With health care ruling, contraception debate goes on

By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press
Critics of the Obama administration’s requirement that faith-based employers include mandatory contraceptive coverage in their health care plans for women voiced disappointment June 28 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld key portions of the Affordable Care Act, sometimes known as “Obamacare.”

From the July/August 2012 Report from the Capital.

BJC announces winners of 2012 essay contest

WASHINGTON — An essay exploring the history of religion in presidential campaigns and calling for a courteous discussion of religion from candidates is the winner of the 2012 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee.