Matthew 7:1 is one of the most quoted scriptures in the Bible these days. Even people who do not subscribe to the teachings of the Bible will quickly whip out that passage of scripture and use it as a speed pass to cancel out any criticisms regarding their moral failings. The very Bible that most people today try to dismiss as "out of date", not relative for today, or not to be taken literally is the same Bible these individuals use to deflect criticism of their behavior.
Now let's read versus 1 and 2.
"Do not judge, or you too will be ...
Finding and losing history
History found
Records of freed Va. slaves placed online
History possibly lost
(suburbanchicagonews.com) "A property once covered in unique objets d'art and so renowned even the Smithsonian Institution took notice now is slated for demolition.
Kane County officials this week took further steps toward tearing down the long-abandoned African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archives in Aurora Township by approving an application to the Circuit Court for demolition of 'dangerous and/or unsafe building.'
'This is the very beginning stage' of the demolition process, said Mark VanKerkhoff of the county's Development Department. It could be three to four months before the building actually is torn down, ...
Here we go again with another social experiment
TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network.
The "Washington Watch" program aims to tap into a new interest in politics and government due to the election of President Barack Obama, said Johnathan Rodgers, TV One's president and CEO. It debuts Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. ET, and the show will be repeated each week at 5 p.m.
Martin, who is also a CNN commentator, will interview newsmakers and members of the Congressional ...
LA the hard way
When Antonio Villaraigosa ran for Mayor of Los Angeles a few years ago, most of his platform was based on the fact that he would be the first Hispanic Mayor in 133 years. Question his record beyond the historical narrative and suddenly you found yourself framed as one of "those people" who dislike all Hispanics. Well guess what I saw in the store the other day?
That's right! The one time golden child for the Left who was gonna fix Los Angeles just by showing up is now being called a "failure" by a major publication. Just back in 2006, the ...
Why the rush to make Michael Jackson a “Christian”
On the days following the death of Michael Jackson, I read from two sources so-called accounts from Christians that Michael Jackson was in fact a Christian. Now I found the claim quite interesting because I know that MJ had also claimed to be a Muslim, Jehovah Witness and I believe that he also embraced Judaism to some extent. But how was it that all of a sudden folks were claiming that MJ was actually a Christian. Here was the first claim I came across.
David Pack for purposedriven.com
(The article was removed or moved to another link. But here is the ...
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Website: www.salescircular.com
What is it about?: This is a very good site to use if you are in the market of making a purchase from the following stores: Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Kmart, Office Depot, Office Max, Radio Shack, Sears, Staples, Target, WalMart and select local retailers. Mostly electronics and appliances.
In short, this site shows you the sale prices of all of the above mentioned stores in your ...More
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African-American Chamber Survey: 40 Percent of Black Businesses Have Difficulty Finding Trained Staff; 81.8 Percent of Black Firm Employees are African-American
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent survey of its member-
businesses, the Philadelphia-area African-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC)
found that 40 percent are experiencing difficulty in finding appropriately
trained employees to work in their companies and that targeted training
programs would allow them to hire more people, with ...More
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The Black community within the last few weeks has been rocked with the news that more successful black-owned businesses have been bought out or sold (however you want to see it) to White owned corporate giants: Essence magazine to Time Warner, Africana.com to be merged with AOL Black Voices (Africana.com had already been purchased by Time Warner [AOL's parent company] some time ago). Both of these businesses have enjoyed ...More
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"The United Nations has launched a series of 20 animated TV ads to stop the spread of AIDS, featuring cartoon condoms named Shaft, Stretch and Dick
Available in 41 languages, the U.N. calls The Three Amigos ad campaign the "start of the world's largest integrated behavior modification program." (emphasis mine)
"The spaceship spot has the Amigos as astronauts on a rumbling launchpad inside a condom-shaped craft as it builds power to liftoff ...More
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The announcement this week that the corporate parent of Essence Magazine was selling the company to magazine behemoth Time Inc. was the latest example of Black media companies being purchased by non-Black firms.
A little more than five years after BET was sold to Viacom for $3.3 billion, the founder of Essence Communications, Ed Lewis, decided that in order for the magazine to grow and prosper, it needed to be with ...More