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Nov 19, 2011 at 3:41 pm

A New Path? Scientologists Come To Harlem

A New Path? Scientologists Come To Harlem

Harlem has long been a spiritual patchwork of storefront churches, lofty Christian congregations, mosques, synagogues, Five-Percenter meeting halls, and more. But now New York’s legendary Black neighborhood is home to a new and controversial denomination: Scientology. Terrell Starr reports:

When you step inside, it feels more like a bookstore than a place of worship. The walls are lined with books written by church’s founder, the late L. Ron Hubbard. To

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Aug 31, 2011 at 10:20 am

Black Rabbi, Cousin Of Michelle Obama, Expanding The Face Of Judaism

Black Rabbi, Cousin Of Michelle Obama, Expanding The Face Of Judaism

Rabbi Capers Funnye, a prominent African-American rabbi from Chicago and cousin of First Lady Michelle Obama, wants to diversify the Jewish faith.

“The color of a person’s skin should not matter. It is what is in that person’s heart and in that person’s soul that matters,” he told a Beverly Hills congregation on Friday.

A staunch proponent of diversity in religion and one of a handful of Black rabbis, Funnyee himself is

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Jul 27, 2011 at 11:56 am

Hallelujah! Coalition Seeks To Bring Black Men Back To Church

Hallelujah! Coalition Seeks To Bring Black Men Back To Church

The National Black Church Initiative, a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches, will begin a seven-year initiative to bring Black men back to the church.

The mission is a part of the NBCI’s Healing Family Initiative, which seeks to bolster African-American families against the tide of violence, poverty, moral depravity and failure.

The Grio Reports:

The NBCI uses a Pew Forum 2007 survey and the findings of the Barna Research Group to support their

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Jun 16, 2011 at 12:49 pm

Time For Mormons, Romney To Confront Religion’s Racist Past

Time For Mormons, Romney To Confront Religion’s Racist Past

Writer Earl Ofari Hutchinson tackled the topic of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s refusal to confront the racist past of his Mormon religion, in an op-ed on The Grio today.

Hutchinson takes us back to the Mormons long standing purported curse of Ham teachings about Blacks, which justifies the enslavement of Blacks in many Mormon circles.

Read more at The Grio

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May 28, 2011 at 10:59 pm

Brooklyn Teacher Says She Was Fired For Praying In School

Brooklyn Teacher Says She Was Fired For Praying In School

A Sunday-school teacher and assistant special-education teacher was fired from her job at a Brooklyn elementary school for praying in the classroom.

The New York Post reports:

PS 224 assistant special-education teacher Anita Wooten-Francis, 52, claims she never hid her faith but took care not to influence kids. She worshiped in her classroom before or after students left, read the Bible on her lunch break, led

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May 17, 2011 at 11:48 am

Bronx Pastor Is Obama’s New Religious Ambassador

Bronx Pastor Is Obama’s New Religious Ambassador

NEW YORK-Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook was sworn in as the first African American to be the White House Ambassador For Religious Freedom.

The New York Daily News reports:

She was the first woman to serve as a chaplain for the NYPD, a position she has held since 1990. After 9/11, she helped traumatized police officers and worked with the city’s Muslim leaders.

Johnson Cook said passion for learning about other religions and cultures came

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May 11, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Presbyterian church to ordain gays and lesbians

Presbyterian church to ordain gays and lesbians

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will now ordain non-celibate gays and lesbians following ratification of a constitutional amendment late Tuesday night.

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Apr 15, 2011 at 5:10 pm

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(Video) Say It Ain’t So, A Resturant Called “Fat Ho Burger”?

(Video) Say It Ain’t So, A Resturant Called “Fat Ho Burger”?

I told you I can’t make this stuff up. Check out this one of the hottest new spots in Texas called “Fat Ho”

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Feb 8, 2011 at 4:52 pm

Church Of Scientology Accused Of Slavery And Abuse

Church Of Scientology Accused Of Slavery And Abuse

LOS ANGELES-The Church Of Scientology is being investigated by the FBI for several illegal practices, according to blockbuster article in the New Yorker, that focuses on former Scientologist, Paul Haggis, who directed “Crash.” The article claims that Scientology members were forced to abandon their family, pay the Church, play high stakes games of musical chairs, and were beaten by the head of Church David Miscavige, a close confidant

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Feb 4, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Meagan Good Dishes On Her “Damn Good” Rap Skills, Religion & Hair

Meagan Good Dishes On Her “Damn Good” Rap Skills, Religion & Hair

Meagan Goode recently sat down with VIBE and dished about her new girl group, H.E.L.L.O Girls, religion, how she helped Keyshia Cole get her big break and why she has no problem recycling her outfits.

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