Pastor Addresses Controversy Over Blackface Performance
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The pastor of a Gastonia, N.C., church dealing with a controversy over a recent blackface performance reassured his congregation Sunday that their difficulties will make them stronger.  The Rev. Thomas Holbrooks Jr.
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The latest clash in the struggle among mainline Protestant denominations over gay clergy hits a critical point Wednesday with the church trial of a United Methodist Church minister who declared in a sermon last year that she is a lesbian living with her partner.
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African-American churches plan to highlight the continuing lack of donor transplant organs for blacks at services across the country this Sunday.
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The Anglican Church's spiritual leader on Wednesday defended the presence of a pro-gay U.S. bishop at a summit to prevent schism over homosexuality, despite pressure from conservatives to have her banned.
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By April Bethea, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--Protestors this morning apparently stayed away from a Gastonia church that had been publicly criticized recently for a blackface performance.
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A bishop is entangled in a spiritual mystery after admitting he couldn't explain how he got a black eye after a drinks party -- while witnesses gave a colourful account of his night out.
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By SUE DOYLE\\ Staff Writer  Hundreds of worshippers poured into the Brookins Community African Methodist Episcopal Church for a Sunday service of toe- tapping music and lively prayers, kicking off a series of celebrations to mark Black History Month.
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Mel Gibson acknowledged making anti-Semitic slurs during a drunken driving arrest and begged Jewish community leaders Tuesday to meet with him to find "the appropriate path for healing." A sheriff's watchdog, meanwhile, said deputies appeared to have handled Gibson's arrest properly.
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OZARK, Ala. - The pastor of Greater Sardis Missionary Baptist Church is facing charges of forging members' names onto three of the church's benevolent fund checks.  Police said the Rev.
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In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.
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Â· Black officer to reignite racism rowÂ· Killings prompt call for clampdown
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A preacher was convicted Monday of stealing nearly &#36;9 million from hundreds of small, black churches across the country by promising them big returns on small investments.
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An off-campus party that asked students to come dressed "politically incorrect" has prompted an investigation by Macalester College officials who learned one student was costumed as a Ku Klux Klan member and another wore blackface with a noose around his neck.
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In response to attacks on Michael Richards' use of the n-word during a performance at the Laugh Factory, the black owner of another club has welcomed comics who use the term.
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The parishioners at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Bothell got a shock this weekend: Instead of delivering a typical sermon, the Rev.
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Devout comedians are getting on stage and telling jokes that even a pastor would like.
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For nearly a decade, members of Ripon's First Congregational Church bared their souls to Pastor Randall Radic. But clearly it didn't work both ways. There were certain things he wasn't telling them.