The White House is to host Pope Francis during his visit to the United States. The Vatican has issues with the guest list. Among others, it wants Bishop Gene Robinson disinvited.
All Things Considered ran this Arun Rath story about the Pontiff’s stop at Palmasola, part of a tour through Latin America. (Transcript) Palmasola is the
President Barack Obama sends congratulations to Presiding Bishop Elect the Rev. Michael Curry: Compete text here. Posted by Ann Fontaine
Yesterday President Barack Obama attended the funeral service of the slain pastor of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston SC, the Revd Clementa Pinckney. He delivered the Revd Pickney’s eulogy. The president’s message lasted a little over three minutes. In conclusion the president lead the congregation in a verse of Amazing Grace.
Glenn Beck’s popular conservative news site, The Blaze, praised David Cameron for his Easter message in an article that doesn’t overtly draw comparisons to President Obama’s
Remarks by the President at National Prayer Breakfast, a selection: … part of what I want to touch on today is the degree to which
The Washington Post’s On Faith Web site offers two new interviews with Bishop Gene Robinson. If the first, Robinson talks with Sally Quinn about Barack Obama, Rick Warren and his involvement in the “prayer wars” that surrounded Obama’s inauguration.
I am profoundly disappointed by President-elect Barack Obama’s decision to invite Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church to offer the invocation at his inauguration. The president-elect has bestowed a great honor on a man whose recent comments suggest he is both homophobic, xenophobic, and willing to use the machinery of the state to enforce his prejudices—even going so far as to support the assassination of foreign leaders.