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What’s YOUR Take?When Sen. Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina)

shouted out “You lie!” at President Obama

during a joint session of the Congress,

America gasped…at least most of America

did, but on further investigation, the

groundswell of disrespect seems to be

running rampant.

During the same week, Kanye Westmade headlines by interrupting an award

presentation to Taylor Swift at the VMA

Awards to snatch the mic and make a

comment that at best, was rude and

insensitive.

Add to that, Serena Williams’ curse-

laced threats during the semi-finals of the

Women’s Singles match at the US Open,

and you might think that somebody is

collaborating to encourage everybody to

“just act crazy!” So, what’s really going on?

Bad behavior isn’t cute, funny or

acceptable!

Wilson, who is up for re-election in

2010 seems to have put his career in serious

jeopardy. Especially when former president,

Jimmy Carter called him out, and cited the

incident as racism “I think an overwhelming

portion of the intensely demonstrated

animosity toward President Barack Obama

is based on the fact that he is a black man,

that he’s African American,” Carter told NBC.

Williams, a practicing Jehovah's Witness

who won't vote for religious reasons, was

fined $10,000 by the U.S. Tennis

Association—but even worse, she took the

Lord’s name in vain. "I swear to God, I'm

[expletive] going to take this [expletive] ball

and shove it down your [expletive] throat,

you hear that? I swear to God," she said.

Kanye’s bad taste seems to be habitual.

Back in 2006, West posed for the cover of

“Rolling Stone” magazine with a crown of

thorns on his head. The cover caused

Christians to be outraged.

Gospel artist Micah Stampley remarked,

“Like many of those whom you have

contacted concerning this matter, I am totally

thrown off at his attempt to portray himself

as my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am

also outraged by the failure and refusal of

those Christians of influence to take a stand

on a matter that is offensive to our faith. In

my opinion, this young man feels that he is

superior to his peers and surroundings and

to depict himself as Jesus Christ is proof of

that. Kanye has a level of pride that is

unique, it's frightening! It reminds me of

when Lucifer tried to exalt himself above the

throne of God as we read about in scripture.

As a result, God cast him down along with

all the angels that agreed and followed him.

After he (Satan) was kicked out of heaven,

the Bible described him as the fallen star.

Here is what I mean by this reference;

Kanye West may be a shining star right now

but when you try to exalt yourself as Jesus,

you open up to being the next falling star and

all those that follow and support are in

position to be cast down as well. Let this be

a lesson learned. Just because someone

uses the name of Jesus Christ does not

mean they stand for what His name

represents.”

So…what does all this mean to you?

That’s what we want to know! What are you

doing to proactively change the tide in your

church or home? What conversations are

you having around the sanctuary or water

cooler? Or…are you just being silent in the

midst of what has become a “movement” of

profanity, racism and disrespect?

We’d LOVE to hear from you! Blog us:

gospeltoday.ning.com; or facebook us:

Teresa E Hairston/facebook. gt

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“Town Hall onHealth Care Reform”

Donald Lawrence

The 11-city “How Sweet theSound” tour will take place

throughout the next few months,

culminating in a grand finale on

November 7th in Detroit at the Joe

Louis Arena where one choir from

across the country will ultimately be

named the “Best Church Choir in

America.”

Grammy-Award winners DonaldLawrence, CeCe Winans, LisaKimmey-Winans, Marvin Sapp, JamesFortune, Dorinda-Clark Cole, KurtCarr, Trin-i-tee 5:7, and HezekiahWalker are involved in the events as

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Candace Walker's heart may be heavy

but her spirit and determination to save

lives presses on. In 2008, after losing her

only son Clinton to an undetected heart

defect, Candace has been on a mission

to raise community awareness about

heart defects and create opportunities for

young people to receive life saving heart

screenings.

For over a year the Walker family

searched for answers to the violent

seizures that their only old son Clinton, a

previously healthy and athletic boy,

suddenly began to suffer from. Clinton

received CAT scan's, MRI's, EEGs and

Sleep Clinic tests only to be told in the

end, that they could not find the cause of

his seizures. On February 7, 2008,

Clinton passed away in his sleep from the

compilations of a seizure; he was 17

years old. It was not until after Clinton's

death that an autopsy revealed he

suffered from an abnormal heart defect

that if detected earlier may have

saved his life.

Since the tragic passing of her

son Candace has turned her grief

into an all out war cry to raise

awareness and help other families

and communities practice early

detection. Her story has appeared

in Gospel Today Magazine; Our

Voices Mississippi; The Indianapolis

Recorder; and, Candace has also

appeared on Praise 102.5's The

Coco Brother Radio show. Clinton's

story has also appeared on

Organizing for America's Website,

Parent Heart Watch website and in

the Rockdale Citizen.

In the fall of 2008 Candace launched

the Clinton Ron Walker Scholarship Fund

and Youth4Healthy Hearts. The Clinton

Ron Walker Scholarship Fund Inc. was

created to honor and remember Clinton in

a way that continues his legacy of

service. The Youth4Healthy Hearts

Benefit Concert is a yearly event that

features Gospel performers and health

vendors who come out and help to spread

the word on the importance of knowledge

and of early detection through heart

health screenings. "The Youth4Healthy

Hearts events are aimed at educating our

youth about heart defects and raising

funds for The Clinton Ron Walker

Scholarship Fund." says Walker. "Eight

out of every one thousand children born

in the US have congenital heart problems

that often go undiagnosed. We are

committed to bringing awareness to this

problem and educating parents and the

Atlanta Mother ContinuesMission To Save Lives

Turns The Pain of Losing Her Son Into Campaign

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community on the steps to take to have their children screened. This information is

vital in saving the lives of our children."

WHO: Candace Walker and The Clinton Ron Walker Scholarship Inc.

WHAT: The 2nd Annual Youth4Healthy Hearts Gospel Concert featuring;

Gospel Recording Artists, Jamie Jones, Wanda Trent-Phillips, Chris Lewis,

Korey Bowie, Patrick Leong and others

WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2009 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WHY: Raising Community Awareness on Congenital Heart Problems and, raising

scholarship dollars for Clinton Ron Walker Scholarship Fund

WHERE: Greenbriar Mall - Near Burlington Court

2841 Greenbriar Parkway S.W. Atlanta Ga. 30331

For more information about20The Clinton Ron Walker Scholarship Fund and

Youth4Healthy Hearts please visit: http://www.crwsf.org

The Clinton Ron Walker Scholarship Fund is a non profit organization set up to provide scholarships

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Delores“Sugar”PoindexterTransitionsGospel MusicWorkshop of

America/Gospel Announcer’s Guild members

will sincerely miss Delores " Sugar"

Poindexter, one of the GAG’s longtime,

dedicated supporters, who transitioned from

this life to the next, on Tuesday, September 14,

2009. “Sug” as most friends called her, was

already living with the aftermath of a severe

stroke.

In April of this year, she was diagnosed with

stage 4 colon cancer. The homegoing services

will be next Friday and Saturday, September

25- 26th. For info: Alehointl@aol.com. gt

Gospel musicnews P E O P L E , P L A C E S & E V E N T S

On Sept. 15, the second National

Gospel Music Heritage Month was

officially proclaimed. The Gospel

Music Channel (GMC) television

network joined with the United States

Senate, led by Senator Blanche L.

Lincoln (D-AR) and the House of

Representatives, led by

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

(D-TX) to create the "National Gospel

Music Heritage Month" initiative. The

dual legislation passed by the House

and the Senate designates

September 2009 as "Gospel Music

Heritage Month," honoring gospel

music for its valuable and long-

standing contributions to American

culture. The initiative was created by

GMC; joining GMC as sponsors of

"Gospel Music Heritage Month" are

The Recording Academy®, the

Gospel Music Association (GMA), the

Gospel Music Workshop of America

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September Proclaimed Gospel Music Heritage Month

(L-R) James "Jazzy" Jordan, EVP, Verity Gospel Music Group; CharlesHumbard, CEO, GMC; Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; artistsRichard Smallwood, Phillip Carter and Maurette Brown Clarke.

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In support of National AddictionRecovery month and to continue our

efforts to address the problems of

addiction in the music industry, MusiCares

will present a panel discussion on the

issue of addiction and relapse this

Thursday, September 24, 2009.

In chemical dependency, relapse is

defined as “the act of taking that first drink

or drug after being deliberately clean and

sober for some time”. People who have

relapsed can usually point back to certain

things and ideas they thought before they

actually picked up a drink or used.

Join the panel discussion featuring

advice and expertise from John Hiatt,

Addiction and Relapse within

the Music Industry

GRAMMY-nominated and multiple

award winning artist; Will Radford,

Clinical Director, Cumberland Heights

Treatment facility; Dr. Pete Harris,

Ph.D., private practitioner and others.

The event will take place from 2:00pm

to 3:30pm at MusiCares / The

Recording Academy office, 1904

Wedgewood Avenue, Nashville, TN.

RSVP To Cortney Bailey at 615-

327-0050 or email

Cortney.Bailey@grammy.com. gt

This year, YOU can vote on the 2010 STELLAR AWARDS!

The Stellar Awards will take place next January 16, 2010, at the Grand

Old Opry hosted by Donnie McClurkin, Sinbad and Dorinda Clark Cole.

However, you can vote starting this week Tuesday, September 22,

2009 up to October 3, 2009.

To participate, go towww.thestellarawards.com and cast your vote

for your favorite artist. You will only be allowed to vote once, so be sure to

make it count! Once the public weighs in on the entries the process will

follow its normal route of the final determinations being decided by the

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february 18-19, 2010 � bethel baptist church � jacksonville, FL

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Ministers of Music/Praise Leaders Track:“Transformational Worship thatTransforms Ministry”How to makeyour personal and music dept. ministrymore dynamic from the inside out. Ledby Stephen Hurd, Byron Cage and Dr.Jeff Patton.

Pastors Track: “TransformYour Church with MinistryExcellence” Dynamic churchesdemand excellence--fromadministration to preaching. Seminarsled by Bishop Noel Jones, Elder RolandHairston and Dr. Leonard N. Smith.

Youth Track:“Transformational Careeropportunities for Leaders!”songwriters, producers, artists andexecutives will pour wisdom into thenext generation...Learn what it takes tomake it. Coordinators: Darryl Izzard,Carla Williams, and Monica Coates

Dance Track: “Transformyour Movement into Ministry”Precision in presentation; Dynamicdance techniques and specialpresentations that will help transformyour movement. Coordinators: TrentVon Lee, Evangelist Tracy Gibson andProphetess Sherry Wilson

Registrationgospelheritage.org

Early Bird Registration (until Sep. 30)Youth (ages 13-21): $59Adult: $89

Regular Registration(Oct 1 - Nov 30)Youth (ages 13-21): $79Adult: $109

Late Registration(Dec 1 - Feb 10)Youth (ages 13-21): $99Adult: $129

On Site-Registration(After Feb 11)Youth (ages 13-21):$119Adult: $159

New ArtistShowcaseThursday, Feb 18, 201010pm - 12 a.m.Registration: solo- $75; groups(2-5 members) - $100; choirs orgroups (6 or more members): $150.(Includes Non-refundable fee of$25) Must send DVD to: GHF, POBOX 800, Fairburn, GA 30213*Deadline to enter: January 15, 2010

All EVENTSwill be held at the Hostchurch: Bethel Bapt.Ch., Jacksonville, FL

Host Hotels- Wyndham JacksonvilleRiverwalk($89.00/night)866-845-8862

- Omni Jacksonville($99.00/night)(904) 791-4831

Vendorswelcome! (Limited spaceavailable)All vendors will belocated in lobby area of church: $250/per table

stephen hurd

byron cage

carla williams

dr. leonard smith

bishop rudolph mckessick, jr.

thursday, 9am

bishop noel jones

thursday, 7pm

ministerkirk franklin

friday, 9am

Transformational

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Ministers of Music/Praise Leaders Track:“Transformational Worship thatTransforms Ministry”How to makeyour personal and music dept. ministrymore dynamic from the inside out. Ledby Stephen Hurd, Byron Cage and Dr.Jeff Patton.

Pastors Track: “TransformYour Church with MinistryExcellence” Dynamic churchesdemand excellence--fromadministration to preaching. Seminarsled by Bishop Noel Jones, Elder RolandHairston and Dr. Leonard N. Smith.

Youth Track:“Transformational Careeropportunities for Leaders!”songwriters, producers, artists andexecutives will pour wisdom into thenext generation...Learn what it takes tomake it. Coordinators: Darryl Izzard,Carla Williams, and Monica Coates

Dance Track: “Transformyour Movement into Ministry”Precision in presentation; Dynamicdance techniques and specialpresentations that will help transformyour movement. Coordinators: TrentVon Lee, Evangelist Tracy Gibson andProphetess Sherry Wilson

Registrationgospelheritage.org

Early Bird Registration (until Sep. 30)Youth (ages 13-21): $59Adult: $89

Regular Registration(Oct 1 - Nov 30)Youth (ages 13-21): $79Adult: $109

Late Registration(Dec 1 - Feb 10)Youth (ages 13-21): $99Adult: $129

On Site-Registration(After Feb 11)Youth (ages 13-21):$119Adult: $159

New ArtistShowcaseThursday, Feb 18, 201010pm - 12 a.m.Registration: solo- $75; groups(2-5 members) - $100; choirs orgroups (6 or more members): $150.(Includes Non-refundable fee of$25) Must send DVD to: GHF, POBOX 800, Fairburn, GA 30213*Deadline to enter: January 15, 2010

All EVENTSwill be held at the Hostchurch: Bethel Bapt.Ch., Jacksonville, FL

Host Hotels- Wyndham JacksonvilleRiverwalk($89.00/night)866-845-8862

- Omni Jacksonville($99.00/night)(904) 791-4831

Vendorswelcome! (Limited spaceavailable)All vendors will belocated in lobby area of church: $250/per table

stephen hurd

byron cage

carla williams

dr. leonard smith

bishop rudolph mckessick, jr.

thursday, 9am

bishop noel jones

thursday, 7pm

ministerkirk franklin

friday, 9am

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