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“Study Finds: “Couples Who Pray Together”

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Stay Together!

And the study is saying, this may be true especially for African-American couples.

The survey of religion, race and relationships found that African-Americans attend church more as couples compared to members of other racial and ethnic groups. This is according to the August issue of The Journal of Marriage and Family.

“Without prayer, black couples would be doing significantly worse than white couples,” said W. Bradford Wilcox, co-author of the study and the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia.

In addition to worshipping together, African-Americans were found to be more likely than non-Hispanic whites, to participate in prayer and Scripture studies at home.

In general, researchers found that, people in same-faith relationships and partners, who attended services regularly were more satisfied with their relationship.

What’s your opinion on this? And do you believe this study to be true?

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“Who Would Want To Kill Wyclef Jean?”

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A supporter holds a portrait of Wyclef Jean as Wyclef (right) leaves the electoral office after submitting the paperwork to run for president of Haiti earlier this month.

I wasn’t even going to write about this fiasco but when the election council in Haiti rejected Wyclef’s bid for presidency, on the grounds that he has not lived in Haiti for over 5 years; I couldn’t resist.

You would think this reason would be common sense to the U. S. rapper but apparently not.

In a flurry of emails sent out by Wyclef he said:

“We await the CEP decision but the laws of the Haitian Constitution must be respected,” “We can only Hope!”

In the meantime Jean, who was one of dozens of candidates vying for the office of President in the earthquake stricken region said., “He was in hiding out Tuesday after receiving death threats”.

Jean said he received a phone call telling him to get out of Haiti and that he was in hiding in a secret location in the Caribbean country.

It never ceases to amaze me, how some people will always make a situation all about them. IMO, he’s power hungry.

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“Homeless Man Served “13 Of 25″ Years For Stealing Food”

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Gregory Taylor (Pictured here wiping his tears), served 13 years behind bars for breaking into a church kitchen trying to find something to eat. This man became an example of California’s harsh three-strikes law but has been ordered released from prison.

A Superior Court judge amended Gregory Taylor’s sentence to eight years already served and the 47-year-old, who was sentenced in 1997 to 25 years to life, will be a free man in a few days.

Taylor was arrested in July 1997 while trying to get into the kitchen of St. Joseph’s Church in downtown Los Angeles. He told officers that he was hungry.

The church’s pastor, the Rev. Alan McCoy, testified at the original sentencing that Taylor was often given food and allowed to sleep at the church. The priest described him as a peaceful man struggling with homelessness and crack addiction.

Taylor was convicted of third-strike burglary due to two robbery convictions in the 1980s, once for stealing a purse containing $10 and another time for trying to rob a man on the street. He didn’t use a weapon in either case, and no one was injured.

The three-strikes sentencing policies of the 1990s “produced inconsistent and disproportionate results,” the Judge said.

Taylor was taken back into custody and will be released when his paperwork is completed in the next two days.

I hope Gregory will get himself together and launch a lawsuit against the State of California, for their misappropriated actions of the law!

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“Fantasia And Mr. Cook Talking Marriage?”

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According Radaronline.com., troubled singer Fantasia and her still-married boyfriend, Antwaun Cook, are contemplating marriage.

Splash news paparazzi snapped the above pic of Cook removing his last few belongings from the N. Carolina home he shared with his estranged wife, Paula Cook. Which basically means he was still living with his wife while creeping with Fantasia, who Paula is branding a home wrecker.

“Fantasia and Antwaun are back together again and they have even talked about marriage once his divorce is finalized with Paula,” a source told RadarOnline.com. “She knows that her family will only fully accept her relationship with him when he is no longer married.

“Antwaun has finally committed to Fantasia and his wife knows that their relationship is definitely over now. They want the divorce pushed through as soon as possible and Fantasia is determined to marry him and she wants to start a family with him too.”

The singer’s father Joseph Barrino told RadarOnline.com that he did not approve of his daughter seeing a married man. Read More…

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