BJC essay contest asks high school students to explore religious tests in immigration policy
High school juniors and seniors can win up to $2,000 for college in the 2017 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee. Essays must explore the idea of using religious tests as part of the United States’ immigration and refugee policies.
Baptist Joint Committee names Amanda Tyler next executive director
Tyler to assume leadership in January 2017 after Brent Walker’s retirement SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 Contact: Cherilyn Crowe | Phone: 202-544-4226 | Cell: 202-670-5877 | [email protected] WASHINGTON —Amanda R. Tyler has been named the next executive director of the...BJC: Nevada’s school voucher program compromises religious liberty
Funneling taxpayer funds to religious schools through a voucher program compromises religious liberty, according to a brief filed at the Nevada Supreme Court and joined by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC).
Baptist group says government money should not fund churches in SCOTUS brief
Preventing taxpayer money from funding churches is a key protection for religious liberty, according to a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. The brief makes it clear that the First Amendment does not require state governments to fund houses of worship.
