Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Solution to Poverty

They told The Root that Americans must join them in putting President Obama’s feet to the fire.

Conservative Christians Rush to Develop Strategy to Block Mitt Romney from GOP Nomination

A near-panic has taken hold among some core conservative activists, who are now scrambling to devise a strategy to deny Mitt Romney the Republican presidential nomination.

New York City Pastors Apply Pressure to Keep Churches Worshipping in School Buildings

They have tried letter-writing, petitions and a lawsuit, all to no avail. So now the Christian congregations that are weeks away from expulsion from New York City’s public schools are focusing on more-religious tools in their arsenal: prayer, fasting and repentance.

Prominent Evangelical, Mark DeMoss, Supports Mitt Romney In spite of his Mormonism

As some 1,500 conservatives and evangelicals prepared to descend on the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., this month for a “Values Voter Summit” that promised speeches from every Republican presidential candidate, Mark DeMoss gave 150 Christian leaders something to chew on: A five-page memo supporting Mitt Romney.

Court Tells Episcopal Breakaway Congregation to Return Property

A Fairfax County, Virginia, court has told seven breakaway congregations that they must return control of church property to the Diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal Church.

New Film Shines Light on the Problem of Pornography

New documentary wisely shines a light on personal stories, rather than just the ‘experts’

When filmmaker Sean Finnegan first considered doing a documentary on the problem of pornography, he knew he didn’t want to merely cite facts and figures interwoven with sound bites from experts. 

What You Wear to Church Says It For You

The so-called “worship wars” of recent years may have produced a winner. Many congregations remain divided between traditional and contemporary styles, but in most places the contemporary appears to have gained the upper hand.