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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Is Bishop Eddie Long Lying?

Bishop Eddie Long is listed as one of Atlanta's 125 most influential leaders; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta's Legacy Award, 1999; Academy of Outstanding Leaders Award; Positive Image Award; Honorary Deputy Sheriff's Award, DeKalb County, GA. But today he stands accused of the unthinkable: homosexual encounters in the church AND with teenage boys.

As expected, Bishop Long has denied these allegations and only time and the evidence will tell what the real truth is.

Three lawsuits have been filed against the Bishop-all alleging he used his influence as a clergyman to persuade young boys into homosexual acts with him. In exchange, he allegedly bought them cars, jewelry and other expensive items and also allegedly paid for lavish vacations for these young men all over the world.

Many are finding it hard to believe that this baby boomer, with humble beginnings in Charlotte, NC, would have committed such heinous acts and it's also shocking to think that a man who has been so adamantly opposed to gay marriage would have this kind of secret hiding in his closet.

If it turns out to be true you will probably see him give a tearful press conference announcing his sin before the world and God and begging for forgiveness.

Do you think these allegations are going to have an impact on the way homosexuality is viewed in our churches? What do you think this says about the leadership in our churches?