Hear Amanda and Holly react live to some breaking developments in today’s Respecting Religion podcast. One day after new legislation was introduced in Congress to save sacred Indigenous land, they discuss the history of and need for the Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act. Plus, they talk about a brand-new class action lawsuit in Texas trying to halt the unconstitutional posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, and they share an update on the latest court activity regarding efforts to protect the Johnson Amendment.
We are pleased to introduce you to Rev. Dr. Katie Callaway, who is BJC’s director of development. She brings deep experience as a fundraiser, ordained minister, and coalition-builder, and her connection to BJC goes back many years. Get to know her in this Q&A.
“BJC strongly supports the members of congress who reaffirmed their commitment to the Johnson Amendment, the federal law that protects houses of worship and other 501(c)(3) organizations from the corrosive effects of partisan campaigning.”
One religious freedom case at the Supreme Court isn’t getting the sort of attention as others, despite how it’s uniting groups that often disagree. So, why did the justices sound so skeptical in the courtroom? Amanda and Holly review this week’s oral arguments in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections, which involves the remedy available to a man whose religious freedom rights were violated when he was in prison. The violation isn’t in question, so why is the remedy? Amanda and Holly review the details in this case, play audio from key moments in the courtroom, and discuss the statute that protects prisoners’ religious freedom rights: The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.
