Read a Jan. 16, 2014, statement on human trafficking that’s signed by the Catholic bishops of New Jersey and posted by the Catholic Star Herald.

Sister Miriam Therese MacGillis is a Roman Catholic sister in the Dominican order who has been deeply involved in environmental work for decades. In 1980, she helped create Genesis Farm, an Earth literacy center in Blairstown, N.J., and she serves as its director. In 2007, the environmental magazine Grist named her one of the world’s top […]

Stacey Kennealy directs GreenFaith’s two-year environmental leadership program for houses of worship. She has worked with numerous and diverse congregations to foster sustainable consumption practices and environmental initiatives. GreenFaith is based in Highland Park, N.J.

Read an Aug. 24, 2012, article from The Jewish Standard about a controversial, one-year online seminary, the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute.

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.