A Baptist commitment to freedom and evangelism

By Brent Walker, Executive Director
A pastor friend recently asked me to write a short piece on the importance to Baptists of church planting. I agreed to do it, but only in the context of a larger discussion about the relationship between freedom and evangelism.

From the January 2014 Report from the Capital

BJC supports strong legal standard in contraceptive mandate cases

By Holly Hollman, General Counsel
The Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate — the requirement, under the Affordable Care Act, that most employer-provided health insurance plans cover all FDA-approved methods of contraception — continues to stir controversy and spawn new lawsuits at a dizzying rate.

From the January 2014 Report from the Capital

Celebrating this year, anticipating the next

By BJC Executive Director J. Brent Walker
At the Baptist Joint Committee, the year’s end marks the end of our fiscal year. Projects need to be finished and year-end gifts secured.

From the November/December Report from the Capital

Supreme Court examines government prayer practices

By BJC General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman
Is prayer at government meetings simply a historical aberration notwithstanding the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, or is it justified by some rational explanation?

From the November/December Report from the Capital

Remembering the origins of RFRA

By J. Brent Walker, Executive Director
Executive Director J. Brent Walker reflects on the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and its journey over the past 20 years.

From the October 2013 Report from the Capital.