Christian Andrews is director of ministries at Outreach Red Bank Community Church in Red Bank, N.J. In July 2011, he participated in a Princeton Theological Seminary conference on vocations for the 21st century.

Abed Awad is a New Jersey lawyer specializing in Shariah-related cases. He calls the anti-Shariah movement un-American and unconstitutional.

Dr. M. William Howard Jr. is the senior pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., a partner in the New Jersey Character Education Partnership, which tries to instill values, including honesty, in local children.

Rick Ross is founder and executive director of the nonprofit Ross A. Institute, which is based in Jersey City, N.J., and has a mission of studying controversial groups and movements. The institute maintains a database on polygamist groups

The Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center is located in Bridgewater, N.J. Its website includes a page on Jewish current events and headlines. Laura Friedman is executive director.

The New Jersey Jewish News is a publication of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetrwoWest NJ. Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor-in-chief.

The Jewish Voice and Opinion is a conservative Jewish magazine promoting “classical Judaism.” It is based in Englewood, N.J. Susan Rosenbluth is publisher.

Arab Voice is an Arabic newspaper published by and for Arab Americans. It is based in Paterson, N.J.

The Beacon is the official publication of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, N.J.