Modeling the virtues of Christmas

By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
What irony and how sad to be picking fights over how to celebrate the season in which many experience the hope, joy, peace and love of Advent.

From the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital

Government interests and religious objections

By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
Now that the presidential election of 2012 is over, perhaps we will hear fewer claims that religious liberty is under attack. There is little evidence that such rhetoric affected the election’s outcome, but there are plenty of worries that the public’s understanding of religious liberty has been harmed.

From the November/December 2012 Report from the Capital

Holding up the jewel of religious liberty

By J. Brent Walker, BJC Executive Director
I eagerly anticipate the Baptist Joint Committee’s board meeting each October. In fact, the whole staff does because we draw such energy and encouragement through our interaction with this talented and involved group representing the BJC’s 15 member bodies. This year, however, the board meeting also marked a renewal of the BJC in many ways as we celebrated the opening of the Center for Religious Liberty.

Celebration of a new beginning highlights the BJC’s collaborative work

By K. Hollyn Hollman, BJC General Counsel
With the opening of the Center for Religious Liberty, the BJC is poised to strengthen its advocacy in the nation’s capital and beyond. As we celebrate this new beginning, we also rededicate ourselves to our mission and to expanding our reach in the future.

Center for Religious Liberty opens

Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer thanked the Baptist Joint Committee for filing briefs before the High Court, saying at the opening of the BJC’s new Center for Religious Liberty on Capitol Hill that “when you file briefs, they help.”