From BJC Staff Reports
A federal judge in Colorado granted a temporary injunction exempting a secular business owner from complying with the Obama administration’s contraceptive coverage mandate, which took effect Aug. 1 and was authorized by the Affordable Care Act.
Why We Give
Dr. William C. Byrd Jr.’s financial support of the mission of the Baptist Joint Committee spans more than 30 years, and the organization’s support of church-state separation makes it unique in his eyes.
From BJC Staff Reports
FORT WORTH, Texas — Church historian Bill J. Leonard received the Baptist Joint Committee’s highest honor and challenged the crowd to embrace its historical Baptist identity at the 2012 Religious Liberty Council Luncheon June 22.
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press
More than 100 religious leaders, including the head of the Baptist Joint Committee, signed an open letter July 18 voicing support for a Tennessee mosque asking a federal judge to permit use of its newly built building to celebrate Ramadan.
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
I am sometimes asked where the Baptist Joint Committee stands on the political spectrum: conservative or liberal? My response is that the BJC is neither left nor right, but at the sensible center. There are others in the public arena that approach public policy issues the way we do, but not many. Unfortunately, one of them recently passed away. William Raspberry — one of the first widely read African-American columnists in the United States — died on July 17.
From the July/August 2012 Report from the Capital.