Emmanuel Katongole is associate professor of theology and world Christianity at Duke (University) Divinity School. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in his native country of Uganda. He is co-director of the Center for Reconciliation at the divinity school, and is author of the book The Sacrifice of Africa: A Political Theology for Africa.

Simon Blackburn is a Distinguished Research Professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is a humanist philosopher and the vice president of the British Humanist Association.

Matt Comer is the editor of Q-Notes, an online watchdog magazine for the LGBT community in the Carolinas. His coming-out story is featured in Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America (2008). There is a video of his testimony about being young, gay and […]

Faith in America battles religious-based prejudice against LGBT people. It is not a religious organization but works with people of all faiths. It is based in Hudson, N.C. Contact through the website.

The Gay Christian Network is a ministry to LGBT Christians. It is based in Raleigh, N.C. Justin Lee is executive director.

Ebrahim Moosa is a professor of Islamic studies at Duke University. He has written about Muslim law and ethics.

William K. Mahony is a religion professor at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C. He is an expert in contemplative and Vedic Hinduism.

Daniel Heimbach is Professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. He was a participant in the 2006 First Things online symposium on torture.

The Rev. Richard B. Hays is a professor of New Testament and biblical studies at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He is the author of The Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of Israel’s Scripture.