Pastor Defies IRS with Pro-McCain Sermon
Bishop Robert Smith is taking a path less-travelled by many pastors during election years. He's endorsing a presidential candidate from the pulpit.
At the end of a recent sermon, Smith told about 50 worshippers at his Word of Outreach Christian Center in Little Rock, Ark.: "I will be voting for John McCain and Sarah Palin."
Smith, who is black and whose congregation is predominately black, said people have questioned why he isn't backing Sen. Barack Obama.
"I just tell them it's not about race to me," said Smith, who was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. "It's about principle. I wouldn't care if it's my mother. If she isn't for life or for heterosexual relationships, I wouldn't vote for my momma."
Although his endorsement could stir up some disagreements among his congregants, Smith has a different objective in mind. His sermon was aimed at fighting an Internal Revenue Service policy that bans charities and churches from taking part in political campaigns.
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Biden Cautions Democrats: Don't Be Too Confident
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says he's optimistic that Barack Obama will be elected president, but he cautioned supporters on Saturday not to be too confident.
The Delaware senator noted that Democrats Al Gore and John Kerry were also well ahead in polls just weeks before Election Day in 2000 and 2004, but both lost their presidential contests to President Bush.
Read more here:newsmax.com
Official: Somali Troops Raid Hijacked Ship, Killing 2 Pirates
Somali forces raided one of the many ships hijacked off the country's coast Sunday as a deadline loomed in a standoff aboard another, arms-laden vessel, officials said.
Troops in northern Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region unsuccessfully tried to take back a ship that was hijacked by pirates on Thursday, said Ali Abdi Aware, Puntland's foreign minister. He said two pirates were killed.
The vessel, which was carrying cement, is believed to have Syrian and Somali crew on board.
Read more here:Fox News
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