May 18, 2013

S.E.R.M.O.N.S. Now Available on iTunes

Dr. Creflo A. Dollar at Chicago Book Signing

*Arrow Records, a subsidiary of Arrow Global Entertainment, announced that the very first “S.E.R.M.O.N.S.” (Spiritually Empowering Recorded Music Over Niche Sermons) album will be available on album at retail outlets everywhere on December 18. Already available on iTunes, “S.E.R.M.O.N.S.” is a unique inspirational series that features the ministry of world-renowned Christian leaders, Creflo and Taffi Dollar set to [...]




Creflo Dollar Taking Over the Loews Paradise Theater

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*Thespians have held curtain calls under the twinkling chandeliers and midnight blue ceiling of the Paradise Theater. Film stars have lit up its silver screen, says the New York Daily News. Boxers have battered each other at the historic Grand Concourse venue. Rockers and rappers have made its stage shake. Bronx power brokers staged a [...]




Creflo Dollar Appeals to Parishioners to Pay Bills of Slain Church Employee

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*In the wake of last week’s shooting that killed an employee of World Changers Church International, on Sunday the Rev. Creflo Dollar asked parishioners to pay the bills of the family of Greg McDowell. “In my book, he’s a hero,” Dollar said of McDowell, who was gunned down while leading morning prayer service at the [...]




Floyd Palmer, Suspect in Creflo Dollar Church Fatal Shooting, Arrested

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*The suspected gunman connected with the fatal shooting at Creflo Dollar’s World Changers Church International in College Park has arrested Floyd Palmer, 52, was arrested at Lenox Square in Buckhead just before 4 p.m., according to the U.S. Marshall’s Service, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Palmer was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting [...]




One Person Killed in Shooting at Creflo Dollar’s Georgia Church

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*Police say a gunman opened fire inside the chapel of a Georgia megachurch, killing one person. The shooting took place at the church presided over by Dr. Creflo Dollar just south of Atlanta. RELATED: Creflo Dollar Church Shooting Update: Gunman is Former Employee Fulton County Police Cpl. Kay Lester told The Associated Press that the [...]




The Socialist’s Journal: Discipline and Abuse

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*Last week Creflo Dollar, leader of a popular televised Christian ministry, was arrested on charges of child abuse. Dollar allegedly choked his teenage daughter prompting her to call the police and assert that this was not the first incident of its kind. Dollar does deny attacking his daughter. But he is emblematic of a group [...]




NAACP Gets Involved with Creflo Dollar’s Arrest

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*The NAACP is getting involved in the controversial arrest of mega church preacher, Creflo Dollar. The leader of World Changers Church International was arrested on June 8 after midnight on charges of simple battery and cruelty to children. Fayette County deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call. Authorities say Dollar physically assaulted his 15-year-old daughter. [...]




Creflo Dollar Case: Do We Go Too Far Disciplining (Whipping) Our Kids?

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*One thing that many black men and women can claim they have in common is that they grew up in households where a whuppin’ here and there from their parents was common. The accusation that Creflo Dollar choked his daughter last week has had the black community talking about it as if the era of [...]




Open Letter to Taffi Dollar About Creflo, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

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*Blogger Deborrah Cooper has written an open letter to Taffi Dollar, the wife of Creflo Dollar, in the wake of news of the pastor’s arrest for assaulting his 15-year-old daughter. In it, Cooper talks about child abuse and domestic violence in the black community and how black women always defend the pastor or any man, [...]




The Socialist’s Journal: Quick Hits 2

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*How do you convince masses of men to fight and potentially die for the wealth and property of a few men who may or may not fight? By telling them that they can also accumulate wealth. This was a novel idea in 1776; in 2012 we can see how difficult it is to accumulate any [...]




Megachurch Pastor Creflo Dollar Picture Gallery

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*The Rev. Creflo Dollar Jr.’s megachurch members are backing their leader after he publicly denied charges that he beat and choked his 15-year-old daughter last week. Dollar said that he did not choke nor punch his daughter. The police say he did. The megachurch pastor has been a huge figure in the black church for [...]




Creflo Dollar to Church: ‘She was Not Choked. She was Not Punched’ (Video)

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*The Rev. Creflo Dollar Jr. took to the pulpit of his south Fulton County megachurch Sunday to proclaim his innocence of charges that he choked and beat his 15-year-old daughter, says AJC.com. And those in the congregation say they believe him. “He did not commit the crime,” former World Changers Church International member Naomi Lyles [...]




Creflo Dollar Arrested for Getting ‘Physical’ with 15-Year-Old Daughter

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*Shut the front door, megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar’s been arrested! According to reports, Dollar was taken into custody on Friday by authorities after who say he slightly hurt his 15-year-old daughter in a fight at his metro Atlanta home. According to Fayette County Sheriff’s Office investigator Brent Rowan, deputies responded to a call of domestic [...]




Creflo Dollar’s Inspirational Convention Tour to Kick Off in March

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*Creflo Dollar is on a mission to transform lives across the country. The mega-church televangelist will embark on a n eight-city tour across North America to empower individuals through faith and fellowship. The tour, entitled, “2012 Change Experience” will celebrate 10 years of devoted fellowship and spiritual renewal. The recurring theme, “Loving People, Changing Lives, [...]




Poor Preacher, Rich Preacher

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*From church closings and foreclosures of houses of worship across the nation to the limited number of clergy jobs for new rabbis, imams and pastors, the recession has hit religious Americans just as it has affected the tens of millions of the country’s jobless, says the HuffingtonPost.com. Even before the recession, most spiritual leaders of small towns and big cities across [...]