If Johnny Pierce can't help you, call the Congressional Switchboard and ask for Congresswoman Terry Sewell's office. Ask to speak to Hillary Beard. She can take care of you if you haven't had any luck by then.
Hillary is great girl, daughter of associate pastor FBC Guntersville, Al.
As for Diana Butler Ross; two things
She knows more about American Christianity than you do--just saying that as a friend.
Two David Gibson is a Furman grad, I repeat, and he wouldn't got her two cents if it wasn't worth something. And if you look at David's bio he has read a few pages since Furman. We had a mutual admiration exchange on his RNS site yesterday