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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Top stories of 2015: Religious accommodations, legal challenges dominate year’s news
By BJC Blogger Don Byrd
Protect religious liberty: Reject false narratives, big and small; condemn violence, not religion
By General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman
What can we learn from Kentucky’s Rowan County Clerk?
By General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman
Pope Francis: A religious liberty advocate
By Executive Director J. Brent Walker
BJC weighs in on proposed faith-based regulations, affirms progress
By K. Hollyn Hollman
Court declares legal right to same-sex marriage, IRS confirms tax status safe
By BJC Staff Reports and Baptist News Global
Hollman Report: Contraceptive mandate accommodation: A substantial burden on religion?
By General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman
Nine Federal Agencies Propose New Regulations for Faith-Based Partnerships
Written By Don Byrd
James M. Dunn: 1932-2015
James M. Dunn, the firebrand Baptist who led the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty for nearly two decades, died on July 4 at the age of 83.
Obergefell decision does not remove the separation of church and state
By General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman