UrbanFaith.com is an online magazine featuring Christian commentary, culture, and conversation from a wide range of multicultural voices.
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UrbanFaith.com If nothing else, commentator Shlomo ben Yaakov believes Obama's presidency has changed how we think about ourselves.
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A year after Barack Obama's historic election, his progress report is incomplete at best. But his presence in the White House has already brought overdue healing to the African American imagination -- and potentially to many others.
DyAnne Dempsey I love your Sunday School material, and come the first of the year I will become, for the first time ever, Sunday School Superintendant in my church. Thanks be to God!!!
UrbanFaith.com A major announcement from Zondervan today regarding the "Deadly Viper" book.
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Majornews from Zondervan today regarding the Deadly Viper Character Assassins book that provoked the ire of the Christian Asian community --and many others --due to its use of negative ...
UrbanFaith.com Are you glad to see "Jon & Kate Plus 8" come to an end?
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Today's announcement that TLC will officially pull the plug onJon& Kate Plus8 after Monday's episode was yet another reminder of how real life can spill over even into reality TV. ...
UrbanFaith.com Chandra White-Cummings on why Christians should focus less on race and more on our common hope.
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If race, as many agree, is a social construct, why are Christians so good at holding on to it as a way to define, describe, and divide ourselves?
UrbanFaith.com "The Blind Side" is more than just another "white family helps black kid" movie. Read our review.
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THANKSGIVING GRACE: After taking in homeless teenager Michael Oher, the Tuohy family rediscovers the importance of sitting at the table together. Photos courtesy of Alcon Entertainment/Warner Bros.
UrbanFaith.com Have you seen the latest Gap ads? Heard about the boycott? What do you think?
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The clothing retailer Gap Inc.is creating yuletide buzz with its latest television ads. But is it thekindthe company wants?
UrbanFaith.com Sorry, UrbanFaith friends. Editor Ed Gilbreath accidentally crossed his personal account with the UF page earlier today.
UrbanFaith.com Did you know that Wheaton College was a stop along the Underground Railroad?
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Wheaton College is known as one of the nation's top Christian schools and one of the world's most influential evangelical institutions, but few think of it as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Well, that's about to change. ...
UrbanFaith.com With its questionable take on religion and convoluted storyline, is 2012 worth it? Let us know.
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The movie 2012 lived up to my very low expectations -- spectacular special effects and an incredible lack of substance. There's only one major action sequence, which has been featured in all of the previews, while the rest of the movie focuses mostly on devastation. ...
UrbanFaith.com What's happening with Sammy Sosa?
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Have you seen Sammy Sosa lately? His dramatically lighter skin has everyone talking. The second coming of Michael Jackson? Side effects of steroid use? A man running away from his ethnic identity? Or just ...
UrbanFaith.com Why films like "Precious" distort the true reality of black life. Seen it? Give us your thoughts.
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The elevation of Black dysfunction and the invisibility of positive Black images are sending destructive messages about the reality of Black life, both to our young people and to those outside the Black community.
UrbanFaith.com When Deputy Kenneth Moon was attacked by a violent inmate, four unlikely heroes came to his rescue.
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Last week Hillsborough County (Florida) deputy Kenneth Moon, a 22-year veteran, was at his desk inside a jail pod when inmate Douglas Burden brutally attacked him and put him in a deadly chokehold. According ...
UrbanFaith.com Patriot or hired gun? Debating the "Americanness" of a marathon champ.
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Whenrunner Meb Keflezighi won the New York CityMarathon last week, he became the first U.S. athlete totake first place inthat popular race since 1982. As he finished the last leg, heproudly pointed to the U.S.A. ...
UrbanFaith.com Author Chris Rice explains why God's vision for ethnic diversity is deeper than our current notions.
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"Integration" and "diversity" do not express God's purpose for reconciliation deeply enough. What we need is a fresh paradigm that declares our new culture in Christ.
