Leonardo Blair

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  Jul 17, 2023

  LDS Church could be a $1 trillion denomination by 2044, report suggests

  With an estimated wealth of $236 billion in 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could potentially cover all of its current expenses “forever” with returns from current investments without collecting any additional tithes from congregants. It could also become a $1 trillion denomination as early as 2044, a new report from The Widow’s Mite contends.

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  Jul 15, 2023

  Iraqi Christians fear president’s revocation of decree places them in harm’s way

  Christians in Iraq protested a decision by Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid to withdraw a decade-old decree recognizing Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as the head of the Chaldean Church "in Iraq and the world" and allowing him to legally protect the assets of Christians and the local church.

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  Jul 15, 2023

  More than a third of Americans have ‘sleep divorce,’ study suggests

  More than a third of American adults say they sleep separately from their partner in another room occasionally or consistently in a practice known as “sleep divorce” in a bid to improve their nightly sleep, a new survey from The American Academy of Sleep Medicine shows.

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  Jul 14, 2023

  Pastor Greg Locke unites with Benny Hinn after years of branding him ‘false prophet’

  Three days after announcing that he scrubbed thousands of videos from his Facebook page to 'minimize collateral damage' and focus on his deliverance ministry, internet-famous preacher Greg Locke met with televangelist and faith healer Benny Hinn for the first time after years of branding him a "false prophet." Now, they are "friends," according to Hinn.

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  Jul 14, 2023

  735 million people facing hunger globally, and Africa is most at risk: UN report

  There are now an estimated 735 million people worldwide facing hunger, and Africa remains the most at-risk region when it comes to the global hunger crisis, the latest "State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World" report published Wednesday by five United Nations specialized agencies shows.

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  Jul 13, 2023

  JD Greear backs black churches’ challenge to SBC’s vote to ban women pastors

  Former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear, has backed the National African American Fellowship’s challenge to a recent vote by SBC messengers to ban women from serving as a "pastor of any kind" as an "unnecessary infringement upon the autonomy of the local church."

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  Jul 13, 2023

  Youth pastor who filmed minors in church bathroom also filmed brides changing at wedding parties

  A former youth pastor who was arrested last month for allegedly filming girls as young as 14 in the bathroom of a South Carolina church, was slapped with 24 new charges of criminal sexual conduct, bringing his total so far to 70 as investigators say he also recorded women in bridal parties changing their clothes.

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  Jul 12, 2023

  Church of the Highlands dismisses suggestion it is running $4.5M retreat for fallen pastors

  Church of the Highlands, Alabama’s largest church, which is also ranked as the second largest congregation in the nation with some 60,000 reported attendees in 2022, has dismissed reports suggesting it's running a $4.5 million retreat center for fallen pastors called The Lodge at Grants Mill at its Grants Mill campus.

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  Jul 11, 2023

  Black So. Baptist churches challenge denomination's vote to ban women in pastoral leadership

  A network of more than 4,000 predominantly African American churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention believes a recent vote by SBC messengers in favor of banning women from serving as a "pastor of any kind" is an "unnecessary infringement upon the autonomy of the local church"

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  Jul 10, 2023

  Man charged with hate crime after toppling Virgin Mary statue at Buffalo church

  A man who was recorded toppling a statue of the Virgin Mary at the St. Rose of Lima Church in Buffalo, New York, has been arrested and charged with a hate crime.