Monday, October 24, 2011

Herman Cain's Church Affiliation Explored

Today's Atlanta Journal Constitution profiles Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's home church in Atlanta. The article is captioned Church's Pride in Cain Outweighs Differences.  Cain has been a member of the Antioch Baptist Church North for more than 30 years. The article reports:
For church members, Cain’s run for office is a point of pride — chagrin, too. He’s on a national stage, taking aim at President Barack Obama, who overwhelmingly carried the African-American vote in the 2008 election and still enjoys an 85 percent approval rating among blacks.