The Black Church, Barack Obama, and Nancy Pelosi

When it comes to hot-button political issues, the United Church of Christ is anything but wishy-washy. Its new general minister and president, the Rev. Geoffrey Black, last month hand-delivered 17,000 petition signatures to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urging health-care reform -- including coverage for all and access regardless of ability to pay. Its outgoing president, the Rev. John Thomas, was arrested at the White House two years ago, trying to deliver 100,000 petition signatures against the war in Iraq. Finally, someoone is speaking out! What happen to the NAACP? The Black Caucus? and the other negros?