Good Lord. Rep. Bobby Rush is also Rev. Rush. The former militant Black Panther has been through a lot of life changes. His ministry began after his election to Congress, a bit unusual. But his motivation appears to be quite business as usual politically. Emerging as one of Burris and, indirectly, Blago's biggest defenders, Rush has grotesquely played the race card, while hiding a few up his sleeve. Leftie columnist Mark Brown, Sun Times: During the last three years, two Englewood community organ

Governor Blagojevich's choice for Senate, Roland Burris, appeared last night at a campaign rally, uh, church to defiantly state "I am now the junior Senator from Illinois":The prayer service was organized by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), who has accused Senate Democrats of using racial motivations to refuse to seat Burris, Illinois' first statewide elected black official. On Sunday night, Rush called the Senate "one of the last bastions of plantation and racial politics in America" and said Sena

Roland Burris heads off to Capital Hill today and the fireworks have already begun. The secretary of the senate, Nancy Erickson, today rejected Burris’s appointment certification because it didn’t include Secretary of State Jesse White’s signature as required. Without the certification, Burris will be barred from entering the Senate floor. Burris yesterday said he hoped his appointment would go smoothly as he spoke to hundreds gathered at New Covenant Baptist Church. “I am now the junior senator

This is the most welcoming religious institution I have ever encountered. All are truly welcome in this Episcopalian Church. Open table fellowship is offered and so all are welcome at communion! An…

Trinity United Church of Christ faced a crisis of faith amid mounting criticism, pastor and congregants say At the peak of controversy swirling around Trinity United Church of Christ last year, Rev. Otis Moss III faced criticism and death threats, questioned God's plan and even weighed whether he should leave.

Get a load of what this hero did on Christmas Eve of all days to a fellow black man outside the elderly man's church, again ON CHRISTMAS EVE of all days...what a slug and a half.Man arrested in Christmas Eve church attack - wtop.com: "COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A man has been arrested in the beating and mugging of an elderly man outside a church on Christmas Eve.Prince George's County Police arrested 28-year-old Shanon Washington of Capitol Heights on New Year's Day.Washington is charged with attempted