What do religious leaders most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration?

The First 100 Days: Set a Direction, Build a Dialogue, Save the Middle Class
Kim Lawton: More Details about Obama Faith Council
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discusses the appointees to President Barack Obama’s new advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Peggy Bulger: Inauguration Sermons and Orations
Watch Peggy Bulger, director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, describe the response so far to the Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project.
Michael Steele: Standing Up for Faith and Family
On January 31, former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael Steele, a Roman Catholic, was elected the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee. Watch him talk about his faith and values.
Kim Lawton: Obama’s Faith-Based Council Selection
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discusses the selection of Joshua DuBois to head the White House Council of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, reaction to his selection, and challenges the council will face.
Joshua DuBois: Faith and Values Important to Obama
President Barack Obama has selected Joshua DuBois to head the White House Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Watch DuBois talk about Obama's faith outreach from interviews during the campaign season.
The First 100 Days: Be Attentive to the Vulnerable, Stick to Your Ideals
What do religious leaders most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration?
Tony Perkins: Social Conservatives Open, But Wary
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins says while religious conservatives are pleased by President Barack Obama’s faith-based rhetoric and outreach, they have concerns about how his administration will deal with some of their core issues
Vincent Harding: Inspiration Past and Present
Martin Luther King Jr. associate Vincent Harding, a professor emeritus at the Iliff School of Theology, draws connections between President Barack Obama’s election and the civil rights movement.
Ingrid Mattson: A New Spirit of Inclusion
Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America, says many US Muslims are optimistic that President Barack Obama’s administration will lead to a new climate of religious openness.


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