After the Jeremiah Wright controversy that threatened to derail Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, there was word that he will be cautious and careful in becoming closely identified with any particular religious leader.
Last week the president selected a close knit group of select pastors to join him in a quiet prayer session and share with him their views and perspectives on the role of religion in politics.
Since his is election questions have swirled around what church he would join once he moved to Washington, DC. Now we know the answer.
The group of ministers is a diverse group and includes Dr. Otis Moss, Pastor Kirkjohn Caldwell, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Rev. Jim Wallis and Rev. Joel Hunter. The group is not associated with any particular denomination or reformation while all of them have their own affiliations with Christian groups.
“Every time that we have come together it has been initiated by the president,” said Rev. Hunter of the group.
All of the participants are maintaining the privacy and contents of the sessions, but all are impressed with the authentic seriousness that the new president has about his faith, his intellectualism and impact that he has on the weighty decisions that he, the president, has to make. (source: www.gospeltoday.com / www.blackchristiannews.com)
