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Three Churches I’m Giving the Side Eye To This Sunday Morning…

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Although I love the church…I really do…And my father is a pastor…And my uncle is a pastor…And my grandfather was a pastor up until he passed away…From time to time, I have to acknowledge churches that need to consider their ways to put it nicely…To that end, below are three stories about three churches I’m giving the side eye to this Sunday morning…

1. Southern Baptist Pastor Under Fire After Church Staffer Dons Blackface For Boxing Skit During ‘Fundamentalists Conference,’ Pleads Ignorance...To read the story, go to dailymail.co.uk. And if you would like to take a look at the skit, below is the video…

2. Pastor Orders Female Members To Remove Underwear So God Can Enter Their Bodies…To read the story, go to newsone.com.

3. Ex-Westboro Baptist Church Member Grace Phelps-Roper Regularly Attends Synagogue Shabbat Services…To read the story, go to huffingtonpost.com.

Any thoughts?

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When Taking a Selfie Goes Wrong…

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This was probably not funny at all for a California church that was burglarized by a stupid criminal…(Yes, I said stupid!), but I think this story is kinda funny…This burglar actually took a selfie at the church which led the police straight to him…Below is an excerpt of the story….

One of the seven deadly sins is fittingly what led to the capture of a man suspected of stealing from a California church, that and a really stupid mistake.

The suspect was busted by Chula Vista police after investigators found a cellphone he allegedly left behind after breaking into the house of worship. On the phone, police say they found a “self” of the prideful perpetrator. Read the story of the story here – “‘Selfie’ busts church thief” on ajc.com.

So much for God protects babies and fools!

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7 Ways Churches Are Celebrating Black History Month…

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If you didn’t know, February is Black History Month in which Americans celebrate the achievements of black people as well the overall contributions of black Americans to our country…At my church, we celebrate Black History Month by highlighting notable black people each Sunday of the month. Last week, we highlighted Barry Black, 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate and the first African American and the first Seventh-day Adventist to hold this office, and Eric Holder, 82nd Attorney General of the United States and first African American to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General, by having youth in the church compose biographies of their lives that they read to the congregation…

Below are seven ways that other churches are celebrating Black History Month….

1. Two Oxford ministers who share Monroe County, Mississippi roots will exchange pulpits at a traditional African-American and a white church on Feb. 16….Read more in “Pulpit Switch Advances Racial, Christian Harmony” on hottytoddy.com.

2. Today at 5:30 pm, the Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church (Alabaster, Alabama) Drama Team will present its second-annual black history drama, “The Cry of a Black Slave, Struggling for the Dream.” Read more in “Emmanuel Holding Black History Drama” on alabasterreporter.com.

3. Today at 10:15 am, Cornerstone Community Church in Hobart, Indiana will be presenting “Celebrating the Heroes of Black Church History” with a special emphasis on Daniel Alexander Payne, sixth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the first African-American president of a college. Read more in “Celebrating the Heroes of Black Church History: Daniel Alexander Payne” on rpmministries.org.

4. Bethany Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois Hosts Free Organ Concert Sunday, Feb 23, 4 p.m. featuring works of African-American composers played by Fisk University Organist & Music Professor Anthony Williams. Read more in “Bethany Lutheran Church Hosts Free Organ Concert Sunday, Feb 23, 4 p.m.” on chicagotribune.com.

5. The transatlantic slave trade and black migration will be explored through a Black History Month program sponsored by the DuSable Museum of African American History, Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago, Illinois) and the Amistad Commission. Read more in “DuSable Museum, Trinity Team Up on Program on Slave Trade, Migration” on suntimes.com.

6. Today, at 5 pm, King Salim Khalfani, executive director of the Virginia State Conference NAACP will be the keynote speaker at 27th Annual Black History Month Program of Union Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Virginia. Read more on dailyprogress.com.

7. On Feb. 23 at 12 pm, Memorial Chapel in Fort Myer, Virginia will host Dr. Clarence Lusane, author of The Black History of the White House with a book review following the worship service.

How is your church celebrating Black History Month?

Any thoughts?

P.S. Please see my latest article on Black History Month “7 Ways Churches, Celebrities & More Are Celebrating Black History Month in 2016 Despite Stacey Dash…”