BJC Statement on Buono Case

A statement released by the Baptist Joint Committee outlines in clear terms the important religious liberty protections the Supreme Court should affirm in the upcoming case Salazar v. Buono. A citizen’s religious beliefs should not limit his ability to pursue a...

Who Will Have Standing to Challenge Monuments if not Buono?

A key issue facing the Supreme Court next week when they hear arguments in Salazar v. Buono – the dispute over the Mojave National Preserve cross – is the question of standing. Who has the legal right to challenge such a monument? The LATimes has a debate...

Lodi Council Votes For Sectarian Prayer

Under scrutiny from the Freedom From Religion Foundation to stop its practice of opening meetings with a sectarian Christian prayer – in violation of its own policy – the City Council of Lodi, California voted last night instead to change the policy in...

Cheerleaders Learn Tough Lesson in Religious Freedom

ABP's Bob Allen writes about a team of high school cheerleaders in a North Georgia community now barred from their tradition of carrying religious messages onto the field. In the battle of 16-year-old logic versus the church-state expertise of Brent Walker,...