Marks Wiggs has understood the importance of religious liberty since he was a child. In this podcast, recorded at this year’s Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, the Mississippi lawyer discusses his longtime support of the BJC, his friendship with James Dunn, and his thoughts on Brent Walker’s legacy.

Echols, who worked for the BJC during a turbulent time in American history, discusses covering Congress, fighting sexism and finding her place on Capitol Hill.

On July 5, the BJC filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court case Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley. The issue presented is whether or not a church should be able to use government funds from a state program that awards a limited number of grants for playground improvements. In this podcast, BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman […]

At the 2015 Religious Liberty Council Luncheon in Dallas, Texas, the Rev. Dr. Marvin A. McMickle delivered a rousing keynote speech. The president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School noted the significance of the luncheon being held on June 19, or “Juneteenth.” On that date in 1865, news about the Emancipation Proclamation finally made its way to […]

The 2016 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State were held April 4-5 on the campus of Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the second of her two lectures, Central Baptist Theological Baptist Seminary President Dr. Molly T. Marshall turned the audience’s attention to […]

The 2016 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State were held April 4-5 on the campus of Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. This year’s lecturer, Dr. Molly T. Marshall, discussed the value of religious liberty both in the United States and abroad. During her first presentation, […]

On March 23, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell, the name given to the consolidated cases brought by religious nonprofit organizations challenging the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act.  In this podcast, BJC Executive Director Brent Walker and Associate General Counsel Jennifer Hawks talk about what the justices said during […]

In this podcast, BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman explains the consolidated contraceptive mandate cases, known as Zubik v. Burwell, and why the BJC filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending the sufficiency of the government’s religious accommodation. Written by religious liberty scholar Douglas Laycock, the brief defends the legal standard of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and responds to arguments […]

BJC staff members explain the 2016 topic

Having recently marked his 10 year anniversary as blogger for the BJC, Don Byrd reflects on the top religious liberty stories of 2015. From religious objections to the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same sex marriage to Donald Trump’s statement regarding Muslims entering the U.S., there was no shortage of subjects to cover. In addition to […]