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Pastors Sound Off on Obama’s Former Pastor, Ponder Politics and the Pulpit

By Dana Boone 6/15/08

A panel of predominantly African-American pastors agreed that the controversial remarks made by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s former pastor were inappropriate and poorly timed.

“I think there are some things that we can think, but not necessarily should be said,” said Rev. Curtis De Vance of Burns United Methodist Church. “While some of the things [...]

Panel of Clergy Confronts Issues of Race, Obama and Rev. Wright at Iowa Juneteenth Celebration

By Dana Boone 6/10/08

A panel of clergy will discuss issues of race and the controversy sparked by Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama’s former minister, during an upcoming Juneteenth panel discussion in Des Moines. 

“There is no one standard of what the church is in the African-American community. The variety or diversity of religion, even within [...]

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