Leonardo Blair

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  May 1, 2025

  Transformation Church Pastor Michael Todd gets backlash for wearing ‘feminine’ attire

  While many of his followers appreciated his rousing sermon on faith Sunday, Michael Todd, the lead pastor of Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is facing criticism online for the outfit he wore that some say distracted from his message. 

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  Apr 30, 2025

  5 church leaders react to Shedeur Sanders’ NFL draft controversy

  After a dramatic weekend that saw 23-year-old quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who was projected in some mock drafts to be a top-five overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft, getting repeatedly overlooked until the Cleveland Browns selected him as the 144th pick in the fifth round on Saturday, his reaction to the test of his patience inspired sermons among pastors on Sunday.

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  Apr 30, 2025

  New River Bible Chapel pastor found dead at home, police suspect ‘foul play’

  The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona is investigating the death of New River Bible Chapel, Pastor William Schonemann, after he was found dead in his home under suspicious circumstances Monday. He was 76.

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  Apr 29, 2025

  Elders reject Firefly's findings in Michael Brown investigation, say he didn't engage in sexual abuse

  A group of Christian leaders asked by the board of the North Carolina-based The Line of Fire – Dr. Brown Ministries, Inc, to review the findings of a Firefly investigation, which concluded that the ministry’s founder Michael Brown engaged in sexual misconduct with two women, have rejected the findings.

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  Apr 28, 2025

  Court denies motion to dismiss TD Jakes’ defamation lawsuit against man who accused him of sexual assault

  United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV has denied a motion from former-pastor-turned-registered sex offender Duane Youngblood to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him and 10 other unidentified individuals by Bishop T.D. Jakes, for alleging Jakes sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager some 40 years ago.

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  Apr 28, 2025

  Allegations of sexual misconduct against Michael Brown are valid, investigators conclude

  Investigators who reviewed allegations of sexual misconduct made by two women against Michael Brown, founder of the Fire School of Ministry and the Concord, North Carolina-based The Line of Fire – Dr. Brown Ministries, Inc., have concluded they are valid.

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  Apr 27, 2025

  Bishop TD Jakes to hand over Potter’s House to daughter, son-in-law

  Bishop T.D. Jakes announced Sunday that he is handing over the leadership of his 80,000-member The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, to his daughter Sarah Jakes Roberts and son-in-law, Touré Roberts.

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  Apr 25, 2025

  Man claims megachurch youth pastor’s 16-year-old daughter began sexually abusing him at 14

  Greater Grace World Outreach Church in Baltimore, Maryland, said they are investigating allegations made by a former member that church officials were aware that he was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a daughter of Youth Pastor John A. Love beginning when he was 14 and she was 16.

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  Apr 25, 2025

  Trump admin. seeks to improve American education through Artificial Intelligence

  President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order Wednesday to establish a comprehensive national framework to prepare American students for the workforce of the future and spur innovation in American Artificial Intelligence.

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  Apr 24, 2025

  James River Church announces exit from Assemblies of God, blindsiding national office

  In a move that appeared to stun the national office Wednesday, Missouri's largest Assemblies of God congregation announced that its board of trustees unanimously decided to end affiliation with the world's largest Pentecostal denomination.