Protecting public schools from Christian nationalism
A group of experts came together for a webinar on advancing religious freedom in public schools.
A group of experts came together for a webinar on advancing religious freedom in public schools.
It’s not the platform that matters to us. It’s the people we reach through the platform that we care about.
The calls for political violence were bolder than I expected, and the baptisms were the strangest part of the event.
We should respect and celebrate our differences, and new federal guidance on prayer and religious expression in public schools will help schools do that while avoiding unnecessary conflict.
The keynote speaker for the 2023 BJC Luncheon is the Rev. Dr. Adam Bond, the former pastor the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Jackson Ward in Richmond, Virginia, who will begin serving as Associate Professor of Religion at Baylor University in August. An advocate for students, congregations, and community groups that strive for justice, Dr. Bond is also a historian of American Christianity.
The work to protect the sacred land of Chí’chil Biłdagoteel — loosely translated in English as “Oak Flat” — is ongoing. While advocacy to save Oak Flat has been ongoing for more than 20 years, the religious freedom community was not leading any advocacy efforts until 2021.