Associated Press Washington – Democratic Sen. Barack Obama waded into America’s troubled racial history Tuesday, seeking in his most revealing campaign remarks on race to stem accumulating political damage done by the words of his former pastor. Obama confronted what he called “incendiary language” by Rev. Jeremiah Wright that presented a “profoundly distorted view” of…

Associated Press Dharmsala, India – The Dalai Lama threatened Tuesday to step down as leader of Tibet’s government in exile if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control. The Tibetan spiritual leader also sharply rejected accusations by China that he orchestrated last week’s demonstrations in Tibet – and the violence that…

By Omar Sacirbey c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In recent years, conservative Christians have emerged as some of the most vocal supporters of the state of Israel — support that many Jewish groups have welcomed at a time when they feel Israel is under siege. One of the loudest voices has been John Hagee,…

Associated Press – March 17, 2008 BEIJING – China said Monday it would fight to protect its territorial right over Tibet as a deadline for anti-Chinese protesters to turn themselves in and receive leniency passed with no apparent surrenders or arrests. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao blamed last week’s violence in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa,…

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