Leonardo Blair

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  Nov 15, 2021

  Pastor Jamal Bryant calls pastors to form ‘prayer wall’ against racism amid Ahmaud Arbery trial

  Jamal Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia, called on pastors from around the country to join him Thursday in forming a “human prayer wall” against racism and injustice at the Glynn County Courthouse, where three white men are standing trial for the 2020 killing of 25-year-old unarmed black man Ahmaud Arbery.

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  Nov 13, 2021

  More young adult Americans living sexless lives, especially the religiously devout: study

  Young adult Americans 35 years and under are having much less sex than previous generations, and the biggest increase in sexlessness is among the dwindling population of the religiously devout, a new research brief from the Institute for Family Studies suggests.

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  Nov 12, 2021

  Defense attorney in Ahmaud Arbery trial doesn't want any more black pastors in courtroom

  An attorney for one of three white men standing trial for the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, lashed out against the presence of high profile members of the black community attending the trial.

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  Nov 12, 2021

  Beloved Houston pastor's suicide stuns family, friends

  For more than two weeks, the circumstances surrounding the Oct. 19 death of Quinnzhahn Barnes, a beloved father, singer and pastor of the Selah Fellowship Temple in Houston, Texas, remained under wraps by those closest to him until on Thursday when the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences confirmed the 45-year-old fatally shot himself in the head.

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  Nov 12, 2021

  Daystar Television, AFA claim federal vaccine mandate is 'sin against God’s Holy Word': lawsuit

  Daystar Television Network, one of the largest Christian television networks in the world and The American Family Association, a nonprofit Christian organization, said in a lawsuit Tuesday that a federal vaccine mandate forcing large companies to require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccinated is a ”sin against God’s Holy Word.”

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  Nov 11, 2021

  Walmart now using fully driverless trucks as automation speeds up in wake of pandemic

  In a first for the autonomous vehicle industry, Walmart and Silicon Valley startup Gatik announced Monday that their self-driving trucks are now operating without a safety driver.

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  Nov 11, 2021

  'Depart Haiti now,’ US gov’t tells Americans; evangelical pastor shot, child killed

  The U.S. State Department urged Americans to “depart Haiti now” before not even the government is able to help them leave as widespread fuel shortages triggered by growing violence in the Caribbean nation continued while 17 missionaries, including 16 Americans, were still being held hostage by a local gang demanding a $17 million ransom.

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  Nov 10, 2021

  Christian entrepreneurs dead in murder-suicide weeks after wife asked fans on Facebook for prayer

  Months after moving to Georgia to expand their business, Christian couple Ronnell and Keianna Burns, once celebrated on social media for their inspiring entrepreneurship and 4 His Glory Ministries, were found dead inside their Sandy Springs home in what police suspect is a murder-suicide.

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  Nov 10, 2021

  Supreme Court justices question sincerity of Texas death row inmate’s Christian beliefs

  U.S. Supreme Court justices and lawyers have questioned the sincerity of the Christian faith of a Texas death row inmate who recently had his execution delayed because state officials will not allow his pastor to lay hands and make vocal prayers as he receives a lethal injection for murdering a man in 2004.

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  Nov 9, 2021

  Most Protestant churches open for services, but congregants slow in returning: study

  A majority of Protestant churches are now open for in-person services but foot traffic has been slow to return to their pews particularly for black churches, a new survey from Lifeway Research shows.