Written by Don ByrdThe Supreme Court’s decision earlier this week to take up the issue of legislative prayer for the first time in 30 years leaves many questions about the future of the government prayer balance. Veteran reporter Lyle Deniston considers what this decision likely means in a new essay for Constitution Daily. The Appeals Court used the endorsement test – the view that government action is improper if it gives the appearance of an affiliation or endorsement with a religious perspective – to invalidate the prayer practice of Town of Greece. Is that the problem?
Written by Don ByrdYesterday, Secretary Kerry released the 2012 International Religious Freedom Report, a yearly update, mandated by Congress, on the status of religious freedom in every country in the world.
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
A more mature understanding of Islam must be accompanied by a better relationship with Muslims. Here, it seems to me, Baptists are making major strides.
From the May 2013 Report from the Capital
By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
Many conversations about religious liberty and same-sex marriage are oversimplified. Too often what is lost in these understandably impassioned battles are the striking similarities between the claims of each side.
From the May 2013 Report from the Capital
Written by Don ByrdWhether the court of appeals erred in holding that a legislative prayer practice violates the Establishment Clause notwithstanding the absence of discrimination in the selection of prayer-givers or forbidden exploitation of the prayer opportunity.”
