Sep 30 2010

The West Memphis Three, and the Two Women Fighting to Free Them

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In a historic Gothic church in downtown, more than 150 people from Arkansas, around the country and the world gathered Wednesday night to show their support for the West Memphis Three. The West Memphis Three are Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley Jr. While teenagers, they were charged with the [...]


Sep 27 2010

Race, Sex and Religion in the Case of Bishop Eddie Long

What is the black church? For many, it’s a straight line from masses of slaves singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and praying for deliverance in the next world to modern-day masses of worshipers providing ministers with expensive gifts and undying loyalty. But just as that early American narrative leaves out the Africans who retained their [...]


Sep 25 2010

Epic Anti-Gay Moments Highlight Reel…the Worst of the Worst

Some of the most bizarre anti-gay moments during interview on Midweek Politics with: -Shirley Phelps-Roper, God Hates Fags Westboro Baptist Church -Peter LaBarbera -Paul Cameron -Glenn Miller -Terry Jones Support Midweek Politics. Subscribe today: www.midweekpolitics.com Midweek Politics with David Pakman is a nationally syndicated talk radio and program. 24/7 Voicemail Line: (219)-2DAVIDP www.midweekpolitics.com http www.facebook.com www.twitter.com feeds.feedburner.com


Sep 20 2010

Amid Rumors About His Faith, Obama and First Family Attend Church Services

On Sunday, President Obama and the First Lady — along with daughters Malia and Sasha — attended 9 a.m. church services at Washington’s St. John’s Episcopal Church. It marked the sixth time the president has attended services since being elected into office. Of late, the president has found his religious beliefs the subject of much [...]


Sep 7 2010

Petraeus Urges Florida Church Not to Burn Copies of the Koran

Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, says that a Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Koran could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide. “Images of the burning of a [Koran] would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan — and around the world — to inflame [...]


Aug 30 2010

Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Defending Obama’s Christianity, Attacking Bush on Iraq

When the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. preaches, the sermon is still fiery and peppered with politics. Wright, who once served as President Barack Obama’s minister at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, spoke Sunday in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the New Millennium Church, a small Baptist church that has spent the month studying faith [...]