On race relations: "We've come a long way. I don't think we'll ever be perfect because race relations has to do with your spiritual growth." ...more

December 23, 2007

In more than a decade of presiding over this state, Mike Huckabee produced a legacy like few other Republican governors in the South, surprising even liberal Democrats with his willingness to upend some of Arkansas' parochial traditions. ...more

December 22, 2007

In August 1980, as the conservative Christian movement was first transforming American politics, Ronald Reagan stood before a Dallas stadium full of 15,000 foot-stomping, hand-clapping evangelicals and pledged his fealty to the Bible. ...more

December 6, 2007

Once every century or so, a community marks the passing of someone whose influence has been so profound it defies description. ...more

November 24, 2007

There is a revival happening at Brandon High, and it doesn't involve a choir or a preacher. ...more

November 6, 2007

Seated in a pew at First Thonotosassa Missionary Baptist Church, Florine Walden, 90, and Ernestine Pelham, 87, reminisce. ...more

November 5, 2007

Seated in a pew at First Thonotosassa Missionary Baptist Church, Florine Walden, 90, and Ernestine Pelham, 87, reminisce. ...more

September 29, 2007

Seated in a pew at First Thonotosassa Missionary Baptist Church, Florine Walden, 90, and Ernestine Pelham, 87, reminisce. ...more

September 29, 2007

The scent of white sage incense lingers. American Indian men, women and children dance and sing, lifting their hands in praise of the Creator. Some wear clothes reminiscent of their tribal heritage. Others drape shawls over their shoulders, covering the jeans and T-shirts underneath. ...more

September 15, 2007

The scent of white sage incense lingers. Native American men, women and children dance and sing, lifting their hands in praise of the creator. Some wear clothes reminiscent of their tribal heritage. Others drape shawls over their shoulders, covering the jeans and T-shirts underneath. ...more

September 13, 2007