The video is from a CBC story on Food Not Bombs via God's Politics.

JSpot notes the connection between Black Power and Jewish Power. On that note, NCC Interfaith Relations remembers Abraham Joshue Heschel with a great photo with Dr. King.

After its attack on the National Council of Churches, the Rev. Chuck Currie nails the far right Institute on Religion and Democracy.

Over at Street Prophets, Pastor Dan raises the issue of a "Mormon" president and atheists.

Also over at Street Prophets, M. Kotyk writes about life at $7.25 an hour.

CrossLeft wonders along with Bob Edgar, what part of blessed are the peacemakers don't they understand?

Also, if you are a seminarian or know of one, check out the paid summer fellowships funded by the Beatitudes Society (disclosure, I also work with the Beatitudes Society, great folks BTW.)

Mainstream Baptist sees some emerging racial reconcialiation among Baptists.

Care about the concept of separation of churuch and state? Recently the blogoshere has probed what that means via a piece in the Times by Mara Vanderslice. Read Talk to Action on it here. Mara Vanderslice responds here on Street Prophets. In counterpoint to that, Frederick Clarkson worries about losing a core principle. At Faithful Democrats, Jesse Lava also gets into the frey and sides with Mara.

Blog the Debt heads off to Kenya and Zambia.

Pam's House Blend raises more questions about what really happened along the Gulf Coast and the lack of documentation.

Recovering Rabbi Rachel writes about the echo:

"You know how in musicals, characters break into song seemingly at random, usually with no awareness that there's anything strange about singing at any or every moment of the day? Being at Ohalah is a little bit like that, and as I reflect on what it feels like to be heading home, I think leaving the singing behind may be the hardest part."

And onto the escalation in Iraq, Thurman, the Xpatriated Texan, writes about A Debacle By Any Other Name.

And finally, the Christian Alliance for Progress, notes that the Hartford study suggests that Progressive congregations are growing.