A lunch that launched a vital lectureship

By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
The Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State have provided wonderful opportunities for thousands of students, professors and other campus visitors to imbibe the wisdom the speakers supplied.

From the April 2013 Report from the Capital

Free exercise standards increasingly debated

By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
While it is not surprising that RFRA — like religious liberty in general — is more popular in principle than in its specific applications, research suggests that even among states that have enacted some version of RFRA, there has been scant litigation testing the statutes’ application to various types of claims.

From the April 2013 Report from the Capital

Protecting religious freedom in schools

By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
While Supreme Court decisions and other constitutional principles governing religion in the public schools are firmly settled, there is always a steady stream of controversies over religion in the public schools.

From the March 2013 Report from the Capital.

Walker to speak at Roger Williams Fellowship event, June 22

The Roger Williams Fellowship is pleased to announce its 2013 ABC/USA Biennial dinner speaker, the Rev. J. Brent Walker, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. The meal will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 5-7 PM during the 2013 ABC/USA Biennial and Mission Summit in Overland Park, KS. Tickets for the meal will be $37, payable in advance through the official registration process.