The Obama administration will be announcing a diverse set of advisers for a revamped White House office that will direct government money to religious and neighborhood groups involved with social service work. Among these groups are a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a Jewish rabbi active in Washington and a ground-breaking female African-American …
06. Religion & Spirituality USA
DNC: Interfaith Services Open the Democratic National Convention
Groundbreaking interfaith services held Sunday, August 24, 2008 were the first official event of the Democratic National Convention. Faith in Action Interfaith worship services began the event with message of unity and diversity. Speakers included Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun, Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, who read from the Torah, and Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President of …