You're under deadline, you need a fresh take on your story, better experts, new voices, opinions that expand your audience. Meet FaithSource, a free online tool for journalists.

No matter your beat or personal view of religion, today journalists must tackle issues from a faith lens, as it squarely feeds the heart of mainstream American opinion, policy and politics. FaithSource quickly connects you to some 40 high-profile thought leaders, scholars, celebrities, clergy, advocates, writers and experts – ready, willing and able to speak to the American majority on the key issues of the day.
 
FaithSource participants can tackle any newsworthy story through the viewfinder and values of faith -- from race and gender equality, religious tolerance, economic justice, environmentalism, LGBT equality, foreign policy, reproductive rights, immigration and more.
 
Scroll down, meet our FaithSource experts, available to you right now:

The Rev. Dr. Delman Coates Leading advocate for same-sex marriage in Maryland; senior pastor of Mount Ennon Baptist Church. Read More   Sister Simone Campbell Executive director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby. Lead voice defending nuns under Vatican investigation. Read More Joanna Brooks Author; professor; contributor to many media outlets including Religion Dispatches; one of  2011's '50 Politicos to Watch' for her Twitter feed @askmormongirl. Read More Valarie Kaur Sikh American civil rights advocate; founder of Groundswell, a multifaith social justice action intiative; documentary film maker. Read More   The Rev. Canon Peg Chemberlin Executive director of the Minnesota Council of Churches; past President of the National Council of Churches; member of economic recovery and anti-poverty task force of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships. Read More   To see all the FaithSource Voices, click here.

The Black Vote for Gay Marriage The Rev. Dr. Delman Coates discusses the influence of African-Americans on a ballot initiative in Maryland in a New York Times op-doc. Check out the Rev. Delman Coates   ‘Nuns on the bus’ leader: Power to the people - below the poverty line 2 days before the election, Sister Simone Campbell has this front page On Faith/Washington Post piece on how "it’s Hail Mary time for the underprivileged." Check out Sister Simone Campbell   Values Matter More than Religious Affiliations to Voters Joanna Brooks talks morality in a front page headline story in the swing state of Florida's Tampa Tribune, published the Sunday just before the election. My Take: Hard truths matter; I’m Mormon, and I’m voting for Obama Joanna Brooks has another front page piece, this time on CNN.com and CNN.com's Belief blog, on voting and the gospel of hard truths. Check out Joanna Brooks Adding a Ritual to a Wedding: Showing Support for Gay Marriage Auburn Media helped Samuel Freedman at the New York Times write about straight allies for marriage equality, with a nod to FaithSourcer Michael Ellick's Judson Memorial Church. Check out Rev. Michael Ellick