MILFORD, Conn.–Barack Obama’s former pastor complained last week that the media used him as a “weapon of mass destruction” in an attempt to derail Obama’s campaign for the presidency. Speaking at a forum about race and religi
Kierra “Kiki” Sheard comes from a long line of musical giants. Her grandmother was the late, Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, who formed the music department for the Church Of God In Christ as well as created the ever so popular “call and response
CHARLESTON, W.Va.-On a recent Sunday, the Rev. Richard Mahan scrapped a sermon on forgiveness. He felt compelled instead to address the economic turmoil battering the nation. “Everybody’s facing hard times,” he told worshippers at St. Ti
Congrats to Shari Addison, last year’s first runner up on Black Entertainment Television’s Sunday Best gospel singing competition. Addison became a household name as millions fell in love with her while they cheered and cast their votes each w
COLUMBUS, Ohio–Left-leaning Christian and social activists see opportunity in an unconventional presidential race and a spiraling national economy: pushing poverty as an election issue. At a time when more than 37 million Americans are in poverty, i
In his first cover story for a national magazine, Pastor Patrick Shaffer, 33, spoke candidly about some of today’s most pressing social issues. In Being Single magazine, the divorced shepherd of City of Faith Christian Church on the South Side, open
As the message of “change” resonates throughout America, the African American Muslim community may be in line for a change of its own. That’s when the Nation of Islam will reportedly extend its membership to whites, Hispanics, Asians and
DENVER–Denver Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput labeled Barack Obama the “most committed” abortion-rights candidate from a major party in 35 years while accusing a Catholic Obama ally and other Democratic-friendly Catholic groups
CHANTILLY, Va.–A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refu
WASILLA, Alaska-The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God’s will from the governor’s office. What she didn’t tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assemb
