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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.
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April 24, 2009: Money, Morality, and Repealing the Death Penalty
In a recession economy, will money trump moral arguments as state legislatures continue considering repeal of the death penalty?
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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.
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March 27, 2009: Michael Walzer on War
Michael Walzer, an authority on just and unjust wars, says that in Afghanistan "Obama has inherited a frightening situation which he may or may not be able to turn around."
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February 6, 2009: Obama Faith Council
A new faith advisory council of more than two dozen religious leaders will advise President Obama on policy issues.
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January 23, 2009: Religion and the Obama Inauguration
In prayers, worship, balls, and other inaugural events the nation's religious diversity was highlighted.
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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
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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.
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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.
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January 16, 2009: Rev. Donna Jones Interview
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about King and Obama with the Rev. Donna Jones, senior pastor at Cookman United Methodist Church in Philadelphia.
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