The Old Black Church

Church this is interesting, all I'm saying with this post is they can thank Faux news and Republicans for all the misinformation. The pandemic is devastating white rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care. Rural Americans are dying of Covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to medical care shrinks for a population that tends to be older, sicker, heavier, poorer and less vaccinated. While the initial surge of Covid-19 deaths skipped over much of rural America, where roughly 15 percent of Americans live, nonmetropolitan mortality rates quickly started to outpace those of metropolitan areas as the virus spread nationwide before vaccinations became available, according to data from the Rural Policy Research Institute.  

  Theologian and Bible teacher John Piper recently denounced the practice of some married couples to engage in role-playing in the bedroom, stating that “fantasized sin is sin.” On an episode of the podcast “Ask Pastor John” posted to the website Desiring God on Monday, Piper addressed multiple questions sent in by listeners whose spouses were interested in various types of sensual role-play.  

Church after decades of sexual abuse allegations, R. Kelly has been held legally accountable for the first time. The 54-year-old R&B singer was found guilty on all counts with a Brooklyn, N.Y. jury of seven men and five women returning the verdict on Monday afternoon after less than two full days of deliberations. Kelly was found guilty on one count of racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act, an interstate anti-sex trafficking law. He stood accused of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery and kidnapping among other disturbing crimes. According to the New York Times, the "I Believe I Can Fly" crooner "sat motionless in the courtroom" when the verdict was read. He wore a mask in court due to COVID-19 safety protocols. An attorney for Kelly said they are considering filing an appeal and are disappointed in the verdict.    

Get out of here, this thing and his wife are most likely already vaccinated. Televangelist Kenneth Copeland is asking supporters for money to purchase a private jet so he can avoid vaccine mandates — something he believes is “the mark of the beast” as described in the book of Revelation. “The time has come for ministries, particularly traveling ministries, to have some other method of travel other than the airlines,” Copeland, the 84-year-old head of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, said on Tuesday during a “VICTORYthon” fundraiser. This thing may have been a respected evangelist at one time. He left God a long time ago. His version of the "prosperity gospel seems to be for his own prosperity, not to those who are seeking to follow God but are misled by "name it and claim it" theology. Get into God's Word, get it into your mind and heart. Then you can see through those who mix a little God, a little self-help philosophy, and half-truths that sound religious but are false

Church false preacher Jesse Duplantis says that the reason Jesus hasn't returned yet is...... WAIT FOR IT.... because people haven't given enough MONEY to his and others ministry. Forget that whole part where Jesus didn't even have a place to lay His head.... Duplantis is a multi-millionaire with a private jet. Sad. This is a perversion of God's Word and HIS eternal character of HIS love. Sad. This is a misrepresentation of the gospel of Jesus. Sad. False teachers leading many astray because some have chosen gimmicks over the gospel, entertainment over the edification of God.    Participating in a "Victorython" fundraiser for Kenneth Copeland's ministry, right-wing pastor Jesse Duplantis brags about being a multi-millionaire with his own private plane while telling viewers that they can "speed up" the return of Christ by donating. pic.twitter.com/3VE6sETWBB — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 22, 2021

You cant make this stuff up!  

I reported on this early in the week how the best-selling Christian author and speaker Josh McDowell took it upon himself to tell a gathering of Christian counselors that CRT and social justice are threats to the church and....by denouncing the idea of systemic racism, in saying Black Americans and other minorities don’t teach their kids to value education or work hard.  This is an example of a simple truth: Those who refuse to recognize systemic racism in our nation only have one way to explain enormous racial disparities: “it must be Black people’s fault.” This myth that we fail because we’ve internalized being “victims” conveniently avoids injustice. I hope by him stepping down that he gets the help he needs.     

Rev Al Sharpton, you're always on the frontlines, praying that God keeps you Pastor Jamal Bryant safe and protected.  

Church below is the full version of the Australian Sixty Minutes story which aired 19/9/2021, concerning multiple sexual assault allegations against staff and volunteers of Hillsong Church, and the lack of safety at Hillsong College. It's turbulent times for the celebrity church Hillsong. It's been revealed high-profile leader Brian Houston, who founded the hugely successful organization, has now stepped down from its multiple boards. He faces court next month accused of concealing child sexual abuse, a charge he denies. Now though, we reveal more damaging accusations about the church - two brave women who say they were violated by other Hillsong members. But what makes these attacks even more disturbing is the megachurch's response -- an indifference to their suffering so heartless it would surely make Jesus weep.    

 Church Bishop Carlton D. Pearson asked where are the wealthy, powerful Black celebrities and entertainers, not to mention politicians' or preacher's voices? Turning these precious and pressured Haitian people away is an open shame and sin. Silence is often a form of violence.  I absolutely agree with him, I was wondering the same thing. Do we have any Dr. Kings, Gandhi, Mother Theresa today? Where are all the Christians who would ask "What would Jesus do"? Jesus was moved with Compassion! America where is your compassion? Are you that city on a hill, lights shining brightly?  

Church this is why there's still racism in white America churches, it is being taught in their church. This is not even subtle. Make it make sense. You “apologize” saying that what you said full-throat and with your chest actually doesn’t reflect “your own beliefs”….? Whatever. It wasn’t an apology as much as it was a denial and excuse. Apologizes for the remarks you made by saying your remarks aren’t your feelings. It was a prepared speech. What a lame apology.    A best-selling Christian author and speaker denounced the idea of systemic racism at a national gathering of Christian counselors, saying Black Americans and other minorities were not raised to value hard work or education. Josh McDowell, best known for his book “Evidence that Demands a Verdict” and other books defending the Christian faith, gave a speech Saturday (Sept. 18) at a meeting of the American Association of Christian Counselors. The talk, entitled “The Five Greatest Global Epidemics,” identified a series of

  I've been saying since Reagan came on the scene in the '80s and took over the party.....what they really are is a party besieged by White Evangelical Nationalists.   A new analysis from the Pew Research center revealed that the word "evangelical" no longer means born-again. Instead, the data shows that it has become more about Trump and being a Republican. People who embrace the label use it to signal that they're against immigration, science, and abortion and to signal a belief that discussions of racism in America are antithetical to their idea of America,   According to the Pew survey, Trump scored more evangelical support in 2020 than he did in 2016. Sixteen percent of people moved from calling themselves "evangelical" from 2016 to 2020. That group, however, didn't support Trump in the election. The survey showed that evangelicals don't blame the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on militias, white supremacist groups, Trump, or conservative med

A former pastor was scheduled to go on trial in federal civil court last week, facing allegations he raped and sexually trafficked his then preteen daughter in Delaware and elsewhere. Two years ago, Alicia Cohen filed suit against Ron Cohen, her father, claiming that as he built a reputation and business as a holy man in Delaware, he was using his Newark-area Miracle Tabernacle church as a front to sell her pre-teen body to other men and filmed and sold the footage. UNBELIEVABLE, ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE !!! Since then, the case has winded through the court and was set for a jury trial this past Monday in Wilmington which could feature testimony from both Cohens.

And this is somehow Joe's fault? How? I'm just wondering. . . .someone please tell me how they traveled? Haiti is a long way from the Texas border. How do 12,000 people find their way from Haiti, to The Rio Grande?? If any of you are geographically challenged, please take a look at a map. 1st off, Haiti is an Island!!! In the Caribbean !!! Why wouldn't you just go to another Island?? The Caribbean vs. the Rio Grande Texas. It just doesn't make sense for me, Republicans hands are all over this. Why are we rescuing hundreds of thousands from Afghanistan but don't want to help these people seeking HELP??? An estimated 12,000 Haitian migrants have crossed the Rio Grande in a steady stream and assembled under and around a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, a city of 35,000 that has been severely strained by migrant flows in recent months. The migrants have been going back and forth between the U.S. and Mexico for supplies through knee-deep water with some parents carrying small

Congratulations Rev. Reginald W. Sharpe Jr.! 

Church this offended me so much I had to share it 😔The complete scripture says: "Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son, is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. For to us, a child is born, to us, a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders."  

How in the world did Marvin Winans forget that he was raised in a black church in Detroit? Where they do that, he's preaching in the black church tradition at the very same time he was speaking those words there's no black church. Black rhythm, black cadence, black moans, and runs/riffs during the preaching event are decidedly BLACK culture of people of the diaspora.  I'm surprised to see Marvin Winans pandering to a white evangelical congregation. I can't stand negro's who claim there's no black church, and they don't understand how it came to be. Some of us get in these white spaces/places that don’t affirm Black people’s existence and experience. This boils my blood that we code-switch in front of white folks and say stuff like this. I guess in reality he's no different than his younger colleagues who seek the same thing. The Bishop had the perfect opportunity to call out racism and challenge trumpism and he refuse to do so.    

I stand with Joy Reid in saving black lives not people spreading lies & misinformation about a life-saving vaccine. Nicki's Minaj misinformation could result in the sickness and deaths of thousands of black and brown people. That's why she's trending right now with the right-wing media.....Faux News, Tucker Carson, Candance Ownes, and Glenn Beck. Anytime you find yourself been approved by these outfits something is wrong. If not mistaken, Nicki’s baby daddy just got convicted for not registering as a sex offender. What better way to get eyes off of that than creating your own controversy, and caused harm to thousand.   I STAND FOR JOY REID AND SAVING BLACK LIVES NOT PEOPLE SPREADING LIES & MISINFORMATION ABOUT A LIFE-SAVING VACCINE! NICKI'S MISINFORMATION COULD RESULT IN THE SICKNESS AND DEATHS OF THOUSANDS OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY SHE IS TUCKER APPROVED.🙄 https://t.co/2lLW1iaoYX — That Girl At The Party 💙 (@xoxocorthenley) September 16, 2021

Republicans love a good grift. This time, though, the irony of donating to a church so its pastor will lie for you. It's time for churches that abuse their power to lose their tax-exempt status.  A pastor is encouraging people to donate to his Tulsa church so they can become online members and get his signature on a religious exemption from coronavirus vaccine mandates. The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, is a 29-year-old small-business owner running in the Republican primary challenge to Sen. James Lankford in 2022.

My prayers and thoughts are with his family and the church of christ he shepherded all his life. A General goes home! The founder of one of the world’s largest megachurches has died, according to news reports from Korea. The English-language Korean Herald reported that the Rev. Cho Yong-gi died at a Seoul hospital on Tuesday morning (Sept. 14). He was 85. Cho, known in the United States as David Yonggi Cho, was the founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church, a Pentecostal megachurch whose members number in the hundreds of thousands. The church’s website also carried an announcement of his death.

Church some within the Gospel Music Community are upset that Kanye West has 23 singles out of 25 on the top Billboards. It took me many many years to understand and to realize that the Gospel music industry isn't a ministry tool. It’s a business. Artists don’t get signed and release music unless the music can make money point-blank.  Music that makes money and music that wins souls to the kingdom of God are two different things. The wisdom of God can use whatever He wants to draw sinners. Let us not get this confused, as motivation is everything. The charts indicate value. Not souls. Don’t believe me? Ask one of your local “artists” to come to your church or convention and sing for free. Kanye topping gospel charts is not indicative of his anointing or calling. It’s indicative of his market value and buying power. It’s indicative of the desires of those who listen.  The saints are attacking Detrick Haddon in his comments for the below post: 

Not a fan of Pastor Voddie Baucham's teaching nor Am I a supporter of Jason Whitlock. But I did find the below conversation somewhat interesting. Whitlock invited Pastor Voddie Baucham to “Fearless” for a lively discussion of Critical Race Theory, Marxism, Abortion, Transgenderism, and more. My question was he advocating and justifying the killing of young black men by the police? I also notice at the end of the question Whitlock asked Voddie about slave or abortion which is bigger Voddie didn't answer the question he gave a summary about who we are in God's eyes but he never answered the question. He never gave the answer to any of the questions relative to us as sinners in this culture. Intellectual conversation without the gospel preach is just that Powerless. Where are the scriptures?? Baucham said:   " What people don't understand is an attack on masculinity is an attack on the God who created us. He created us male and female. We are not the same. And there i

In my opinion, there is not enough protection for teachers and students at school. I do not believe school is a safe place to be for either. More than two dozen Georgia teachers and staff members have died of COVID-19 since the start of the school year in July, Channel 2 Action News can confirm. The youngest was just 24 years old. They were teachers and coaches. They were bus drivers and school resource officers. They were administrative assistants and daycare teachers. They were lunchroom managers and education specialists.

 Church I can't believe white evangelicals/republican has allowed this idiot trump to take complete control of their image. The idiot trump and I cannot stress this enough - would step on a Christian baby, slit your mother’s throat, and sell America to the Taliban… if it meant getting paid. On Saturday, the idiot trump spoke at a conference organized by Hak Ja Han Moon, the widow of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the controversial Unification Church. In 1991, Trump was reported to have been considering selling his Florida resort Mar-a-Lago to Reverend Moon, but the church leader later denied being interested in the property. Hyung Jin "Sean" Moon, the son of the Moons, campaigned for Donald Trump and attended the Capitol insurrection on January 6. Yall know who set this up right? Paula White.  The lineup at the Unification Church's Rally of Hope (aka the Moonies) today makes for arguably the most star-studded right-wing conference: Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe,

 Church this won’t be so bad if this was their “past” but for it to be a current situation I have no words to express how wrong this is. Why am I not surprised. Yes, we are all sinners, but to be living outwardly in sin and in leadership at a church is blasphemy.  Angela Dela Cruz is a porn star, making a living from an industry widely considered evil and predatory. She’s also a pastor of Living Faith Church, a new church plant in downtown San Diego. Angela and her husband, Stephen Dela Cruz, launched the church plant this summer, advertising it as “a church for sinners by sinners.” The church website further explains that the church’s leaders are “the biggest sinners, and this is the most non-judgmental church around!”

Church a couple of days ago, Kodak Black posted a video on IG TV of someone praying over him and eventually leading Kodak in a prayer to accept Jesus as his savior. The young artist is a rising trap artist with smash singles on the radio such as the track “Tunnel Vision.”Kodak Black saying the sinners prayer and posting it… People are hungry for the real Jesus. Not the Western Christian fake, predictable, political, and powerless Jesus. They want the Jesus of the Bible. More specifically, they want to experience the raw and unedited power of the Holy Spirit.  Source Here:

Church turning activism into a game show is blatant disrespect to all the activists all over the world, but especially to those in this country..... Rev. Martin Luther King, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Shaun King, Patrisse Cullors, Tarana Burke , etc....who had/have to fear for their lives and their loved ones’ safeties.  The Activist show is disgusting, it is disgusting to perpetuate the idea that we have to compete to support one cause. I can't believe folks at CBS thought it was a good idea to turn activism into a game show.  It's disgusting. This is a terrible concept that should have been shot down in the brainstorming session.     Great Read Here

At least 13 employees of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools have died from complications of COVID-19 since Aug. 16, according to district officials. Those who died include teachers, school bus drivers, a security worker and a cafeteria manager. According to the president of United Teachers of Dade, Karla Hernandez-Mats, all of those who died were African American and unvaccinated. Carvalho said that while the district is blocked by law from requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or even asking whether they are vaccinated, he is urging people to get the shot.

Church you just can't make this stuff up. A new viral video shows Logan Dorn a  white male who is no surprise an avid supporter of Trump, approach a group of young female teenagers at a beach. He proceeds to berate them about their bikinis all the while visually dissecting them saying that his family and he should not be subjected to their swimwear and compares it to pornography. Multiple young teenagers plead with him to go away but like a true trump supporter stays where he is not wanted and continues to deride them for their body parts and choice of bikini.      Guess what the construction company that he worked for fired him. The construction company does hold up the banner of Christianity that lists its values as “faith, respect, truth, and integrity” says it has fired Logan Dorn, the man caught on camera saying his “righteous anger” and the “Holy Spirit” made him harass several young women over their choice of bathing suits at a public beach on a Colorado lake. Those videos

Church Louisiana Televangelist Jesse Duplantis, is drawing much criticism for his ministry's response to Hurricane Ida. Imagine that! Here we go again with Bible thumpers not practicing what they preach. Anyone really surprised? All they do is use religion as a way to get rich and as an excuse to push hate. I always thought that ministers, pastors, priests were supposed to be out aiding members of their congregation and community. Yet this seems that this couple wants to hide away and count their estimated $20 million. Anyhow Duplantis, who heads Jesse Duplantis Ministries, was criticized on the ministry's Facebook page by commenters who accused him of not doing enough to help those affected by the storm, which made landfall in southeast Louisiana last month. St. Charles Parish, where Duplantis' Covenant Church is, was one of the areas hardest hit by Ida. On Wednesday, more than a week after the storm, 95 percent of customers in the parish remained without power. "Ou

Church, in my opinion, this young lady did not meet the requirements of the job, therefore the NFL had all the rights in the world to fire her. The NFL has canceled the National Anthem performance by Victory Boyd on opening night, citing Victory’s decision to not get vaccinated, based on her Religious/Christian values. Boyd’s family was very excited about the opportunity and exposure that Bucs and Cowboys would receive, on top of a $20k performance fee. Upon finding out about Victory’s vaccine status, the NFL email Victory and her father/manager, John: “As I understand that Victory will not be fully vaccinated by the time of the kickoff game, would not have been able to comply with the terms of the Gameday Field Access Policy,” NFL Senior Director for Media and Entertainment Seth Dudoowsky. “And as a result, we, unfortunately, will not be able to invite Victoria to perform the National Anthem at this year‘s Kickoff game.” Victory was originally discovered by Jay Z and has since been f

Church the so-called National Faith Advisory Board of the former White House idiot, which according to some was a big ole mess of a failure and an embarrassment to Christians everywhere, is trying to form a new organization while not in power.  According to this article  ( https://religionnews.com/.../trump-and-his-religion.../ ) the former idiot and some religious advisors announced the launch of a National Faith Advisory Board on Sept. 2, apparently aimed at reinvigorating his alleged conservative white nationalist Christian base. In his conference call, Trump mentioned Greg Laurie, Robert Morris (who prayed on call), Robert Jeffress, Jentezen Franklin, and several other prosperity preachers similar to Paula White.      

According to historians slave owners were paid after slavery 'ended'. So,what is this paid clown talking about? Larry Elder who is running for Governor of California says the slave owners are the ones who should get reparations because they lost their property after the Civil War. He says Slavery was legal and black families were better off during slavery than they are now because kids had a mother and a father opposed to black kids today growing up with only their mothers.  

The church in the New Testament were all independent organizations, governed by those that qualified as elders among them. A small church in northeast Wisconsin set off an online firestorm yesterday with the above announcement.  Now, as an outsider- I am struggling to see why folks had a problem with what she said. 

I think a black conservative would make the show interesting. With that been said I think Candance Owens would be a great pick. Anyhow Condoleezza Rice, Mia Love, and Eboni K. Williams are set to appear in the upcoming new season of The View. Which returns for its first season after co-host Meghan McCain‘s departure, the popular daytime talk show plans to fill the vacant seat with a rotation of weekly guest hosts. With the show set to premiere its 25th season, several women are slated to serve as guest hosts, including three Black women, according to Deadline. Among the rotational cast is former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Utah U.S. Congresswoman Mia Love and lawyer and television host Eboni K. Williams.

Y'all this is an interesting trend. Do their listeners and followers care? I feel a little tiny bit bad that they died but think of the great public service they have performed by modeling the consequences or their own stupidity. Conservative radio hosts all across America are losing their lives for the cause. In the past month alone, five talk radio personalities who were vocal COVID-19-deniers, anti-vaxxers, or anti-maskers have all died after contracting the virus. Most recently was WNDB’s Marc Bernier, a late Daytona, Florida, talk radio host who dubbed himself “Mr. Anti-Vax” in December while assuring his listeners “I’m not taking it.” True to his word, Bernier contracted COVID-19 roughly three weeks ago and his death was announced over the weekend by his radio station––which had awkwardly acknowledged his on-air “anti-vaccine” commentary just before his passing. (WNDB was contacted for clarification regarding its COVID-19 safety policies but the station did not respond.  Oh,

  Church the widespread approach to pastoral ministry, where a husband and a wife ‘co-pastor a local church has become the norm. It was once a rising trend but is now a model for ministry for significant numbers of churches and pastors. It simultaneously offers itself as an example of a deep partnership between husbands and wives, and yet dismisses biblical instruction. Anyhow, Christian Youtube Influencer Allen Parr said in his latest upload that if your church has a female "co-pastor" get the heck out right now. In the video, Allen explores whether it's biblical to have a female co-pastoring with her husband. The culture will tell us that co-pastoring is okay. But, what does God's word have to say about it? 

Conservative personality Candace Owens denied that Covid existed publicly and mocked folks that got the vaccine now she thinks she has contracted Covid and she reached out to a private clinic to get tested and was denied service.  Candace Owens was trending on Twitter Wednesday after a private COVID-19 testing service denied her service for spreading misinformation. “Holy crap!! I just received an e-mail from a Covid testing facility that they are REFUSING to administer a test to me because they don’t like my politics,” Owens tweeted Wednesday afternoon. In my opinion, this is disturbing, I don’t care one bit for Candace Owens, not one bit… but denying someone a test for a deadly virus is not the way to go!

In my opinion, if someone turns to a stand up-comic (someone who made a hobby of getting punched in the head) for medical advice instead of a doctor, that's on them. We have people who are afraid or unwilling to take the vaccine but they are willing to take medicine intended for horses? Please re-read this sentence. It amazes me that these folks refuse to take an FDA-approved vaccine, but are willing to gobble down horse dewormer because they read about it on Facebook. This douchebag Joe Rogan deserves all the smoke he’s getting right now.  Not because of any drug he took after his claim to have got Covid. He deserves smoke because he decided a while ago to spread lies & disinformation about the vaccines. And because of that, who knows how many of his low-level listeners got sick & died. In my opinion, anyone with a platform who spreads that kind of disinformation is morally and ethically guilty of murder on some level given how the virus spreads. It is a virtual guarantee

Let me get this right, now all of a sudden Televangelist Kenneth Copeland isn't a false teacher ANYMORE....he has been redeemed after supposedly using his planes to help American citizens and Afghans flee the Taliban. If yall don't stop with the foolishness. Televangelist Kenneth Copeland sent his private jets to rescue about 5000 Christians from Afghanistan.....which I don't believe at all....because I haven't seen any proof it's true(faux news don't count)but the rightwing media are pulling out all the stops in claiming it happen and trying to convince others that Copeland is no longer a false teacher who preaches prosperity gospel.      Online Comment: Which broke Pastor will do that but tomorrow with your arrogance you will be attacking Pastors who preach prosperity and own private Jets. Not even some countries can dare it yet a man who has been prospered financially by God has been able to do it. If you don't understand just keep quiet. Owning Private