Michael S. Ariens is a professor of church and state for the school of law at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. He wrote the essay “Religion in the Courtroom” for the book Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices (ABC-Clio, 2002).

Matthew Scully is the author of Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals and the Call to Mercy, which argues for decent treatment of animals from various points of view, including religious. He is a Los Angeles-based journalist and a  former speechwriter for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

Gregory Baylor is director of the Christian Legal Society and said outlawing sacramental tea would be the equivalent of banning the wine served at a Roman Catholic Mass.

Gary L. Francione is a professor of law and philosophy at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., where he is an expert in animal rights and teaches a seminar on the subject. He was the first academic to teach animal rights theory in an American law school. His books include Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology of the Animal […]

July 8, 2013, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about the tough decision to evict homeless from a Pittsburgh underpass.

July 5, 2013, Episcopal News Service article about homelessness in Canada and the responses of the Anglican and Lutheran churches.

July 7, 2013, Sarasota Herald-Tribune column by Tom Tyron about the hope that a visit from noted homelessness expert, Robert Marbut, will spark a new strategy to combat homelessness in Sarasota, Fla.

July 7, 2013, The Charleston Gazette op-ed by Ellen Allen about the need to do more for the homeless, specifically homeless youth. Allen is the former executive director of Covenant House, which provides shelter, food and other services to homeless youth across the country.

Feb. 11, 2009, 60 Minutes article about the practice of some Los Angles hospitals discharging homeless patients to Skid Row. The article includes a link to a May 21, 2007, 60 Minutes segment by Anderson Cooper about the practice.