You may remember that Real Housewife of Atlanta Phaedra Parks went through a lot when her husband, Apollo Nida, was sent off to federal prison for a long…
Toya Wright, Phaeda Parks And Monica’s Birthday Three ATL celebrities who share similar birthdays are currently being showered with birthday messages from friends and fans. Phaedra Parks celebrated blowing out 44 candles on her b-day cake over the weekend with Porsha and Quad Webb Lunceford to mark today’s October 26 occasion… while Toya Wright, a fellow October 26 baby, posed for a photo shoot for the big 3-2. Similarly, Monica Brown turned 35 Saturday and was gifted flowers… as well as a camera and accessories from her hubby Shannon Brown. Happy birthday to these three. Hit the flip for more of their birthday photos.
Christianity On The Decline In America It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that a lot of folks have lost faith … Via CNN reports : Released Tuesday, the survey of 35,000 American adults shows the Christian percentage of the population dropping precipitously, to 70.6%. In 2007, the last time Pew conducted a similar survey, 78.4% of American adults called themselves Christian. In the meantime, almost every major branch of Christianity in the United States has lost a significant number of members, Pew found, mainly because millennials are leaving the fold. More than one-third of millennials now say they are unaffiliated with any faith, up 10 percentage points since 2007. It’s not just millennials leaving the church. Whether married or single, rich or poor, young or old, living in the West or the Bible Belt, almost every demographic group has seen a significant drop in people who call themselves Christians, Pew found. The drops have been deepest among two of the country’s most formidable faith traditions: Catholics and mainline Protestants, so-called for their prominence in American history. At the same time, Hinduism and Islam, religions tied to recent immigrants, according to Pew, have made small but significant gains. While they have declined as a percentage of the overall population, the number of evangelicals has remained relatively steady in the past seven years. People who profess no faith affiliation — often called “nones,” as in “none of the above” — now form nearly 23% percent of the country’s adult population, according to the Pew study. That puts the unaffiliated nearly on par with evangelicals (25.4%) and ahead of Catholics (about 21%) and mainline Protestants (14.7%). People who profess no faith affiliation — often called “nones,” as in “none of the above” — now form nearly 23% percent of the country’s adult population, according to the Pew study. That puts the unaffiliated nearly on par with evangelicals (25.4%) and ahead of Catholics (about 21%) and mainline Protestants (14.7%). While Pew’s study will likely to cheer the hearts of atheists, the rapid rise of religiously unaffiliated Americans hasn’t necessarily spawned a generation of infidels. Just 3% of the “nones” call themselves atheists, a small bump from 2007, when 1.5% did the same. Four percent say they are agnostic, meaning they don’t know if God exists, a gain of 1.6 percentage points from seven years ago. Do you identify as Christian? Do you think that people are leaving the church because times have gotten so hard with the economy or is it a reflection of the troubled times we’re living in? Shutterstock
Sunday on Bravo, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Episode 25 marked the final chapter of a turbulent season for all involved in the ATL. None more so than NeNe Leakes, who broke down and walked off. It was not her beef with Claudia Jordan that caused the meltdown. When Dr. Jeff Gardere returned to rehash what the friend-ter-vention debacle that NeNe organized with him and the other wives, Leakes unraveled. “I knew about your issues of abandonment,” he told the celebrity. “She has been abandoned … your pain is part of your power.” If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online , you know NeNe is one tough cookie. But that cookie crumbled emotionally in this installment. “My mother didn’t raise me … my father never claimed me,” said Leakes. “I have been lied to, cheated on … I have been in an abusive relationship.” The other wives, many of whom have feuded epically with her in recent months, quickly rallied to support their sometime rival in this situation. “I cannot imagine growing up without my mother,” encouraged Cynthia Bailey , whose own beef with her co-star made plenty of news this season. “You are so blessed, you are so talented … you made it.” Added Kenya Moore, probably NeNe’s biggest rival among the cast (which says a lot): “We have a lot more in common than you want to admit.” Despite these kind words, NeNe walked off in tears. View Slideshow: NeNe Leakes: 13 Wacky Faces We Love We never really got the story from her on this surprisingly emotional episode, taped weeks ago but ironically (or fittingly) airing on Mother’s Day. But her husband Gregg explained a bit, telling Andy Cohen: “Her mom had five children when she was young … she couldn’t care for all of them … and she sent her and her brother to be raised by her aunt.” “She’s always wondered why she was the one sent away.” NeNe eventually returned to the set of The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Episode 25, and confessed that this topic is not an easy one. “Maybe I have been misunderstood,” Leakes revealed. “People think I haven’t been through anything in my life. And I don’t talk about some of those things … it’s hard to talk about my mom and dad.” “[I wanted to] leave them in the past. Don’t look back.” One can certainly see where she gets that mentality, and how in her mind, she could only become so successful by compartmentalizing that pain. Pretty deep stuff from a show about fluff, no? Nice to see her open up about it and get real with viewers and herself, even though we don’t wish that sort of turmoil on her or anyone else in life. View Slideshow: Real Housewives: 15 Quotes & Rules For Life
Sunday on Bravo, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Episode 25 marked the final chapter of a turbulent season for all involved in the ATL. None more so than NeNe Leakes, who broke down and walked off. It was not her beef with Claudia Jordan that caused the meltdown. When Dr. Jeff Gardere returned to rehash what the friend-ter-vention debacle that NeNe organized with him and the other wives, Leakes unraveled. “I knew about your issues of abandonment,” he told the celebrity. “She has been abandoned … your pain is part of your power.” If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online , you know NeNe is one tough cookie. But that cookie crumbled emotionally in this installment. “My mother didn’t raise me … my father never claimed me,” said Leakes. “I have been lied to, cheated on … I have been in an abusive relationship.” The other wives, many of whom have feuded epically with her in recent months, quickly rallied to support their sometime rival in this situation. “I cannot imagine growing up without my mother,” encouraged Cynthia Bailey , whose own beef with her co-star made plenty of news this season. “You are so blessed, you are so talented … you made it.” Added Kenya Moore, probably NeNe’s biggest rival among the cast (which says a lot): “We have a lot more in common than you want to admit.” Despite these kind words, NeNe walked off in tears. View Slideshow: NeNe Leakes: 13 Wacky Faces We Love We never really got the story from her on this surprisingly emotional episode, taped weeks ago but ironically (or fittingly) airing on Mother’s Day. But her husband Gregg explained a bit, telling Andy Cohen: “Her mom had five children when she was young … she couldn’t care for all of them … and she sent her and her brother to be raised by her aunt.” “She’s always wondered why she was the one sent away.” NeNe eventually returned to the set of The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Episode 25, and confessed that this topic is not an easy one. “Maybe I have been misunderstood,” Leakes revealed. “People think I haven’t been through anything in my life. And I don’t talk about some of those things … it’s hard to talk about my mom and dad.” “[I wanted to] leave them in the past. Don’t look back.” One can certainly see where she gets that mentality, and how in her mind, she could only become so successful by compartmentalizing that pain. Pretty deep stuff from a show about fluff, no? Nice to see her open up about it and get real with viewers and herself, even though we don’t wish that sort of turmoil on her or anyone else in life. View Slideshow: Real Housewives: 15 Quotes & Rules For Life
Cynthia Bailey had some questions for Porsha Williams, and she was determined to get answers at the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” reunion! The model has…
Cynthia Bailey had some questions for Porsha Williams, and she was determined to get answers at the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” reunion! The model has…
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