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February 16, 2020

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The Power of a Song in a Strange Land – on African-American Spirituals

Sometimes called slave songs, jubilees and sorrow songs, spirituals were created out of, and spoke directly to, the black experience in America. More The post The […]

February 10, 2020

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Lynching Preachers: How Black Pastors Resisted Jim Crow and White Pastors Incited Racial Violence

White preachers incited racial violence, joined the Ku Klux Klan and lynched Black people. Sometimes, the victim was a pastor. More The post Lynching Preachers: How […]

February 8, 2020

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SBC President J.D. Greear Receives ‘Worst Christian of 2019’ Trophy

J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has shared a photo of a “Worst Christian of 2019” award he received. More The post SBC President […]

February 8, 2020

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Brazilian Churches Use Facial Recognition to Track Worshippers’ Attendance, Mood

The facial recognitions software can analyse and report the frequency of attendance, the mood, gender, and average age of the people who attend a service. More […]

February 4, 2020

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Pastor Moise Mbiye Rape Case: Lawyer Shot, Members Arrested for Alleged Sex Tape

Popular preacher, gospel singer, and televangelist Moise Mbiye has been accused of raping a young church member in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More The post […]

February 4, 2020

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Trump Taps Jimmy Carter’s Pastor Tony Lowden as ‘Rentry Czar’of White House Prison Program

Trump has picked Tony Lowden, pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, to head up his crime prevention council aimed at helping former inmates. More The post Trump […]

February 4, 2020

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Pastor Boniface Mwamposa Arrested After 20 Killed in Stampede for ‘Anointed Oil’ at Tanzania Church

At least 20 people, including children, were killed in a stampede at a Christian event led by Pastor Boniface Mwamposa in Tanzania. More The post Pastor […]

February 3, 2020

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Luis Palau ‘Ready to Go’ After Fatal Cancer Diagnosis; Wants to Step Aside for Sons’ Leadership

Luis Palau’s battle with cancer adds a final chapter to a life story of rising out of poverty to influence presidents and popes while reaching one […]

February 1, 2020

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Jason Thomas Named International Mission Board’s Black Church Mobilization Strategist

Jason Thomas has joined the International Missionary Board’s partner relations team as African American church mobilization strategist. More The post Jason Thomas Named International Mission Board’s […]