Professor Pashaura Singh is the Jasbir Singh Saini Endowed Chair of Sikh and Punjabi Studies at the University of California Riverside. He is a Sikhism expert.

Dr. David Newman is a professor at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Maryland. He is an expert on Seventh Day Adventists.

  David Thomas is dean of the School of Theology and professor of Practical Theology & Apologetics at Walla Walla University. He is an expert in Seventh Day Adventists.

Kristy Slominski is a doctoral student at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is an expert on gender and sexuality in American religious history.

Katharine Hayhoe is a professor of political science and co-director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She is also the co-author of A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions. Hayhoe is an expert on Christian responses to global warming, and she works to reconcile science and faith in Christian communities.

The Southern Poverty Law Center monitors hate groups and other extremists throughout the United States and exposes their activities to law enforcement agencies, the media and the public.

The ACLU addresses hate speech in its work on free speech, religion, LGBT rights, human rights and racial justice.

The Center for International Media Assistance is dedicated to improving U.S. efforts to promote independent media in developing countries around the world.

The Institute for War & Peace Reporting is an international not-for-profit organization governed by senior journalists; experts in peace-building, development and human rights; regional specialists; and business professionals. IWPR has offices in London; The Hague, Netherlands; and Washington.