Jennifer Weber is an assistant professor of history at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where she specializes in the Civil War. She was part of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission’s speakers bureau and offers a lecture titled “Lincoln and Religion.”

See a June 1, 2009, New York Times roundup and analysis of surveys on abortion and the possible impact of the Tiller shooting on public opinion.

According to a June 1, 2009, profile of Roeder in The Wichita Eagle, Roeder has connections to extremist anti-government groups and is a long-standing opponent of abortion.

A June 2, 2009, Wichita Eagle profile says that when Roeder turned to religion he became “adamant about his Old Testament beliefs and observed the Sabbath from Friday night through Saturday.”

The Rev. Adam Hamilton is founder and senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., one of the country’s largest Methodist churches. He is the author of the 2009 book Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity.

The Rev. Chad Cooper is executive director of the Sustainability Sanctuary Coalition, an interfaith nonprofit that assists congregations with strategies, tools and resources to protect the planet. The organization is based in Mission, Kan.

Ronald William Nelson is a Kansas family lawyer who is chairman of the custody committee of the American Bar Association’s family law section.

Joshua Rosenau is the programs and policy director at the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, Calif. As an evolutionary biologist in Kansas in 2005, he was involved in the fight there over science teaching standards. Rosenau comments on evolution and other science topics on his personal blog.