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Religious freedom isn’t something that exists in a vacuum; it is something we ALL must work to make possible. Join the effort; get involved.
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Get Informed
Read. Watch. Act.
Religious freedom requires an informed public. Read, listen, and share the stories, arguments, and resources that keep it alive.
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Press Release
Statement on the fatal shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 18, 2026
May 19, 2026
No person should face violence for gathering in worship. No community should have to wonder whether...
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Why I testified at a congressional hearing on anti-Sharia laws
May 13, 2026
Today, I testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited...
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Press Release
Religious Privilege Is Not Religious Freedom: BJC Responds to Administration’s Anti-Christian Bias Report
April 30, 2026
Furthering religious privilege for a few is not expansive religious freedom for all.
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Press Release
BJC Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation Responds to the Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court Decision
April 30, 2026
The right to vote is foundational to democracy and inseparable from human dignity. For people of all...
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Where freedom is at stake
When Civic Life Is Threatened, Religious Freedom Is Threatened.
These are not separate issues. They are one story — the story of what religious freedom requires to survive.
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Immigration
A congregation living in fear is not a congregation living freely.
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Christian Nationalism
When the state decides whose faith belongs, everyone’s freedom is at risk.
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Public Education
The classroom is where the next generation learns what freedom means — or doesn’t.
Podcast
Listen to Our Newest Podcast.
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S7, Ep. 10: Court update: Ten Commandments cases, Johnson Amendment dismissal, and SCOTUS actions
June 4, 2026
Catch up on all things court-related as Amanda and Holly run through some big decisions and changes over the past few months, including the multiple decisions in cases about posting the Ten...
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S7, Ep. 09: Why is there an upswing in anti-Sharia laws?
May 21, 2026
The “Christian nation” rhetoric and spectacle we’re seeing is not just bad history – it’s having real ramifications for religious freedom for all in our country today.
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