Recent News & Columns
Here are recent columns and news items from the Baptist Joint Committee. Visit our blog and read our monthly magazine, Report from the Capital, to stay current on all religious liberty news. You can also read our press releases online.
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Dr. King and religious liberty
King understood that defending religious liberty was critical to protecting civil rights, and that an independent and inclusive church could change the world through social action.
Together, in 2018
We need your involvement as we expand our activities and seek out new partnerships. With your help, I know we can achieve remarkable things together for religious liberty in 2018.
Natural disasters don’t justify government funding
As Baptists, we are particularly steeped in the historical reasons for avoiding government entanglement in religion, and — like all Americans — we are beneficiaries of a robust religious liberty tradition.
Top stories of 2017
This year, we saw a blizzard of news items that impact religious liberty and the separation of church and state. The list of 2017’s top stories includes areas of concern that came to the forefront this year, as well as news items affecting issues we watch every year.
Equip others to raise their voices for religious liberty
The BJC’s vision for the future calls us to mobilize supporters — like you — to be advocates for religious liberty.
Tax proposal targets the Johnson Amendment
Both the House and Senate passed their versions of tax reform legislation, and one of the significant differences centered around the Johnson Amendment.
Nondiscrimination and religious liberty
We must protect all of our churches and religious beliefs about marriage and — at the same time — recognize as citizens and Christians that we should treat all equally and without regard to religious differences in the commercial marketplace.
Cakes and the commercial marketplace
In one of the most visible cases this term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a Colorado baker has a constitutional right to refuse to make a cake for the wedding reception of a same-sex couple.
Raising your voice for religious liberty
We all have a role to play in safeguarding religious freedom for all.
Trinity Lutheran Church: Decidedly narrow, deeply troubling
While the holding of this decision may be narrow, its tone is unfortunate and ahistorical, as aptly noted in the dissent. Treating churches in a distinct way has long been part of our religious liberty tradition.
