BJC, coalition ask candidates to avoid religious discord

Written by BJC Staff
WASHINGTON — A diverse coalition of major national religious organizations on Feb. 21 issued an “Interfaith Statement of Principles,” calling on the presidential candidates and all candidates for public office this election year to help ensure decency, honesty and fair play in elections by conducting campaigns that honor our nation’s traditions of religious liberty and avoid sowing religious discord.
From the March 2012 Report from the Capital

New rule addresses religious freedom, contraception concerns

By BJC Staff
WASHINGTON – Responding Feb. 10 to opponents of the administration’s rule requiring most health insurance plans to cover contraceptive services, President Barack Obama announced a new policy that expands the religious accommodation and requires insurance companies to offer contraceptive services free of charge directly to employees at religious institutions that object to providing them.
From the March 2012 Report from the Capital

There Is No ‘War on Religion’

By Jon Meacham As featured on TimeIDEAS
It’s true that Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. …
From the March 2012 Report from the Capital

BJC General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman on religion, politics & civic engagement

By Matt Walters, Gardner-Webb University Communications
In January, BJC General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman spoke twice on the Gardner-Webb University campus, first discussing religion and the presidency as part of the university’s“Life of the Scholar” program and then sharing from her life experiences during the university’s Dimensions Program.
From the March 2012 Report from the Capital