By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press
The executive director of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking removal of a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds in Oklahoma City.
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
The start of a new school year provides an opportunity to review the many ways religion can properly be exercised, studied and otherwise included on public school campuses in ways that naturally arise in our very religious — and religiously diverse — country, while keeping school officials out of the business of promoting a particular religion or even religion in general.
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
From BJC Staff Reports
An essay debunking the myth that the United States was founded as a “Christian nation” is the winner of the 2013 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
By Nan Futrell, BJC Staff Counsel
In November, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a case in which two citizens successfully challenged an upstate New York town council’s practice of opening official meetings with prayers by local clergy.
From the September 2013 Report from the Capital
The Baptist Joint Committee is pleased to have two fall semester interns working with our staff in Washington, D.C.
From the September 2013Report 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.