Cherilyn Crowe Guy, Author at BJC

Legal battle continues in New York regarding Bronx Household of Faith

By Nan Futrell, BJC Staff Counsel
In recent weeks, the legal battle between a New York City evangelical church and the city’s Department of Education over the use of school facilities for church services has experienced a revival of sorts.
From the March 2012 Report from the Capital

The Shurden Lectures are next month

Written by BJC Staff
Make your plans today to join students, community members, religious liberty supporters and the BJC staff at the 2012 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State. The event is April 17-18 on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Ga.
From the March 2012 Report from the Capital

BJC joins diverse group of religious leaders to mourn victims of 9/11, promote religious freedom

The religious leaders mourned victims of the attacks in New York and recognized families of Muslims killed on September 11, 2001. The coalition, called Shoulder to Shoulder, also highlighted religious organizations that have led grassroots efforts to unite religious...

Religion in political campaigns — An interfaith statement of principles

This is the full text of the statement released February 21, 2012, by the Baptist Joint Committee and other organizations.
From the March 2012 Report from the Capital

BJC, coalition ask candidates to avoid sowing religious discord in campaigns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2012 WASHINGTON — A diverse coalition of major national religious organizations today issued an “Interfaith Statement of Principles,” calling on the presidential candidates and all candidates for public office this election...