Greg Hardy made a damn good decision switching over to MMA … ‘cause the former NFL star is already takin’ out UFC fighters — so says his boxing coach, Billy Padden. Billy wouldn’t name names … but told us Hardy’s killin’ it at American…
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Monday, October 23, 2017
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Frankie Muniz Arrives for Dance Practice Amid "DWTS" News
Frankie Muniz let the dancing cat out of the bag — before “Dancing With the Stars” confirmed he’s joining the show … he showed up for practice. Paps got Frankie Thursday in L.A. showing up for a little 2-step with Witney Carson, the pro…
Frankie Muniz Arrives for Dance Practice Amid "DWTS" News
Frankie Muniz let the dancing cat out of the bag — before “Dancing With the Stars” confirmed he’s joining the show … he showed up for practice. Paps got Frankie Thursday in L.A. showing up for a little 2-step with Witney Carson, the pro…
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Tom Brady Gets "Happy Birthday" Serenade at Patriots Practice
Tom Brady turns 40 today — and the fans in Boston let him know it with a screaming rendition of “Happy Birthday.” As Tom took the field at New England Patriots training camp Thursday morning, dozens of fans decked out in Pats gear — some holding…
Friday, July 28, 2017
Neymar Goes After Barca Teammate at Practice, Hold Me Back!!
Soccer superstar Neymar tried to FIGHT one of his Barca teammates at a practice in Miami on Thursday — and had to be physically restrained by his teammates. The 25-year-old Brazilian superstar got tangled with Nelson Semedo during a Barcelona…
Monday, July 3, 2017
Kanye West and 2 Chainz Meet UCLA Men"s Basketball Team During Team Practice
The players on UCLA’s men’s basketball team ran into some super stars before a summer work out this holiday weekend … none other than Kanye West and 2 Chainz! The team rolled into the university’s Wooden Center gym for a scheduled practice…
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
LeBron James Snatches Kobe Bryant"s Sole for Cavs Practice
LeBron James is turning to Kobe Bryant for a little help in the NBA Finals — rockin’ the Mamba’s signature Nike shoes in preparation for Game 3. King James showed up to Cavs practice at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland wearing the Barcelona…
LeBron James Snatches Kobe Bryant"s Sole for Cavs Practice
LeBron James is turning to Kobe Bryant for a little help in the NBA Finals — rockin’ the Mamba’s signature Nike shoes in preparation for Game 3. King James showed up to Cavs practice at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland wearing the “Barcelona”…
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Ezekiel Elliott Rear-Ended In Car Crash, Hits Head, Misses Practice
Ezekiel Elliott was in a car accident early Monday morning … and sustained a minor head injury after the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended in the Dallas area … TMZ Sports has learned. After hitting up a charity event thrown by…
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Security Tight At Manchester United Practice, Guards Search Players" Cars
Manchester United players went through an intense security search before going into practice Tuesday morning … in the wake of the arena bombing that left at least 22 people dead Monday night. Stars including Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Paul Pogba and…
Manchester United Holds Moment of Silence During Practice For Attack Victims (PHOTO)
Manchester United held a moment of silence for the victims of the arena attack during practice Tuesday … and have vowed to help emergency services “in any way that may be required.” Wayne Rooney, Paul Pogba and the rest of the club paused for…
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Bears Rookie QB Mitch Trubisky Drives Grandma"s Beat-up Toyota To Practice (PHOTOS)
Here’s the best example of keeping it real we’ve ever seen … Bears rookie — the 2nd pick in the Draft — Mitch Trubisky pushing his grandma’s ’97 Toyota Camry to his first pro football camp. Before we go any further, Trubisky is rich — with the…
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
LeBron James Turns Practice into Dance Party with Kyrie Irving
LeBron James turned all the way up at the Cleveland Cavs practice on Wednesday — dancing hard in the gym with Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert … and it’s kinda awesome. While most of the guys were working out in the team practice facility,…
Friday, April 21, 2017
The Duggars: What Religion Do They Practice?
In recent years, the name Duggar has gone from a synonym for a certain brand of squeaky-clean family-friendly entertainment to a byword for the sort of hypocrisies and scandals often found at the heart of the world’s most secretive cults.
It’s impossible to separate the family’s religious beliefs from their rise to the the near-top of the reality TV totem pole, as so many of the practices that have made the Duggars fascinating to millions of outsiders are rooted in their faith.
Of course, it wasn’t so long ago that those same controversial beliefs nearly brought the Duggar empire tumbling down like the walls of Jericho.
But for as much as we know about the specifics of the Duggar creed (sex is for procreation between man and wife only; women are forbidden to wear pants or hold jobs, etc.), a lot of the larger questions regarding their religion remain sources of debate and speculation.
For example, the biggest Duggar-related mystery of all may have more than one answer, as the family has been accused of giving misleading answers when asked what faith they belong to.
Remarkably, it’s a question that you’ll never hear the Duggar kids fielding publicly.
Instead, they defer to Jim Bob, who has stated (on the rare occasions he’s addressed the issue himself) that he and his family are Independent Baptists.
Despite their name, Independent Baptists are an ultra-conservative lot with little tolerance for personal freedom.
They exist on the fringes of American Christianity, and are not a recognized sect, so much as a loose network of individual congregations.
Ultra-conservative televangelist Jerry Falwell abandoned the Independent Baptist Church for the more moderate Southern Baptists, which should tell you all you need to know about how extreme the IB belief system is.
Amazingly, the Duggars fall far to the right of even the most conservative Independent Baptists on most issues, which has led many to the conclusion that Jim Bob is taking his cues from somewhere other than the leadership of the IB Church.
To answer the question of where the most extreme Duggar beliefs and practices originate, we need to turn our attention to the Quiverfull movement.
There’s debate as to who founded the movement, but it’s widely agreed that Quiverfull was popularized by the Reverend Bill Gothard in the late 1970s.
In 2015, Gothard resigned in disgrace from his post with the Quiverfull-centered Institute for Basic Life Principles amidst a flurry of sex assault and harassment allegations.
He and his organization have shelled out an undisclosed amount of cash to keep the accusers at bay, but dozens of new allegations have surfaced over the past two years.
For that reason, and because of the movement’s extreme right-wing beliefs, the Duggars have been hesitant to publicly associate with the Quiverfull movement, but there’s no question that they’re believers in many of Gothard’s teachings:
The Duggars use Quiverfull teaching materials in homeschooling their children.
When they sent Josh Duggar to rehab after his involvement in two consecutive sex scandals (one of which involved the molestation of five young girls) they chose a faith-based facility with the approval of Gothard’s IBLP.
The Duggars called Gothard a close family friend and “an inspiration” in 2014, but cut ties with him (publicly, at least) following allegations that he groped and assaulted dozens of young male and female employees.
The most telling sign that the Duggars are Quiverfull devotees, however, is the fact that it was Gothard who first espoused the notion that it is the duty of Christians to have as many children as physically possible:
“In the Quiverfull movement, your kids are blessings from God and they are also weapons in the culture war,” exlained USC assistant professor of religion Cavan Concannon.
“Some people in the movement would say that part of having a lot of kids is an attempt to birth more conservative Christians in a world that doesn’t have enough of them.”
Some have wondered how the Duggars can reconcile their wealth and fame with their devotion to a religion that preaches the importance of poverty and humility.
Simply put, they see themselves as soldiers in an apocalyptic culture war, and they believe that TV is the most important weapon in their arsenal.
Jesus Christ said, “The meek shall inherit the earth,” but Bill Gothard said, There’s power in numbers, so help me expand my following through procreation and mass media.
The Duggars have left little mystery as to which message they value more.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Tom Brady"s Grammar Fail at Super Bowl Practice (PHOTO GALLERY)
Tom Brady is an apostrophe abuser. Here’s Tom at Super Bowl practice on Thursday rocking one of those QB wristbands — complete with what we believe to be some throwing motion notes. We don’t really know what “Light Light G.P.” means … but we DO…
Friday, November 11, 2016
Lindsey Vonn -- Crashes Hard in Ski Practice ... Cracks Arm Bone (PHOTO)
Nothing humorous about breaking your humerus … just ask Lindsey Vonn who cracked her upper arm bone during a bad crash at Thursday’s ski practice.
Monday, October 31, 2016
"Dancing with the Stars" -- Sharna Burgess Bowing Out ... Shreds Knee in Practice (VIDEO)
“Dancing with the Stars” front-runners Sharna Burgess and Indycar driver James Hinchcliffe got the highest score on last week’s episode, but it might’ve been their swan song … TMZ has learned. Our ‘DWTS’ sources tell us Sharna…
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Josh Brown -- Arrives to NY Giants Practice ... Team Mum On Disturbing New Details
It’s still business as usual for NY Giants kicker Josh Brown — who just arrived to practice despite disturbing new information in his domestic violence case. So far, neither Brown nor the Giants have addressed the media about the new police…
Friday, February 26, 2016
Michelle Duggar & Candace Cameron Bure: What Controversial Practice Do They Share in Common?
With the highly-anticipated sequel series Fuller House premiering on Netlfix today, former child star Candace Cameron Bure is back in the spotlight in a big way.
Unlike her co-stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber, Bure never fully stepped away from the spotlight, and in her current role as a panel member on ABC’s The View, she espouses conservative Christian beliefs that frequently put her at odds with her more liberal co-hosts.
But while she’s remained a public figure in the years since the series that made her famous was canceled, Bure’s return to acting has brought her a level of fame that she hasn’t known since Full House was at the height of its popularity – and with it has come intense scrutiny and criticism of some of her more controversial views.
Specifically, Bure’s child-rearing methods have come under fire recently, as the 39-year-old mother of 3 has been condemned for supporting Michael and Debi Pearl – parenting gurus who support the use of corporal punishment.
In a 2004 blog post that was recently deleted, Bure wrote:
“The books that guideline raising our children are the Bible, Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp and To Train Up a Child by Michael & Debi Pearl. My parenting tip of the day is consistency; it’s key.”
The Pearls’ parenting advice first gained mainstream attention when it was revealed that they inspired Michelle Duggar to adopt “blanket training” as a method of disciplining her kids.
The controversial technique involves placing a young child on a blanket and striking them when they move from it.
A 2011 New York Times article links the Pearls’ teachings with multiple deaths.
The renewed focus on Bure’s personal life has led critics to link the actress to the Duggars’ more scandalous beliefs and practices.
In the book that Bure endorsed on her blog, Michael Pearl advocates disciplining children with “the same principles the Amish use to train their stubborn mules.”
In the build-up to her return to scripted television, Bure has refused to comment on her connection with the Pearls and the Duggars.
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