The EPPN alert noted that Native American infant mortality is 150% greater for Indians than for Caucasian infants. Indigenous people are 650% more likely to die from tuberculosis and 318% more likely to die from diabetes compared with other groups.
Barak Obama preached at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta yesterday. But he was doing more than appealing for votes in this symbolic and important congregation.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that while being a Jew does not affect her view of the law, “being part of a minority, I know what it is like to be an outsider, what it’s like to be the victim of prejudice.”
Will the uneasy merger of church and state known as faith-based initiatives survive into the next administration? A Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life examination of the candidates says yes. Every major candidate is in favor of some version of the program. But others say there are signs the program is weakening.
On January 21, Washington National Cathedral and young people throughout the area will honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by asking, “What would Dr. King’s platform be for the next U.S. president?”
Political commentators and journalists often use the phrase “moral values” to mean the issues of importance to some conservatives and members of the “Christian Right”, issues such as abortion, gay rights, same-sex marriage and stem cell research. In fact, when the public uses the phrase, only a few people are referring to these issues.
The religious community is uniquely positioned to serve as a bridge across our differences on immigration and become a source of healing and reconciliation…
Latin Americans celebrate “Tres Reyes” by acting out a “La Posada” Mary and Joseph’s journey to find shelter. A man and woman portray the couple
It is perhaps no surprise that the religious left is comfortable with Barack Obama. “We are people of faith, we are pro-choice, pro-gay lesbian equality, civil rights, says one supporter. “He’s giving us a voice.” What’s intriguing is how uncomfortable the political right is with Mike Huckabee’s interpretation of the Bible’s teaching on economic justice.
Imagine a Huck vs. Obama general election: the two candidates most comfortable at a pulpit fighting it out for the hearts and minds of American evangelicals. That’s right — Obama has almost as much of a shot at a big chunk of the evangelical vote as Huckabee. Huckabee may be a pastor, but Obama talks more like a prophetic preacher, writes Jeff Sharlett.