Melissa Rogers to speak at Religious Liberty Council Luncheon

By BJC Staff Reports
Melissa Rogers, special assistant to the president and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Religious Liberty Council Luncheon on June 27 in Atlanta, Ga.

From the March 2014 Report from the Capital

Supreme Court to hear RLUIPA case

By BJC Staff Reports
The U.S. Supreme Court announced March 3 that it will hear a case regarding whether a prison grooming policy requiring inmates to shave violates their religious freedom rights under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).

From the March 2014 Report from the Capital

Why We Give: Cathy and John Baskin

By Cathy and John Baskin of Springfield, Va.
We first learned about the Baptist Joint Committee through Ravensworth Baptist Church. Being in the Washington, D.C. area, we also have the unique opportunity of having enduring relationships with some of the BJC staff. James Dunn and Brent Walker shared interim preaching duties at Ravensworth in the ‘90s.

From the March 2013 Report from the Capital

Delta denounces efforts to cite religion in refusing to serve gays

The Los Angeles Times / By Paresh Dave                                                                    Delta Air Lines has denounced legislation that would permit businesses to cite religion in refusing to serve gays, saying proposals in Georgia and Arizona would...

Church support of the Baptist Joint Committee

By BJC Staff Reports
The Baptist Joint Committee is grateful for the 236 churches who partnered with us in 2013 to advance our mission.

From the February 2014 Report from the Capital