We’ve talked about mega-church pastors across the country, the high rollers in the pulpit. We’re still waiting to see if the Obamas will claim a church home in Washington. And it's been a year since Jeremiah Wright’s name was rolling off our tongues in political conversation. It’s high time we paid respect to the great black preachers on TV and the big screen. From David Alan Grier as sleazy Rev. Leon Lonnie Love to James Brown as sweatin’-out-his-process Rev. Cleophus James, a look at our favorite pop culture preachers.

David Alan Grier as Rev. Leon Lonnie Love in Martin (1992-1997)

What’s funnier—err, creepier—than a preacher who pushes up on young single women? David Alan Grier plays Pam’s cousin in a couple of episodes of Martin, as a sleazy, scheming minister, always yearning for and rebuking the flesh. In this scene, his latest conquest is Gina, who has recently broken up with Martin.

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