In a friend-of-the-court brief filed earlier this week, the Baptist Joint Committee argued to the 4th Circuit that its own precedent, as well as that of the U.S. Supreme Court, clearly require the conclusion that the practice of opening prayers in use by North...
In a ruling that partially overturned the district court's decision, a panel of the 11th Circuit yesterday upheld an Orlando, FL ordinance limiting large-group feeding in local parks. A church group that had been using the park to feed the homeless as part of its...
In an op-ed, the Baptist Joint Committee's K. Hollyn Hollman urges Baptists to remember our heritage, and to protect our legacy of religious liberty actively. Baptists who claim our religious-liberty legacy with pride should be careful not to take freedom for...
Today's must-read is an open letter from Rev. Jimi Jobin to Pastor H. Wayne Williams, entitled "The Conservative Christian Case for Separation of Church and State." Williams, you may remember, defiantly endorsed a candidate for Governor from his South...
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) – the "Land Use" part anyway – governs the way local zoning restrictions may be applied to religious entities. It contains a few provisions to offer protection to churches,...
The 5th Circuit rejected an appeal by Christina Comer to reinstate her lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency, where she was formerly the Science Curriculum Director. Comer argued that the policy requiring her to remain "neutral" on matters relating to...
