Prayer and other spiritual activities by athletes can be viewed as performance-enhancing, experts say. (Creative Commons photo by Elias Gayles)
At a symposium, experts from a variety of fields are examining how religion and athletics mix. One observer says prayer and meditation have been proven to be performance-enhancing activities for athletes.
One standard the World Anti-Doping Agency uses to ban a substance is whether it enhances, or has the potential to enhance, athletic performance.
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Lecrae poses with his award for best contemporary Christian music performance/song for “Messengers” backstage at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 8, 2015.
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Larry King (left) recently interviewed Bishop T.D. Jakes (right) for his show, “Larry King Now.”
Bishop T.D. Jakes recently joined Larry King for a spirited discussion on race, religion and politics on Larry King Now.
King asked Jakes what he saw to be instinct and why a religious person would advocate following it.
“The people who really shattered the glass ceiling were people who did it from their gut,” Jakes said. “That they did it instinctively, they broke the rules, took the risk and we
Erica Campbell has come under attack by many of her loyal fans for her recent photo-shoot cover of her upcoming album. Being released in March 2014, Erica Campbell one-half of Mary Mary announced last year she was launching a solo career. A preacher on Facebook wrote
“THIS IS NOT OKAY. Yes, you are a beautiful, curvy woman…but NO MA’AM YOU ARE SINGING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. Saints…smh COME ON.”
Although Twitter and Facebook has had a lot of negative to say about the cover photo, so
There is a disturbing trend developing in First Amendment jurisprudence; especially in the area of church and state separation. Notwithstanding the fact that many state sponsored or endorsed religious actions appear to clearly violate the well established parameters of the First Amendment, courts are now routinely dismissing lawsuits for lack of standing. To be c
