Leonardo Blair

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  Jan 17, 2023

  More deaths from faith-healing recorded in Idaho as advocates fight to end practice

  Activists in Idaho are continuing their push to repeal or amend laws that protect parents from prosecution when they allow their children to die from preventable illnesses by denying them medical care and relying exclusively on prayer and spiritual healing.

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  Jan 16, 2023

  DOJ appeals $230 million ruling holding gov't liable for Texas church massacre

  Less than a year after U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez ruled that the government must pay $230 million to the survivors of the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, the Department of Justice has filed an appeal, angering some.

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  Jan 16, 2023

  Selma church praises God after daycare staff saves 70 kids from deadly tornado

  A congregation in Selma, Alabama, praised God and their hero daycare staff on Sunday for saving the lives of some 70 children in their care as deadly tornadoes swept through parts of the southeastern U.S. last Thursday.

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  Jan 15, 2023

  Pandemic accelerated fall in church attendance, especially among the young: study

  While religious identity among Americans remained largely stable throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it accelerated existing trends in declining church attendance particularly among the young, a new report from the Survey Center on American Life shows.

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  Jan 13, 2023

  Family offers reward for help finding killer of deacon attacked on birthday

  The family of a married Chicago deacon and father of six who died after he was viciously attacked on his 59th birthday in what police suspect could have been a road rage incident, is now offering a $5,000 reward for information that can help them understand why he was attacked.

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  Jan 13, 2023

  DOJ seeks to recover money bilked from veterans by House of Prayer schools

  The Department of Justice has filed a motion to seize money in several financial accounts belonging to the controversial nonprofit organization, the House of Prayer, which is accused of bilking veterans and active service members out of millions of dollars in GI Bill benefits to pay for unaccredited Bible classes and related education services.

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  Jan 12, 2023

  Alleged atheist shoots pastor for trying to witness to him after funeral: police

  A pastor's attempt to witness to his atheist cousin almost turned deadly in Florida on Saturday afternoon after he was shot in the neck during a dispute over Heaven and Hell after the funeral of another family member.

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  Jan 11, 2023

  Pastor collapses with cardiac arrest at wedding, hero EMT saves his life

  A pastor who collapsed after a cardiac arrest while presiding over a wedding in New Jersey survived the ordeal thanks to the efforts of an off-duty EMT who sprang into action as they waited for an ambulance to arrive.

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  Jan 11, 2023

  Disagreeing with prosecutor, police chief says megachurch pastor should have been tried for prostitution

  Insisting the case against Rock Church International Pastor John Blanchard remains strong enough to convict him of prostitution charges, Chesterfield County Police Chief, Col. Jeffrey S. Katz of Virginia, publicly disagreed with the decision of Commonwealth Attorney Stacey Davenport to drop the charges against the pastor, arguing that the case should have gone to trial.

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  Jan 10, 2023

  Virginia teacher saves entire class of students after 6-year-old shoots her in hand and chest

  A first grade teacher who managed to save her entire class after she was intentionally shot in the hand and chest by a 6-year-old student as she taught at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, has been hailed as a “hero” for her bravery in the face of danger.