Yahya Michot is Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut.

See the 2006 International Religious Freedom Report from the U.S. State Department.

Esperanza USA is a network of Hispanic Christians, churches, and ministries. It is based in Philadelphia. Jodi Reynhout is media contact.

The Balm in Gilead is a nonprofit that gives faith communities resources to help stop the spread of AIDS.

Howard University’s School of Divinity is dedicated to producing black religious leaders.

The Interdenominational Theological Center is a consortium of six predominantly black seminaries in Atlanta.

The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship connects Christians from all over the world. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.

The National Missionary Baptist Convention of America is based in Dallas.

The Church of God in Christ is the largest organization in the Holiness-Pentecostal tradition in the United States. Its members are predominately African-American.