Obama's gospel concerts highlight a division
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama kicked off a series of local outreach gospel concerts Friday in Charleston, South Carolina, that unexpectedly came back to bite his campaign.
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President Bush's victory, the approval of every anti-gay marriage amendment on statewide ballots and an emphasis on "moral values" among voters showed the power of churchgoing Americans in this election and threw the nation's religious divide into stark relief.
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Polls show Obama holding a slight lead in an electorate polarized along racial lines.
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Gay activists objected to an appearance at a Barack Obama event by a gospel singer who says he was âcuredâ of homosexuality.
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A Grammy-winning singer whose role in a Barack Obama campaign event riled gay activists served as master of ceremonies of a gospel concert promoting the Democratic presidential hopeful Sunday night.
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For a growing number of churches, the boundary between sacred space and marketplace is coming down.
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The Democratic front runners are leading their party's crusade to win over religious voters
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In one small town, Barack Obama connects with a  segment of the black electorate that he has yet to prove himself with
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A mood of elation permeated the ranks of evangelical Christians in the United States yesterday as it became clear that the election marked a watershed moment for their chances of implementing a conservative moral agenda - above all on the issues of
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Voters in last year's presidential  election showed a new polarization within some religious  faiths, a fact that may make it all the harder for Democrats to  recapture the White House, according to a report released on  Thursday.
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For months, Republican presidential candidates such as Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and John McCain have courted evangelical Christians, meeting with religious leaders throughout the Midwest and the South.
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Barack Obama called Sunday for unity to overcome the country's problems and acknowledged that "none of our hands are clean" when it comes to healing divisions. Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up a Harlem church leader's endorsement.
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Barack Obamaâs presidential campaign has vigorously courted Iowaâs relatively small number of black voters.
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Bested by a Republican campaign emphasizing Christian faith, some Democrats are stepping up efforts to organize the "religious left."
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BENONI, South Africa  - The spiritual leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans said on Tuesday a split over gay clergy would not distract the church from battling AIDS, poverty and other problems in the developing world.
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A growing religious movement sees potential to shift a blue state's hue.
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In response to an uproar from gay activists, Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Thursday added a gay minister to the lineup for its weekend gospel tour.