Gospel Today 4-27-09

Bishop A. L. Jinwright Charged with Tax Evasion

Miss USA Contestant Stands for Biblical Marriage

Pastor Timothy Wright to be laid to rest

Pastor Joel Osteen Hosts Historic Yankee Stadium Event

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Miss USA Contestant Stands Up for Christian Marriage Miss California Carrie Prejean read from the Bible during services at the Rock Church in San Diego Sunday, April, 26, 2009. Prejean has drawn attention for her comments against gay marriage at the Miss USA pageant, where she was first runner-up last weekend.

“I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman,” said Prejean in response to a question from celebrity judge Prez Hilton

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Riverside (New York) Pastor Under Fire

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MEMBERS UPSET BY 600K COMPENSATION PACKAGE

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Rev. Brad Braxton, the new pastor of New York’s famed Riverside Church has become the target of a parishioners' lawsuit complaining about a $600K compensation package.

Manhattan's Riverside Church, which has a history as a social justice advocate, is undoubtedly one of the country's most celebrated religious institutions.

Reportedly, the 1,500 member

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church is paying Braxton, its new senior pastor, more than $600,000 in annual compensation, which is twice what James Forbes, who preceded Braxton was getting after running Riverside for more than 18 years.

Braxton was selected in a vote of the congregation last fall and was officially installed Sunday, April 24, 2009. However, a group of church members filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming that they were never told about the package.

Church sources say the package includes: $250,000 in salary; $11,500 monthly housing allowance; Private school tuition for his child; A full-time maid; Entertainment,

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Prejean, 21, said officials from the Miss California USA pageant were worried that her comments would cost their contest financial backing and tried to prepare her for a string of post-pageant media interviews by discouraging her from discussing her religious beliefs.

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"'You need to apologize to the gay community. You need to not talk about your faith. This has everything Miss California Carrie Prejean to do with you representing California and saving the brand,'" Prejean about legalizing same-sex marriage. rejected the advice.

Hilton, who is gay, cursed the beauty queen on his blog the next day and suggested her response may have cost her the Miss USA crown.

What are your thoughts on legalizing gay marriage?â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Share your comments on the BLOGâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;at gospeltoday.ning.com

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travel and "professional development" allowances; Pension and life insurance benefits; An equity allowance for Braxton to save up to buy a home.

The judge declined to block the Installation and urged both sides to try to settle the situation. The congregation is scheduled to meet May 3.

Additionally, Braxton recently hired a new second in command at more than $300,000 a year.

The two sides should find a way to achieve "some form of fellowship and reconciliation between members of the church," Stone said, to "prevent a split."

Diana Solomon-Glover, a member of the church choir and one of the petitioners in the suit stated, "We Riverside is affiliated with the United have an economic crisis in the Church of Christ and the American country, and none of the church staff Baptist Churches. are getting raises this year, but a few people at the top are getting these huge salaries?"

BET'S '106 & GOSPEL' Gets the Axe NETWORK CANCELS SHOW DUE TO POOR RATINGS

AOL Black Voices columnist Jawn Murray reported the news that BET has pulled "106 & Gospel," from its line-up. Hosts of the show included 21:03 member Jor'el Quinn and Trin-itee 5:7 singer Angel Taylor.

The Gospel spinoff of "106 & Park" premiered on Jan. 11 and aired at noon on Sundays. The show offered an alternative for Christian youth and represented a ray of hope for more positive, wholesome programming in the Network’s offerings.

Other contributors included Tye Tribbett, Kierra Sheard and rapper, I-Rocc. According to Murray, “Buzz that the show was going to be nixed because of poor ratings began online a few weeks back.”

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AMeriCA’s MOsT WATChed PAsTOr, JOeL OsTeen LeAds hisTOriC niGhT Of hOPe

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Congratulations to Joel Osteen who partnered with Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), for a Historic Night of Hope at New York City’s brand new 51,000-seat Yankee Stadium on Sunday, April 27, 2009.

The service featured messages of hope from Osteen as well as his wife, Victoria along with musical guest, Israel Houghton.

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Charlotte pastor indiCted on tax evasion Charges Bishop Anthony Jinwright of Greater Salem City of God in West Charlotte says there's no evidence to support the charges that he under reported income by hundreds of thousands of dollars and he's waiting for his day in court.

According to the Charlotte Observer Newspaper, a 16-page indictment says Jinwright failed to report $875,000 in taxable income for him and his wife, Harriet Porter-Jinwright. She is listed on the church Web site as a co-pastor, but is not charged.

The indictment alleges Jinwright owes from $200,000 to $400,000 in unpaid federal and state income taxes.

The indictment also details salary and reimbursements of $3.1 million for Jinwright from the church from 2001-2006. It also lists more than $400,000 in income from speaking engagements and book sales.

Jinwright's personal expenditures include $198,000 in total car lease payments from 2001 to the present, according to the indictment. The vehicles listed: a BMW 530i, a Mercedes-Benz S550V, five Lexus vehicles and a Maybach 57 – billed as a luxury sedan with a 550-horsepower engine and worth about a quarter of a million dollars.

“We have no comment at this time,” said Bishop Alan Porter, the church's executive pastor, adding: “Trust in God.”

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