By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
Endowed by Our Creator: The Birth of Religious Freedom in America by Michael I. Meyerson is a new and wonderful book that responsibly engages the contentious debate about how the framers understood religion and religious liberty in the formation of our national government.
From the June 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
A more mature understanding of Islam must be accompanied by a better relationship with Muslims. Here, it seems to me, Baptists are making major strides.
From the May 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
The Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State have provided wonderful opportunities for thousands of students, professors and other campus visitors to imbibe the wisdom the speakers supplied.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
Defending religious liberty by standing up for the separation of church and state sometimes results in unpopular outcomes. Theological and constitutional principles ensuring religious liberty must apply and be followed in the hard cases as well as the easy cases.
From the February 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
Allow me one more restrospective on the interplay of religion and politics in the 2012 elections. It appears that we did a fair job of talking about religion in the public square in a responsible way.
From the January 2013 Report from the Capital