Byron L. Sherwin
Byron L. Sherwin is a professor of Jewish studies at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago. He is a renowned Jewish theologian, ethicist, scholar of Jewish philosophy and mysticism.
Category: Ethics
Leila Gal Berner
Rabbi Leila Gal Berner is a Reconstructionist rabbi who founded Lev Tahor: A Center for Jewish Soulwork in Kensington, Md. The center offers programs to encourage personal spirituality through Jewish practice. Rabbi Leila is the founding director of the Center for Jewish Ethics at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and professor of philosophy and Religion Department at American University […]
“Is immigration reform a biblical imperative?”
Read a March 20, 2010, post at USA Today‘s Faith & reason blog about the influence of the Bible on people’s views of immigration reform.
“Mormons on both sides in immigration controversy”
An April 30, 2010, Salt Lake Tribune article examines Mormons’ varying views on immigration reform.
“Should immigration reform benefit gay couples, too?”
A post at USA Today‘s Faith & Reason blog explains how provision in some proposals to benefit same-sex immigrant couples could become a major stumbling block for certain religious groups.
“Evangelicals Find New Unity on Immigration”
Read a Religion News Service story about the Evangelical response to the Arizona immigration law, posted May 14, 2010 at the website of Christianity Today.
“New SBC Immigration Policy in the Works”
On May 12, 2010, Richard Land and Barrett Duke of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released the draft of “A White Paper: Principles for Just Immigration Reform.” The draft builds on previous statements by viewing immigrants and immigration reform in a positive light and is very much in line with what other evangelicals are […]
LeAnna Benn
A national director of Teen-Aid, a nonprofit organization started in 1981 to try to reduce teen pregnancies. The group, based in Spokane, Wash., believes the best method is abstinence education. Its Web site lists laws and statistics pertaining to sexuality, education and government funding for all 50 states.