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March 14, 2014

Churches band together to raise awareness of gun violence, mass incarceration

theGRIO REPORT - A new faith movement is encouraging thousands of congregants in houses of worship across the country to…
November 1, 2013

'The President's Devotional' excerpt: Marriage 'ran deep' for President Obama

BOOK EXCERPT - Growing up with his grandparents and seeing their relationship firsthand, the future president embraced their marriage as…
October 19, 2013

Informal spiritual adviser: ‘Obama’s faith has grown in his time in office’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and…
October 14, 2013

Couple still going strong after 75 years of marriage

theGRIO REPORT - They have received a proclamation from their mayor and a congratulatory letter from President Obama...
September 25, 2013

Partners in faith: President Obama's former faith outreach director, Joshua DuBois, talks to theGrio

theGRIO Q&A - TheGrio's Joy-Ann Reid caught up with Dubois during the Congressional Black Caucus' Annual Legislative Conference, and talked…
September 3, 2013

Speaking in tongues down among Pentecostals

LOS ANGELES (AP) - While the small Assemblies of God congregation goes through all the traditional trappings of a Pentecostal…
July 26, 2013

T.D. Jakes troubled by Zimmerman calling shooting ‘God’s will’

VIDEO - Bishop T.D. Jakes reacted to the George Zimmerman case on Thursday, and to Trayvon Martin’s shooter calling the…
June 11, 2013

Fred Luter Jr, Southern Baptists Convention's first black president, re-elected

HOUSTON (AP) - Luter was first elected in 2012. His presidency comes at a time when the nation's largest Protestant…
June 10, 2013

Charitable giving to religious organizations up slightly: Is it enough?

According to the faith-based financial accountability firm, when adjusted for inflation, cash gifts to ECFA members with fiscal years ending…
June 10, 2013

Mormon church embraced black priests 35 years ago, but racial tensions remain

OPINION - Since the church’s inception as an organized religion in 1830, over seven generations of mostly white Mormons have…
June 7, 2013

For Trayvon Martin's parents, faith in God, and in the justice system

theGRIO REPORT - More than 700 people gathered in Miami on Saturday for what was billed as a 'community program…
June 7, 2013

Is homophobia in the black church leading to depression in the LGBT community?

theGRIO REPORT - In recent years, the impact of mental health, depression and even suicide among black men and women…
June 5, 2013

Men: Do you want a Christian woman in theory, or practice?

OPINION - I wonder how many men really want a woman who does more than profess to be a God…
April 16, 2013

'Letter from Birmingham Jail' at 50: MLK's religious fervor remembered

theGRIO REPORT - King’s letter reflected the religious challenges of his time, addressing the crisis of Christian faith for southern…
March 31, 2013

Easter: A time for faithful steps into a new season

ESSAY - The celebration of Jesus’ resurrection during this season is a reminder that in the face of life’s seemingly…
March 28, 2013

As Supreme Court considers DOMA and Prop 8, some black church leaders ponder change

theGRIO REPORT - While many across America are hopeful that the Supreme Court will react on the side of the…
February 14, 2013

Will the rise in African Catholicism affect the new Pope choice?

theGRIO REPORT - As the Catholic College of Cardinals prepare to merge on the Vatican to elect their next pope,…
February 12, 2013

African papal contender Peter Turkson wants change

VATICAN CITY (AP) - One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, says the…
December 25, 2012

Black Americans lament the commercialization of Christmas

theGRIO REPORT - Many – most specifically African-Americans – are uncomfortable with Santa Claus and the commercialization of Christmas...
December 19, 2012

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.…