The National Secular Society, based in London, works in the United Kingdom and Europe for the separation of religion and state and promotes secularism as the best means to create a society in all which people of all religions or none can live together fairly and cohesively.

Libres penseurs athées (Atheist Freethinkers) is an atheist organization located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Contact through the form on their website.

The Progressive Atheists were formed by four Australian atheists in 2010 to transform Australian “society through the unity of its peoples in active opposition to: religion, racism, sexism, homophobia, economic class exploitation, age discrimination and all other forms of oppression and discrimination.” It is based in Blackburn and maintains branches in Geelong and Melbourne. Contact through the website.

YWCA is a nonprofit, global membership association run by and for women and their families that advocates peace, justice, human rights, environmental awareness and the rights of women.

The Center for Public Justice is a Christian-democratic organization dedicated to public policy research, leadership development, and civic education.

A 2003 Washington Post/ABC News poll showed strong support for Pope John Paul II in general, but many disagreements with him among American Catholics-and more so among non-Catholics on specific issues.

A scholarly treatment of the debate can be found in the book The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition: Moral Arguments, Economic Reality and Social Analysis, co-edited by Sarah-Vaughan Brakman and Darlene Fozard Weaver.

And a Dec. 31, 2008, Catholic News Service feature looks at one committed Catholic couple who would like to adopt frozen embryos and were perplexed by the Vatican instruction.

Christianity Today, the flagship evangelical monthly, in July 2010 posted a forum on the issue featuring essays exploring different approaches to the question of frozen embryos. “Frozen Embryos: First, Help Couples” is by Ellen Painter Dollar, author of a new book about Christian perspectives on reproductive and genetic technology. “Christians need much better resources for ethical and […]