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Satan in 'The Bible': Obama lookalike?

David Bauder, Associated Press
VIDEO - Casting the devil is a tricky thing; if you're not going with a caricature of a cloven-hooved man all in red with horns then you're going to have to watch what kind of face you put on the face of evil...
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Professor and author Cornel West makes a point while addressing the crowd at the 'State Of The Black Union' symposium at the Ernest E. Morial Convention Center February 23, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Richard Alan Hannon/Getty Images)

Cornel West criticizes Obama's use of MLK Bible at inauguration

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theGRIO REPORT - West is lashing out at Obama for using a restored Bible which once belonged to the late Martin Luther King Jr. during his inauguration ceremonies this week...
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Gordon Ponsford restoring the Bible once belonging to Martin Luther King
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Obama: Privilege to use Martin Luther King's Bible in inaugural

Tracy Brown, Associated Press
(AP) - President Barack Obama says it was a privilege to take the oath of office using a Bible that had been owned by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr...
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U.S President Barack Obama (L) takes the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (R) as first lady Michelle Obama (2nd L) holds the bible and daughter Malia (C) and Sasha looks on in the Blue Room of the White House January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden were officially sworn in a day before the ceremonial inaugural swearing-in. (Photo by Larry Downing-Pool/Getty Images)

Barack Obama sworn in as US president

Julie Pace, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president, surrounded by family in the ornate White House Blue Room, was administered the brief oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts...
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Gordon Ponsford restoring the Bible once belonging to Martin Luther King
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Georgia man restores MLK's Bible

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Gordon Ponsford, who lives in the Acworth area of Georgia, was commissioned by the King Center to prepare the leather-bound King James Bible for the president’s swearing-in ceremony...
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Barack Obama's hand lies on a bible as he is sworn in as the 44th US president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in front of the Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2009. AFP PHOTO/ TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

MLK's Bible makes historic journey to Obama's inaugural

Martin Luther King III
OPINION - If my father could see his work and his Bible still inspiring our country after all these years, I know he would be deeply grateful...
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol March 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. Republican members from the House of Representatives gatherered to speak out against the health care bill which is the topic of a case before the Supreme Court next week. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP rep: Legacy of slavery was ugly, but situation is worse now

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has become the latest GOP lawmaker to convey ambiguity on the institution of slavery...
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19 killed at central Nigeria church Bible study

Bashir Adigun and Tinka Ibukun, Associated Press
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Three men entered a central Nigerian church just before Bible study began, but instead of joining the worship service they opened fire, killing at least 19 people in an attack that shows that violence is spreading in the divided nation....
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Actor Will Smith attends the 'Men In Black 3' New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on May 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Will Smith may bring biblical story to big screen

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theGRIO REPORT - Will Smith reportedly is preparing to direct a film based on the biblical character Cain and Abel...
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Woman hits her pastor with Bible

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63-year-old Ina Garrett recently struck her pastor Leon Taylor of Mount Zion Baptist Church with a Bible...
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