A group of North Carolina legislators recently proposed a measure that would have permitted the establishment of an official state religion.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
By Robert Dilday, The Religious Herald
The new head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships told reporters March 22 she values Baptists’ “special gift to the nation” — religious liberty — and looks forward to tackling religious liberty issues in her new role.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
The Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State have provided wonderful opportunities for thousands of students, professors and other campus visitors to imbibe the wisdom the speakers supplied.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
By Jeff Huett
Over the course of three presentations at Stetson University April 9-10, Baptist Joint Committee Executive Director Brent Walker drew on this description, presenting some of the misunderstandings that make religious liberty and church-state separation controversial and suggesting ways to accommodate religious differences, even in the political realm.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
While it is not surprising that RFRA — like religious liberty in general — is more popular in principle than in its specific applications, research suggests that even among states that have enacted some version of RFRA, there has been scant litigation testing the statutes’ application to various types of claims.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
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.