Reviewed by Morris Rodentstein

Pursuing Justice
In the 1990's, the federal government ended its 60-year safety net guarantee to the poor, shifting responsibility to the states and local communities with limited resources. This means that the burden increasingly has moved to community groups, like America's churches, synagogues, temples and mosques, which have a long tradition of caring for the needy—a shift in responsibility that challenges the foundation of faith communities across the country.

CFK reports from: The Brookings Institution
Event: release of report: "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era"
Organized by: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Reboot, Brookings
Where/When: Washington, D.C., April 11, 2005

The results of a wide-ranging survey on youth and religion were released today. The report, "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era," compares and contrasts the religious identities of 18- to 25-year-old Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Muslims. The survey was conducted with 1385 total respondents; Muslim, Jewish, Asian, African American and Hispanic youth were oversampled to achieve more accurate results.

Faith communities around the country are joining a Call to Renewal to address the persistence of widespread poverty and racism by reducing the systemic causes of poverty and dismantling racism. Congregations are invited to learn more and to sign the Covenant to Overcome Poverty.

In June 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that a Texas high school's practice of broadcasting student-led prayer before football games is unconstitutional—a ruling based in large part on the landmark 1963 school prayer case, School District of Abington Township v. Schempp. For the children behind that original case, now fully grown, this latest decision brings back memories of the pain and pride they felt during a battle that profoundly changed the climate of the nation's public schools.

Many people think children need religion in school to learn morality. In our monthly column, Jan Richter suggests that religion is not the only pathway to teaching our children good values-and offers an argument for tolerance and respect for all.

Richard Louv explores how faith-based organizations around the country are reaching out to support children and families in new ways. The idea is community: not just within the place of worship, but beyond.

Richard Louv explores how faith-based organizations around the country are reaching out to support children and families in new ways. The idea is community: not just within the place of worship, but beyond.