Open House at the Center for Religious Liberty
On Oct. 1, 2012, members of the BJC Board of Directors and friends gathered to celebrate the opening of the Center for Religious Liberty.
Deities & Dialogue: the proper role of religion in presidential elections
By Scott Remer, 2012 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest Grand Prize Winner
The 2012 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest asked high school juniors and seniors to examine the role religion should play during a presidential campaign.
BJC welcomes fall interns
The Baptist Joint Committee is pleased to have two fall semester interns working alongside our staff in Washington, D.C.
BJC Board of Directors meets in D.C.
By BJC Staff
The Baptist Joint Committee Board of Directors gathered in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1-2, to hear reports of the work of the BJC staff, adopt the operating budget, and open the BJC’s new Center for Religious Liberty.
Saddleback forum called off, interfaith event planned
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press
Saddleback Church pastor and The Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren announced Aug. 22 that a civil forum planned with President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been canceled.
Signs we’re taking ‘no religious test’ seriously
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
The upcoming election will be an important one and certainly historic in at least one sense. In the 223 years of our republic, this will be the first time that no white Anglo-Saxon Protestant will appear on either ticket of the two major parties for president or vice president.
