Barack Obama finally resigned his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ, his congregation of more than 20 years. R&E managing editor Kim Lawton discusses Obama’s departure from the church and whether candidates and public officials should have a zone of religious privacy.
Now that we’ve heard all about Sen. Barack Obama’s controversial pastor, here’s a gem from a preacher whose endorsement Sen. John McCain has accepted.
Harold Dean Turlear, an associate professor of applied theology at Howard University School of Divinity, talks with Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly about Jeremiah Wright, black church history and traditions, and the need for reconciliation that “takes disaffection into account.”
In his response to Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s recent remarks, Sen. Barack Obama denounced Wright’s comments as “destructive” and said they do not accurately portray the black church or the candidate’s own values and beliefs. Watch video.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Barack Obama’s longtime pastor, defended his fiery sermons that have become an issue on the campaign trail Monday, and criticized what he called an “attack on …
The Bill Moyers interview with Reverend Wright last Friday night (WATCH), the first interview since the controversy erupted, Moyers engaged Wright in a conversation and gave him a chance …
While the national press speculates over Barack Obama’s relationship with his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Bill Moyers goes beyond the national brouhaha and will engage Reverend Wright in conversation, …
