest person in the state of Virginia died last Saturday after enjoying two cups of ice cream. She was just five months shy of her 111th birthday.

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  May 25, 2022

  Benham brothers say predators needs Jesus, not more ‘gun laws’ in wake of Texas shooting

  As the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 21 people dead reignited a fierce political debate over gun-control Tuesday, conservative twin brothers David and Jason Benham said predatory young men who commit mass shootings need Jesus, not more "gun laws."