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Quote of the Day: Bishop T.D. Jakes

Ron Ribiat

“Be careful when folks try to name you from the outside. People will stand from the outside and call you all kinds of stuff. They will call you what they need you to be.”

— Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dallas megachurch pastor urging ministers attending the 100th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference to “break the mold.” He was quoted by the Daily Press at conference that attracts prominent African-American clergy.

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