Dr. King and religious liberty
King understood that defending religious liberty was critical to protecting civil rights, and that an independent and inclusive church could change the world through social action.
Liberty, equality and the meaning of religious freedom
Thoughts on the meaning of religious freedom from Dr. Paul V.M. Flesher.
Hollman receives Abner V. McCall Religious Liberty Award
BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman has been recognized for her work defending religious freedom with the 2018 Abner V. McCall Religious Liberty Award from the Baylor Line Foundation.
New FEMA funding policy problematic
Overturning decades of precedent, FEMA amended its internal guidelines to permit houses of worship to apply for disaster relief grants that could to go to repair — and even rebuild — houses of worship damaged by disasters. This change is problematic.
Together, in 2018
We need your involvement as we expand our activities and seek out new partnerships. With your help, I know we can achieve remarkable things together for religious liberty in 2018.
Natural disasters don’t justify government funding
As Baptists, we are particularly steeped in the historical reasons for avoiding government entanglement in religion, and — like all Americans — we are beneficiaries of a robust religious liberty tradition.
