'Letter from Birmingham Jail' at 50
theGRIO REPORT - King’s letter reflected the religious challenges of his time, addressing the crisis of Christian faith for southern Christians at the time...
Easter: A time for faithful steps
ESSAY - The celebration of Jesus’ resurrection during this season is a reminder that in the face of life’s seemingly unbearable challenges, passion and destiny can renew our hopes and dreams – bringing them back to life in a new season...
Black church ponders change during marriage equality fight
theGRIO REPORT - While many across America are hopeful that the Supreme Court will react on the side of the LGBTQ community regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8, there are some black church leaders who do not foresee much change occurring within the black church in terms of gay acceptance...
Rise in African Catholics could affect Pope pick
theGRIO REPORT - As the Catholic College of Cardinals prepare to merge on the Vatican to elect their next pope, eyes from around the world have centered on the continent of Africa...
African papal contender wants change
VATICAN CITY (AP) - One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, says the time is right for a pontiff from the developing world...
Blacks lament commercialization of Christmas
theGRIO REPORT - Many – most specifically African-Americans – are uncomfortable with Santa Claus and the commercialization of Christmas...
On the Sandy Hook tragedy: The God we know
ESSAY - We can’t answer why awful people choose to kill our children, whether in 1963 Birmingham or 2012 Newtown. We don’t know why God allows those things to happen...
Black churches use 'souls to polls' to rally vote
MIAMI (AP) - It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in U.S. battleground states ahead of the November presidential election...
Poll: 17 percent of registered voters think Obama is Muslim
The latest Pew research poll found that 17 percent of registered voters think President Barack Obama is Muslim, while 31 percent of the respondents said they didn't know what the president’s religious affiliation was...
Faith and fasting with diabetes
OPINION - Many religious faiths recommend spiritual strengthening through periods of prayer and fasting. While fasting is a commendable spiritual practice, it’s one that could come with major health risk when you have diabetes...
