Timothy Johnson is Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis-St. Paul. His books include, as co-author, Religious Institutions and Minor Parties in the United States. He wrote the entry on Roe v. Wade for the Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics.

The Susan B. Anthony List is a leading anti-abortion group. The organization and its political action committee work to elect lawmakers who oppose abortion. Marjorie Dannenfelser is president. Contact Mallory Quigley.

The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and its 2,500 members and associates oppose abortion in general. Allan Sawyer serves as president.

Linell Cady is a professor of religious studies and director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University in Tempe. The center, founded in 2003, studies the conflict created when diverse religious traditions and the secular world collide.

Read a March 19, 2012 article about the struggle atheist or secular students have with voicing their opinions at religious universities.

See a Sept. 29, 2006, Catholic News Service story, “What’s a voter to do? Election guides offer different answers” The CNS story focuses on Catholic groups but provides an overview of the issue.

“Establishment Clause: Tax exemptions” is an article from the First Amendment Center detailing tax exemptions for religious groups, including relevant court cases.

“Preaching Politics from the Pulpit: 2012 Guide to IRS Rules on Political Advocacy by Religious Organizations” is a report released in October 2012 by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, a project of the Pew Research Center.

Read a Jan. 19, 2000, story from Beliefnet.com exploring whether there’s a divide in American Buddhism between “Asian Buddhists” and “New Buddhists” – converts from other ethnic and cultural backgrounds.