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(VIDEO) Obama Does Not Keep His Word, Opts out of Public Campaign Financing
Barack Obama is abandoning public financing for his presidential campaign, reversing his earlier stance in bold certainty he can raise millions more on his own as the first major-party candidate to bypass a system that was hurried into place after the Watergate scandal. The Democrat has shattered fundraising records during the primary season, and he promptly showed off his financial muscle Thursday with his first commercial of the general election campaign. The ad, a 60-second biographical spot, will begin airing Friday in 18 states, including historically Republican strongholds.
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Analysis: Obama Chose Winning over his Word

Barack Obama chose winning over his word. The Democrat once made a con-ditional agreement to accept taxpayer money from the public financing system, and accompanying spending limits, if his Republican opponent did, too. No more. The chance to financially swamp John McCain - and maneuver for an enormous general election advantage - proved too great an allure.
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McCain Reports May Finances, Sets Personal Record
Republican Sen. John McCain started June with more than $31 million in the bank after having the best fundraising month of his presidential campaign, according to documents filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. McCain reported raising $21 million in May, his biggest monthly haul yet. He spent $11.6 million during a month and reported nearly $1.3 million in debt. McCain clinched the GOP nomination in early March and has been focused on raising money for the general election.

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Huckabee Not Seeking Vice-President Job
Former U.S. presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Wednesday he was not actively seeking to become John McCain's running mate in the November general election, but that if chosen he could strengthen McCain's base in the south. "I'm moving on with my life," the Republican former Arkansas governor said. "I'm not waiting on the phone."

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An African-American Man Overcomes Barriers, Including Racism, to Rise from Private to General in the U.S. Army
Travel with author, Jerry Curry, from his job as a steel mill worker in the small town of Liberty, Pennsylvania, to young Private in the Army, and on to Major General. This African-American fought against the barriers of racism and elitism without compromise because of personal convictions that racism is wrong, refusing to become a victim in a white-dominated society, and refusing to be held back by his humble beginnings. 

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(VIDEO) Teen Girls Made Pact to get Pregnant on Purpose
A pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together is at least partly behind a sudden spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School, school officials said. Principal Joseph Sullivan told Time magazine in a story published Wednesday that the girls confessed to making the pact after the school began investigating a rise in pregnancies that has left 17 girls at the school carrying a child. Normally, there are about four pregnancies a year at the school.
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Colts Coach Dungy Challenges Pastors

Tony Dungy, coach of the Super Bowl-champion Indianapolis Colts, addressed the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference June 9 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, saying it was "a pleasure and an honor to be here" and "it is great to welcome you to our city." Dungy's pastor, Ken Whitten of the Tampa-area Idlewild Baptist Church, introduced the coach.

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Teenage Author Encourages her Peers in her Book, The Girl God Wants: Sister-to-Sister Talk about Loving God, Living a Great Life, and Enjoying It
Society throws a lot of ungodly stuff at young ladies today and it is hard to find things that can empower them to greatness. In The Girl God Wants, author, Daniella Whyte, (age 14 when she commenced the writing of this book), helps young ladies with some of the issues that they face today. Oftentimes, it is easier for teenagers to relate to each other and they are sometimes more eager to listen to the advice of their peers, rather than their parents, pastors, and teachers.
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Second Coming Watch: Hamas Warns of Harsh Response if Truce is Violated
Hamas' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades announced the onset of the Egyptian brokered ceasefire in Gaza on Thursday morning, warning that any Israeli violation of the truce would meet ‘a painful response.' The organization stressed that kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit ‘will not see the light of day before all of our courageous prisoners, held in the occupier's prisons will be released. We promise our prisoners, their families and our people that the matter of the prisoners will continue being out top priority,’ said Hamas in a statement.
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The Black Christian Conference/Convention Season Has Begun! Runs from June 1st through November. All major conventions and conferences are listed here at BCNN1.com
Hampton Ministers’ Conference; 9th Annual First Lady Conference; all 4 National Baptist Conventions; AME Convention; COGIC Convention; Independent Baptist Conference; COEBA Conference; Full Gospel Baptist Church Conference; Reaching Creatures Conference; E.K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference; FBFA Conference; Tony Evans' Conference; T.D. Jakes' Conference, and more.


ENTIRE VIDEO--NEW! Sermon of the Week
It's All Up To You, from Pastor Rudolph W. McKissick Jr. Click for Video of Sermon.

On "Being Saved" in Black America
While growing up in a very religious and church-going family, I often heard the phrase "Being Saved." Now to me and my peers, "Being Saved" was a rather spooky and mystical thing, and only the real holy folk could be such — whatever it was.
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What to Do After you Enter Through the Door
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Be Encouraged and Be an Encouragement

Be an encouragement by sending a "holla" to the following people! Also be an encouragement by buying their books, sermon tapes, or music from their website or some other outlet today.

Christian Author of the Week: Denise Isaac
Denise Isaac is author of two well-received Christian books, Agape to You and Show Me A Family. She holds a BA degree in Christian counseling and presently working towards her MA degree. An inspirational/gospel songwriter and registered nurse, she is also an apostle and senior pastor of All That God Is International Ministries & Outreach Centers, Inc., a ministry that focuses on self-empowerment. She attends to the needs of families and relationships in crisis. She uses a remarkable but simple approach to salvage crisis-ridden relationships or families, believing that LOVE has a whole lot to do with it. E-mail address:
godbegod1@hotmail.com. Visit her online at www.showmeafamily.com.

Pastor of the Week: Dr. Stan B. Bennett, Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, Richmond, VA
Dr. Stanley (Stan) Bennett was born in Fairfield, Alabama on August 12, 1950. On November 18, 1972, Dr. Stan B. Bennett married Deborah E. Patterson.  They are blessed with one daughter, Pamela McCoy; and, two sons: Mathew and Jonathan.  Dr. and Mrs. Bennett are privileged to be the grandparents of several grandchildren. On July 29, 1979, after returning home from work as an assistant business manager, God began to burden this young black man's heart to receive Christ as Savior.  After receiving Jesus Christ as Savior, God shortly thereafter led he and his family to an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church. Dr. Stanley Bennett was not called to build a "Black Church," but rather a church for all people!  It is his belief that one day black, white, Hispanic and Asian will live together in heaven.  Because of this, it ought to be able to work on earth, in the house of God!  To God be the glory, great things He has done! "...and yet there is room."
E-mail address: pastorbennett@cornerstonenrichmond.org. Website: www.cornerstonenrichmond.org.
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Music Minister of the Week: Fred Hammond
For more than 25 years, music listeners around the world have known Fred Hammond as a talented songwriter, bassist and vocalist. He is also known throughout the music industry as a gifted musical arranger and producer. But, his work with Face to Face Productions Cor poration, the company for which he is both founder and CEO, has earned him the title the "Babyface" of gospel. E-mail address: morris@fhammondfamilyent.com. Website: www.fhammondfamilyent.com

Christian Bookstore of the Week: Full Cup Coffee House, Atlanta, GA
3188 Paces Ferry Place; Atlanta, Ga 30305; Phone: 404.848.1002; Fax: 404.848.1005. E-mail: info@fullcup.org. Website: www.fullcupbread.com.

Black Bookstore of the Week: Black Classics - Books & Gifts, Mobile, AL
140-B S. Sage Ave; Mobile, AL 36606; Ph: 251 476-1060; 
E-mail: blackbkgft@aol.com. Website: www.blackclassicsbooks.com.

Inspirations

The Word of God for this Week
"Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." -- Psalm 37:4

The Encouraging Word for this Week
"We obey God, not out of duty or fear or compulsion, but because we love Him and trust that He knows what is best for us." --Rick Warren

The Prayer Motivator for this Week
MOTIVATING VERSE: "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him." --1 John 5:14-15

PRAYER QUOTE: "Before we can pray, "Lord, Thy Kingdom come," we must be willing to pray, "My Kingdom go."" --Alan Redpath

The Soul-Winning Motivator for this Week
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." --Matthew 28:19-20


SOUL-WINNING QUOTE: “There is only one thing we can do here on earth that we can’t do in heaven---evangelism!” --
Unknown

Black Christian History
Lott Cary and Colin Teague: February 13, 1824 -- One hundred and five black emigrants from the U.S. arrive in Liberia on the ship Cyrus. They were received by Lott Cary and Colin Teague who had arrived three years earlier to begin an era of missionary expansion by American Negro Baptists. They were the first missionaries sent out by a black group, the Richmond African Baptist Missionary Society.

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