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Liam Gallagher starts feud with Manic Street Preachers and Suede: ‘They dress like estate agents’

Liam Gallagher starts feud with Manic Street Preachers and Suede: ‘They dress like estate agents’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Liam Gallagher is no stranger to publicly beefing with other musicians and the Oasis rocker’s latest tirade has seen him take aim at the Manic Street Preachers and Suede. Still riding high from his reunion tour with brother Noel, Gallagher, 53, hit out at Welsh band the Manics and Britpop legends Suede after hearing that the two acts are heading out on a UK arena tour later this year. Asked his thoughts on the co-headline tour news from the bands, who toured the US and UK together in 2022 and 2024 respectively, on X (formerly Twitter), Gallagher shared a simple response: “F*** them.” Liam Gallagher has started a new feud with two British bands (PA Wire) Expanding on this opinion, Gallagher said that the groups were “both s*** and lack attitude, swagger and style” and “dress like estate agents”. “If they want, bring …

In the Easter story, women are the first to proclaim the resurrection – but churches today are still divided over female preachers

In the Easter story, women are the first to proclaim the resurrection – but churches today are still divided over female preachers

Published by Sam Flores

(The Conversation) — On Easter Sunday, festively decorated churches across the United States will be filled with worshippers eager to celebrate the most important day in the Christian year. While some will attend services led by pastors who are women, the overwhelming majority of worshippers will not. Women constitute 23.7% of professional clergy in the U.S. and an increasing percentage of people earning graduate theology degrees. However, data from 2018-19 shows that only 14% of U.S. congregations, most of which are Christian, are led by women. The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament. The Gospel stories of the resurrection of Jesus point to how essential women’s witness and proclamation were in the earliest stages of Christianity. First witness Many denominations share a system assigning particular Bible verses to be read at each week’s services – a cycle that takes three years, called Years A, B and C, to complete. Because Easter 2026 falls in year A in the common lectionary, the Gospel reading …

Druski’s viral parody of flashy preachers renews debate over wealth in the pulpit

Druski’s viral parody of flashy preachers renews debate over wealth in the pulpit

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — A video skit by the comedian known as Druski went viral last week for its parody of prosperity gospel preachers and megachurch culture, prompting criticism of both megachurches and comedians who mock megachurches. In his video captioned “Mega Church Pastors LOVE Money,” the 31-year-old comedian, whose real name is Drew Desbordes, impersonates a rowdy megachurch preacher ostentatiously displaying his wealth. Though some praised the comical aspect of the video, it also prompted fierce discussions, particularly among Black Christians, over just how much money a pastor should make and appropriate attire for the pulpit. Some also denounced the video as bordering on mockery of the Christian faith. The video, published on Jan. 13, came on the heels of a controversy sparked by Pastor Jamal Bryant’s wife, Karri Tuner, who drew criticism for wearing a black sheer dress with a nude underlay to a United Negro College Fund fundraiser in late December in Atlanta. The outfit caused a stir, with some criticizing Turner as not being modest enough. Druski’s minute-long video, filmed in a real …