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In this edition of the magazine, Amanda Tyler shares about concerning attacks on religious freedom from the Trump administration, Holly Hollman explores current efforts to defend churches and other sensitive locations from government intrusion, Joy Pettigrew shows how local groups are combating Christian nationalism, Dr. Sabrina Dent recaps the inaugural Religious Freedom Immersion Experience, the Rev. Starlette Thomas discusses the new edition of African Americans and Religious Freedom, Brent Walker and the Rev. Dr. Stan Hastey share memories of former President Jimmy Carter, and much more.

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Featured articles:

• Attacks on religious freedom by Amanda Tyler
• Defending churches and other sensitive locations from government intrusion by Holly Hollman
• ‘African Americans and Religious Freedom’ aims to get readers on same page concerning democracy by Starlette Thomas
• Creating change through local groups by Joy Pettigrew
• Immersing ourselves in religious freedom (a recap of the Religious Freedom Immersion Experience) by Sabrina Dent
• Finding the missing cups at Polegreen by Natalie Johnson-Abbott
• Remembering President Jimmy Carter by Brent Walker
• Carter: Magnanimous in defeat, hopeful for future by Stan Hastey

Nine months into the second Trump administration, once-hypothetical threats to religious freedom are now a reality. Mass deportations, a new travel ban, efforts to weaken the Johnson Amendment, voting rights rollbacks, and a nationwide school voucher program (passed through the budget reconciliation bill) are reshaping the legal and cultural landscape. State level proposals also are signaling a resurgence of policies that blur the church-state line.

This issue provides tools to understand current threats, take action, and find hope in the future.

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Featured articles:

• A court filing invites partisanship into houses of worship by Amanda Tyler
• Close call preserves ruling against government-sponsored religion by Holly Hollman
• Supreme Court issues decisions on religous charter school, exemptions and opt-out rights
• Angels of courage during ongoing disappearances by Rev. Janna Louie
• 2025 timeline: Immigration in the United States
• The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: Trading liberty for school vouchers by Israel Igualate
• The IRS’ Johnson Amandment policy shift is an illusion disguised as reality by Israel Igualate
• Texas’ absurd state-organized prayer in school law by Israel Igualate
• Appeals court strikes down Louisiana’s problematic Ten Commandments law
• Join a local group to counter Christian nationalism
• 2025 BJC Fellows Seminar brings number of advocates to 100 by Karlee Marshall
• Good trouble lives on at the BJC Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation by Dr. Sabrina Dent
• Q&A with 2025 Shurden Lecturer Sergio M. González