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.

Rabbi Harold S. White is Jewish chaplaincy director and senior Jewish chaplain at Georgetown University, where he also teaches in the theology department. He is deeply involved in animal protection issues.

Regis John Armstrong is a professor of historical theology and spirituality at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. A Capuchin Friar Minor, he is an expert on St. Francis of Assisi.

The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research is organization which supports the use of animals in laboratory testing. Dorothy Zolandz is acting director.

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans looks to end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration and building the capacity of service providers. The coalition’s website offers statistics, background, news and experts on homelessness among veterans. Media contact is David Higgins Jr.

The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 is the most recent re-authorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, the first and only federal law aimed directly at combating homelessness.

Feb. 25, 2009, The New York Times article about the Supreme Court ruling in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum that a Utah city park did not need to put up a monument to a small Utah-based religion (Summum) just because it had a monument to the Ten Commandments.

Oyez page for the 2009 Supreme Court Case Pleasant Grove City v. Summum.

The Humane Society of the United States Faith Outreach program engages people and institutions of faith with animal protection issues, on the premise that religious values call upon us all to act in a kind and merciful way towards all creatures. The program provides information on the major religion’s statements about animals, as well as educational materials for different ages […]