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via William Dewberry MySpace page A man of God may have reacted unholy when viewing an image of Nicki Minaj on Instagram. The incident allegedly took place after Nicki Minaj posted a photo of herself that shows most of her derriére. Pastor William Henry Dewberry III , of Church of God in Christ in Memphis, was reportedly inspired to respond to the photo. “I’ll love to eat your booty @nickiminaj,” Dewberry allegedly wrote in the comments section on Nicki Minaj’s Instagram page, according to Complex. When it was discovered that the comment came from Dewberry’s account, some in the religious community was appalled by his actions. Dewberry went to Facebook and asked for prayers because he claimed that someone had made a fake account under his name. However, the account features a multitude of images of Dewberry and his family and there are interactions between him and his followers. Dewberry is the latest prominent pastor to catch flack for sinful behaviors. In January, Pastor O. Jerma...

Betty Jean Westbrook Zander ,   of Chattanooga, was lifted out of the bonds of her Alzheimer’s disease early  Tuesday  evening, August 1, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was 88 years old.   Betty was born in McComb, Ms., June 22, 1929, to Hilda Rae Parker Westbrook and BH Westbrook.  In 1950, she married in Jackson, Ms., Hendrik Zander, Jr. (deceased 1986). There they had two children – Gwendolyn Zander (Smyrna, Ga.) and Suzette Zander (Katy, Tx.)  Besides her daughters, Betty is survived by her granddaughter, Heather Marie Hathcock (Katy, Tx.), cousins, Geraldine, Homerline, Randy, Annie Laura and Sonny and their offspring.    Betty and Henk moved to Chattanooga, in late 1956 when he got a job at Chattanooga Glass Company .    She was a very active member of First Christian Church of Chattanooga and was active in many activities – Christian Women’s Fellowship, the Hospitality Committee, Stephens Ministry, founder of the XYZ group for active older adults , a delegate to both regional and th...

Copyright (c) 2017 Baptist Press . Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention . The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/49368/from-the-states-ga-calif-and-texas-evangelismmissions-news-what-we-really-hope-and-pray-to-do-is-impact-their-lives-for-christ by Staff, posted Tuesday, August 15, 2017 (11 days ago) Today's From the States features items from: The Christian Index (Georgia) California Southern Baptist Southern Baptist TEXAN ********** Ga. literacy missions bringing Gospel to refugees, immigrants By Joe Westbury CARROLLTON, Ga. (The Christian Index) -- For Annette Ingram, it began when she drove by a low- income apartment complex and saw a large sign that said, " Free ESL Classes ." That piqued her interest because she was already certified as an English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instructor through the State of Florida when she served in the DeSoto County public schools . ...

Published: Friday, August 25, 2017 @ 7:50 AM Updated: Friday, August 25, 2017 @ 7:49 AM Divers recovered the remains of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon , 26, on Thursday night. He is from Suffield, Connecticut. They earlier recovered the remains of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith , 22, who the Navy listed as being from New Jersey. His mother said Smith grew up in Novi, Michigan, and moved to Norfolk, Virginia, as a teenager with his father. The military said five sailors were injured and 10 were missing following Monday's collision. The Navy said missing soldiers were from Missouri, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Connecticut and Illinois. The collision tore a hole in the ship's left rear hull and flooded adjacent compartments , including crew berths and machinery and communication rooms. The U.S. Navy said it has suspended search and rescue efforts , though divers continue search and recovery efforts inside flooded compartments of ...