By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
What irony and how sad to be picking fights over how to celebrate the season in which many experience the hope, joy, peace and love of Advent.
From the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital
By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
Now that the presidential election of 2012 is over, perhaps we will hear fewer claims that religious liberty is under attack. There is little evidence that such rhetoric affected the election’s outcome, but there are plenty of worries that the public’s understanding of religious liberty has been harmed.
From the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital
Eligible high school students can win up to $2,000 in the Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest
From the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press, and BJC Staff Reports
Florida voters rejected a measure to repeal the state’s ban on public funding for religious organizations Nov. 6, 55 percent to 45 percent.
Election Recap from the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press
President Barack Obama stressed religious freedom in a historic speech Nov. 19 in Burma, a country long beset by military conflict and regarded as one of the world’s worst oppressors of minority faiths. His speech came after American Baptist Churches USA and other groups urged the president to raise a number of issues with international leaders.
From the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital
Be sure to note these key dates for the Baptist Joint Committee in 2013.
From the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital