In an op-ed, the Baptist Joint Committee's K. Hollyn Hollman urges Baptists to remember our heritage, and to protect our legacy of religious liberty actively. Baptists who claim our religious-liberty legacy with pride should be careful not to take freedom for...
Today's must-read is an open letter from Rev. Jimi Jobin to Pastor H. Wayne Williams, entitled "The Conservative Christian Case for Separation of Church and State." Williams, you may remember, defiantly endorsed a candidate for Governor from his South...
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) – the "Land Use" part anyway – governs the way local zoning restrictions may be applied to religious entities. It contains a few provisions to offer protection to churches,...
The 5th Circuit rejected an appeal by Christina Comer to reinstate her lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency, where she was formerly the Science Curriculum Director. Comer argued that the policy requiring her to remain "neutral" on matters relating to...
Supporters of the BJC – myself included – have an opportunity today and Saturday to make a powerful impact. Generous donors have offered to match any contributions received between now and July 4. I won't take up lots of your reading time to make the...
