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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Like other evangelical Christians, leaders of the Church of God in Christ want to limit abortion and bar same-sex marriage. But that doesn’t mean the predominantly black Pentecostal denomination considers itself part of the “religious right” or supporters of the Republican Party. “I’ve seen the tone of the religious right,” said G.E. Patterson, the church’s presiding bishop. “It seemingly was born out of the fact that African-Americans were making too many gains.” Patterson’s church, often referred to simply as COGIC, reports having more than 6 million members across the United States and in 57 countries. While COGIC...

HUD secretary booed at Baptist convention By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press writer NEW ORLEANS -- The nation's largest black church group interrupted President Bush's housing secretary with sustained boos when he said Thursday that the Republican Party is committed to helping blacks. Alphonso Jackson, who is black, appeared at the annual meeting of the National Baptist Convention USA a few hours before Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry was scheduled. "Kerry's not going to say anything about what's better about his party -- he's going to make an emotional speech and blame the Republican Party," Jackson predicted. As such things go,...

Starting tomorrow, it appears this supposedly neutral religious organization is going to begin running ads in the Orlando Sentinel. They are going to outright accuse GW Bush of misleading the people of America into war. While I can appreciate the opinions of religious groups who are true pacifist, this is an entirely different path taken by God-fearing humanitarians. Thou shall not bare false witness is exactly what this group is attempting to do as they discredit this president and the war.