obama: the role of faith in political conversation
Tolerance and passionate faith are not mutually exclusive. In fact, I believe the opposite is true. Passionate believers, genuine believers, are more tolerant people, because they understand how...
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It’s a sad commentary on the state of our nation that an intelligent, articulate, Harvard-educated, church-going, family-oriented, compassionate, bridge-building presidential candidate requires early...
View Articlethe world doesn’t revolve around you
Senator Barack Obama delivered the commencement address today at Southern New Hampshire University. He talked of three lessons he had learned about growing up, about becoming an adult and putting away...
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I have been thinking about how best to respond to folks who ask about the flap over Barack Obama and his former pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. But Obama himself has...
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Statement from The Rev. Susie B. Smith On The Controversy Surrounding St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville
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But Obama, I think, genuinely wants to do something new, something different, not to represent this constituency or that advocacy group, but to work hard at getting people talking with each other, not...
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Dr. Joseph Lowery's benediction for the inauguration of Barack Obama Click on the link above to hear again this powerful and inspiring prayer …
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