S6, Ep. 14: The blockbuster SCOTUS case over religious charter schools

The most consequential church-state case of this Supreme Court term involves whether the government could – or even must – fund religious charter schools. Amanda and Holly examine key moments in the oral arguments from Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, et al. v. Drummond, playing clips from the courtroom and looking at how the justices may apply recent precedent to shape future law. As BJC noted in the brief we filed, if the government funds religious charter schools, it will drag our government deeper into questions it is unfit to answer on matters of doctrine and church composition. That’s not government neutrality toward religion – that’s religious preference repackaged as educational choice.

S6, Ep. 13: Active citizenship: A conversation with Melissa Rogers about promoting religious freedom and the common good

Melissa Rogers joins the podcast for a conversation about how each of us can take steps to promote religious freedom and the common good in the United States today. After leading the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the Obama and Biden administrations, she shares her inside perspective on government, where we are right now, and how people can truly make an impact. Our religious freedom protects everyone’s right to bring their faith to the public square, and you won’t want to miss this conversation about opportunities we have as Americans to engage government at all levels and express ourselves in the face of injustice.

Living as Easter People

Amanda Tyler: “Those of us who are Christians profess this hope in the midst of profound grief, but I am asking myself in this fraught time: Are we practicing it?”

BJC statement on the passing of Pope Francis

Today, we mourn with people around the world the passing of Pope Francis, a spiritual leader whose voice reflected a deep commitment to human dignity, justice, and compassion.

Report from the Capital – 2025 Archive

Archives Magazine Archives Magazine Archives BY YEAR 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005 Report from the Capital is our flagship magazine to help you stay current on religious liberty news. Read the current issue Spring...

S6, Ep. 11: African Americans and Religious Freedom

Podcast S6, Ep. 11: African Americans and Religious Freedom Dr. Sabrina E. Dent and Dr. Coery D.B. Walker join Amanda and Holly to discuss the need to expand the narrative of religious freedom African Americans’ knowledge traditions, religious practices, political...

S6, Ep. 10: March Madness: Department of Education, school vouchers, and a Supreme Court preview

Actions and rumors of actions in Washington, D.C., are continuing to dominate the news cycle and keep people on edge. On this episode of Respecting Religion, Amanda and Holly discuss the devastation of dismantling the Department of Education and the problematic push for a nationwide school voucher program. They also look at the latest in the battle between faith communities and the Trump administration to protect sensitive locations from immigration raids, and they preview the three religious liberty cases on the Supreme Court’s docket this term.