(Reuters) - Members of Aretha Franklin's family felt the eulogy for the Queen of Soul delivered by a pastor at her funeral last week was "offensive and distasteful", they said on Monday. Rev. Jasper ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing “its soul” at Aretha Franklin’s funeral stands firm by his words with the hope critics can understand his ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta pastor who made waves for his social commentary during the Queen of Soul's marathon funeral, Friday, is not apologizing for what he said. Aretha Franklin herself hand picked Rev.

NEW YORK — The late Aretha Franklin's family said Monday that it found an Atlanta pastor's eulogy delivered at the Queen of Soul's funeral last week to be offensive and distasteful. The eulogist, the ...

The Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. is used to controversy. Having been a pastor for more than five decades and a community leader, he knows not everyone will agree with what he says. "I know it's ...

Aretha Franklin’s family has condemned comments made during the singer’s eulogy last week as “offensive and distasteful.” The “Queen of Soul” died Aug. 16 at the age of 76 after a battle with ...

DETROIT (AP) — A fiery, old-school eulogist at the funeral of Aretha Franklin fell flat for many in the crowd and prompted a social media uproar when he declared "black America has lost its soul," ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing “its soul” at Aretha Franklin’s funeral stands firm by his words with the hope critics can understand his ...

Aretha Franklin's family has issued a statement saying the eulogy delivered by Atlanta pastor Jasper Williams Jr. was "offensive and distasteful." Williams, pastor emeritus, of Salem Bible Church, was ...