June 20, 2013

T.D. Jakes Releases New Book

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*Bishop T.D. Jakes is ready to bless readers again with a new book that’s more like a guide to forgiveness and healing. In “Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven,” he explores what he calls “the art of forgiveness,” in which he goes beyond the topical meaning of the word. Rather, he takes it [...]




Creflo Dollar Called Out for Defending Eddie Long

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*Just a few days ago, Atlanta megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar was speaking out for Bishop Eddie Long. Rather than gossiping, he said, prayer and forgiveness is in order. Now, according to Charisma Magazine, Lerone Martin, an assistant professor of American Religious History at Eden Theological Seminar in St. Louis is speaking out against Dollar for [...]




Eddie Long Gets Support from Creflo Dollar

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*Fresh off the settlement of a sexual misconduct scandal, Bishop Eddie Long appears to have gained an endorsement of sorts from a fellow well-known megachurch pastor, says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Pastor Creflo Dollar of World Changers Church International in College Park gave a lengthy sermon Sunday about redemption and forgiveness. Then he spent several minutes [...]




Are Black Mega Churches More Concerned With Money Than Souls?

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*Rock climbing walls, kids’ spaces that resemble small Disneylands, bookstores and state-of-the-art sound systems represent today’s Black church – supersized. Black mega churches draw huge numbers of worshippers and receive millions in collection plates. Black Mega churches are successful corporate entities that seek to service all the spiritual and social needs of their communities. Black mega [...]