Craig Mousin is director of the Center for Church-State Studies at DePaul University law school in Chicago. The nondenominational center promotes debate and discussion about the First Amendment and the Establishment Clause.

Jeannine Bell is a law professor at Indiana University in Bloomington and the author of Policing Hatred: Law Enforcement, Civil Rights and Hate Crime.

Bryan K. Fair is a professor at the University of Alabama law school, where his specialties include the First Amendment, and gender and the legal system.

The Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson of Sarasota, Fla., is the moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches.

Kimberly Daniels is an evangelical preacher based in Jacksonville, Fla., and founder of Kimberly Daniels Ministries International.

James B. Jacobs is director of the Center for Research in Crime and Justice at New York University, where he is also a law professor. He is co-author of Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics.

Pastor Harry R. Jackson Jr. is pastor of Hope Christian Church in Lanham, Md. He also heads the High Impact Leadership Coalition.

Bishop Kwabena Rainey Cheeks is pastor of Inner Light Ministries in Washington, D.C., and a supporter of the legislation.

The Massachusetts Family Institute is an organization that promotes marriage as between a man and a woman.