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Does it ever get so bad where you no longer want to believe? One reader still clings to her faith despite rocky times, but are there others out there starting to let go?
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President Barack Obama spoke at the 164th commencement at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana this weekend. The speech was freighted with political controversy, primarily because Notre Dame is affiliated with the Catholic Church, which uniformly opposes the abortion rights and protections that the president supports. These weeks of tension leading up to the speech held an ironic quality—though Americans of many faiths are opposed to the woman's legal right to choose an abortion, Obama had worked with Catholic churches in his early days as a community organizer in Chicago when, as he said with a laugh, "I was really broke and they fed me."...
President Obama Talks Faith, Makes Nice with Pro-Lifers at Notre Dame Commencement Speech -
Joshua Dubois oversaw an unprecedented effort to reach voters of faith on behalf of the Democratic Party. As he takes charge of the transition from President Bush's controversial Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, the 26-year-old former preacher has his work cut out for him.
Joshua DuBois: Executive Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships -
Read the washingtonpost.com Live Online discussion on A FAITH-BASED FIX with The Root's Washington reporter Dayo Olopade. Could President Obama's makeover of the office of faith-based initiatives boost the stimulus plan?
Recession Gives New White House Office of Faith-Based Partnerships a Tough Job -
People think of George Bush as being the first evangelical president. But Barack Obama may bring his own evangelical flair to Washington. For all the significant changes Obama is expected to usher in, religion may be one that some people didn't see coming.
Faith-Based Politics, The Obama Way
