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Parents of the 216 students in Washington, D.C. who have seen Mr. Obama’s congressional cohorts gut the Opportunity Scholarship program must have found cold comfort from the President’s soothing words on NBC. The Heritage Foundation’s able education analyst Lindsey Burke tells us what Mr. Obama said to The Today Show’s Matt Lauer: BCNN1
Archive for September, 2010
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New York Police Heed Call of Black Church Leaders to Set Up Panel to Stop ‘Black-On-Black’ Shootings
September 30th, 2010 
gospelnewswire Prompted by the concerns of black clergy members in crime-plagued sections of central Brooklyn, the New York Police Department has set up a task force aimed at reducing violent crime there, particularly among black people. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly joined clergy members to announce the Brooklyn Clergy/NYPD Task Force on Wednesday. BCNN1
How to Make a Confession at Church and Not Have It Turned Into Gossip
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire As blogger Anne Jackson’s new book makes clear, our church culture will need to change before individual confession won’t turn into gossip. BCNN1
Many Church Congregations Are Struggling to Get and Keep Racially Diverse Members
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire One of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s famous statements was that 11 a.m. Sunday morning was “the most segregated hour of Christian America.” More than half a century later — despite myriad task forces, initiatives and informal efforts by church leaders and congregations to increase racial diversity in the pews — nine in 10 congregations [...]
Lausanne III Convenes with 4000 World Leaders to Keep the Gospel Front and Center
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire The Lausanne movement’s third global gathering will feature a younger, more ethnically diverse, and more geographically varied consortium of evangelical leaders than ever before. BCNN1
New Birth Congregation Pledges to Stand by Eddie Long
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire Many followers of embattled Baptist megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long remained unwavering in their support as their pastor vowed to fight like David versus Goliath against claims he lured four young men into sex. Bishop Eddie Long, left, embraces a friend, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Long, the [...]
Texas Youth Pastor Recovering After Mid-Sermon Shooting
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire A Texas youth pastor is recovering from the injuries he sustained Friday evening when he was shot by a troubled young man. Pastor Eddie Contreras was shot in the face and hand by 20-year-old Josue Pablo as he was in the middle of preaching to a group of about 35 at Walnut Park Assembly of [...]
It’s Time for Some Christians to Stop Playing Church
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire From time to time news will circulate about preachers of the gospel getting caught up in things they have no business being involved with. Creflo Dollar, Paula White, Juanita Bynum, Carlton Pearson, and Benny Hinn are a few names in a long line of “Mega Preachers” that have been caught up in some sort of [...]
Bishop Long’s Attorney’s Response to Jamal Parris Interview on FOX5
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire Attorney Craig Gillen: “Unfortunately the plaintiffs and counsel are attempting to try their lawsuits in the media. The appropriate place to try lawsuits is in the court room. There are rules on how civil litigation is to take place and how counsel should conduct themselves, we intend to follow those rules.
WATCH: The Church Is In Trouble; “Judgment Must Begin at the House of God”
September 30th, 2010 gospelnewswire From divorce to sexual sins to addictions, the church in America has made headlines recently for not living up to God’s call to righteousness. BCNN1
