Country Demographics:

• Population:  293 million                          
• Religions:  Christian 76.5%, Nonreligious 13.2%, Jewish 1.3%, Other 8%
• Income Per Capita:  $33,684.34 year/ $97.57 day
• Government Type:  Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
  Chief of State:  President George W. BUSH (since January 2001)
  Note: The president is both the chief of state and head of government

Legal Profession:

• Estimated number of lawyers in the USA is 1,084,504
• Estimated number of believers within the legal profession is at least 50,000
• Although there are more than a dozen legal action groups spear-headed by Christian lawyers within the United States, Christian Legal Society (CLS) is the primary fellowship with nearly 4,000 members including lawyers, judges, law professors and law students. 

Major Activities of Christian Lawyers:

• CLS is engaged in religious freedom, pro-life, legal aid and traditional family issues through its Center for Law & Religious Freedom. In addition, CLS has an extensive Law Student Ministry and a Legal Aid Ministry.  www.clsnet.org
• American Center for Law & Justice is an extensive network of Christian lawyers active in religious freedom, pro-life and traditional family values issues.   www.aclj.org
• Alliance Defense Fund is another extensive network of Christian lawyers active in religious freedom, pro-life and traditional family values issues. http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/
• Peacemaker Ministries mission is to equip and assist Christians and their churches to respond to conflict biblically. PM provides training as well as excellent materials for adults and children and businesses.  PM also provides mediation and arbitration services. www.hispeace.org
• International Justice Mission pursues justice for the oppressed through casework and education. www.ijm.org

Contact Information:

Please contact the various Christian lawyer groups referred to above through their websites.