The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the “powerful Establishment Clause claim” of a death row inmate seeking a religious accommodation in the execution chamber.
Virginia Senate Bill 1502 authorizes local school districts to create classes on the Old Testament, New Testament, and both. It’s right out of the Project Blitz playbook.
In a statement opposing Project Blitz and similar legislative proposals, a coalition including the BJC decried recent efforts to use government institutions to promote a Christian perspective.
In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Bladensburg Cross case, the BJC counters powerfully the claim that the cross is merely a generic, secular memorializing symbol.
There is no constitutional requirement that a legislature open with prayer. But if they must, honoring today’s legislators, let alone today’s citizens, calls for an inclusive approach.
Religious Studies Professor Mark Chancey explains that the Supreme Court did not in fact banish the Bible from public schools as many claim. But, he argues, a broader study of religious literacy is what is needed.
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.