Y’all gon learn today…As is said in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven!”

Although I have always attended a small church, there is nothing wrong with medium-sized or megachurches…But I will say this, when you attend a small church, you have easier access to your pastor and can see up close the character of the man or woman you refer to as “pastor.” And you also get to closely interact with their spouses and family as well. Some of these people who claim to be pastors and first ladies ain’t living right and should not be followed to the corner store much less to heaven….

I’m not sending anyone to hell, but I believe the actions and or teachings of these pastors and first lady are questionable at best…

1. Remember Domonique Scott, one of the stars of TLC’s “The Sisterhood,” the canceled reality show about five preachers’ wives in Atlanta? She was indicted last week on allegations of forgery….Read the story “Reality Television Star Accused of Forgery” on AJC.com.

2. If your pastor is dealing drugs, you may want to switch churches…I’m just sayin’…Bishop Edward R. Turner is “under investigation for housing a medical marijuana shop in a property he owns.” Read the story “What Would Jesus Do? Pastor Pimping Weed in the Pulpit” at Cocoafab.com.  

3. And I saved the best for the last…The Reverend James David Manning of Atlah World Missionary Church has accused President Obama of having Miriam Carey assassinated because she had given birth to their love child…Maybe the reverend missed his calling…With his creative mind, he could probably be a good writer…I wonder if Shonda Rhimes is looking for any new writers for “Scandal?” LOL…Read the story “Preacher Accuses Obama of Assassinating Woman Killed in Capitol Shootout to Hide Love Child” on Newsone.com.

Any thoughts?

I have one…Be careful whom you follow especially when there is a church on every corner in some cities…

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Hello World,

Ever since the “The Real World,” debuted in 1992, the year that I graduated from high school, I’ve been a fan of reality show television…I must say in recent years, I have been shocked by the depth of debauchery, depravity and downright “dumbness” of the reality shows that are allowed to be on television. Still, I do love the concept of seeing real people in real situations.

For the longest time, the religious world was absent from reality show programming, but over the last few years, we are finding a way to be included in this cultural phenomenon.

• In January, “The Sisterhood,” which featured the wives of Atlanta pastors, debuted on TLC. While the show generated a lot of heated conversation inside and outside of religious circles, the show was canceled after the first season due to ratings. See my article “The Real Preachers’ Wives of Atlanta” about “The Sisterhood” at Urbanfaith.com.
• This Saturday, on “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” Iyanla Vanzant will attempt to fix the life of the popular Atlanta-based gospel group the Anointed Pace Sisters in the episode entitled “Fix My Overweight Family.” I actually went to high school with two of the Pace Sisters. Also, I wrote an article “Can Iyanla Vanzant Fix Your Life?”  for Urbanfaith.com
• Bounce TV, the nation’s first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted series, “Forever Jones” Presented by Wal-Mart on Wednesday, June 5th at 9:00 p.m. ET. The new reality series will delve deeper into the daily lives and challenges of the close-knit, faith-based family and gospel group foreverJONES. The series, set in the family’s hometown of Shreveport, LA, will run original episodes Wednesday nights at 9:00 p.m. over a six-week period.
• Oxygen Media has teamed up with Lemuel Plummer, the creator and executive producer of “Vindicated” and producer of “The Sheards,” and Holly Carter, creator and executive producer of “106 & Gospel” and executive producer of “The Sheards,” for the network’s latest series greenlight, “Pastors of L.A.” (working title), an authentic new docu-series set to premiere in the fall of 2013. “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 sometimes provocative lives they lead away from the pulpit. The cast includes Bishop Noel Jones, Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon,Pastor Wayne Chaney, Bishop Ron Gibson and Pastor Jay Haizlip.

Will you be watching any of these new reality shows? Are you a fan of reality shows?

Any thoughts?

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