A mom and her twin daughters : Which one is the mom? Here’s your answer

CM Editor
-
0
A mom and her twin daughters : Which one is the mom? Here’s your answer

CNN respond – When Kaylan Mahomes posted a recent car selfie with her twin, Kyla, and their mother, the social media world went into confusion.

The caption by the high schooler read, “Mom, twin and me.”

But because all three share the same youthful glow — it looks more like a picture of triplets — everyone was trying to figure out which one is the mom.

Since it was posted January 28 the photo has been retweeted more than 18,000 times and received more than 29,000 likes. Some Twitter users have shared it along with the hashtag #blackdontcrack, an expression that refers to African-Americans whose smooth skin makes them look younger than their age.

After seeing how much success their selfie garnered, the family created an Instagram page to share more images of the trio, who live in Indianapolis.

But the big question remained: Which young-looking lady is the mom?

In an interview aired Friday on HLN, the trio put speculation to rest by revealing that the twins’ mother, Tina, appears to the far left in the photo.

Asked by Christi Paul how she stays so well-preserved with two 16-year-old daughters, Mom broke down her methods.

“I try to drink a lot of water, I try to stay stress free,” the 35-year old said. “I just focus a lot on emotional inner beauty.”

The family said they’re mistaken for triplets “all the time.”

“Even people who I know personally still don’t know who’s the mommy,” Kaylan told HLN.

The pic was snapped when Mom was picking the girls up from school; Kaylan shared it with a friend and it went viral quickly thereafter.

Even before the big reveal, the family’s second Instagram post offered a crucial clue.

The post is a video of one of the ladies holding a camera while the three pose for a picture. Then they all erupt into laughter when one of them apparently realizes she was actually being videotaped.

The video’s caption reads, “When your mom thinks it’s a picture … lol #whosthemom?”

The answer here, click ANSWER

Source : CNN & Youtube/LOOPS GIST

Roles of Jesus Christ, Judas Cast in Tyler Perry’s ‘The Passion Live’

-
0
Roles of Jesus Christ, Judas Cast in Tyler Perry’s ‘The Passion Live’

Tyler Perry (Photo: Reuters/Danny Moloshok)

Christian Post Report – Tyler Perry speaks on stage during the 45th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California February 22, 2014.

The actors who will portray Jesus Christ and Judas in the upcoming live production of Fox’s “The Passion” on Palm Sunday have officially been announced.

The role of Jesus will be played by singer-songwriter Jencarlos Canela, a theater actor who debuted in the 2008 musical “Miami Libre” and currently stars on the NBC primetime show, “Telenovela.” Judas, the man who betrays Jesus, will be portrayed by singer and actor Chris Daughtry, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

While he has appeared on “CSI: NY,” the soon-to-be Judas is probably best known from season five of “American Idol” where he placed fourth overall. The script, written by Peter Barsocchini (“High School Musical,”) will take audiences on a journey 2,000 years ago to the last hours when Jesus Christ walked the Earth.

The musical will air on Palm Sunday, which executives close to the production hope can bring both Christian and secular audiences together before Easter.

“This Palm Sunday television event is a modern-day production of the most famous story of all time, full of universal themes, which we hope provides a unifying experience, bringing the sacred and secular together,” said Mark Bracco, executive vice president of programming and development for Dick Clark Productions.

Adam Anders, the music producer who has worked on “Glee” and “Rock of Ages,” revealed that audiences will witness the story of Jesus being told like never before.

“‘The Passion’ is one of the most exciting and compelling projects that I have ever been involved with,” said Anders in a statement to The Christian Post. “I cannot wait to bring the greatest-story-ever-told to life through music in a way that has never been heard before. To be able to create new arrangements of some of the biggest songs of all time and to create a live film score is a creative dream for me.”

Aside from Canela and Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, the singer and host of Food Network’s “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen” joined the cast last month as Mary, the mother of Jesus.

“I’m thrilled to join #ThePassionLive airing LIVE March 20 on @FOXTV xo trish,” the Grammy Award-winning “How Do I Live” singer tweeted.

The “Corazón Sin Cara” singer Prince Royce also echoed Yearwood’s sentiments, after joining the cast as the disciple Peter.

“I’m happy to be joining #ThePassionLive as Peter airing LIVE March 20 on @FOXTV,” he tweeted to over 5 million fans.

Film mogul Tyler Perry will narrate and host the two-hour musical that will take place in Perry’s hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, and bring a modern-day account of the story of Jesus of Nazareth to life. A number of iconic locations throughout New Orleans will be utilized in the live musical event that is also expected to include a local New Orleans audience in the carrying of a 20-foot cross.

Famed biblical events like the Last Supper, Jesus’ betrayal at the hands of Judas, his trial by Pontius Pilate, the crucifixion and resurrection will be included in what the president of Fox said will be an inspirational play.

“‘The Passion’ is both wonderfully entertaining and genuinely inspirational,” said David Madden, president of entertainment for the Fox Broadcasting Company, in a statement shared with The Christian Post. “We are so thrilled to have the multi-talented Tyler Perry join us for this epic music production. He is the perfect host to lead the cast — and viewers — through the streets of New Orleans in this contemporary re-telling of a timeless story.”

Source : Christian Post

Kierra Sheard Inspired by Kirk Franklin, Kanye West Studio Session

-
0
Kierra Sheard Inspired by Kirk Franklin, Kanye West Studio Session

Kierra Sheard (Photo: BET Networks)

Christian Post Report – Kierra Sheard currently serves as a judge on BET’s “Sunday Best.”

When gospel music songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin appeared in a recording studio with rap mogul Kanye West, gospel singer Kierra Sheard said she was inspired.

“I was super inspired. What was so much more fun is that 2 Chainz posted a video of them in the studio and Kirk Franklin was chilling on the wall,” Sheard said in a Periscope video posted Tuesday, according to EEW magazine. “He did nothing that let his good be evil spoken of. It was perfect.”

The 28-year-old daughter of Grammy Award-winning singer Karen Clark Sheard of the gospel music group The Clark Sisters and the daughter of megachurch pastor Bishop J Drew Sheard, rebuked those who spoke negatively about Franklin’s decision to spend time with 38-year-old rapper West ahead of his Feb 11 album.

“So many people negatively respond to Kirk Franklin and y’all tried to throw him under the bus. I have a huge problem with that,” she said. “People of God, people of Christ, we have to do better.”

In a recent Twitter post, Franklin opened up amid the criticism by writing, “I want to sit where the sinners are … the well sometimes make me sick.”

Sheard said the criticism of Franklin reminded her why some people avoid the church.

“People have said, ‘This is why I don’t come to church. I don’t deal with church people,'” she asserted. “And some people have even said, ‘This is why I don’t even believe in God because, the God that you all speak about and the love that you guys say you ought to share, you guys don’t share it amongst each other.'”

Her brother, J. Drew Sheard II, 27, has focused on establishing his own music career throughout the years but has felt judgment from some in the Christian community in the past. Kierra previously spoke to The Huffington Post in an emotional interview about making non traditional gospel music for people like her brother.

“There are people out there like my brother, who are probably just tired of church people and the judgment and the negativity. …,” Kierra said. “This is my way of presenting Jesus in a different way, in a fresh way, in a way I think he has called me to present him.”

Source : Christian Post

Fred Hammond Asks Fans to Pray Over Business Deals Affecting His Health

-
0
Fred Hammond Asks Fans to Pray Over Business Deals Affecting His Health

Fred Hammond (Photo: RCA Inspiration)

Christian Post Report – Fred Hammond created the Festival of Praise Tour featuring Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell, Hezekiah Walker, Israel Houghton, Jessica Reedy, Isaac Carree and Zacardi Cortez.

Fred Hammond has touched countless people with his worship music for three decades, now the gospel singer is asking fans to pray about some business matters that could be affecting his health.

The 55-year-old singer was transparent when he took to Twitter to reveal that he needed prayer.

“I have a prayer request that I need my Twitter FAM to stand in agreement with me on.
It’s of a business nature,” he wrote on Monday. “I’m asking God to break the chains, and bring fairness immediately into this situation. I served diligently with a great and positive attitude, I rebuke the spirit of Laban over Jacob!”

In the Bible, Laban, the uncle of Jacob, deceived his nephew in Genesis 29:25. Instead of acting on the agreed upon terms of seven years worth of Jacob’s work resulting in him marrying Laban’s youngest daughter, Rachel, the uncle deceived his nephew and forced him to work seven additional years.

“This will not be that! I rebuke the spirit of stress and illness this issue brings to me daily,” the singer wrote. “Father please step in and break every chain concerning this matter. My creativity rests in and comes from You Lord.”

In the prayer posted for over 400,000 social media followers to witness, Hammond said he trusted God to deliver him from the situation.

“I’ve sown fairness now I’m asking You Lord to loose fairness. Break the unfair chains Father,” he wrote. “I’ve served and I served well. My faith is strong. … Lord You are more than able.”

Hammond has been transparent about his business in the past, and previously told The Christian Post about some of the hardships artists face in the gospel music industry.

“We don’t have the economics or commerce behind us to make us feel valuable,” the singer said. “Back in the day there were five, six or seven labels out. Now, we’re all independent and scratching for what we can get.”

Hammond has also taken notice of the comradery in the hip-hop world, where rappers are always joining on one another’s records and introducing new artists. He spoke about the the gospel music industry having potential to do the same.

“It’s not what it used to be and I think we’ve all let it down. And I think unless we all come together and say ‘what do we need to do’ then we’re all going to be in trouble,” Hammond told CP. “Unless we all come together and do something with all the minds, not the Church minds but the biggest minds … artists, labels and radio, then the Church will follow.”

Source : Christian Post

Taraji P. Henson Says Prayer Works, God Is All She Knows

-
0
Taraji P. Henson Says Prayer Works, God Is All She Knows

Taraji P. Henson (Photo: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Christian Post Report – Taraji P. Henson poses with the award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama for her role in “Empire” backstage at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 10, 2016.

Taraji P. Henson is sharing her beliefs in the power of prayer.

The 45-year-old “Empire” actress who hosted the BET “Celebration of Gospel” on Sunday followed up the event with a post that reads: “Prayer Works” to over 6 million Twitter followers Wednesday.

“#GodIs and THAT is all that I KNOW,” Henson captioned the image.

Before the “Celebration of Gospel” show aired, Henson also took to Twitter to let followers know, “with God all things are possible! You better know that!”

While she has maintained a 20-year acting career with a multitude of roles, Henson won her first Golden Globe Award for best performance by an actress in a television series last month. Before receiving the honor for her portrayal of the character “Cookie” from the FOX drama “Empire,” Henson earned a nomination for an Academy Award in 2009 for her work in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

After winning a Golden Globe Award, Henson told Extra TV about her excitement for the honor.

“That is our soul we expose to the world, so whenever people receive it and people go, ‘Oh, we want to give you something,’ it always feels good,” she said.

The actress previously spoke to The Christian Post about how her Christian faith has impacted her career.

“It has definitely kept me sane and continues to keep me sane because I know how I got here. I moved to California with $700 in my pocket with my son and a dream and faith,” Henson told CP. “And every time a door would close I would pray to God, like ‘I know you’ve got a plan for me because I’m still here.’ There’s a plan for me and I believe in that.”

During an interview with Uptown magazine last year, Henson spoke about her feelings of envy toward actress Amy Adams and how her Christian faith helped her overcome those emotions.

“I used to have this crazy thing with Amy Adams. You see her consistently getting nominated, as she should, because Amy does good work,” Henson said. “But, it’s like, ‘Well I did good work too.’ But if you choose to stay in that place then you become miserable.”

“It’s a pity party and nobody cares. I’m human, so I’ve done it,” she added. “But I check that because it’s ego and it’s the devil.”

Although Henson later became an Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress with countless other awards and accolades under her belt, there was a point in time when she had no accomplishments to feel secure about. In those moments, Henson turned to God.

Whenever I thought I was supposed to get something and it didn’t fall through, I would just fall back to God and be like ‘OK, well what else. Because whatever you’ve got must be better than this,'” she revealed to The Christian Post back in 2014. “And then it is, it always is.”

Source : Christian Post

Sarah Jakes Roberts Says Fear Almost Kept Her From True Joy of Pregnancy With 3rd Child

-
0
Sarah Jakes Roberts Says Fear Almost Kept Her From True Joy of Pregnancy With 3rd Child

Pastor Touré Roberts, Sarah Jakes Roberts (Photo: 5W Public Relations)

Christian Post Report – Daughter of popular preacher T.D. Jakes, Sarah Jakes Roberts (R), and her husband, Touré Roberts, senior pastor of One Church International in Hollywood, California (L).

Before marrying Pastor Touré Roberts, Sarah Jakes Roberts admits she didn’t want to have any more children.

“After a couple of heartbreaks and life as a single mother I swore I’d never have any more children. I almost let the possibility of being broken again keep me from experiencing restoration,” Jakes Roberts wrote in a personal Instagram message Thursday. “I had to realize that love and faith must dwell in the same heart. Greater than hope, faith is rooted in confirmation and a word from God.”

Jakes Roberts, author, motivational speaker and daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes, is expecting her first child with husband Touré Roberts, the senior pastor of One Church International in Hollywood, California. While their official due date is not known publicly, the mother-to-be has been transparent about her emotions during the pregnancy.

In her latest Instagram post, the first lady of One Church International spoke about how being vulnerable in her marriage has helped her become a better woman during her pregnancy.

“I’ve had to be vulnerable with my husband in new ways. I’ve had to be honest enough to vocalize how I felt about change,” she revealed. “As I’ve embraced the expansion of my physical appearance I’ve noticed the parallel growth my soul is enduring. I am unequivocally more beautiful on the inside because a part of @toureroberts has developed inside of me.”

She went on to glorify God for her husband showing her what love is.

“You’ve shown me the true meaning of love is not about comfort, but about trusting stability exists even when everything is changing. You’re my rock, my love, my king,” she said. “I thank God for allowing me to experience this with you.”

The Roberts married November 2014, in what has become a second marriage for each of them.

Sarah initially brought her two children into the union with Touré’s three children from a previous relationship.

Jakes Roberts told Essence magazine back in August about her feelings of excitement concerning her pregnancy.

For Touré and I, having a child together is the organic overflow of the love that we have been so blessed to share. When I initially found out that I was pregnant, I was overwhelmed with surprise, excitement, and joy,” she told Essence. “Each of our children offer a special flavor to the blend that is our family. While we are ecstatic to know that our baby will represent a piece of each of us, we look forward to the unique individuality and impact our new addition is sure to bring to our family.”

Source : Christian Post

Tim Tebow Describes His Perfect Match on ‘Ellen’

-
0
Tim Tebow Describes His Perfect Match on ‘Ellen’

Tim Tebow (Photo: Reuters/Eric Henderson)

Christian Post Report – Tim Tebow arrives at the 48th Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, November 5, 2014.

While Tim Tebow is known more for sharing his Christian faith than his private life, the NFL hopeful has told Ellen DeGeneres everything he’s looking for in a dating partner and future spouse.

During a segment on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Wednesday, Tebow told the daytime talk show host that he was atill single, which led the audience to errupt in cheers.

After DeGeneres asked the 28-year-old SEC analyst what he was looking for in a partner, he sheepishly responded: “Obviously, someone that I’m extremely attracted to. But I think there has to be more there, there has to be depth, you know. You have to have similar beliefs, you have to have chemistry, character. But there has to be something more than just glitz and glamour.”

When DeGeneres asked if Tebow dates a lot, he said, “some, yea. When I find the right one.”

Last year, rumors surfaced that Tebow was romantically involved with former Miss USA 2012 Olivia Culpo. The New York Daily News reported that the rumored couple broke up on Thanksgiving Day because Culpo did not want to abstain from sex with Tebow, a virgin.

“He was really into her. He was sending her love letters and cute notes and professing his love for her,” a source reportedly told the newspaper.

“She had to break up with him because she just couldn’t handle it,” the alleged source added. “He still hits her up, but she just can’t deal with the sex thing. He’s pretty adamant about it, I guess.”

Subsequently, TMZ reported that those claims were false.

“Well, sources close to the situation tell us Tebow and Culpo’s romantic relationship never went beyond the rumor stage. We’re told the chatter started after Olivia and Tim met in church a few months ago — and even though their reps denied it, a lot of people ran with it,” TMZ reported. “Our sources say Tim did show interest in Olivia, and they hung out a few times WITH mutual friends … but never had a one-on-one date.”

The athlete has previously been linked to actress Camilla Belle and reality television star Jana Duggar. In 2014, reports surfaced that Christian reality television patriarch Jim Bob Duggar wanted the athlete to date his daughter, Jana.

In 2014, Tebow was questioned about finding a wife after years of telling the public that he’s a single man, and spoke about the importance of looking for more than a pretty face.

“Of course it’s important to be attracted to someone, but it really needs to be about who they are on the inside. I’ve always been attracted to girls whose hearts are the biggest thing about them,” he told People. “People can be very sweet and kind to others who can do a lot for them. I want to find a girl who will be the same person to those who can’t do anything for her in return.”

Source : Christian Post

ISIS Video Shows English-Speaking Child Beheading Prisoner, Talks Apocalyptic Showdown Against the West

-
0
ISIS Video Shows English-Speaking Child Beheading Prisoner, Talks Apocalyptic Showdown Against the West

ISIS beheading video (Screengrab: The Daily Mail)

Christian Post Report – An English-speaking child soldier issues threats toward the United States and other Western nations before beheading a prisoner of the Islamic State in an execution video that was believed by produced by the terrorist group in Aleppo, Syria.

The Islamic State has released a new chilling execution video showing an indoctrinated child jihadi declaring in English that IS will meet its enemies in the Syrian town that fighters believe the final apocalyptic battle against the West will be fought before going on to behead a defenseless prisoner.

According to a clip of the 17-minute video published by the Daily Mail, the child, who looks to be as young as 10 years old and is dressed in a gray tunic, leads an adult prisoner dressed in an orange jumpsuit with his hands tied behind his back through a wooded area before forcing him to kneel down in front of him.

The boy then stands behind the prisoner and points his knife to the camera and issues a threat to the United States and IS’ other Western nations.

“Oh America, these are the soldiers you armed and you spent money on to fight the Shariah of Islam,” the boy says in broken English that is somewhat hard to comprehend. “‘We will destroy them as we destroyed the [inaudible] of Iraq. … You can’t escape.”

As the film is believed to have been filmed in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the boy promises in the footage that IS will meet its enemies “on the hills of Dabiq,” the small Syrian town that IS believes will be where the final apocalyptic showdown will occur between Muslims and crusading Christians.

After the boy finishes issuing his extremist threats, he forces the prisoner to the ground and then proceeds to use his sharpened blade to cut off the man’s head.

Mail Online reports that the prisoner was thought to be fighting for an IS opposition militia coalition called the Levant Front rebel faction. In the beginning of the video, the prisoner was forced to give an interview before he was led to the wooded area and decapitated.

Although the Daily Mail believes that the boy could possibly be the son of Abu Darda, a London-born IS fighter who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in Aleppo in 2014, there has been no confirmation made of the boy’s identity.

The beheading video comes as IS has frequently featured children in its publicized execution videos.

Just last month, IS used a child, believed to be 4-year-old Isa Dare who comes from a South London Christian family, in a video where a group of prisoners were executed. In the video, the boy stated that “we will kill the kuffar [infidels] over there,” as he pointed to the group of hostages.

In December, an IS video called “To the Sons of Jews” featured six child soldiers completing a training obstacle course in which they were instructed by an IS trainer to kill six spies that were hidden throughout the course. Five of the spies were shot, while one was beheaded.

Last July, IS released another video showing 25 boys who were believed to be in their preteen years executing 25 prisoners by shooting them at point-blank range in the back of the head inside a Roman amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria.

Last March, IS used a baby-faced executioner who was no older than 12, to execute an accused Israeli spy by shooting him the back of the head.

The United Nations published a report in mid-Januray that found that over 18,800 people have been killed in Iraq while over 3.2 million Iraqis have been displaced from their homes since 2014, the year in which IS conquered large swaths of the Nineveh Plains. Additionally, 3,500 women and children are believed to still be captured as IS slaves.

Contact: [email protected], @IamSamSmith (Twitter)

Source : Christian Post

Pope Francis, Russian Orthodox Leader to Hold Historic 1,000-Year Meeting on Christian Persecution

-
0
Pope Francis, Russian Orthodox Leader to Hold Historic 1,000-Year Meeting on Christian Persecution

Pope Francis (Photo: Reuters/Tony Gentile)

Christian Post Report – Pope Francis celebrates his final mass of his visit to the United States at the Festival of Families on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 27, 2015.

After years of disagreement, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill are planning to meet next week in Cuba to discuss the persecution of Christians in the Middle East.

The church leaders will meet at the Havana International Airport in Cuba on Feb. 12 and engage in a two-hour discussion on how to resolve the persecution of Christians, especially at the hands of the Islamic State terror group.

The upcoming encounter marks the first time Church leaders from the two denominations has come face to face in over 1,000 years. The Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church separated in 1054 and have had a tense, alienated relationship ever since.

The Vatican confirmed in a statement that at the conclusion of their meeting, the two church leaders are planning to exchange gifts and sign a declaration relating to the plight of Middle Eastern Christians.

“This event has extraordinary importance in the path of ecumenical relations and dialogue among Christian confessions,” Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement this week.

Senior Orthodox Cleric Metropolitan Hilarion echoed a similar sentiment, saying, “We need to put aside internal disagreements at this tragic time and join efforts to save Christians in the regions where they are subject to the most atrocious persecution.”

“The situation as it has developed today in the Middle East, in North and Central Africa, and in some other regions in which extremists are perpetrating a real genocide of the Christian population, has required urgent measures and closer cooperation between Christian churches,” Hilarion added.

Both Churches released a joint statement this week saying that the meeting, after two years of preparation, “will be the first in history and will mark an important stage in relations between the two Churches.”

“The Holy See and the Moscow Patriarchate hope that it will also be a sign of hope for all people of good will. They invite all Christians to pray fervently for God to bless this meeting, that it may bear good fruits,” the statement added.

As The New York Times reports, the Catholic Church has, in recent years, been making an effort to bridge the divide with Orthodox leaders, although it has been especially difficult for Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis to agree on a meeting.

After the Great Schism of 1054 separated Christianity into eastern and western divides, the Russian Orthodox Church seems to resent the Catholic Church, accusing it of poaching its believers in Russia and Ukraine.

The church said it its statement announcing the meeting that the issue of the Catholic Church’s presence in Ukraine still remains a “bleeding wound” that has not been resolved. 

The Roman Catholic Church has maintained that it has merely offered support to the minority factions of Catholic believers living in the two Eastern European countries. 

Source : Christian Post

Faith Driven Consumer Gives NFL Low ‘Christian Compatibility’ Rating Ahead of Super Bowl 50

-
0
Faith Driven Consumer Gives NFL Low ‘Christian Compatibility’ Rating Ahead of Super Bowl 50

Super Bowl 50 (Photo: USA Today Sports/Kirby Lee)

Christian Post Report – Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos helmets with the San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge as a backdrop prior to Super Bowl 50 between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos, San Francisco, California, February 2, 2016.

The NFL has received a low score of compatibility with American Christians despite the abundance of Christian athletes in its organization, Faith Driven Consumer reported this week.

Ahead of Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, Faith Driven Consumer has used its Faith Equality Index to rank various Super Bowl advertisers, as well as the NFL itself.

The Faith Equality Index seeks to determine a business’ compatibility with Christian consumers based on different categories, including their corporate values and nondiscriminatory work practices. 

The NFL received a low score of 24 out of 100, with Chris Stone, founder of Faith Driven Consumer, saying the professional football organization “lacks awareness” regarding its Bible-minded customers.

“The National Football League is significantly comprised of Christian players, coaches, and executives, and as such, many in our community assume the organization is welcoming of Faith Driven Consumers. But its score of 24 out of 100 says otherwise. As with most brands, this may not be intentional, rather it stems from a lack of awareness and understanding of this color in the diversity rainbow,” Stone said in a statement shared with The Christian Post. “We look forward to working with the NFL, and all professional sports organizations — educating them on and encouraging them to specifically include Faith Driven Consumers.”

Super Bowl 50 (Photo: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Fans pose in front of a poster before NFL Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco, California, United States, February 4, 2016.

The NFL received a score of six out of 10 for its “Faith-Compatible Corporate Actions” that included “[promoting or supporting] wholesome images in marketing and culture while refraining from the promotion or support of pornography, sexual immorality or the sexual exploitation of individuals, as viewed through a biblical lens.”

For advertisers, Faith Driven Consumer gave its highest score of 46 out of 100 to Acura and Honda, stating that both automobile companies received perfect scores in the “Faith-Compatible Corporate Actions” subcategory for their respect of the biblical teaching on family, marriage, abortion, embryonic stem cell research and euthanasia.

Several Christian athletes have expressed their religious beliefs ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl 50 game, set to take place in Santa Clara, California this Sunday between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos.

When recently asked to describe himself during a pre-Super Bowl 50 press conference, Carolina’s quarterback Cam Newton said: “A Super Bowl quarterback, a Heisman Trophy winner, a first-round pick, but more importantly God’s servant.”

“I scratch my head sometimes and I ask myself why am I in this position. A lot of the answers I come back with are, ‘Why not?’ … I just thank God for the pinnacle that he gave me and, hopefully, I do right with it,” Newton added.

Peyton Manning, longtime quarterback for the Broncos, has also spoken about his Christian faith, writing in his autobiography Manning that he prays every day.

“I committed my life to Christ, and that faith has been most important to me ever since,” Manning wrote of his conversion story, adding, “I hope (and pray) I don’t do too many things that displease Him before I get to Heaven myself. I believe, too, that life is much better and freer when you’re committed to God in that way.”

Source : Christian Post

1...3,2933,2943,295...3,893Page 3,294 of 3,893