US ELECTIONS 08: BARACK OBAMA: Blog: Barack Speaks About Faith In Zanesville, Ohio

noticias.info/ Barack was recently in Zanesville, Ohio, to talk about the future of Faith Based Outreach programs at the East Side Community Ministry. Here's a little bit about what Barack said... You know, faith based groups like East Side Community Ministry carry a particular meaning for me. Because in a way, they're what led me into public service. It was a Catholic group called The Campaign for Human Development that helped fund the work I did many years ago in Chicago to help lift up neighborhoods that were devastated by the closure of a local steel plant. Now, I didn't grow up in a particularly religious household. But my experience in Chicago showed me how faith and values could be an anchor in my life. And in time, I came to see my faith as being both a personal commitment to Christ and a commitment to my community;... [read full story]