By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
The start of a new school year provides an opportunity to review the many ways religion can properly be exercised, studied and otherwise included on public school campuses in ways that naturally arise in our very religious — and religiously diverse — country, while keeping school officials out of the business of promoting a particular religion or even religion in general.
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
From BJC Staff Reports
An essay debunking the myth that the United States was founded as a “Christian nation” is the winner of the 2013 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
By Nan Futrell, BJC Staff Counsel
In November, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a case in which two citizens successfully challenged an upstate New York town council’s practice of opening official meetings with prayers by local clergy.
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
The Baptist Joint Committee is pleased to have two fall semester interns working with our staff in Washington, D.C.
From the September 2013Report from the Capital
By Nan Futrell, BJC Staff Counsel
In August, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released new guidance advising federal agencies on continuing efforts to implement a 2010 directive that clarified some of the appropriate contours of partnerships between the federal government and faith-based social service providers.
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
BJC Staff Reports
Support for school vouchers is falling nationwide and is at a record-level low, according to a poll released Aug. 21.
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
