A decision in Louisiana is a big win for religious freedom and the importance of protecting individual students’ rights, and it is a warning of what may be ahead in other states, especially if the U.S. Supreme Court continues to water-down constitutional protections.
The response we need in this moment of crisis for many of our neighbors and our country is a recommitment to involvement in our democracy by every person.
Now that Election Day 2024 is in the rearview mirror, what did we learn? Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman look at the results and what they might mean for our country and the protection of faith freedom for all. They discuss where we saw religion used on the campaign trail, what we might expect to see in the next four years under a second Trump administration, and ways all of us can make a significant difference in local communities.
BJC Executive Director Amanda Tyler will deliver the Mary Washburn Wilson Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 22, on the campus of Gardner-Webb University in Shelby, N.C. The event is hosted by the School of Divinity, and it is free and open to the public.
The Bibles-in-classrooms directive already raises significant church-state issues, and now Oklahoma’s request for bids to satisfy the requirement is so specific that it seems to leave only one option for which Bible the state can purchase: the controversial “God Bless the USA Bible” recently promoted by former President Donald Trump.
Texans traverse the state to make their opposition known to the State Board of Education
Dr. John Compton will talk about the politics of secularization during the 20th annual Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State, held on the campuses of Mercer University in Macon and Atlanta, Georgia, this November.
These experiences of on-the-ground advocacy have shown me just how empowering, effective, and yes, even fun, it is to be an active part of a democratic movement pushing back against a bold attempt to create a theocracy, starting in the public schools.
Efforts to ban books see differences — such as religious differences — as a threat instead of understanding the benefits of lifting and listening to diverse voices and experiences.
Meet the young professionals in the 2024 class of BJC Fellows. Their experience began in Colonial Williamsburg, hearing from historical interpreters as well as BJC staff members and other experts about the historical, legal and theological underpinnings of religious liberty.
BJC Executive Director Amanda Tyler will deliver a keynote address at the Forgotten Luther Symposium on Friday, Oct. 25, held at Saint Lake Lutheran Church in Silver Spring, Maryland.
BJC is excited to introduce the 2024 BJC Fellows, our newest group of emerging leaders dedicated to dispelling myths about religious freedom and defending faith freedom for ALL in their own communities.
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.