E-mail a friendApril 21, 2005
NEA president Reg Weaver details the nation's first lawsuit over funding for the No Child Left Behind Act. Retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, author of The Sins of Scripture, debates how the Bible should be interpreted.
Reg Weaver
Reg Weaver
Reg Weaver is president of the 2.7-million-member National Education Association (NEA) - the nation's largest professional employee organization. Elected in '02, the 35-year classroom vet rose through the NEA ranks to become its ambassador for reform and innovation in the nation's public schools. Weaver is an Illinois native and serves on the executive board of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Ebony magazine included him on its 2004 'Most Influential Black Americans' list.
John Shelby Spong
John Shelby Spong
John Shelby Spong was the Newark, NJ Episcopal diocese Bishop for more than 20 years before retiring in '00. One of the world's leading spokespersons for progressive Christianity, he's the author of several best-selling books and the most published member of the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops in the U.S. Sponge's books include Resurrection: Myth or Reality? and his latest, The Sins of Scripture. A proponent of feminism and gay rights, Bishop Spong calls for rethinking the basic ideas of Christianity.