In this podcast, BJC Executive Director Brent Walker remembers the life and legacy of his predecessor, Dr. James M. Dunn. He shares stories from Dunn’s time at the Baptist Joint Committee in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as a few favorite quotations. Dunn...
In this podcast, BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman discusses religious liberty and the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a right to civil marriage. More resources on this topic are available at...
Don Byrd, the author of BJC’s Blog from the Capital, talks about his work informing readers about the latest church-state news. Byrd discusses the genesis of the blog, the creation of the popular state RFRA bill tracker and what drives him to cover religious liberty...
Alan Brownstein, professor emeritus at UC Davis School of Law, makes his third presentation for the 2015 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. He...
Alan Brownstein, professor emeritus at UC Davis School of Law, discusses the competing interests and complexity in church-state issues on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. This is his second of three presentations for the 2015 Walter B. and Kay W....
Alan Brownstein, professor emeritus at UC Davis School of Law, discusses the path to respectful discourse regarding religion and equality for his first of three presentations for the 2015 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of...