Shurden Lectures set for April 9-10
The 2013 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State are April 9-10 on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.
From the March 2013 Report from the Capital
Walker to speak at 2013 ABC/USA Biennial dinner in Kansas
Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, is the speaker for the 2013 ABC/USA Biennial dinner of the Roger Williams Fellowship on June 22 during the 2013 ABC/USA Biennial and Mission Summit in Overland Park, Kan.
From the March 2013 Report from the Capital
Tickets for Religious Liberty Council Luncheon go on sale April 1
New CBF Executive Coordinator to speak, receive award
Make plans to join friends of religious liberty and the Baptist Joint Committee at this year’s Religious Liberty Council Luncheon, to be held June 28 in conjunction with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly.
From the March 2013 Report from the Capital.
New contraceptive mandate proposal announced, comment period opened
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press, with BJC Staff Reports
The Obama administration proposed a broader opt-out Feb. 1 for religious organizations that object to mandated coverage of contraceptives in employee health care plans, an effort to alleviate religious liberty concerns behind a number of lawsuits challenging the Afford-able Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
From the February 2013 Report from the Capital.
Walker wins McCall Religious Liberty Award, inducted into Baylor Alumni Hall of Fame
From BJC Staff Reports
At a ceremony January 25 in Waco, Texas, Baptist Joint Committee Executive Director J. Brent Walker was inducted into the Baylor University Alumni Association Hall of Fame for his work defending religious freedom.
From the February 2013 Report from the Capital
Standing for principles in all situations
By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
Defending religious liberty by standing up for the separation of church and state sometimes results in unpopular outcomes. Theological and constitutional principles ensuring religious liberty must apply and be followed in the hard cases as well as the easy cases.
From the February 2013 Report from the Capital
