This is the Black Christian News Network 1 podcast. Here are the top stories you need to know about today. According to Patheos, Andre Henry used to work as the Managing Editor for the Christian magazine RELEVANT. He says that the “beginning of the end” of his tenure there occurred when he felt he needed permission from the founder and CEO of the publication, Cameron Strang, before posting daily articles about race during Black History Month. When he pushed to have a young African American author featured in the publication, she was relegated to the “back of the issue in a 60-word blurb.” Another former editor, Ryan Hamm, said that when an issue featuring the band The Roots on the cover didn’t sell as many copies as they expected, Strang offered this theory: “Maybe our audience doesn’t want to see scary black men on the cover.” Those are just a few of the reasons RELEVANT is now being accused of creating a “racially insensitive” environment, according to Religion News Service: “They have done well at appearing to be about racial justice,” said Henry. “They post the right things. They say the right things. They make sure that they have a good mix of people of color in the magazine and on the web, but I don’t think that in their practices as an organization that they honor people of color in that way.” Henry’s post on Medium exposes Strang’s disbelief that anyone would be interested in reading pieces catered to readers of color. By limiting those articles, he failed to be, well, you know. The publication released a statement that doesn’t deny any of Andre Henry’s claims but insists they’ll do better. ....... You can read these stories and more at BCNN1.com In closing, remember, God loves you. He always has and He always will. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." If you don't know Jesus as your Saviour, today is a good day to get to know Him. Just believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead for you. Pray and ask Him to come into your heart and He will. Romans 10:13 says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Thanks so much for listening and may God bless your day!
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