2008年11月10日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Farrakhan says Obama draws a 'oneness of spirit' (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 09:55 PM CST

Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, congratulates President-elect Barack Obama during a sermon at the Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Y. Exit)AP - After months of silence about his support for Barack Obama, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said in an address Sunday that the new president-elect has a God-given capacity to handle any burdens he'll face as the nation's leader.


Farrakhan hails Obama's win, but warns of racial tensions (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 06:11 PM CST

Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks to Nation of Islam followers at Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Illinois. Farrakhan hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as an extraordinary leader but warned his victory would stir up racial animosity.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)AFP - Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, on Sunday hailed president-elect Barack Obama as a God-given leader with extraordinary vision, but warned of the racial animosity stirred up by his victory.


Protests sweep across Calif. on post-Prop 8 Sunday (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 05:55 PM CST

Rev. Edwin Bacon, of All Saints Episcopal Church, delivers a sermon in support of same sex marriages Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, in Pasadena, Calif. Demonstrations on Saturday to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative were the largest of several marches that followed Tuesday's passage of Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and overturning the state Supreme Court decision that legalized such unions in May. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)AP - On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including hundreds of protesters outside an Orange County megachurch whose pastor brought Barack Obama and John McCain together last summer for a "faith forum."


Farrakhan hails Obama's win, warns of racial tensions (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 05:12 PM CST

Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks to Nation of Islam followers at Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Illinois. Farrakhan hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as an extraordinary leader but warned his victory would stir up racial animosity.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)AFP - Louis Farrakhan, controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, on Sunday hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as an extraordinary leader but warned his victory would stir up racial animosity.


Churches across America reflect on Obama election (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 05:22 PM CST

Dr. Shirley Caesar-Williams prays for President-elect Barack Obama during a church service at Mt. Calvary Word of God Church in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)AP - Jubilation, pride and relief permeated pews and pulpits at predominantly black churches across the country on the first Sunday after Barack Obama's election, with congregrants blowing horns, waving American flags and raising their hands to the heavens.


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