Even if courts rule that public high school cheerleaders have the right to display religious messages on the field at football games, that doesn’t mean it is the best way to promote the spirit of religious liberty.
The Johnson Amendment is, and remains, an important protection against the unnecessary division and misuse for political purposes of our congregations.
City officials are often caught between the demands of our two religion clauses. In Edisto Beach, SC, a lawsuit challenges a new ban on leasing public space for religious use.
Iowa law offers a religious exemption from state drug laws for sacramental peyote use. A new petition seeks a similar exemption for cannabis use by adherents of the Rastafari faith.
Muslim children in Wilmington, Delaware were repeatedly refused entry or forced to leave a city pool because of their religious clothing, according to a new lawsuit.
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.