When Alexis Charles Newton set off toward home late one night in July 1988, the 33-year-old Black man couldn’t have known he’d end up recounting the evening in detail to a courtroom later that fall. Sure, he had seen the bands of young white men with shaved heads, swastika tattoos and combat boots stomping around Dallas’ Lee Park that summer. But Newton had kept his distance. He had made it home safely every time before, and nothing about that night seemed to suggest a different outcome.
Newton grew up nearby, and as a boy, he swam in the public pool at the park. Later, as an adult, he jogged its trails. Even in his thirties, he sometimes met his friends there for football games, to toss a baseball or to throw a Frisbee. He’d attended concerts at the park. It was his neighborhood.
Barna: Orphanages essential, but families optimal
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 |
Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com)
Spanish
A new study shows that while American Christians continue to demonstrate their generous and sacrificial support of orphanages worldwide, the best environment for children remains intact families.
Using findings from a study conducted by the Barna Group, the Faith to Action Initiative revealed that one in five (19%) of the 3,000 Christians surveyed in the U.S. financially support orphanages, children s homes, and various types of residential care for children. That percentage suggests that upwards of 34 million American believers donate approximately $3.3 billion every year to assist orphan care programs. In addition, an estimated four million U.S. Christians visit orphanages or children s homes during short-term mission trips.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Trailer
Her interview with AIDS activist Steve Pieters is included in the preview. June 09 2021 2:15 PM EDT
The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
The upcoming film follows televangelist Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye, who was famous for challenging the ideas of what a good Christian wife was not only with her outspoken ideals, but with her bright makeup, big singing voice, and bigger personality.
Chastain stars in the film from director Michael Showalter, which also stars Andrew Garfield as Jim, Vincent D’Onofrio as pastor and conservative idealogue Jerry Falwell, Cherry Jones as Tammy Faye’s mother Rachel LaValley, and Sam Jaeger as Bakker’s second husband, Roe Messner. Abe Sylvia wrote the script based on a 2000 documentary of the same name that was narrated by RuPaul.
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