Baptist Joint Committee announces winners of 2011 Religious Liberty Essay Contest
High school students examine the clash of religious rights with other rights, laws FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cherilyn Crowe (202) 544-4226 / ccrowe@BJConline.org WASHINGTON – An essay examining the conflict between religious dress requirements and public laws is...Should American flags be in church sanctuaries?
In times of heightened patriotism or in the weeks surrounding patriotic holidays, the Baptist Joint Committee often receives inquiries about the propriety of flying the American flag in church. Should American flags be displayed in Baptist churches? The short answer...Marking anniversaries and continuing the fight!
This year marks the BJC’s 75th year of defending and extending religious liberty for all, a milestone we celebrated at our annual Religious Liberty Council luncheon. The luncheon was held in conjunction with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s General Assembly in...Remembering Ed Gaustad: a religious liberty champion
Edwin Scott Gaustad, one of the premier historians of American religion, died March 25 in Santa Fe, N.M., at age 87. An exemplar of Baptist principles, he was a staunch advocate of religious liberty and separation of church and state. What a great loss this is. Ed...Free speech, religious belief and Westboro Baptist
Written by K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
Westboro Baptist Church — the tiny but seemingly ubiquitous church group founded by Fred Phelps of Topeka, Kan., and consisting mostly of his family members — is one of the most notorious religious groups in America. Now adding to the church’s distinction is a U.S. Supreme Court case bearing their leader’s name and upholding their constitutional rights despite the harm caused to a grieving military family. …
