Do religion reporters face issues of balance and fairness that are different from other beats? By Kim Sue Lia Perkes Freelance Writer For religion reporters, the issue of balance is often more complicated than other beats because stories that deal with theology are about beliefs and not proven facts. So how does one discern what […]

What are some helpful hints on covering highly charged religious services, especially ones that seem to defy rational explanation? By Sandi Dolbee The San Diego Union-Tribune* You walk into the room and the first things you hear are the sounds. People mumbling and wailing, speaking in languages you simply don’t recognize. Others are falling down, […]

Read an April 2, 2010, New York Times story about the Foundation Beyond Belief, founded by Dale McGowan to collect and disburse atheists’ charitable donations.

Tunua Thrash is executive director of West Angeles Community Development Corporation in Los Angeles. Begun by the West Angeles Church of God in Christ, it is active in creating affordable housing.

Jewish Funds for Justice works for economic justice, including affordable housing. Its national Tzedec program increases home ownership in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods by pooling low- and no-interest loans from Jewish philanthropists and reinvesting them in community development financial institutions. It has organized millions of dollars in real estate projects across the country and has offices in New […]

Hyepin Im is founder and president of Korean Churches for Community Development in Los Angeles, which helps churches develop social services, including affordable housing.

Family Promise (formerly National Interfaith Hospitality Network) is a national nonprofit that helps low-income families achieve sustainable housing independence. It has volunteer affiliates across the country, with more than 6,000 congregations involved.

Bob Lupton is president of FCS Urban Ministries in Atlanta. The community development corporation, with a staff of 60, constructs housing, mainly in four Atlanta neighborhoods.

Jim Knight is executive director of Jubilee Housing, a Christian nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and support services in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1973 as a ministry of Church of the Savior, which is known nationally as a small church that has made a big impact through its extensive […]