By Bob Allen / Baptist News Global
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The head of a Baptist organization dedicated to upholding religious liberty for all Americans joined Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in a pledge signed Oct. 23 in Washington denouncing all forms of religious bigotry.
Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, attended a worship service promoted as “The Gathering of Faith Leaders of Major Religions” Friday morning at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Walker added his signature to a pledge to “uphold and defend the freedom of conscience and religion of all individuals by rejecting and speaking out, without reservation, against bigotry, discrimination, harassment and violence based on religion or belief.”
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The event was sponsored by Shoulder to Shoulder, a coalition of 31 religious denominations and organizations committed to ending anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. Founded in November 2010 by a group of faith leaders including then Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal, the coalition includes the Decatur, Ga.-based CBF, American Baptist Churches USA and Progressive National Baptist Convention.
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