By Associated Baptist Press and BJC Staff Reports
President Obama announced plans May 11 to reappoint African-American Baptist leader William J. Shaw to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. …
From the June 2012 Report from the Capital
By the Associated Baptist Press and BJC Staff Reports
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and 34 groups April 17 urged a Senate panel probing racial profiling in America to include profiling of religious minorities in their study….
From the May 2012 Report from the Capital
Written By Cherilyn Crowe
After a legal battle spanning more than a decade, a settlement has paved the way for a cross to return to a hilltop in the Mojave National Preserve by transferring land from government to private ownership. …
From the May 2012 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
We are still on Capitol Hill, but we have recently left our familiar digs on the third floor of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building and moved to temporary quarters one floor down. Why? We are making way for our expanded, improved and altogether welcomed new quarters, a Center for Religious Liberty on Capitol Hill. …
From the May 2012 Report from the Capital
Written by Jeff Huett
MACON, GA — Strong defense of the separation of church and state and religious liberty is necessary today because of the false claims of so-called evangelical historians and their concerted effort to re-write history said Purdue University history professor Frank Lambert in a series of lectures sponsored by the Baptist Joint Committee April 17-18 on the Mercer University campus.
From the May 2012 Report from the Capital
By Nan Futrell, BJC Staff Counsel
Religious entities can and do compete for government funding to provide secular social services. Because such collaboration involves taxpayer dollars, important legal considerations come into play. …
From the May 2012 Report from the Capital
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.