No one doubts the church's ability to deliver voters, as evidenced by the impressive African-American turnout in the presidential battle. And the black church is a lot more than a small thing. If anything, I'm reaching out to the clergy members asking what's going on. While we press for justice, social responsibility and economic empowerment, ultimately our responsibility is the saving of lives and souls. It's hard to fulfill that assignment if we are not involved in politics, but we must not be controlled by politics.
Critics argue the church can be too involved in the political process.
United for Separation of Church and State. His group has reported about 35 religious groups to the IRS since 1992. Nearly half of African Americans attend church on a given Sunday, according to a 1999 national survey by Barna Research. We need to advocate not only with our own legislators, but advocate with those who are across the aisles and across racial divides. Now anybody who is running in any kind of race, whether they are religious or not, comes to prayer breakfast because they are trying to reach the religious.