Supreme Court Declines Review of Controversial New Mexico Case
Written by Don Byrd
BJC and Other Religious Liberty Advocates Urge Pentagon to Improve Accommodation Policy
Written by Don Byrd
Appeals Court Affirms City’s Right to Ban Worship Services in Schools
Written by Don ByrdThe 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday reversed a lower court’s ruling and upheld the constitutionality of a New York City ban on the use of public school buildings for worship services. The decision is the latest in the epic dispute over the Bronx Household of Faith, pitting the trial judge’s support of the church’s quest to continue worship services in a school against the Appeals Court’s repeated rejection of her argument.
BJC’s Walker Discusses Religious Freedom to Seminary Audience
Written by Don ByrdThe Baptist Standard reports on a speech given by the Baptist Joint Committee’s Brent Walker at Baylor’s Truett Seminary. He emphasized the Baptist heritage of religious liberty, and the constitutional mandate for government to neither prohibit or advance religion.
