NightLight International works to prevent commercial sexual exploitation and help its victims escape from it by providing alternative employment and other assistance. CEO Annie Dieselberg founded the organization in 2005 after years of missionary work in Thailand with her husband, an evangelical pastor. In Bangkok, NightLight operates as a business and as a nonprofit; in the […]

Ronald Edward Peters is president of the Interdenominational Theological Center, a consortium of black seminaries in Atlanta.

John R. Ballew is a licensed professional counselor and writer at the website bodymindsoul.org, which focuses on spirituality and mental health for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. He lives in Atlanta. He says that too often religion makes it difficult for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people to accept themselves — a situation that can […]

Daryl White is a professor of sociology and anthropology at Spelman College in Atlanta who has researched Mormonism.

Patricia Dixon is associate professor in African-American studies at Georgia State University in Athens, Ga., and co-founder of the African-American Relationships Institute. She contends that a shortage of eligible African-American men, combined with men’s natural tendency to engage in multiple relationships, makes polygamy a practical option for African-Americans.

The Atlanta Jewish Times is a publication serving the Jews of Atlanta, Ga. Clifford M. Weiss is owner and publisher.

The Middle East Bible Outreach partners with Christian Arabs through the Lebanese Baptist Society. Its objective is to bring Christianity to the Arab world. It is based in Marietta, Ga. Contact through the website.

An-Nour is a monthly English-Arabic newspaper. It was found in September, 2011, and is based in Atlanta.

The Southern Cross is the newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Savannah, Ga.