A diverse coalition of religious and religiously affiliated organizations, including BJC, issued a significant statement in response to legislation being considered in a number of states that would expand religious exemptions from emergency orders designed to protect public health.

“Religious Liberty Has Been White Too Long” will feature four Black scholars presenting individually and then in conversation on Wednesday, April 14.

A federal court has barred the District of Columbia from enforcing restrictions that would limit worship capacity at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to the lesser of 250 or 25%.