Read a Jan. 13, 2013, story published by Slate about a survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute that found 27 percent of Americans think that a higher power plays some role in deciding who will win sporting events.

Chester L. Gillis is dean of Georgetown College, a professor in the department of theology and director of the Program on the Church and Interreligious Dialogue in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. He is an expert in Catholocism and the editor of The Political Papacy: John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Their Influence.

Nicholas P. Cafardi is a leading experts on the Catholic Church’s response to abusive clergy and an expert on canon law. He is an attorney with Cafardi Ferguson Wyrick Weis and Stotler in Sewickley, Pa.

Jocelyn Green is the author of the 2009 book Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives. Her husband is a former member of the U.S. Coast Guard. She lives in Cedar Falls, Ia.

Operation So Help Me God Project was founded by Brian Bohlman, a veteran and chaplain in the Air National Guard.

Military Ministry is part of Campus Crusade for Christ International. It evangelizes and provides spiritual support to chaplains, members of the military and their families.

Cadence International in Englewood, Colo., operates a variety of Christian ministries, including hospitality, for service members and their families. It operates on three continents, including locations in the United States. David Schroeder is president.

The Maryland National Guard works with a network of churches to support guard members and their families during and after active service.

The International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers in Greenville, S.C., endorses chaplains from evangelical religious groups.