The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. Hannah Daniel is the commission’s director of public policy.

Sue Crawford is a professor of political science and international relations at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. One of her specialties is the role of religious institutions in public policy. She co-edited Christian Clergy in American Politics and co-authored Women With a Mission: Religion, Gender and the Politics of Women Clergy.

Read a Jan. 31, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle story about homeless youth who are LGBT.

Read a Jan. 15, 2006, Los Angeles Daily News article, posted by Jews on First, about a Simi Valley school board member’s proposal for a secondary school anti-discrimination program.

Read a Jan. 10, 2007, Washington Post story about approval by the Montgomery County (Md.) Board of Education of a sex education curriculum for eighth- and 10th-graders that discusses sexual orientation.

Read an April 1, 2006, San Francisco Chronicle story about legislation around the nation involving sexual orientation in public schools.

Read a Dec. 2, 2006, New York Times article about parents and schools facing issues with children who do not conform to gender norms.

Journal/islam is a program through Michigan State University’s School of Journalism. The goal of the IMAJE project  is to develop with and for journalism faculty a  nuanced perspective on Islam, Muslims, and Muslim societies that will generate more accurate reporting.  It is not intended as an exhaustive resource on Islam and Muslims.  Rather, this website […]

Barbara J. Dilly is associate professor of anthropology at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. Her research interests include the rural church and American agriculture.