The Baptist Joint Committee's Executive Director, Rev. Brent Walker, is scheduled to be on MSNBC's Hardball tonight to discuss the Qu'ran-burning story, his meeting with the Attorney General, and the recent wave of anti-Muslim sentiment generally. ...
I know the attention of the country is riveted to whether the pastor of a small church in Florida will engage in a despicable, disrespectful and potentially harmful protest against the followers of Islam. The latest news? He's still deciding. (How much...
After presidential candidates, elected officials and influential pundits spent the past several weeks questioning the motives and threatening the free worship of Muslims in Manhattan and across the country, I have been asking myself: how far is too far for those...
Fifty years ago, almost to the day, then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy gave a stirring speech in response to concerns that his Catholic faith might keep him from executing the job of leader of the country. He emphasized his belief in the separation of church...
Baptist Joint Committee Director Brent Walker was one of the religious liberty advocates to meet yesterday with Attorney General Eric Holder on the issue of anti-Islamic rhetoric and the role the administration can play in addressing it. To media gathered outside the...
In a NYTimes op-ed, Feisal Abdul Rauf – also known as the Imam of the proposed Cordoba House Islamic Community Center in Manhattan – explains his feelings regarding the last few weeks of heated debate, and shares his intentions to continue with the...
