Honorary and memorial gifts to the Baptist Joint Committee
This is a list of recent gifts to the Baptist Joint Committee, which were given in honor of or in memory of others.
Why we Give: ‘Separation of church and state is an indispensible stone of the unique American foundation’
Why we Give
Joe and Fraces Jones share their commitment to the Baptist Joint Committee. A planned gift to the BJC is the best way to strengthen our mission for the future, and it is a powerful way for our committed friends to continue to have a place in our work for many generations.
From the July/August 2013 Report from the Capital
BJC names Education and Outreach Specialist
Charles Watson Jr. has been named the Education and Outreach Specialist of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. A graduate of The Citadel and McAfee School of Theology, Watson has been serving as the Children’s Director of Buckhead Baptist Church...U.S. Supreme Court to hear legislative prayer case
From BJC staff reports
The practice of opening government meetings with Christian prayer will be examined by the U.S. Supreme Court in its upcoming term. The case of Town of Greece v. Galloway will bring legislative prayer before the Court for the first time in 30 years.
From the June 2013 Report from the Capital
Federal appeals court hears Hobby Lobby case against contraceptive mandate
By Jeff Brumley, Associated Baptist Press, with Bob Allen & BJC staff reports
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments May 23 in retailer Hobby Lobby’s case challenging the health care law’s contraceptive mandate on religious freedom grounds.
From the June 2013 Report from the Capital
