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April 3, 2008 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Obama Embraced Church Due To Social Action
Associated Press (04/03/2008: cbsnews.com)
A young Barack Obama was searching for answers, and perhaps a place to belong, when he decided to visit a fast
-growing church recommended by friends. What he heard left him in tears. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright preached that
day about suffering - about the seemingly endless problems of the world and of individuals. But he also talked
about the importance of hope, the audacity of believing things can be made better.
BENEDICT XVI
Pope to visit New York synagogue during U.S. trip
Reuters (04/03/2008)
WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict will meet Jewish leaders in Washington and visit a synagogue in New York in
acknowledgment of the feast of Passover, which begins during his U.S. tour this month, U.S. bishops said on
Thursday.
DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE
Memphis workers pick up where MLK left off
Marisol Bello/USA Today (04/03/2008)
Forty years after King's assassination, Nathaniel Broome and 24 of his co-workers from that time are still on
the job. They are a living testament to the final, unfinished chapter in King's crusade for equal rights: to
end poverty through guaranteed jobs with decent wages.
EDUCATION
Defending home-style ABCs
Seema Mehta/Los Angeles Times (04/03/2008)
Religious and secular families unite over legal battle on credentials
FAITH LEADERS
Archbishop Steps Onto Main Stage
Jacqueline L. Salmon/Washington Post (04/03/2008)
When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Washington in two weeks, he will be greeted by a close ally. Archbishop of
Washington Donald W. Wuerl "epitomizes the kind of bishop that Benedict is looking for," said the Rev. Thomas
Reese, a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Seminary at Georgetown University.
Jewish Leader Calls Hagee 'Extremist'
Associated Press (04/03/2008: ap.google.com)
NEW YORK — The leader of the largest branch of American Judaism said Wednesday that synagogues in the movement
shouldn't work with the Rev. John Hagee, a Christian Zionist, calling him an "extremist" on Israeli policy who
disparages other faiths. Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the liberal Union for Reform Judaism, said Hagee and
his group, Christians United For Israel, reject any Israeli land concessions to achieve peace with the
Palestinians.
CONGREGATIONS AND FAITH GROUPS
Trinity United Church of Christ leaders, worshipers struggle with the spotlight
Manya A. Brachear/Chicago Tribune (04/03/2008)
'I fear for my church,' a deacon says as former leader Rev. Jeremiah Wright encounters increasing criticism
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