Running through the "God in America" episode from last night was the sense that an overarching narrative drove the American experiment in religious liberty from the beginning, one that identifies always with the captive, with the oppressed, with...
The ACLU has filed suit challenging the constitutionality of Berkeley County, South Carolina's policy restricting jail inmates from any reading material apart from a Bible. The jail confirmed Wednesday that it doesn't have a library and that the only reading...
Did you miss Episode One of PBS' "God in America" documentary series? You can watch it online. Take a look and then join the conversation.
A federal judge in North Carolina has ordered the Johnston County school system to allow Ariana Iacono to return to school, after he determined that her lawsuit challenging the ban on body piercing is likely to succeed. Iacono maintains a pierced nose as part of her...
Planning to watch Part 1 of PBS' God in America documentary tonight? After the show is over, join the conversation with others at the Baptist Joint Committee's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ReligiousLiberty Here is one for starters: Did any of the...
Reversing a lower court's decision, a panel of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled that Vermont may not deny Shawn Byrne's proposed license plate simply because it made religious reference. Associated Press reports: "The state rejected...
