By Jeff Brumley, Associated Baptist Press, with Bob Allen & BJC staff reports
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments May 23 in retailer Hobby Lobby’s case challenging the health care law’s contraceptive mandate on religious freedom grounds.
From the June 2013 Report from the Capital
By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
While conflicts over the role of religion in society will persist, we are fortunate. Our country protects religious freedom and preserves the religious peace by keeping the government out of the religion business, protecting the rights of the religious and non-religious alike.
From the June 2013 Report from the Capital
The Baptist Joint Committee is pleased to have three summer interns working with our staff in Washington, D.C.
From the June 2013Report from the Capitol
By Robert Dilday, The Religious Herald
The board of supervisors in Washington County, Va., voted unanimously May 14 to hang a copy of the Ten Commandments on the wall of the county government building.
From the June 2013 Report from the Capital
This is a list of recent gifts to the Baptist Joint Committee which were given in honor of or in memory of others.
From the May 2013 Report from the Capital