Local dentist and friend of the blog, Dr. Joe N. Lester has written a new book about feuds within southern churches.
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Rapper Young Thug's fans are very concerned for his well-being after he recorded prayers that seemed more like goodbyes to his family and friends in a series of Instagram videos on Tuesday.
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia is capitalizing on the hype surrounding the Netflix thriller Bird Box. The film stars Sandra Bullock as a mother-of-2 who battles an unknown force to save the lives of her children.
Serena William's infant daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. turns 1 on Saturday, but Serena and her husband Alexis Ohanian aren't planning to celebrate with a birthday cake and gifts.
Oprah Winfrey is reconsidering her decision not to run for president in 2020. In a cover story for PEOPLE magazine, Oprah said only God can make her run for president.
Swarthmore College, a liberal university in Pennsylvania, is offering a new course next semester that will translate the Bible into queer (or LGBT-friendly) language.
The class, titled “Queering the Bible”, will be instructed by Gwynn Kessler, an associate professor of religion, according to Swarthmore’s course catalog.
An Islamic preacher is encouraging men to grow beards because clean-shaven men sometimes “cannot be distinguished from women".
Speaking on a private religious station in Turkey, preacher Murat Bayaral chastised men who shave, saying clean-shaven faces cause "indecent thoughts".
A photo showing evangelical pastors and leaders praying and laying hands on President Donald Trump is drawing criticism from Democrats and other heathens and unbelievers.
A young lady in a church choir belts out "I Know I've Been Changed," the gospel song off LaShun Pace's 1991 album "He Lives". The song was also recorded by gospel group the Mighty Clouds of Joy, and was the first major successful play by playwright Tyler Perry.
A Tallahassee pastor humbled himself before his flock in his first sermon after he was caught sleeping with another man's wife earlier this month.
"I'm asking for your forgiveness," Pastor O. Jermaine Simmons said as the congregation applauded enthusiastically at Jacob's Chapel.
The fallout continues over gospel singer Kim Burrell's hate filled sermon denouncing down low homosexuals in the church. Burrell, 44, has lost her radio show after her bosses took exception to a video of the singer calling homosexuals "perverts" and warning gays will die in 2017.
Gospel singer Kim Burrell continues to suffer the consequences of her fire and brimstone sermon, attacking down low homosexuals in the church.
The firestorm of controversy surrounding Kim Burrell continues. After the 44-year-old pastor refused to apologize for calling homosexuals perverts, Ellen Degeneres dropped the gospel singer from her show on January 5th.
Daytime talk Guru Ellen Degeneres has canceled gospel singer Kim Burrell's appearance on her popular show in the wake of controversial statements made by the pastor.
Degeneres tweeted: "For those asking, Kim Burrell will not be appearing on my show.".
Pastor and gospel singer Kim Burrell is still catching flack for a fiery sermon condemning gays for spreading HIV/AIDS in the church. In a video uploaded to Youtube.com, Burrell warned gays will die in 2017.