Act One is a nonprofit that trains Christians for careers in mainstream film and television. It is in Hollywood, California.

Tim Cain is an elder at Kaleo Church in San Diego. The church emphasizes the intersection of religion with pop culture in many of its services and events. The church’s website contains a section on culture, including movie, music and book reviews.

William Dean is a professor emeritus of constructive theology at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. He is the author of The American Spiritual Culture and the Invention of Jazz, Football and the Movies (Continuum, 2002).

Plugged In is the online version of Focus on the Family’s entertainment review magazine, which looks at film, television, books and videos from a conservative Christian perspective.

Damaris CultureWatch is a U.K.-based organization that offers Christian reflection on film, television, music, books and art.

The Brehm Center for Worship, Theology and the Arts at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., has institutes dedicated to film, dramatic arts, music and expressions of “visual faith.” Each of the institutes has a web page with essays, reviews and criticism.

The Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth is president of the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality and the editor of its magazine, Lifewatch. He lives in Whiteville, N.C.

Read a March 27, 2013, article from the Miami Herald about Florida’s legislature looking to ban abortions based on gender or race selection.

Read a March 29, 2013, article about Kansas abortions dropping to the lowest reported number in 25 years. The dip is credited to legislation.