With the holiday season in full swing, BJC Executive Director Brent Walker takes a moment to discuss the religious liberty and equality issues that seem to come up every year, such as the use of public space to display religious symbols, the difference between proselytizing and celebrating and the rights of private businesses. After reflecting on […]

On November 12-13, 2015, Judge Wendell Griffen delivered the Lectures on Social Justice and Religious Liberty at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Following the second of two lectures, Griffen sat down with BJC Education and Outreach Specialist Charles Watson Jr. During their conversation, they discussed the biblical context of religious liberty, Griffen’s upbringing in […]

In this podcast, Baptist Joint Committee General Counsel Holly Hollman discusses Pope Francis’ visit to the United States and how this event shows the significance of religion in public life. She talks about how Pope Francis is energizing the religious community at large and what his visit means for the Baptist Joint Committee and religious […]

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 passed away July 4, 2015. You can read more about […]

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 bjconline.org/marriage-articles.

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 issues. Check out his work at BJConline.org/blog.

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 Church and State. This presentation was held on Mercer University’s Atlanta campus, home […]

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. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State.

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 focuses on two recent Supreme Court decisions with religious liberty implications: Burwell […]

Learn more about the 2015 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest in this podcast from the Baptist Joint Committee. BJC Education and Outreach Specialist Charles Watson Jr. discusses the contest with Communications Associate Jordan Edwards, sharing some tips for interested students and discussing what the judges want to see in submitted essays. At the end of […]