“Spotlight on the Religious Left”
May 13, 2013, Sightings article discussing the Religious Left.
Category: Government & politics
“Hispanic Churches Coping With Alabama Immigration Law”
A Feb. 8, 2012, article from the Christian Post cites declining numbers of worshippers in Alabama’s Hispanic congregations.
George E. Packard
The Right Reverend George E. Packard is the Bishop Suffragan for Chaplaincies for the Episcopal Church. He is in charge of all Episcopal chaplains attached to the armed services. He describes the rosaries, prayer beads and medals soldiers carry into battle as “companion object[s] which God uses to heighten moments of insight, prayer, and sometimes deep sorrow.”
“Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says”
A Washington Post story about a congressional report that found inaccuracies in some government-funded sex education programs that teach abstinence only.
“Arizona immigration law: Supreme Court seems receptive to parts of crackdown”
Read an April 25, 2012, article from The Washington Post about the Supreme Court justices’ positions on the Arizona immigration law.
“In Alabama, strict immigration law sows discord”
Read a May 30, 2012, article from Reuters about the continuing discord in Alabama as a result of the strict immigration law implemented there in 2011.
Grading Schools’ Abstinence Efforts
A National Public Radio report about results from the first major national study of abstinence-only education.
“If Supreme Court Backs Arizona’s Anti-Immigration Law, What Do Churches Do?”
Read a June 13, 2012, story at Ethics Daily about how the Arizona anti-immigration law affects churches and faith leaders.
“Just Don’t Do It! Are we teaching our kids way too much about sex? Or not nearly enough?”
Read a U.S. News and World Report article that asks whether schools are giving students too much – or too little – information about sexual matters. The magazine says California, Pennsylvania and, most recently, Maine have turned down federal money for abstinence-only curricula so they can teach what they believe is best.