Written by Don ByrdToday is Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday), a day reserved for giving back to those organizations and causes you truly care about. I am using the blog space today to tell my story – why I support the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and I encourage everyone to share your own story with friends and family through Facebook, Twitter, or wherever else you socialize.
Written by Don ByrdJust a week after deciding to take up religious liberty challenges to the contraception coverage requirement in the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a broad challenge on religious liberty (and other) grounds to the employer mandate in the law. The move leaves the 4th Circuit’s ruling in place holding that the employer mandate to provide health care coverage does not violate the religious liberty of plaintiff Liberty University.
Written by Don ByrdWhen did the hysteria over the “War on Christmas” finally go far? Was it when Sarah Palin wrote an entire book about it? I’m not sure, but many from all political angles are agreeing that one’s religious liberty isn’t at stake just because a store greeter respectfully wishes “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas.” Likewise, a holiday display at the county courthouse that lacks a nativity scene isn’t out to restrict or belittle Christianity.
As the Tennessean points out, a Christian blogger has stirred the pot with this helpful flowchart to let you know if you have been persecuted. (hint: if someone wished you happy holidays, you haven’t been). And there are other signs of widespread sanity on this issue.
Written by Don ByrdThe Rankin County School District in Mississippi was home to numerous religious assemblies at which students were proselytized by representatives of a local Baptist church, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this year by the American Humanist Association. In my post back in April after reading the complaint, I wrote: “The lawsuit alleges disturbing details.” After reading it again, I’m still disturbed!
This week, a settlement was reached in the case in which the school district admitted violating the student plaintiff’s religious liberty rights and agreed to a new policy that bars future similar events.
Written by Don ByrdThe U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will hear the appeal in two cases involving religious objections to the contraception coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
Conceivably, resolving these two cases will give the Court the opportunity to answer the question of a corporation’s capacity to exercise religion. If the answer is yes, they likely would wade into the question of whether the mandate substantially burdens that exercise and whether the government’s interest in the case is a compelling one that requires the mandate’s application to all for-profit corporations.
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.