[Ads-l] praisathon

[Barretts Mail]

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1. The preachers getting rich from poor Americans
Vicky Baker
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47675301?utm_source=pocket-newtab <https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47675301?utm_source=pocket-newtab>
29 May 2019

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After deciding to "follow Christ's path", he became an avid viewer of religious channels and specifically "praisathons" - fundraising events with multiple guest speakers.
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2. Lyrics to “Able to Sing”
Indigo Girls
https://genius.com/Indigo-girls-able-to-sing-lyrics <https://genius.com/Indigo-girls-able-to-sing-lyrics>

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I went to a wedding, I brought a song
I folded it up like a list of thanks at a Praisathon
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3. Nobody else dances and praises like Africans
Admin
https://www.thenicheng.com/nobody-else-dances-praises-like-africans/ <https://www.thenicheng.com/nobody-else-dances-praises-like-africans/>
8 March 2015

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Anyway, I find myself taking you along on this my sudden musical excursion today because I just returned from a Nigerian-style Praisathon organised by Pastor Suleman’s Omega ministries. The praise and worship in many African languages (Igbo, Lingala and Pidgin English) was awesome.
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Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA
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