The legacy of Baptist preacher John Leland – fierce proponent of church-state separation and soul freedom during the founding of our country – is best appreciated by reading the words of the man himself. Some of my favorites: The notion of a Christian...
10 years ago today, the work of religious liberty advocates – including the Baptist Joint Committee – paid off as President Clinton signed the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act into law. Realizing that subtle forms of discrimination,...
Marking the 10th anniversary of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the Justice Department released a report today highlighting the federal government's role in enforcing the measure, and finding "that the law has had a positive...
In an interview with author Becky Garrison, Bill Leonard – Founding Dean of Wake Forest's Divinity School – discusses the legacy of Baptist religious liberty pioneer Roger Williams. BG: How do you think Williams’ would respond to the...
Earlier this summer, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that World Vision, Inc. is exempt from nondiscrimination laws because, they concluded, it is a religious organization entitled to hire and fire on religious grounds as they see fit. One burning...
