Clearing up misconceptions at the church-state intersection

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

House passes church funding bill

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.

Reclaiming religious liberty for my family

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.