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  • June 2008

    • Former Obama Pastor in Church Power Battle

      Time  |  Jun 5, 08 2:39 AM CDT

      Former Obama Pastor in Church Power Battle

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's former Chicago church is in turmoil over a battle to retain power by firebrand preacher Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Time reports. A rift has opened between Wright, who was supposed to retire from the church he nurtured for 36 years, and his hand-picked successor, whose qualifications he's now questioning. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Jeremiah Wright  • retirement  • Trinity United Church of Christ  • Baptists  • United Church of Christ

  • March 2008

    • Obama Preacher's Words Keep Resurfacing

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 14, 08 11:59 AM CDT

      Obama Preacher's Words Keep Resurfacing

      (Newser) - In the latest campaign preacher flap, TV networks are airing clips from sermons in which the former pastor of Barack Obama's church condemns "racist" US society and compares the candidate's experiences to Jesus' struggles, the Guardian reports. "God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human," said the fiery pastor who presided over Obama's marriage, baptized his kids, and provided the title of his biography. He also once described the 9/11 attacks as "America's chickens coming home to roost." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • religion  • politics  • Jeremiah Wright  • presidential race  • pastor  • United Church of Christ

    • Obama Not Making a Connection With Catholics

      Politico  |  Mar 2, 08 10:24 AM CST

      Obama Not Making a Connection With Catholics

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's poor primary showings with Catholic voters could become more problematic in Catholic-heavy states like Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, Politico reports. Despite Obama's string of victories, Hillary Clinton has consistently grabbed a large percentage of Catholics, in part due to her popularity with majority-Catholic Hispanics. Analysts and Catholic politicians agree there's no singular reason that explains the coolness to Obama. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • religion  • Catholic Church  • Pennsylvania primary  • the Hispanic vote  • Catholics  • Rhode Island  • United Church of Christ

  • January 2008

    • Insurer Rejects Church Over Gay Support

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 8, 08 3:05 PM CST

      Insurer Rejects Church Over Gay Support

      (Newser) - A Michigan church has been denied property insurance not because it sits on the wrong side of the tracks, but because its national governing body sanctions gay marriage and the ordination of homosexuals, reports the Wall Street Journal. Denials are normally reserved for high-risk applicants, and Brotherhood Mutual was concerned that the West Adrian United Church of Christ's controversial stance would provoke vandalism or destruction. More »

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      gay marriage  • gay rights  • insurance  • United Church of Christ  • homosexual rights  • homosexual clergy  • Church

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