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Gwen Berry stand up for your people just like Moses did for his own when he rejected Pharaoh and his riches who was to be the next Pharaoh of Egypt. I stand with you, my sister. Nothing but respect for you. January 6th had mighty fine people storming the Capitol assaulting cops why trying to overthrow our government and that is all good but this young lady is a huge problem and causing an uproar.   Track and field athlete Gwen Berry is neither a stranger to competition nor standing up for herself. The 32-year-old (Happy Birthday!) St. Louis native finished third in the hammer throw in the weekend Olympic trials, securing a place on the U.S. team headed to Tokyo for next month’s Olympic Games. During the medals ceremony, Berry turned away from the flag to face the stands while “The Star-Spangled Banner” played. She then draped a T-shirt bearing the words “activist athlete” over her head. Gwen Berry, who has used her platform to speak out against systemic racism, turned away from the fl

Church Bishop Willie James Campbell, who ministered to Chicago South Side COGIC congregation for over half a century, died at age 75, in 2020. During half a century in the ministry, he headed St. James Church of God in Christ, 11750 S. Lowe Ave. And he was a familiar voice to listeners of weekend gospel radio programs, where he’d teach Sunday school lessons and broadcast his church services. Pastor Chris Harris will succeed the late Bishop Willie James Campbell as pastor of St. James Ministries Chicago C.O.G.I.C. Congratulations Pastor Chris Harris I pray God to grant you the wisdom and insight to lead the people of God at St. James. I pray you to have a voice for the city and may the people have an ear to hear what thus saith the Lord.   

Bishop Talbert Swan II was installed as assistant general secretary and director of social justice for the Church of God in Christ, at its Inaugural and Installation of Officers in Memphis, Tenn., on June 22. Bishop Swan said that $5 Billion has been set aside for violence prevention....there is nothing preventing our congregation's access to resources to become Peacemakers in our community.    The Church of God in Christ is a Pentecostal denomination with over 6.5 million members and congregations in over 100 nations. Bishop J. Drew Sheard, who was also installed as presiding bishop, had appointed Swan to the post in March.   “I’m excited that Bishop Sheard has prioritized social justice as a primary focus of his administration and am honored that he selected me to serve,” Swan said.   The Church Of God In Christ was a focal point of the sanitation worker’s strike that brought Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis in 1968. King preached his last message, the famous “Mountai

Lord have mercy, some of Dr. Juanita Bynum’s faithful followers are questioning her reasoning in engaging in ministry work with some of the folks on the above flyer especially Uebert Angel and Shepherd Bushiri . They wanted to know if she has gone astray by sharing a stage with those two. The comment section under that post is something else. Check out some of the comments posted below.  

 I swear you can't make this stuff up if you try, yesterday at First Baptist in Dallas Texas, Pastor Robert Jeffress — one of Trump's most stalwart religious supporters, who preached to him on Inauguration Day in 2017 — convened a "Freedom Sunday" that included a sermon by David Barton and, well, a lot of Christian nationalism. As much as I’m Patriotic, I’m not in favor of displaying patriotism in the pulpit. This is what happens when the Church gets in bed with Politics. The Church breeds Christian Nationalists. There is nothing wrong with getting involved with politics but it’s not good to mix the two. Politics will always pervert the Church. The church is for the things of God.  This is an awesome read:  We had an amazing Freedom Sunday at First Dallas! Thank you to our guest speaker, David Barton, Voices of Lee, our incomparable First Dallas Choir & Orchestra, and all of our First Dallas members in the United States Armed Forces. pic.twitter.com/rf6E1C3EtB — D

Y'all know what's funny about the Candace Owens vs. Kimberly Klacik beef? Everything!  It all started because Candace Owens called Juneteenth "lame" and Kim Klacik criticized her for it. The moment( check out the comments here )  Kim Klacik criticized Candace and stood with black folks Candace went on a full-on takedown mode because she knows she has the white conservatives with her. Now it's funny to see white conservatives calling Kimberly Klacik a stripper, drug addict, grifter, etc. And by no means am I defending Kim Klacik in fact, Candace Owens is right here, now in my opinion, they are both trash grifters who milk-white conservatives.    Conservative activist and former congressional candidate Kimberly Klacik is speaking out about her ongoing social media feud with fellow conservative commentator Candace Owens. The drama began when Kimberly Klacik took aim at a tweet from Owens about Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday. In a deleted response, Klacik su

Billy Porter is speaking out. The Emmy Award-winning actor, activist, and singer sat down with the Grio‘s April Ryan in a frank, nuanced and revealing conversation, calling out the division between the Black church and the LGBTQ+ community as Pride month comes to a close. Earlier this year, Porter revealed that like his character on the groundbreaking FX show Pose, he’s HIV-positive. After keeping it a secret since his 2007 diagnosis, he characterized the revelation as freeing. He told Ryan how the COVID-19 pandemic while isolating, helped him sort through certain aspects of his path so far and “refocus his life” while continuing to fight the good fight for equality.

Yall Phil Myers Sr. nearly broke Facebook last week when he shared his photoshoot that he took to celebrate “graduating” from making child support payments. Whether folks agree with his celebratory photoshoot or did not, lots of people had lots to say…See the controversial celebratory photoshoot below. I want to be sympathetic--because kids are so expensive to care for--but I can't help but wonder how his children would feel seeing this. He's essentially saying that he's happy to be free of the burden of supporting his kids. Does that mean that his kids can no longer count on his financial backing if they need it? Is this tacky, or what?  

Source Here: I wonder what "Christian values" they were demonstrating when they tried to overthrow the government of the United States of America?  Nine Eleven we were attacked by radical Muslim terrorists, January Six we were attacked by radical Christian terrorists, you can't make this stuff up.   A Florida pastor, his son, and a churchgoer have been charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol after authorities received tips and saw the men on security footage inside the building on Jan. 6. Seventy-two-year-old Pastor James Cusick of Global Outreach Ministries in Melbourne, Florida, and his son, Casey, who is also a leader at the church, were arrested on Thursday, according to the Department of Justice.

It is sad that the right-wing white supremacists assume that those who have been oppressed will act as they have. We the victims just want to be left alone, not further oppressed, and don't want revenge. Minority people are not the same sort of mean, wanting retribution that will never come. At least Pat Robertson is HONEST about what he means when he uses the term "Critical Race Theory". He's completely wrong, of course. However, at least he doesn't dance around and play games, unlike the "anti-CRT" types who pretend that they have more high-minded reasons.

A pastor in North Carolina was jailed over allegations of child sexual abuse. Trent Holbert was charged with two counts of a statutory sex offense and one count of indecent liberties with a child. He is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility with a $300,000 bond, the Biblical Recorder reported . Holbert was the former lead pastor of The Ridge Church, affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC). The convention released a statement, conveying its support for the victims.

Some white Christians are still filled with a lot of hate. Everything thing that's wrong with white evangelism in America is present in the comment section below.   Transformation Church Pastor Michael Todd in Bixby, Oklahoma, called on churches across America to take the lead on the issue of reparations as he presented $200,000 checks to each of the only living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre during a moving sermon on Sunday. Many white Christians have taken to social media with nasty comments about what he has done.  The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred over 18 hours from May 31 to June 1, 1921. A white mob attacked residents, homes, and businesses in the predominantly black Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless. It is one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.

Hatred and bitterness in this country are getting entirely out of hand. At what point do folks just agree to disagree on the minor issues and press on for the sake of lost souls in need of the gospel? It's been alleged that Southern Baptists newly elected president is getting death threats. SBC elected Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, as their next president, which headed off a takeover by the denomination’s right-wing. Ed Litton, pastor of Redemption Church, Saraland, was elected president on June 15 during the SBC annual meeting in Nashville. 

Source Here :  Former Houston megachurch pastor has started his prison sentence for a fraud conviction earlier this year. Kirbyjon Caldwell was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and defrauding investors. The 67-year-old is serving his sentence at a low-security federal prison in Beaumont. Caldwell was once the senior pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church and once served as a spiritual advisor to presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.

 Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accuses the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure the coronavirus. Missouri court records show that a settlement agreement was filed Tuesday. It calls for refunds to people who paid money or gave contributions to obtain a product known as Silver Solution in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The settlement also prohibits Bakker and Morningside Church Productions Inc. from advertising or selling Silver Solution “to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure any disease or illness.” Bakker, in the agreement, does not admit wrongdoing.  Religious shyster conman convicted felon Jim Bakker running cons in Missouri. https://t.co/rdtjLCqzR2 — Tim (@russelltim151) June 23, 2021

Last night in Memphis Tennessee, Bishop J. Drew Sheard was officially installed, prayed over, and vested as The Presiding Bishop, The Chief Apostle, and The Premiere Right Reverend of The Church of God In Christ.  

Source: Former Chicago Cubs star and 2016 World Series MVP Ben Zobrist has filed a lawsuit against his former pastor Byron Yawn, alleging that he had an affair with his wife Julianna Zobrist and defrauded his charitable foundation, all while serving as his spiritual counselor and confidant. According to the lawsuit, Zobrist is seeking $6 million in damages due to a “breach of fiduciary duty and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Zobrist, who last played for the Cubs in 2019, says in the lawsuit that he and his wife met Yawn while attending Community Bible Church, located in Nashville. The suit says that Yawn served as their pastor, and was also accepted into their lives as a “spiritual mentor,” providing pre-marital counseling for the couple in 2005.

So, Kanye West Sunday Service has been registered as a tax-exempt non-profit where he'll be using his Calabassas estate as the church HQ. West recently received the tax-exempt status for Sunday Service, West hired San Francisco-based attorney Karl F. Mill, who specializes in non-profits, according to records obtained by The Sun. The Sunday Service Church currently has 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The publication just obtained paperwork dated March 23 that detailed the corporation’s operations, including West’s $2.2 million Calabasas property. The corporation is also prohibited from “participating in, or intervening in [including the publication or distribution of statements] any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office,” according to the filings. Because churches are designated public charities, they are usually exempt from federal, state, and local income and property taxes.  

Church after an extensive national search Dr. John Guns, senior pastor of the St. Paul Church in Jacksonville Fl, has been named the new Dean of Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union.  Source Here:

The IRS saw past this foolishness, it is a political group, with a Christian perspective. They even use political code words like "sanctity of life," which in practice means opposing abortion. DENIED! A good catch by IRS. I don't think churches or religious organizations should be tax-exempt. They frequently cross the line into politics and activism and nobody monitors it. Maybe it is time for them to kick in, pay their fair share and end the free ride. The Internal Revenue Service denied a Christian nonprofit group tax-exempt status because the Bible's "teachings are typically affiliated with" the GOP and its candidates. “Specifically, you educate Christians on what the Bible says in areas where they can be instrumental including the areas of the sanctity of life, the definition of marriage, biblical justice, freedom of speech, defense, and borders and immigration, U.S. and Israel relations,” read a letter from IRS.   Exempt Organizations Director Stephen

Evelyn Joshua the wife of TB Joshua has been appointed as the new leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Following the sudden death of her husband. The church elders met and appointed Ms. Joshua as successor as there was no succession plan in place for the church, according to media reports.  Pastor TB Joshua died suddenly on June 5, 2021, at age 57, he was the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).  Joshua founded the ministry in  1987. It became a household name in most African countries due to the live broadcasts of his church services. His live broadcasts were viewed by millions of his congregants on Emmanuel TV and other online platforms. He had more than five million followers on social media, with more than 15, 000 people patronizing his services weekly. TB Joshua greatly transformed African Pentecostalism into a transnational global movement with branches in Austria, Ghana, the UK, SA, Gabon, and Greece.   Joshua is set to be buried on July 9, on th

Tyler Perry and Bishop T.D. Jakes are making major moves in Georgia with their plans to purchase the remaining acres of Fort McPherson for amazing development projects. Tyler has reached a deal to buy around 40 more acres of the former U.S. Army base. The entertainment mogul plans to develop an entertainment and shopping district. Once the deal is done, Tyler will own 368 acres of the land. The entertainment district, which will include a “theater district, retail, restaurants, and plenty of employment opportunities” will be open to the public, but not connected to the adjoining Tyler Perry Studios. Bishop T.D. Jakes struck a deal to acquire 95 of the remaining acres. In a news release, Bishop said he wants to develop “ real estate and programs in response to the growing, nationwide need for affordable, attainable, and workforce housing. ” Tyler Perry and Bishop T.D. Jakes are making major moves in Georgia with their plans to purchase the remaining acres of Fort McPherson for am

This sounds exactly like the "gifting circle" "blessing loom" "Earth Wind and Water Circles" that folks were getting caught up in during the early pandemic. Down to the numbers. Husband and wife duo LaShonda and Marlon Moore, who appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Network reality show “Family or Fiancé” last year, scammed Black communities across the nation out of “tens of millions of dollars,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has claimed.  In a lawsuit filed in Texas state court Tuesday, Paxton alleged: Over the course of the pandemic, LaShonda and Marlon Moore, the husband and wife duo of Prosper, Texas, and BINT have operated an illegal pyramid scheme, Blessings in No Time (aka BINT) to scam tens of millions of dollars from members of the African American community throughout the nation. Defendants promised profits and a money-back guarantee. Instead, Defendants are dissipating assets – leaving thousands of victims in dire straits. According to the complai

 Yall I learned in a post from Michael Baisden that he's now an atheist. I had to unfollow him he is truly pimping his fan base of black women.  I was one of the ones who bought his books. These women are actually applauding him for being a womanizer he's trying to normalize adultery. These women who are following him are really co-signing that foolishness. Michael Baisden tells his fan base close to over a million followers that he’s an atheist, no God no rules, he gave himself moral grounds to do whatever he wants. If I were single I won't knowingly date any men that were in relationships with other women. I'm sure most women want a solid relationship with one person at least I do. I rather have a spiritual man, and I let them know sooner than later what I'm into. We may not completely have the same³ beliefs, but there's only 1 God. I couldn't date someone who didn't believe in God at all regardless of the path they are on. 

The Senate on Monday voted 53-44 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit. The 1996 Harvard Law graduate, former public defender, and former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer has served as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since she was appointed by Barack Obama in 2013. She will now take the place of Merrick Garland, who served on the bench for 24 years before taking on the role of Biden’s attorney general earlier this year. Jackson is viewed as a top choice for a Supreme Court justice, as Biden pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court and the influential federal appeals court is often a launchpad for the high court. In 2016, Jackson was among the candidates that Obama considered to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat. Many Democrats are hoping that Breyer, 82, will retire so that his seat might be filled by a younger, more progressive justice, but Breyer ha

  Tal & Bert was founded in February 2020 by husband & wife duo, Ray & Val Talbert. Their creations combined their love of the outdoors, recreational mining, and art. They started their company in their home studio which rapidly grew into a two studio company with a brick & mortar storefront. The couple literally started their business one month before the Pandemic and the company boomed the year it took off, it took a MONTH, for their vision to be realized. They do think that COVID actually helped their dreams be realized and their business thrive. The couple also attests to Faith, Positive Expectancy, and Inspired Action being the Keys. The Husband always daydreamed about being a CEO and made up his mind that he wanted to be a millionaire. His wife came up with the idea and concept.  He wrote out the business plan, did affirmations, meditated for at most 10 mins daily, then went about his day fully realizing his dream and living from the vantage point that it is alrea

A Georgia jury has awarded $500,000 to a woman who sued her former pastor after he refused an offer to publicly apologize for his actions to avoid a lawsuit. Ms. Lequita Jackson sued her former pastor, alleging that he had sexually abused her for years, starting when she was 15 years old. Jurors in Columbus found that Lewis Clemons, who led the Faith Unlimited Ministries and Kingdom Awareness Ministries churches, must pay Ms. Lequita Jackson, The Ledger-Enquirer reported.  “We offered to settle the case against Clemons for zero dollars if he would record a video in which he acknowledged his sexual abuse and apologized for it,” said attorney Jeb Butler of Butler Law Firm, which represented Jackson, in a statement. “He refused. So, we took the case to trial.”

Congratulation to Dr. Jamal Bryant's oldest daughter Topaz Bryant, who officially graduated from Free Chapel College last month with a degree in Ministerial Leadership. Topaz represents Generation Z., where God uses her a little differently. She's a metaphoric preacher who will deliver a message and a miracle at the same time. She said that this graduation not only represents an accomplishment but also a journey of improvement, a journey of cultivating into everything God intended her to be. She said that she has come to understand that she's not Self-Made, but all that she has achieved is a result of the help of God.⁣ Beyond the exhilaration of meeting a goal, I am even grateful for the expansion of my heart for people that have constantly increased for the past two years. I have been broken graciously in ways that I never thought possible. The years spent serving in the Kingdom of God taught me humility and that community is a blessing! Thankful to have had a community o

Yall the above picture has set off a firestorm online after Worship Leader Chandler Moore post a picture of him simulating doggy style as his wife “twerks” on him after their wedding. In my opinion, this is an inappropriate picture to post on social media, especially if you are claiming to work for the kingdom of GOD. The picture is distasteful and inappropriate for public consumption. They should’ve kept that to themselves. Don't get me wrong, they’re young and probably wouldn’t share this with the world as they grow and mature in Christ. Any believer who doesn’t see anything wrong with it is revealing where they are in Christ and how much they reverence the Lord. The spirit of the fear of the Lord is missing in the church today. This pic is evidence. I pray God will open their eyes to show them a better way of glorifying Him.  Chandler Moore is an American Christian singer, songwriter, and worship leader. Moore is a member of the Maverick City Music collective and has a leading r

  I love the teaching of Bishop R.C. Blake, and I agree that every woman is some man's type, the woman is the man's Prize. This is my third time watching this video.  This coming September 22, 2021, if the Lord will, I'll be married to the same black man for over 30 plus years....ain't any way I would have asked him to marry me...I love and respect myself. Although there is no Bible verse that speaks definitively to the issue...or the concept of the man taking the initiative to propose...but actually does have some foundation in Scripture. Some saints want to argue it's acceptable for women to propose marriage to men because Ruth proposes marriage to Boaz...now I don't necessarily agree with that.....Ruth was just doing what was common among the Moabites.....according to the book of Ruth all she did was "create" an environment for Boaz to approach/propose to her.   God created the man first and then created the woman from the man’s rib. Genesis 2:22 sa

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel faces defeat, he sounds like Donald Trump, saying the only possible explanation for his election loss is fraud by his enemies. On the verge of being replaced after 12 years in power, Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a desperate, Trump-style campaign to de-legitimize the incoming Israeli government and accuse its leaders of perpetrating “the fraud of the century". According to COGIC Bishop Talbert Swan, Netanyahu is a fear-mongering war criminal, blaming Hamas for the unnecessary slaughter of unarmed Palestinians by Israeli snipers. He is Israel’s, Donald Trump. They have pledges of support from the USA and use us like a big bully playground brother whenever they want to act up. Some of what they do is so evil, how can they be "The CHOSEN ones"?? Chosen for WHAT? Also, according to Bishop Talbert Swan, America is funding terrorism in Israel to the tune of $10,411,000 per day at the taxpayers' expense.