Should American flags be in church sanctuaries?

In times of heightened patriotism or in the weeks surrounding patriotic holidays, the Baptist Joint Committee often receives inquiries about the propriety of flying the American flag in church. Should American flags be displayed in Baptist churches? The short answer...

Top 5 myths of the separation of church and state

By BJC Executive Director J. Brent Walker
Despite pride in our democracy, the Constitution and Bill of Rights that guarantee our fundamental liberties, we are often misinformed about our rights under the First Amendment generally and religious liberty in particular.

National Prayer Breakfast a “Religious Festival”

Boston Globe columnist James Carroll revisits last week's National Prayer Breakfast and warns of its implications: However “ecumenical’’ its trappings, and whatever the small number of non-Christian participants make of it, the tradition amounts...