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Sunday, August 14, 2005
Bishop Harry Jackson Profiled In Post
Yesterday's Washington Post profiled Bishop Harry Jackson, pastor of Hope Christian Church in Lanham, Maryland, who has launched a campaign to get 1 million people to sign his "Black Contract With America". The document calls for a return to "biblically based values," such as preserving a traditional definition of marriage and eliminating abortion. Only a few thousand people have signed on so far. However Jackson is increasingly active with the Republican Party and was among a number of Black clergy recently hosted at the White House to discuss African Debt Relief. Jackson has been speaking around the country in support of Republican-backed judicial nominees, and he will participate in today's national broadcast titled Justice Sunday II sponsored by the Family Research Council in support of conservative judicial nominees.