By Jeff Huett
Over the course of three presentations at Stetson University April 9-10, Baptist Joint Committee Executive Director Brent Walker drew on this description, presenting some of the misunderstandings that make religious liberty and church-state separation controversial and suggesting ways to accommodate religious differences, even in the political realm.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
Get your tickets today for the Baptist Joint Committee’s annual Religious Liberty Council Luncheon, to be held June 28 in Greensboro, N.C.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
By Jeff Huett
The White House announced March 13 that Melissa Rogers, former general counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, has been named the director of the administration’s faith-based office.
From the March 2013 Report from the Capital.
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Feb. 13 to allow houses of worship damaged by Hurricane Sandy to receive disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, despite warnings by advocacy groups that the measure flouts the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.
From the March 2013 Report from the Capital.
By Mitch Randall, BJC Board Chair
The story of my Native American grandmother poured the foundation for my strong support for religious liberty and church-state separation.
From the March 2013 Report from the Capital.