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Bishop Noel Jones, Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, and Three Other Pastors Cast In 'Pastors of LA' Reality Show on Oxygen

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 13, 2013 at 8:25pm

Recording artist and Pastor Deitrick Haddon has been cast to appear on the Oxygen series "Pastors of L.A." Confirmed Monday, May 13, the series is slated to follow the lives of pastors in California.

"Pastors of L.A." will give viewers a candid and revealing look at six boldly different and world renowned mega-pastors in Southern California, who are willing to share diverse aspects of their lives, from their work in the community and with their parishioners to the very large and s

'Iron Man 3' Dominates 'Great Gatsby' At Box Office

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 12, 2013 at 8:14pm

IN A SHOWDOWN of stinking-rich playboys who have invented their identities, who would emerge with more swag, if not swagger?

The winner: Tony Stark held off the strong debut of Jay Gatsby, as the rich got richer at the weekend box office.

Robert Downey Jr.'s wealthy playboy helped Disney/Marvel's "Iron Man 3" gross $72.5-million in its second week in North American theaters, topping Leonardo DiCaprio's wealthy playboy in Warner Bros.'s "The Great Gatsby," which bowed in with $51.1-million, acco

Days Before His Death, Michael Jackson Said 'God Keeps Talking to Me'

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 12, 2013 at 7:56pm

Michael Jackson told his tour director days before he died he was hearing God's voice, a producer testified Wednesday.

"God keeps talking to me,"Jackson said.

Those words spoken to Kenny Ortega and Jackson's frail appearance were so disturbing that it caused Ortega and associate producer Alif Sankey to burst into tears at a rehearsal, Sankey said Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and three children.

Jackson, who was being fitted for his costumes, appeared "extrem

Whoa!! Kobe Bryant Says He Never Gave His Mom Permission to Sell His Stuff

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 9, 2013 at 3:57pm

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant says in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early professional basketball career.

Bryant is in a court battle over whether hundreds of items can be auctioned off.

Pamela Bryant says her son told her the memorabilia was hers. She arranged earlier this year to auction it off through Berlin, N.J.-based Goldin Auctions and received a $450,000 advance.

Last week, lawyers for Kobe Bryant wrote to t

What a Shame! No Black Preachers on Reader's Digest 100 Most Trusted People List. What Does That Tell You?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 9, 2013 at 2:19pm

Billy Graham, Denzel Washington, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Tim Tebow Among Those Who Make List

Reader's Digest teamed up with research firm The Wagner Group to poll over 1,000 Americans and discover which individuals and the ideals they represent have earned our confidence. The results are revealing, hopeful, and sometimes shocking.

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Reader's Digest, one of the most-read brands in the world, today shared its "100 Most Trusted Peop

Florida State University Researcher Says Prayer Improves Relationships

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 9, 2013 at 1:58pm

Praying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more cooperative and forgiving behavior toward the partner, according to a new study co-authored by a Florida State University (FSU) researcher.

The findings are significant because they are the first in which the partners who are the subject of the prayers reported a positive change in the behavior of the person who prayed, says Frank D. Fincham, eminent scholar and director of the Florida State University Family Institute.

"My pre

La Shawn Barber Encourages Christians to Speak Boldly

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 9, 2013 at 11:06am

Bold: not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring ...

Several WORLD writers have covered the Chris Broussard story, but I'd like to approach it from a slightly different angle.

In 2007, then-Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Pat McCrory, said that too many young people, mostly black, were imitating the gangster lifestyle in behavior and dress. He wasn't stating his opinion or waxing philosophical; he was stating bald facts. When it comes to certai

For First Time, Blacks Outvoted Whites In 2012

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 9, 2013 at 3:22am

A Census report on the 2012 election finds that blacks were more likely to vote than whites for the first time. The number of white voters declined by more than 2 million, another first.

President Obama won a second term thanks to record high turnout among black voters and the first-ever decline in the number of white voters, a U.S. Census report released Wednesday shows.

For the first time, African Americans were more likely to vote than non-Hispanic whites were: 66.2% of eligible blacks v

According To A LifeWay Survey Few See the Need for Good Parents to Be Committed Christians. Do You Agree?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 9, 2013 at 3:02am

Most Americans believe good mothers and fathers must be loving, supportive and protecting, but few see the necessity of parents having a commitment to Christianity or religion, according to a recent survey.

LifeWay Research conducted a survey in March to gauge opinions of the expected roles of parents at a time when Americans typically begin giving thoughts toward Mother's Day and Father's Day.

According to the survey, "Loving" is the No. 1 characteristic deemed mandatory for mothers (85 perc

Zee resigns as Co-Owner of DaSouth.com Posted by DaSouth.com

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 9, 2013 at 1:00am

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

In 2007 I became co-owner of DaSouth.com with my business partner Bobby “Tre9″ Herring. The site made its first appearance online in May 2001, and not many years afterwards fell completely off the map. DaSouth.com re-launched to critical acclaim on November 4, 2008. It’s been six long years since my first involvement. Let me give you some brief background on how my involvement as co-owner an

President Obama 'Comfortable' with Morning-After Pill for 15-Year-Olds

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 7, 2013 at 10:59pm

U.S. President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn while departing the White House May 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Pool/Getty Images North America)

President Barack Obama said late Thursday he was comfortable with the Food and Drug Administration's decision to lower the age limit for buying the so-called "morning-after" pill without a prescription.

During a news conference in Mexico, where he is traveling for a few days, the president said the FDA's decision to allow girls as young as

Barna Group Study Shows Modern-Day Christians Are More Like the Pharisees Then Jesus

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 7, 2013 at 10:54pm

One of the common critiques leveled at present-day Christianity is that it's a religion full of hypocritical people. A new Barna Group study examines the degree to which this perception may be accurate. The study explores how well Christians seem to emulate the actions and attitudes of Jesus in their interactions with others.

The research project was directed by David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, in conjunction with John Burke, author of Mud and the Masterpiece, a book exploring the at

Pastors In Jacksonville, Florida Launch "Save Our Sons" Initiative to Help Young Black Males

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 7, 2013 at 10:49pm

Willie McCullah doesn't want to be a statistic.

Seeing so many of his peers -- young black males -- thrust into the criminal justice system and the headlines as suspects and victims pains him.

So the Ribault High School senior, who is headed for the Marine Corps, plans to volunteer at the upcoming Save Our Sons Summit. The free May 18 event, announced Tuesday, will kick off a year-long collaboration by 30 or so nonprofits, churches, government agencies and other groups to save Jacksonville's

Notre Dame Professor Claims Early Christian Suffering And Death Is a "Myth"

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 5, 2013 at 5:28pm

Candida Moss, a professor of early Christianity at the University of Notre Dame and a practicing Catholic, wants to shatter what she calls the "myth" of martyrdom in the Christian faith.

Sunday school tales of early Christians being rounded up at their secret catacomb meetings and thrown to the lions by evil Romans are mere fairy tales, Moss writes in a new book. In fact, in the first 250 years of Christianity, Romans mostly regarded the religion's practitioners as meddlesome members of a sup

PepsiCo Cuts Ties with Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Lyrics. What Do You Think?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 5, 2013 at 4:57pm

In this Feb. 1, 2013 file photo, recording artist Lil Wayne meets fans and celebrates his contemporary street wear apparel brand TRUKFIT at his hometown Macy's, in New Orleans. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

PepsiCo is bowing to public pressure for the second time in a week and cutting ties with Lil Wayne over the rapper's crude lyrical reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till.

Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company's Mountain Dew soda.

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Number of Single Mothers Rises In U.S. What Can we Do To Fix This Problem?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 2, 2013 at 5:50pm

More than six out of 10 women who give birth in their early 20s are unmarried, the Census Bureau said Wednesday in a report that shows sharp discrepancies in single mothers related to income, education and race.

Census demographers said that single motherhood, while on a steady uptick since the 1940s, has accelerated in recent years. The birth rate for unmarried women in 2007 was up 80 percent in the almost three decades since 1980, the report said. But in the previous five years alone, between

Pentagon Says Soldiers Who Promote Their Faith Could Be Prosecuted

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 2, 2013 at 5:30pm

Soldiers pray with a chaplain in Afghanistan. (Julie Jacobson/AP)

The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: "Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense. ... Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis."

The statement, released to Fox News, follows a Breitbart News report on Obama administration Pentagon appointees meeting with anti-Christian extremist Mike

Chris Kelly Dead at 34: Fans Mourn Loss of Kriss Kross Rapper

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 2, 2013 at 10:37am

Fans of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross have been mourning the loss of Chris Kelly, who died Wednesday night of an apparent drug overdose at his home in Georgia. No official cause of death has been determined. He was 34.

Kelly -- also known as "Mac Daddy" -- and fellow Kris Kross member Chris Smith -- known as "Daddy Mac" -- made a name for themselves with their 1992 song Jump, which became a No. 1 hit in the USA and globally, and one of the most popular of that year. The group's album of the sa

The TLC Preachers' Wives Show, 'The Sisterhood' Whill Not Be Back For Season 2!

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on April 30, 2013 at 3:13pm

Those hoping for a sophomore return of TLC's 'The Sisterhood' will be disappointed. It was revealed April 26 that the Christian reality series will not be renewed for a second season. The program, which features a group of preachers' wives in Atlanta was besieged with controversy from the moment that it hit airwaves.

Religious groups called the program a disgrace, claiming that the series put Christians in a bad light. Cast member Domonique Scott, a former prostitute and drug addict perhaps g

Tim Tebow Facing a Reality Check with Limited Options in the NFL

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on April 29, 2013 at 7:56pm

Crossroads time for Tim Tebow.

The man poised to become the highest-profiled free agent in the NFL -- waived by the New York Jets on Monday -- has to determine whether to abandon his vision of having a long career as an NFL quarterback and take a new approach.

Pictured: New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow (15) waves to fans before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium in December. (Photo: Kevin Hoffman, USA TODAY Sports)

Like as an H-back. Or in the Canadian Football Lea

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Bishop Noel Jones, Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon, and Three Other Pastors Cast In 'Pastors of LA' Reality Show on Oxygen

'Iron Man 3' Dominates 'Great Gatsby' At Box Office

Days Before His Death, Michael Jackson Said 'God Keeps Talking to Me'

Whoa!! Kobe Bryant Says He Never Gave His Mom Permission to Sell His Stuff

What a Shame! No Black Preachers on Reader's Digest 100 Most Trusted People List. What Does That Tell You?

Florida State University Researcher Says Prayer Improves Relationships

La Shawn Barber Encourages Christians to Speak Boldly

For First Time, Blacks Outvoted Whites In 2012

According To A LifeWay Survey Few See the Need for Good Parents to Be Committed Christians. Do You Agree?

Zee resigns as Co-Owner of DaSouth.com Posted by DaSouth.com

President Obama 'Comfortable' with Morning-After Pill for 15-Year-Olds

Barna Group Study Shows Modern-Day Christians Are More Like the Pharisees Then Jesus

Pastors In Jacksonville, Florida Launch "Save Our Sons" Initiative to Help Young Black Males

Notre Dame Professor Claims Early Christian Suffering And Death Is a "Myth"

PepsiCo Cuts Ties with Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Lyrics. What Do You Think?

Number of Single Mothers Rises In U.S. What Can we Do To Fix This Problem?

Pentagon Says Soldiers Who Promote Their Faith Could Be Prosecuted

Chris Kelly Dead at 34: Fans Mourn Loss of Kriss Kross Rapper

The TLC Preachers' Wives Show, 'The Sisterhood' Whill Not Be Back For Season 2!

Tim Tebow Facing a Reality Check with Limited Options in the NFL

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