Hundreds - and, perhaps, thousands - of Jewish converts may soon have their status invalidated. The High Rabbinical Court in Israel has questioned the integrity of an official who oversaw their conversions. Rabbi Shaul Farber, director of the Jewish Life Information Center and Shaney Gilbert, who converted to Judaism 2005, discuss the case and its implications.
Afghan journalist Barry Salaam, managing editor of a popular national news program, discusses building an independent, open media in an increasingly closed society.
Tensions are high in Lebanon's capital after three days of gun-battles have seen Hezbollah fighters taking control of much of the city. At least 11 are dead, and on Friday Hezbollah fighters attacked a pro-government TV station.
A group of conservative Christians released the statement to reclaim the word "evangelical." Alex Cohen talks with one of the document's signers about the manifesto's goals.
The increase in world commodity prices has sparked an unusual crime wave in England. Thieves have been stealing the lead used as roofing material on the country's older churches.
Taking her first communion led San Francisco writer Sara Miles to become a Christian. The idea of breaking bread with others inspired her to start a food pantry at her church. Miles believes we come to know God through service to strangers.
Fiery comments by Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have thrust the black church into the national spotlight in recent weeks. But what exactly is "the black church" and is it as monolithic as it's being described?
An ongoing archaeological project in Annapolis, Md., is revealing what life was like for African-Americans before and after slavery. Many of the finds detail how Africans were able to preserve their various religious beliefs while assimilating to American society.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright recently said controversy over his sermons has nothing do with Sen. Barack Obama, his former congregant, but is instead an attack on "the black church." While some black preachers agree with Wright, others say he is hardly mainstream.
Joyce Bristow has attended Trinity United Church of Christ for ten years. She tells Madeleine Brand that the Rev. Wright controversy is negatively affecting her spiritual life and is overtaking the work of her congregation.
At a news conference Tuesday in North Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama strongly condemned recent remarks by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. In recent days, Wright had sought to defend controversial comments he made in the past.
Barack Obama made an impassioned break from his former pastor in a speech Tuesday in North Carolina. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright had made several public appearances over the past few days, none of which pleased the Obama campaign.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright told the National Press Club that attacks on him are really attacks on the black church. Earlier comments about race and the Sept. 11 attacks by Barack Obama's former pastor have caused controversy for the presidential campaign.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says criticisms of his fiery sermons are an attack on the black church. Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor, has begun speaking out since national attention fell on controversial opinions he expressed in the past. Wright said he hopes the controversy will have a positive outcome.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor, defends the sermon that has become a source of political turmoil. He faced off with reporters during an appearance at the National Press Club.
