When Law and Religion Meet This series provides a forum for religious leaders to discuss difficult legal, moral, and ethical issues facing their religious communities. 2012-2013 Michael Welker: The Power of Mercy in Biblical Law Frank S. Alexander: Housing America's Families: Investments, Risks, and Families Martha A. Fineman: What it Means to be Human: Vulnerability and the Human Condition Barbara Bennett Woodhouse: Blessing Vulnerability, Building Resilience: Children, Church, and Community 2011-2012 Michael J. Broyde: The Bioethical Future: Some Jewish Thoughts on Reproductive Ethics Mary Ann Glendon: Religious Freedom: A Second-Class Right? John Witte, Jr.: Shari'a in the West? What Place for Religious Family Law in America and Other Western Democracies? Luke Timothy Johnson: Jesus and the Law of Marriage and Divorce Michael J. Perry: Freedom of Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Catholic Church 2008-2009 Wilton D. Gregory: The Catholic Church and the Death Penalty Irwin Cotler: The Danger of a Genocidal and Nuclear Iran Mona Siddiqui: Islamic Law in Britain: A Minor Problem or a Problem for a Minority? Gene Robinson: Why Religion Matters in the Quest for Gay Civil Rights: Part 1 Gene Robinson: Why Religion Matters in the Quest for Gay Civil Rights: Part 2