As founder and Chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition (HILC), Bishop Jackson has declared that the church and its leaders must lead the way to protect America's moral compass and heal our nation. Through his, HILC has become an agent of healing to our nation by educating and empowering churches, community and political leaders to make grassroots influence in their communities, states and our nation. His radio commentary "The Truth in Black and White" can be heard daily on 400+ stations nationally. Jackson is leading researcher on the black church. High Impact African American Churches, co-authored with George Barna, was nominated in 2005 by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion award and received the Silver Medallion award. In addition, Jackson was also named one of the top 50 most influential Christians in 2005 by the Christian Post. Jackson has appeared as a guest on The Tavis Smiley Show, Tony Brown's Journal, The O'Reilly Factor, Britt Hume's Special Report, National Public Radio, CBS Evening News, BET Evening News, 700 Club, and CBN News. He has been featured in articles in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Chicago Defender. Bishop Jackson is Senior Pastor of Hope Christian Church in the Washington, DC area with 3000 attendees and serves as a regional Bishop in the Fellowship of International Churches (FOIC). He has authored several books including The Black Contract with America on Moral Values. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from prestigious Williams College and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. His secular work experience includes positions in several Fortune 500 companies. For more information, visit www.thetruthinblackandwhite.com. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:45 GMT Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:45 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Last Friday, two historic events occurred. A signing ceremony for DC's same-sex marriage law and a blizzard that blanketed the Northeast and left everyone in the capital physically isolated except for the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/12/21/same-sex_marriage_bill_signed_in_a_church eaa206cc-67df-4147-aaec-ec1cb4593da6 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:45 GMT Last week, the worldwide summit on climate change in Denmark encouraged some and terrified others. During the past few years, the debate among many informed people has just not been about whether the globe is getting... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/12/14/climate_change_the_bell_tolls_for_thee b1c59356-c2d5-417d-b729-60b4c9a0a211 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:45:00 GMT Last week was momentous in the battle for marriage in the US. It was a little like riding a roller coaster. On Tuesday, the DC City Council finished their first of two readings of their proposed same-sex marriage law.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/12/07/the_roller_coaster_battle_for_marriage 939e608c-02d6-4e43-b2d4-a2084ee80db0 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:35:00 GMT This past weekend millions ate turkey, traveled hundreds of miles to spend time with their families, and showed up at major retailers as early as 5:00 AM. As Americans did these things men of the cloth,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/11/30/thanksgiving_substance_or_illusion f018692b-ab9f-49ae-95b2-a59888681e0c Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:15:47 GMT Last Friday I was privileged to stand with Chuck Colson, Jim Daly, Robert George, Archbishop Wuerl, Tony Perkins, Alan Sears, Cardinal Rigali, and over 20 others to represent the first 150 signers of a document called... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/11/23/the_manhattan_declaration bc2a6cc3-97be-42c6-bf27-299c9c80ad18 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:35 GMT Two weeks ago, just after the Maine's successful reversal of the state legislature's decision to sanction same-sex marriage, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer asked me a profound question: "Would Jesus have spent $550,000 to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/11/16/can_jesus_be_blackmailed 32768d94-a379-4cf0-89cc-413e7d54fbdf Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:22 GMT Last week was a milestone in modern American political history. The election results (New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races) and the battle over healthcare show that the nation's interest in social issues has not... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/11/09/social_issues_still_count! 2d4d6a58-10ca-4118-a25d-ae19733e6d61 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:15:00 GMT For the last few weeks I have been writing about the battle to defend the foundations of marriage in DC and beyond. Last week several thousand DC residents joined me on Freedom Plaza to protect God's first institution.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/11/02/marriage_on_life_support ee7fa652-eeeb-45e7-b652-b7521be499ab Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:29 GMT This past week, DC city council member Jack Evans vehemently warned DC citizens that if they took their concerns about marriage to Capitol Hill there would be grave "consequences." Knowing that he and his colleagues... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/10/30/democracy_is_shrinking_in_dc 2e530758-c058-4c58-9530-069493f91050 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:01:00 GMT The media would have you think that same sex marriage in the US is inevitable. Gay marriage activists would also have you believe that public opinion has suddenly shifted in their favor. Nothing could be further from th http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/10/19/get_your_slingshots_ready 852ad670-df95-416c-8523-0acf185e826b Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:40:17 GMT Is the fight against same-sex marriage primarily one fought between religious groups and the gay community? Are there any issues that a secular society should consider in this fight? We have found at least eight... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/10/12/what's_the_vex_of_same-sex c9bc9aad-468e-49e2-9e1c-03225fd7ba21 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:22 GMT If Lady Liberty could cry, she would be weeping now. Among her many burdens would be the abuse of democracy and our constitution's first principles on many fronts. Her most recent wound might be that DC residents are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/10/07/marriage_at_risk_in_dc 919b3cae-6259-4951-9c05-4185dca09835 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:46:00 GMT The plight of the poor has been a major bone of contention in the healthcare debate for months now. The morality of various approaches has also been hotly debated from all sides of the political universe - left, right,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/09/28/health_care_and_the_poor 3ce2d07b-c095-465c-98d9-4466627f8545 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:15:00 GMT On May 15, 2007, I stopped at one of Washington DC's most well-known soul food restaurants. As I waited for my favorite fare, a news flash came over the air stating that Jerry Falwell had died of a heart attack.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/09/21/strategic_race_baiting c3611b6b-2e1b-4782-8d4b-70ca56607495 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:37:54 GMT Last week, 9/11 memorials took place in New York, Washington, and Shanksville, PA commemorating the heroism and loss of life experienced on that day 8 years ago. The lesson I have treasured the most comes from the story... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2009/09/14/stealing_liberty 30b3bba9-3777-4aa5-a798-639194671290 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:31:00 GMT