Philadelphia Inquirer writes about Cecil James, 31 year-old incoming pastor at 2,500 member Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia. James succeded a congressman this past Sunday as head of the church, but no sooner did he take the reigns than colleages let out his ugly little secret: apparently James faked all of his college degrees, including a Ph.D. from Princeton in medical ethics. You’d think he might check on the fact that Princeton doesn’t offer such a degree. But hey, if you’re going to fake a degree, do it with some ethics.
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