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The power of any pastor over his or her parishioners is derived from their “calling” to minister the Gospel from God, or as some call it, the anointing by the Holy Spirit. But the role of a pastor — the Bible speaks to being a shepherd of a flock — also comes from the belief […]

In a series of skits and “Weekend Update” segments over the past two years, the cast of “Saturday Night Live” has mercilessly mocked Gov. David A. Paterson’s impaired vision and presented him as an improbably clumsy figure who walks into cameras, holds charts upside down and hates New Jersey. The genial Mr. Paterson, in turn, […]

House Republicans will head to a hardware store in Virginia tomorrow to unveil their Pledge to America, billed as a comprehensive set of reforms along the lines of Newt Gingrich’s Contract With America in 1994. Democrats already say it’s the same-old, same-old. Politico and the Wall Street Journal hit some highlights: Share this post on […]

A fourth man, Spencer LeGrande, is charging Bishop Eddie Long with sexual abuse, the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting. Spencer LeGrande, named in a civil lawsuit filed Friday, claims he was 17 the first time the two had a sexual relationship while vacationing in Nairobi, Kenya. LeGrande, of Charlotte, N.C., alleges that the New Birth […]

Republicans have been making hay of comedian Stephen Colbert’s credentials as an expert witness on farm workers. And after two hours in a witness seat before a House Judiciary panel in a crowded hearing room, he left many of the lawmakers scratching their heads.

A woman fatally shot three people and herself at a Seattle home Thursday, injuring another woman who fled into the front yard and told officers: “My mom has gone crazy,” police said.

There are varying reports that House Minority Leader, John Boehner is having an affair with lobbyist, Lisbeth Lyons Gather reports. Blogger Mike Stark reported on his blog “Stark Reports” that Lisbeth Lyons, a lobbyist for the printing industry, is Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner’s girl on the side. Lisbeth Lyons is the VP of […]

Bossip is reporting Bishop Eddie Long will step down from the pulpit following services this upcoming Sunday. Bishop Eddie Long’s problems are continuing to mount (pun intended)! While so far the number of plaintiffs who’ve filed civil complaints against New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and it’s leader currently stands at three, BOSSIP sources tell us […]

Brian Wooley a Republican candidate for Mayor in Shrevesport, Louisiana is causing controversy with a flier he has been dispersing in African-American neighborhoods, the Shrevesport Times reports. At issue is a “Freedom Rally” event purportedly sponsored by mayoral candidate Bryan Wooley. The rally, which appears to have happened on Wednesday and Thursday, featured free chicken […]

Cynthia Galens, has been found guilty of manslaughter in death of her boyfriend, who drank a jug of margaritas laced with antifreeze at their apartment in western New York.