Assessing Race in America, Obama Calls Pastor Divisive
Senator Barack Obama renewed his objection to the controversial statements delivered by the longtime pastor of his Chicago church, but declared in a speech here Tuesday that it was time for America to ?move beyond some of our old racial wounds.?
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Christians, Muslims Move Ahead on Global Talks
Religious leaders plan to meet this year in the US, Britain, and at the Vatican to defuse tensions.
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Climate Change Prompts Debate Among Baptists
A group of Southern Baptist leaders says the denomination has been “too timid” in addressing environmental issues. The letter may show the growing influence of a younger generation of evangelical Christians.

A group of Southern Baptist leaders says the denomination has been “too timid” in addressing environmental issues. The letter may show the growing influence of a younger generation of evangelical Christians.

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Survey on American Belief Overturns Some Scholars’ Theories
Findings in the study shed new light on issues around which there has been no scholarly consensus.
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Evangelicals Find the Center
Rejecting political partisanship, more Evangelicals are embracing a broader agenda.
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Flocking to the Right
Evangelical Protestants don’t have a monopoly on the religious right.
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McCain Mixes Up Iraqi Groups
Sen. John McCain, in the midst of a trip to the Middle East that he hoped would help burnish his foreign policy expertise, incorrectly asserted Tuesday that Iran is training and supplying al-Qaeda in Iraq, confusing the Sunni insurgent group with the Shiite extremists who U.S. officials believe are supported by their religious brethren in the neighboring country.
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Religious Leaders Help Renters Buy in New Orleans
The Jeremiah Group has developed a loan plan to turn the city’s low-income renters into homeowners. Instead of rejecting the idea as an impractical suggestion by idealistic do-gooders, the state embraced it.

The Jeremiah Group has developed a loan plan to turn the city’s low-income renters into homeowners. Instead of rejecting the idea as an impractical suggestion by idealistic do-gooders, the state embraced it.

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