This idea — that we preserve freedom by protecting it for all and not just the privileged few — is at the heart of BJC’s calling to advocate for everyone’s faith freedom. We advocate for freedom built on “we” and not just “I.”
Even in these divided times, many onlookers — including prominent Christian conservative leaders — were shocked and condemned such a brazen call from Michael Flynn to unite America under a single religion.
This week, Amanda and Holly explore questions swirling around vaccine mandates and religious exemptions related to COVID-19. Is there a newfound religious awakening that is leading to new requests? Are people gaming the system? Dive into the issue that is on the mind of employers, government officials and individuals across the country. Amanda and Holly discuss the religious liberty rationale for religious exemptions, the compelling government interest in mandating vaccines and how those values have been balanced in the past and in dealing with the present pandemic. They also talk about some of the difficult decisions employers are facing as they try to keep their workforce safe, healthy and productive. In the third segment, they look at the broader impact of COVID-19, including new reports on the trustworthiness of clergy when it comes to this topic.
Amanda and Holly discuss the big cases the Supreme Court will hear this term, and they break down the decision in Fulton v. Philadelphia, sharing why it’s not as sweeping a decision as the 9-0 outcome might make it seem.
BJC’s Jaziah Masters and Charles Watson Jr. lead an advocacy session during “Reimagining Religious Freedom: Moving from Education to Advocacy.”
We as Americans are not united by our faith or religion. What draws us together is our commitment to standing up for each person’s religious freedom as we would our own.
Eight young professionals gathered in Colonial Williamsburg in July 2021 for the 6th BJC Fellows Seminar, learning from historical interpreters as well as BJC staff members and other experts about the historical, legal and theological underpinnings of religious liberty.
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis asks us to imagine a world with new essential ways of doing church.
Here are videos, articles, and other resources for celebrating and understanding the importance of Juneteenth. It is a celebration of freedom, and it continues to serve as a somber reminder that slavery continued for more than two years in the United States after its legal abolition.
Like every other area of human life, the coronavirus pandemic dominated religious liberty discussions this year. Here’s my list of the top 10 religious liberty developments this year, with the caveat that – being that this is 2020 – the year is not over yet.
In our season finale, we look to the future and the potential ways the Biden administration could impact religious liberty. Our guest for this episode is Melissa Rogers, former executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships during the Obama administration. Amanda, Holly and Melissa discuss the need for an administration to be organized at the outset and ready for issues that are going to impact religious liberty, both explicitly and implicitly.
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.