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Mandisa’s Cause of Death Has Been Released
American Idol alum and Christian singer Mandisa’s cause of death has been released.
An autopsy confirmed that the Grammy singer passed away from complications of class III obesity.
People noted that the 47-year-old singer’s body was found at home by friends on April 18. In the autopsy report, she was “last known alive approximately three weeks” prior to when she was discovered.
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Carl Lentz Launches New Project Amid Rumors of Returning to Ministry
After raising many questions on social media about a potential return to ministry, with a mixed reaction from many, Carl Lentz has announced he is not returning to a ministry position, but is instead starting a podcast.
“No, I’m not back” the Instagram video announcement read. “That guy is gone.”
The podcast entitled “Lights On with Carl Lentz” is scheduled to premiere on June 4, and will be available on all streaming platforms.
9 NFL Teams Opt Out of ‘Pride’ Campaign
We are into the month of June now, and as per social customs these days, many corporate entities and sports teams have changed their social media handles to celebrate “Pride month” regardless of how their customer or fanbases feel about it.
But this year, nine teams in the NFL have chosen not to celebrate on social media what people do sexually and stick to sports, like much of the fanbases want.
Here are the nine teams staying away from pride messaging so far this month:
‘Ms. Rachel’ and ‘Sesame Street’ Go All Out for Pride Month
The spiritual assignment against America’s children continues to get darker and darker.
Content creator Ms. Rachel is known for producing videos that parents have flocked to for their babies and toddler-aged children. However, Ms. Rachel, whose full name is Rachel Accurso, has made it clear that she is all in for pride and would prefer if her conservative viewers simply didn’t look at her videos anymore.
“Happy pride to all of our wonderful families and friends,” Accurso says in a TikTok video wearing a rainbow-colored button down. “This month and every month I celebrate you. I’m so glad you’re here, exactly who you are, to those who are going to comment they can’t watch the show anymore because of this support, no worries and much love your way. God bless.”
Carl Lentz Rejects ‘Disgraced Pastor’ Title
Carl and Laura Lentz’s self-imposed isolation from the public eye is now officially over, as they have launched their new podcast, “Lights On” and are starting it off talking about their journey thus far.
A lot has been thrown at the couple over the last few years—some warranted, some not—but one thing that Carl Lentz addressed in their very first episode is this: he is not a disgraced pastor.
“Every headline, typically would say, ‘disgraced, disgraced pastor,’ or ‘pastor falls from grace, falls from grace, disgraced pastor,'” Lentz recalls. “What’s funny about that is, God bless those people, they don’t understand grace. Because you can’t fall from grace. You fall into grace.
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