House Vote of D.C. School Vouchers Program Alarming
Pelavin: "The passage of the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act...by the House of Representatives is alarming both from the standpoint of our nation's long commitment to separation of church and state and to public education."
Reports About Bradley Manning' Treatment Cause for Concern
Pelavin: "The information which has been carried in the press raises significant concerns about the apparently degrading and humiliating treatment of Pfc. Manning."
Reform Movement Submits Amicus Defending Arizona's Public Campaign Financing Program
Pelavin: "As our religious texts recognize, any time something of value changes hands, the potential exists for those in a position of power to see the world in a hue tinted by the gift giver. Public financing forecloses the opportunity for such distortion."
One Year Later, Health Care Reform Still Vital
Pelavin: "We continue to oppose legislative attempts to repeal or de-fund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and urge lawmakers to, instead, focus on ways to strengthen the law and help fulfill its goals of providing inclusive, accessible, affordable and acc
Passage of Anti-Labor Legislation in Wisconsin Profound Setback to Worker's Rights
Pelavin: "As labor battles unfold in other states, the Reform Jewish Movement will continue to defend the right to collective bargaining."
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Muslim Radicalization Hearings Unfairly Target One Community
Muslim Radicalization Hearings Unfairly Target One Community hearing is not that exploration. It is a narrow, myopic, investigation into the American Muslim community which unfairly targets one group of citizens in Congressional proceedings."
National Faith Leaders to Protest Anti-Muslim Hearings
Senior national religious leaders of several faiths including Jews, Christians and Muslims will express their concerns about the format ofRep. Peter King's congressional hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims.
Assassination of Pakistan's Minister of Minority Affairs a Great Blow to Religious Freedom
Assassination of Pakistan's Minister of Minority Affairs a Great Blow to Religious Freedom Senate Must Act Immediately on Confirmation of President's Nominee as International Religious Freedom Ambassador
Reform Movement Statement Following the 2020 World Zionist Congress
October 22, 2020 - Following today’s compromise agreement by the World Zionist Congress reflecting more inclusive representation, the leadership of the organizations of the Reform Movement issued the following statement: