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REVIEW: ‘Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars’
By Don R Barbera, blackskeptics.blogspot.com Sometimes, preaching to the choir is necessary to make it aware they may be singing in the wrong key, from the wrong hymnal and in the wrong church. Black...
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Church-goers and skeptics meet for ‘interfaith’ dialogue
Congregants of Zion Hill Baptist Church in South Los Angeles probably thought Pastor Seth Pickens was certifiable when he proposed a community dialogue with the L.A. Black Skeptics Group. Founded in...
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More African-Americans leaving religious faiths
Members of the Black Skeptics of Los Angeles African-Americans are significantly more religious compared to the rest of the U.S. population, but a growing community of black atheists, like the Black...
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South LA Catholics welcome new pope
By Katie Lyons Pope Francis has already managed to break with tradition. He refused to elevate himself higher than the other cardinals during his address, and he asked for the crowd’s blessings....
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A piece of wisdom off Slauson Avenue
By Daniella Segura “Greetings friend,” said Mr. Wisdom, as a customer came through the door. “Hey Mr. Wisdom, my brother! How are you today?,” said Perry Payton. “Oh, I’m just trying to be as good as...
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Some South LA churches support DOMA, Prop 8 rulings
A member of L.A.’s premier Black gay men’s wellness organization “In the Meantime” poses at the X-Homophobia campaign for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in February 2013. Following Supreme...
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West Adams church fire aftermath
Firefighters follow up at the Church fire. Burnt fragments of wood and stained glass are all that remain after the fire destroyed Crouch Memorial Church of God in Christ in West Adams. Today,...
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#TBT South LA: Church mothers, circa 1960
“Church Mothers” stand outside the First AME Church in South LA, circa 1960. | USC Digital Library For many generations, churches have been integral to the character of South Los Angeles. The First...
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Cecil Murray, South LA’s civic leader and spiritual guide
The respected pastor who helped put out fires of the 1992 riots now fosters religious dialogue at USC. Cecil Murray gets settled in his USC office. | Jordyn Holman Since late November, residents from...
View ArticleCall for ‘Black Lives Matter’ to Apologize
Pastors and community leaders came together at Mount Moriah Baptist Church to call for an apology from the Black Lives Matter movement. The actions of members of the local chapter upset leaders last...
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