Louisiana Closer to Altering Religious Freedom Provisions

The Louisiana legislature has moved one step closer to amending the time-tested religious freedom protections of the state's constitution. Voters would have the final say on House Bill 340, which needed 26 Senators to pass and squeaked by, 27-9 according to The...

Religious Exemption for Same-Sex Marriage Laws Debated

The Washington Post's On Faith site is hosting a discussion on religious exemption with regard to same-sex marriage. The BJC's Brent Walker added his voice and makes an important point: clergy and church discretion in same-sex marriage participation is already...

In Praise of “Old Time Baptists”

True Baptists believe in freedom of conscience for all, with no government involvement for or against one's relationship to God. In today's must-read, Louisville pastor Joe Phelps reminds Courier-Journal readers that the kind of Baptist about to descend on his...