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(VIDEO) Homosexuals Rush to get Married in California
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples had appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows Tuesday, the first full day same-sex nuptials will be legal throughout California. From San Diego to San Francisco, couples readied their formal wear, local licensing clerks expanded their staffs and conservative groups warned of a backlash as the nation's most populous state prepared to join Massachusetts in sanctioning gay unions.
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New Southern Baptist President Says: "Love the Homosexual, Hate OUR Sin"

Christians often say "love the sinner, hate the sin" when expressing their stance on homosexuality. But the new leader of the Southern Baptist Convention wants to offer something different. "Why don't we love the homosexual and hate OUR sin?" said Georgia pastor Johnny M. Hunt as he cited Jay Strack, founder of Student Leadership University. When the public views Southern Baptists and how they deal with the issue of homosexuality, Hunt hopes people will see how they love the homosexual.
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(VIDEO) Gore Endorses Obama
Al Gore announced his endorsement of Barack Obama Monday and promised to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him — the presidency. In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."
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Polls: Southern Baptist Pastors and Evangelicals back McCain

Despite media speculation to the contrary, three new polls show that evangelicals, including Southern Baptist pastors, support Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama by wide margins. The polls were released as Obama courts Christian leaders and voters in hopes of cutting into what has traditionally been a Republican stronghold. During the Democratic primary, Obama's campaign released a flyer in conservative Kentucky showing him at a pulpit, with a cross in the background, quoting him as saying, "I won't be fulfilling God's will unless I go out and do the Lord's work." The flyer called Obama a "committed Christian."
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Author, Barbara Williford, in Her New Book, A Child’s Prayer, Helps Teach Young Children the Importance of Prayer and Giving Thanks
It is very important to teach children, from an early age, how to pray and how to give thanks to God. Author, Barbara Williford, being fully aware of this, wrote A Child’s Prayer, to help teach children the importance of prayer and the importance of giving thanks. Many can testify how that prayer has brought them through some difficult times, and what better way to prepare your child to handle the ups and downs of life than to teach them how to pray.
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Sharpton Accused of Shakedowns (Activist said to threaten boycotts on companies unless they contribute to his National Action Network organization)
The New York Post is reporting that Al Sharpton and his National Action Network group squeeze money out of corporations by threatening to march on their businesses and boycott their services if they don't pay up. A rep for General Motors said it had been turning down NAN's repeated requests for contributions for the past six years, beginning in August 2000. Then, in December 2006, Sharpton threatened to call a boycott of the carmaker over the closing of an African-American-owned GM dealership in The Bronx, and he picketed outside GM headquarters on Fifth Avenue. 
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Florida A&M University Produces Most Black Graduates
Florida A&M was recently ranked the No. 1 producer of black bachelor degree holders in a report by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine's June 12 edition. The report ranked the university solely by the number of students who graduate during a school year. For FAMU, that meant 1,256 graduates in the 2006-2007 year. "They appear to be doing a pretty good job," said Toni Coleman, associate editor of the magazine.
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VIDEO: Tiger Wins U.S. Open

With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all. One shot behind after a collapse no one saw coming, Woods birdied the 18th hole to force sudden death at Torrey Pines against a journeyman with a creaky back who simply wouldn't go away.

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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: Threats to strike Iran concern Israel
Fears are mounting in the defense establishment that comments by senior officials regarding an imminent Israeli military strike against Iran will spur Russia to complete controversial sales of anti-aircraft missile systems to the Islamic Republic, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday. There is also a fear that the comments will lead Iran to take extra precautions in defending its nuclear installations and begin to relocate and scatter some of them throughout the country.
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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.


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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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