Read a transcript of Pastor Rick Warren’s opening prayer, posted at ChristianityToday.com.

Read a transcript of President Obama’s inaugural address, posted at The Washington Post site. The speech was replete with religious and scriptural references and images.

The Evangelical Environmental Network is a Christian ministry dedicated to mobilizing people to care for God’s creation. The network provides resources for congregations and advocates for environmentally friendly policies.

Read a Washington Post blog item the summarizes some of the presentations at the Brookings conference commemorating a decade of faith-based programs.

Read “A Vision for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships,” an address by OFBNP head Joshua DuBois delivered on Feb. 18, 2010, at a conference at the Brookings Institution marking a decade of faith-based programs. The speech sets out the administration’s views on how the program should work.

See a Feb. 22, 2010, Washington Post online article about the council’s proposals. The piece includes a link to a document with the full 73-page report as well as an excerpt with some of the main points related to church-state issues.

Read about the mission of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and find links to the four main policy goals of the office.

Rabbi Jonathan Klein is executive director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, an interfaith group from the Los Angeles area that advocates on behalf of the working poor.

Jeanette Smith is executive director of South Florida Interfaith Worker Justice. This coalition of clergy and lay leaders has worked to raise the minimum wage and to tie it to the rate of inflation.