Jim Balassone directs the business ethics programs of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. The center “brings scholars and business people together to address key ethical challenges and develop best practices for building ethical organizational cultures.”

Russell Reno is editor of First Things, a magazine published by the Institute on Religion and Public Life. He writes regularly on topics such as politics, the economy and religious freedom.

The Rev. James Martin is a Jesuit priest and editor at large at America magazine in New York. His books include Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion and Sensitivity. 

Eduardo Peñalver is a professor at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, N.Y., where he teaches property, land use and a course on Catholic social thought and the law. He writes frequently about the economy and justice. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune, and he is a blogger at Commonweal.

The National Jewish Democratic Council maximizes Jewish support for Democrats at the federal and state levels of government.

HeadCount is a nonpartisan organization that works with musicians to promote participation in democracy. Contact media contact Aaron Ghitelman.

Democracy Matters is an organization that seeks to involve young people in politics. It is based in Hamilton, N.Y. Joan Mandle is the executive director.

March 6, 2013, The New York Times op-ed by Carrie Sheffield in which she argues that the Republican Party should shed some of their reliance on religion in order to attract younger voters.

Julia A. Upton is professor and provost at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y. She is author of A Time for Embracing:  Reclaiming Reconciliation.