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FATHER DIVINE: CHARISMATIC, CONTROVERSIAL

WHEN WE left Reverend Major Jealous Father Divine, indeed only yesterday and 1932, he was sentenced to a year in stir because his Long Island commune disturbed the peace. Ironic, … Continue reading

November 1, 2016 · 1 Comment

FATHER DIVINE: GOD, SCAMP–OR A BIT OF BOTH

.THE THRONE CAR of evangelist Father Divine was yesterday’s topic. Today (and tomorrow) I celebrate this man who was an early role model of racial equality for many, and yet … Continue reading

October 31, 2016 · Leave a comment

A DIVINE DUSIE

THIS PARTICULAR DUESENBERG is more than divine; in a sense, the car was Divine’s. Namely, it was specially built as a Throne Car for the complexly charismatic African-American evangelist Father … Continue reading

October 30, 2016 · 1 Comment