June 19, 2013

With Multiple Baby Mamas, is Dwight Howard the Christian He Claims to be?

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*NBA Star Dwight Howard told the media that he wants to use his NBA career to raise the name of God within the league and throughout the world; however, the 27-year-old athlete’s actions are contradictory of his words, says Christian News. But some Christian critics don’t think he should be the example for the faith because [...]




CBS Tries Faith Based Television with ‘The Centurion’

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*CBS is getting into the faith business. The network has given script orders to “The Centurion,” a high-concept drama about faith and responsibility from “Immortals” feature scribes Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The drama centers on an elite force recon Marine who, after a near-fatal accident in combat overseas, makes a promise to God to [...]




L.A. to Host Faith Based Multi-Media & Music Conference

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*The Gospel Announcers Guild will host “The Los Angeles Faith Based Multi-Media and Music Conference.” This power packed conference will take place October 4th – 7th, 2012 at the newly renovated and luxurious Double Tree Hotel by Hilton in Culver City, CA., and is expected to be well attended. Tickets are on sale now. The objective [...]




Blair Underwood Talks About Film, Faith and Family

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 *Blair Underwood stars in the the dramatic thriller Woman Thou Art Loosed: On The 7th Day which was released on DVD September 4th. The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Neema Barnette, produced and distributed by Codeblack Enterprises and executive produced by T.D. Jakes for T.D.J Enterprises. Surpassing industry expectations opening weekend, April 13, 2012, the film earned [...]




Does Obama Really Care?

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*Paul Tough, a New York Times writer, describes a stark reality for a Chicago neighborhood questioning whether or not Obama is really focused on the people. From the back seat of Steve Gates’s white Pontiac, Monique Robbins spotted Jasmine Coleman walking home from school alone. It was an icy December afternoon on Chicago’s South Side, [...]




Snake-Handling Preacher Dies After Getting Bit

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*A West Virginia preacher who followed his father into the rare practice of handling snakes to prove faith in God died after being bitten during an outdoor service involving the reptiles, reports the Associated Press. Mark Randall “Mack” Wolford, 44 — whose own father died in 1983 after suffering a fatal bite — had been [...]




Meagan Good on Being a Sexy Christian and Playing Whitney Houston

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*By now, Meagan Good is a star. She’s consistent and stays beautiful, but being both those things are easy in the entertainment  industry. The single 30-year-old revealed in a recent interview and cover story (see photo below) for Vibe Vixen about her relationship, her faith and values, as well as her dream of one day [...]




Evangelical Churches in the UK Offer False Hope for Victims of HIV

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*In another edition of bizarre news, at least six HIV-positive people have died after evangelical churches in Britain reportedly told them to stop taking their medication because they had been healed by God, says the New York Daily News. Pastors at several churches in England and Scotland told undercover Sky News reporters that they could [...]




Bringing Faith and the Gay Community Together

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*According to NewsOk.com, Randy Roberts Potts said he grew up as part of a loving family and extended family headed by his grandfather, the late renowned televangelist Oral Roberts, founder of Oral Roberts University. Potts is the son of Oral Roberts’ daughter Roberta Roberts Potts. He said it wasn’t until he was in his late teens that he was [...]




EUR Book Look: Mark and Danny Bradley Are ’1nsepara6le’

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*In life, mothers are the caregivers and fathers are the providers and in every case when the father fades away from the family, he is known as a dead-beat dad. But in some cases, the mother could be the reason for such activity. In the autobiography, “1nsepara6le-Faith, Family, Fatherhood,” a son and father relationship is [...]




Faith and Religion Still Significant to Most

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*Although it looks like the world is in shambles and there’s plenty of lawlessness going on around us, God is still important to most folks. The Christian Post revealed that a new Ipsos MORI poll has found that religion still matters to most people in the world. The global survey looked at the views of [...]




Christian Entrepreneurs

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*The concept of successful businessmen mentoring selected high-potential social entrepreneurs is not new. But the idea of Christians applying that model to social entrepreneurs motivated by their faith to advance the common good has never been put into practice before – until now. A group of successful Christian non-profit and business leaders began accepting applications [...]




Turner’s Two Cents: Sarah Palin’s Insulting Black History Lesson

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*We don’t need Sarah Palin to lecture us about black history.  In her new book, America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag the right wing power broker who soared to prominence by demonizing President Obama and glorifying small-town white America expresses admiration for Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery and abject poverty [...]




Video: Obama Explains ‘I’m Christian by Choice’

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*During a discussion in the backyard of an Albuquerque, NM home on Tuesday, President Barack Obama described himself as a “Christian by choice” who arrived at his faith in adulthood because “the precepts of Jesus Christ” helped him envision the kind of life he wanted to lead. Obama talked about his beliefs when a woman [...]




Proving Barack Obama’s Faith

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*A startling increase in the number of Americans who believe, incorrectly, that President Barack Obama is a Muslim is spurring fresh debate about whether he needs to – or should – do more to convince the public of his Christian faith. Two surveys released Thursday indicate that religious rumors that have dogged the first African [...]