Court hears case of strife caused by government support of religion
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A case heard Wednesday by the Supreme Court is a reminder that governmental involvement in religious expression does so to the detriment of religion itself. In Summum v. Pleasant Grove City, Utah, the court heard an appeal arising from a faith group’s request to place a monument of its Seven Aphorisms next to a Ten Commandments monument in a city park.
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BJC announces details of annual essay contest
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The Baptist Joint Committee has released details of its annual religious liberty essay contest, which is open this year to all high school students in the 2009 and 2010 graduating classes.The contest offers a grand prize of $1,000 and airfare and lodging for two to Washington, D.C. Second prize is $500, and third prize is $100.
For more information, go to the contest page.
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| Walker decries "Pulpit Freedom Sunday" |
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An effort to recruit dozens of pastors to endorse political candidates from the pulpit on Sept. 28 is a misguided idea and a brazen attempt to blend the worship of God with electoral politics, said J. Brent Walker, executive director of the BJC, in a Saturday interview on the Fox News Channel.
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| July-August 2008 Report from the Capital now available online |
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Can't wait for the July-August 2008 edition of Report from the Capital to hit your mailbox? Available here as a PDF, this issue features timely analyses from J. Brent Walker and K. Hollyn Hollman. Flynn Harrell provides a guest view on the South Carolina 'I Believe' tags. And, as always, you'll find the latest in religious liberty news.
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