The Vera Institute of Justice
The Vera Institute of Justice works to improve justice services and systems through research and projects. Nicholas Turner is the president and director.
Category: Ethics
The Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a civil rights legal advocacy group based in Montgomery, Ala. Email through the website.
Partners Against Hate
Partners Against Hate works to educate young people about hate and hate crimes. It is based in Washington, D.C. Contact 202-452-8310.
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs tracks incidents of violence and harassment against LGBT people. Clarence Patton is acting executive director.
“RDBook: Christian White Nationalism in the Age of Obama”
Read an April 27, 2009, interview at ReligionDispatches.org with Leonard Zeskind, author of a new book, Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement From the Margins to the Mainstream. Among other things, the book describes the religious roots of the movement.
“Letter from Conservative Leaders Implores Senators to Filibuster Hate Crimes Bill”
Read a June 16, 2009, Christiannewswire.com story about a letter from 60 religious conservatives asking senators to filibuster the hate-crimes bill then under consideration for fear it would “criminalize preaching the Gospel and put preachers in the crosshairs.” Among the signers were James Dobson of Focus on the Family, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Don […]
“Crime to Denounce Homosexuality?”
Factcheck.org has an analysis to address the concern over whether a hate-crime law covering sexual orientation could lead to charges against pastors who preach that homosexuality is a sin. Factcheck.org says no, but Catholic League head Bill Donohue — who has expressed strong reservations about the bill — disputed that analysis in a news release.
“Hating the Hate Crimes Bill”
Read an Oct. 13, 2009, blog post at “On Faith” by David Waters about the religiously based opposition to the hate-crimes bill.
UUA: Standing on the Side of Love
In June 2009, the Unitarian Universalist Association launched a campaign against hate crimes called “Standing on the Side of Love.” The campaign was a response to a July 27, 2008, attack on the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church that killed two people and wounded seven. The gunman told authorities he was angered by the church’s acceptance of homosexuality […]