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Stephen Monsma: Religion Has Played a Crucial Role
From the religiously motivated abolitionists to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the civil rights freedom fighters who marched from their churches into the streets, religion has played a crucial role in creating the path that Barack Obama has been able to walk.
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Mark G. Toulouse: Faith, Hope, and American Values
Whether Muslims or Jews or Hindus or Christians or nonbelievers, all Americans can place their hope in something greater than themselves. But genuine hope and faith cannot rest in either nations or charismatic leaders.
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Robin Lovin: The Currents of History
Beyond the reach of policy, God makes history despite our intentions and beyond our understanding, and we sense that something has changed.
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Rev. Sharon Watkins: Preaching to the President & Nation
The Rev. Sharon Watkins, president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), who will preach at the National Prayer Service the day after Barack Obama's inauguration, talks about the broad themes of her sermon and more.
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Rick Warren: Political and Moral Agendas
Evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren, who will deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration, describes the wide-ranging political and moral agenda he supports and shares his thoughts on religion's place in the public square.
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Gene Robinson: Faith and Political Decisionmaking
Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire Gene Robinson, who will deliver the invocation at the Lincoln Memorial inaugural event on January 18, talks about endorsing political candidates and connecting "what we say we believe and how we vote."
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The First 100 Days: Stay Centered, Save the Planet, Serve the World
What do religious leaders most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration?
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What do religious leaders most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration?
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Kim Lawton: Richard Cizik and Evangelicals
Richard Cizik has resigned from the National Association of Evangelicals amid controversy about his recent statements on civil unions.
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Gary Dorrien: Taking Social Investment Seriously
Barack Obama has inherited the worst economic crisis since Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 and a worse set of foreign policy challenges than anything Americans knew about in 1933.
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