Cherilyn Crowe Guy, Author at BJC

Why We Give: ‘I am happy to simply be a very small part of this big and important work’

For Pauletta Reeves, it was her son, Stephen, who first sparked her interest in the Baptist Joint Committee. After he interned for the BJC and later served as staff attorney, Pauletta and her late husband, Kelly, began donating regularly.

From the October 2013 Report from the Capital.

Greece v. Galloway

Learn more about the prayer case headed to the Supreme Court from BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman and Staff Counsel Nan Futrell. In this podcast, they discuss the case of Town of Greece v. Galloway and explain the religious liberty principles at stake. The BJC filed...

BJC board elects new officers, passes 2014 budget

WASHINGTON- The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Board of Directors elected new officers and approved an increased operating budget during its annual meeting Oct. 7-8, 2013. The board, composed of representatives of 15 national, state and regional bodies...

Let us pray, just not in government meetings

From the Arkansas Times blog My thanks to the Baptist Joint Committee, a venerable and unyielding defender of the notion that church and state should be separate, for news of a pending U.S. Supreme Court argument that could have some impact in Arkansas, depending. In...

BJC says local government prayer violates consciences, undermines voluntary religion

In Supreme Court brief, Baptist Joint Committee urges limit on government involvement in religion

Official prayer at local government meetings violates the First Amendment and demeans genuine faith, according to the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty in a brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court.