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  • 14 Nov 2008
    Not an open letter to Obama

    President-elect Obama is being deluged with well-meaning advice, says Middle East expert Michael Marten. Maybe we expect too much, but taking a realistic look at how he might handle various conflicts in the region remains important.

  • 13 Nov 2008
    Celebrities, theologians and activists challenge Obama

    Celebrities, theologians and activists, including Bono, Brian McLaren and Shane Claiborne have written to President-elect Obama challenging him on a range of issues to address in his presidency.

  • 10 Nov 2008
    Care for your soul, Barack

    For black people, the expectations, responsibilities and possibilities symbolised by Barack Obama is is almost more than the heart can bear, says Alive Walker. The president elect should cherish personal happiness and find new political ways of handling enemies, she suggests.

  • 7 Nov 2008
    Black British Christian leaders say Obama election marks a new era

    Black Christian leaders in Britain have hailed the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States as a defining moment in the history of most powerful nation in the world and a great symbol for black people globally.

  • 7 Nov 2008
    Kenyan church leaders hope Obama win will be good for Africa

    Kenyan church leaders have hailed the election of Senator Barack Obama as the 44th president of the USA, saying they hope it is a positive turn for Africa that can help steer good governance on the continent.

  • 6 Nov 2008
    Challenge of prejudice remains in post-election USA, says Soulforce

    The director of a leading nonviolent US task force for lesbian and gay people, which includes many religious believers, has said that the election of Barack Obama is “a day of blessing seasoned by loss,” given the bigotry of some local issue votes.

  • 6 Nov 2008
    New US president offers hope on global poverty, says Progressio

    Barack Obama’s election victory is a “momentous day” for the international community and offers renewed hope to millions of people around the world who live in poverty, Catholic development agency Progressio has declared.

  • 5 Nov 2008
    Still having a dream

    We know the soundbite, but have you ever listened to Dr Martin Luther King Jr's most famous speech in full?

  • 5 Nov 2008
    What kind of change is President Obama?

    The election of Barack Obama in the US is a significant change, but it is a much smaller change than many people want to believe.

  • 5 Nov 2008
    Cameron and Brown hail 'historic' US election outcome

    UK Conservative leader David Cameron pipped Labour PM Gordon Brown in the quest for a brush with 'Obama magic' by hailing the new US president-elect as the first of a fresh, pioneering generation of world leaders.