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May 31, 2018

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Seeing Pastor Harry Reeder Surrounded by Confederate Flags Breaks My Heart

This essay was written in response to Dr. Harry L. Reeder’s appearance as keynote speaker at the Confederate Memorial Day event at the Alabama State Capitol. […]

May 30, 2018

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Kirk Franklin Calls Out Ministers Who Use Poor People for Personal Gain

After reports surfaced that prosperity preacher Jesse Duplantis was calling on supporters to help him purchase a $ 54 million jet, Kirk Franklin called out Christian […]

May 30, 2018

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Jeremy Anderson: ‘My Story Is the Epitome of Restoration’ (Profiled)

Jeremy J. Anderson spends most of his time pouring into other people to motivate them to think beyond their circumstances and to believe in God for […]

May 29, 2018

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Mormons Confront Their History of Anti-Black Racism

In the 1830s and 1840s, the earliest years of the church, under the leadership of founder Joseph Smith, African-American men were ordained to the priesthood and […]

May 29, 2018

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Televangelist Jesse Duplantis Wants $54 Million Jet, and Followers to Pay for It

Jesse Duplantis, the Destrehan-based prosperity gospel televangelist with a global reach, is asking disciples for money to buy a jet that costs $ 54 million “so we […]

May 29, 2018

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Opinion: What’s Dangerous About Trump Calling Immigrants ‘Animals’

Here was the President of the United States publicly dehumanizing an entire group of people. It was disgusting, but hardly surprising. After all, this is a […]

May 27, 2018

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How White Evangelical Christian TV Is Shaping American Politics

By presenting itself as authoritative, trustworthy journalism, Christian news reassures viewers that they do not need to consult mainstream media in order to be informed. The […]

May 27, 2018

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Harvard Grads: ‘Protect and Value the Truth’

At a time when truth can feel up for grabs and political journalists debate whether to call a lie a lie, award-winning Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi […]

May 27, 2018

Published by lecrae at May 27, 2018

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US Agency ‘Lost’ Nearly 1,500 Unaccompanied Migrant Minors Between 2016 and 2017

After unaccompanied minors arrive in the U.S., often to reunite with family or to flee violence or poverty in home countries, they are typically transferred from […]