Charles Goodman is an associate professor of philosophy at Binghamton University in Vestal, N.Y., where he teaches Buddhist metaphysics and Buddhist ethics. He is the author of Consequences of Compassion: An Interpretation & Defense of Buddhist Ethics (2009).

Janelle Wong is a core faculty member in the Asian American studies program at the University of Maryland and a professor of American studies.

Dec. 20, 2005, ruling by Judge John E. Jones III of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania which states that intelligent design cannot be taught in public schools.

PBS’ “Faith and Reason” series has tackled several issues involved with the confluence of science and religion. The website offers resources on several of the topics the series has covered.

Legal backgrounder published in 2005 by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life on the relevant legal cases involving evolution.

The Brooklyn-based Transgender Law and Policy Institute tracks legislation, court cases and hate crime laws involving transgender rights.

The American Civil Liberties Union’s Web site includes background material on transgender court cases.

Read an April 24, 2012 Huffington Post article about the anti-discrimination law ruling that protects transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.

Charles B. Strozier is a history professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York in New York City, and he is director of the Center on Terrorism there. He researches and writes about the psychology of religious extremism.