Bishop Harry Jackson, chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, gives his assessment of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days.
Faith-based
Harry Jackson: Concerned about Social Issues
Jim Wallis: A New White House Relationship
Sojourners founder Jim Wallis, a member of the president’s faith advisory council, talks about the new access religious moderates and liberals have to the White House.
Joshua DuBois: On Faith-Based Hiring Controversy
At the “Mobilization to End Poverty” conference in Washington on April 27, 2009, Joshua DuBois, director of the White House faith-based office, was asked how the administration will deal with faith-based hiring discrimination.
Kim Lawton: White House Hosts Faith Meeting
Kim Lawton describes a White House meeting of religious and community leaders hosted by the Obama Administration’s Office on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
January 16, 2009: Martin Luther King’s Dream and Obama
In this historic week, connections between Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. are inevitable. Some see the inauguration as a testament to the sacrifice of Rev. King and a powerful expression of hope.
November 2, 2007: Michael Gerson
President Bush admits he's not always the most articulate man in Washington. Over the years, he has had a lot of help from a speechwriter named Michael Gerson. Gerson has written a new book, HEROIC CONSERVATISM, which recalls his time at the White House. He urges conservatives to broaden their political agenda. Gerson spoke with Kim Lawton.
November 2, 2007: Michael Gerson Extended Interview
Read more of Kim Lawton's October 30, 2007 interview with Michael Gerson, author of HEROIC CONSERVATISM.
A story about a former state legislator who believed the answer to crime was more and more prisons -- until he got locked up himself. Now he's leading a faith-based program for prisoner rehabilitation, and he says it works.
September 14, 2007: Lawndale Community Church
Back in the 1970s a young graduate of an evangelical college, a white man from Iowa, moved into a high-crime area of Chicago called Lawndale, a mostly African-American neighborhood. Some of the young people there told him they wanted to start a church. So he helped them do it, with enormous effect.
September 7, 2007: Muslims and Charity
This coming week, Muslims around the world will begin celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims are expected to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours. It's also a time of increased giving to the poor. But many American Muslims say the U.S. government's war against terror is hurting their efforts at charity. Kim Lawton has our report.














