Cherilyn Crowe Guy, Author at BJC

BJC: Nevada’s school voucher program compromises religious liberty

Funneling taxpayer funds to religious schools through a voucher program compromises religious liberty, according to a brief filed at the Nevada Supreme Court and joined by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC).

After 30 years, advocate still sees need to step up for religious freedom

Baptist News Global / By Brian Kaylor

Holly Hollman and Jennifer Hawks on Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley

On July 5, the BJC filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court case Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley. The issue presented is whether or not a church should be able to use government funds from a state program that awards a limited number of grants...

BJC says churches not entitled to taxpayer funds

Baptist News Global / By Bob Allen

Baptist group says government money should not fund churches in SCOTUS brief

Preventing taxpayer money from funding churches is a key protection for religious liberty, according to a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. The brief makes it clear that the First Amendment does not require state governments to fund houses of worship.