Leonardo Blair
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Hillsong Church charged Compassion International $1M annually for promotion: report
Hillsong Church has been charging child sponsorship and Christian humanitarian aid organization Compassion International 1 million annually to do God s work in helping young children through a ... → Read More
Most Americans view ‘wokeness’ as a positive term even though many conservatives don’t: study
While many prominent conservatives have dismissed the term "wokeness" as a threat to the Gospel, a new USA Today/Ipsos poll shows that most Americans view it as simply an awareness of social injustices. → Read More
Hillsong leaders accused of money laundering, tax evasion, shopping that would ‘embarrass a Kardashian’
Citing documents turned over by a whistleblower, an independent member of the Australian Parliament accused Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston and other leaders of money laundering, tax evasion ... → Read More
Family pastor blames mental illness for mom killing 3 children, says survivors need prayer
The pastor of a maternal great-grandmother of the five children brutally stabbed by their 25-year-old mother which result in three of them dying in Italy, Texas, last Friday blamed the attack on mental illness and urged the public to pray for the two children who survived and their grieving family members. → Read More
So. Baptist pastor resigns after arrest for driving intoxicated with unlicensed weapon, child in car
The lead teaching pastor at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, resigned Sunday after his arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 and possession of an unlawful weapon. → Read More
Pastor allegedly drugged, raped married parishioner he promised ‘spiritual revival’
A Florida pastor who allegedly drugged and raped a married parishioner after promising her a “spiritual revival” in his home was recently arrested on two counts of sexual battery and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office believes there might be more victims. → Read More
Eastview Christian Church hires law firm to conduct investigation after pastor resigns
Eastview Christian Church in Illinois announced Sunday that they have hired an attorney from the law firm Wagenmaker & Oberly to conduct an investigation after Mike Baker, the church’s longtime senior pastor recently resigned over allegations that he covered up sexual misconduct by his son Caleb Baker, while he was an employee at the church. → Read More
Mother stabs her 5 children killing 3 less than 2 years after twin sister kills own daughter
Less than two years after her mentally troubled twin sister stabbed her 7-year-old daughter to death, a 25-year-old mother from Italy, Texas, allegedly stabbed her five young children, killing three of them last Friday. → Read More
Family, church celebrate after pastor wrongly declared brain-dead returns home
Ryan Marlow, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, was celebrated on Saturday as he returned home months after doctors wrongfully declared him brain-dead and almost harvested his organs. → Read More
Arizona Christian University pledges action after school district bans student-teachers due to faith
Days after the five-member governing board of the Washington Elementary School District in Arizona voted to ban student-teachers from Arizona Christian University from the district due to their commitment to traditional Christian values, the university’s president has slammed the decision as “wrong” and “unlawful” and pledged to fight back. → Read More
NYC Mayor Eric Adams maintains that ‘you cannot separate your faith’ from who you are
New York City Mayor Eric Adams maintained Sunday that he cannot separate his Christian faith from who he is as a person nearly a week after making waves with a similar statement in which he declared it was a mistake to remove prayer from public schools. → Read More
After 52 years of ministry, skydiving 98-year-old preacher wants people to see Jesus in his life
At 98, North Carolina preacher Roy Jernigan is still excited about sharing the Gospel. Even after serving as a missionary on Indian reservations across the country for 52 years, Jernigan won’t stop preaching because his life is his ministry, and he wants people to see Jesus when they see him. → Read More
More than half the world could be obese or overweight in 12 years, costing trillions annually: report
More than half the world’s population is on course to be overweight or obese by 2035, resulting in a $4.32 trillion reduction in the global economy annually unless governments take steps to improve treatment and prevention, a new report from the World Obesity Federation shows. → Read More
School district rejects student-teachers from Arizona Christian University due to their biblical values
Despite allowing student-teachers and practicums from Arizona Christian University for the last 11 years without incident, the five-member governing board of the Washington Elementary School District in Arizona has unanimously voted to stop the practice because of the threat the students’ biblical value system poses to LGBT students. → Read More
Third generation pastor, convicted felon, allegedly sold church for $600K to support drug habit
James Edward Smith II, “a third generation preacher,” convicted felon and leader of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Pompano Beach, Florida, was arrested by authorities on multiple charges Wednesday connected to his alleged sale of the church for $600,000 to support his drug habit. → Read More
20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at Asbury University revival: CDC
An estimated 20,000 people who flocked to Asbury University in Kentucky last month may have been exposed to measles by an attendee later found to be infected with the highly contagious virus. → Read More
Most churches leaders see in-person only worship services as a thing of the past: study
As many churches have now reopened their doors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic only a minority of them still view in-person worship services as the church model of the future. A majority see a hybrid model utilizing various online technologies as the new normal according to a new study from Pushpay. → Read More
Teen, 21-year-old man indicted for murder of Memphis pastor
A 15-year-old teen and a 21-year-old man were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for the daylight murder of the Rev. Autura Eason-Williams, who led Capleville United Methodist Church in Tennessee. → Read More
Marvin Winans’ Perfecting Church sued by Detroit over stalled church project
The future home of the famed pastor’s congregation located on a sprawling piece of prime real estate in Michigan remains incomplete after 18 years and the city has filed a lawsuit to get it done. → Read More
Former youth pastor gets 60 years in prison for sex crimes involving boys
A former Southern Baptist youth pastor was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to 13 counts of sexual assault and child pornography charges involving six different boys. → Read More