A statement from the President acknowledges the start of Ramadan, a month-long Muslim observance. Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality. And here in the United States, Ramadan is a reminder that Islam has always been...
The 2010 elections will no doubt be centered on the economy, but along the edges it is shaping up to have more religion-based contention than any I can remember. The Senate race in Nevada may focus on one candidate's church-state views. Republican Sharon Angle has...
The Baptist Joint Committee, along with the Interfaith Alliance, Americans United, and other groups, has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Sossamon v Texas. The question there is whether plaintiffs bringing RLUIPA (Religious Land Use and...
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation sent a letter to Defense Secretary Gates yesterday demanding an end to the practice of using chaplains in place of mental health professionals to counsel soldiers suffering Post-Traumatic Stress and other war-related mental...
What does the Baptist Joint Committee have in common with the American Federation of Teachers, the NAACP, and the American Association of University Women? They are all part of a diverse collection of organizations calling for "academically sound"...
