Anything But Straight: Obama’s Parent In The Pulpit Complex

George W. Bush longed to escape his daddy’s shadow, while Barack Obama has turned to shadowy preachers in his long search for a father figure.

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Anything But Straight: Obama’s Parent In The Pulpit Complex

George W. Bush longed to escape his daddy’s shadow, while Barack Obama has turned to shadowy preachers in his long…

Nicholas F. Benton:Will Obama & UCC Make Up?

NEWARK, Delaware – The Rev. Dr. John Thomas, the general minister and president of the 1.2 million-member United Church of…

Anything But Straight: How the GOP is Blowing It

One has to look no further than Jeffersonville, Indiana to figure out how Republicans blew their recent hegemony in American…

Nicholas F. Benton: IRS Backs Off Probe Of Obama

Sen. Barack Obama’s religious denomination of choice, the progressive, 1.2-million-member United Church of Christ, announced yesterday that the Internal Revenue…

Falls Church News Briefs

5 Clergy Speak Out for Affordable Housing in F.C.    An outpouring of local clergy support for a plan to…

Nicholas F. Benton:

Last month, the Washington City Paper, the most prominent “alternative weekly” in the nation’s capital, did its first “Best of…

Anything But Straight: The Bible Without Bile

No matter who wins the presidential election, it is quite clear that the big loser in campaign 08 is religion.…

Nicholas F. Benton: The Lynching of Jeremiah Wright

Tuesday was the saddest day in America in a very long time. The nation’s core values were not attacked by…

Rev. Wright Puts Sound Bites Into Theology Context

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor for 36 years of a Southside Chicago church that grew from 87…

Nicholas F. Benton: Obama is Better For

What, exactly, is so wrong with Sen. Barack Obama suggesting that struggling, working-class families are susceptible to bitterness? (more…)

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