Read an Oct. 8, 2006, Boston Globe series on the growing influence of Christian groups in U.S. foreign aid.

The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University has published a report titled “Global Implications of U.S. Domestic and International Policies on Sexuality.”

The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment is a membership association to advance investment practices that consider environmental, social and corporate governance criteria. 

S. Cromwell Crawford is professor and chairman of religion at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is author of The Evolution of Hindu Ethical Ideals (University of Hawaii Press, 1982), has taught a course on ethics in world religions and has written about Hindu ethics and the environment.

Winona LaDuke, an Anishinaabe, is an author and program director of Honor the Earth, which supports Native environmental issues by working to break the geographic and political isolation of Native communities.

U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, a Republican, represents Idaho’s 2nd District and is a member of the LDS church.

U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, a Republican, represents Idaho’s 1st District and is an LDS church member.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican, represents Arizona and is a member of the LDS church.

Roberta Combs is president of the Christian Coalition, a political action organization that describes itself as “pro-family.” According to news releases on its website, the coalition has several times agreed with statements made by Mitt Romney.