Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
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The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty's mission is to defend and extend God-given religious liberty for all, furthering the Baptist heritage that champions the principle that religion must be freely exercised, neither advanced nor inhibited by government.
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
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What Project 2025 envisions for religious liberty and the role of religion in governance, both explicitly and implicitly, is striking and troubling.
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The post Trump assassination attempt lays bare deep religious divisions in the U.S. appeared first on BJC ..read more
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
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Voting is at the foundation of American citizenship. It is no wonder why extending the right to vote has been so morally and politically charged throughout the history of this country, and we continue to see efforts cloaked in Christian nationalism that would undermine equality.
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After attending the BJC Fellows Seminar, the Rev. Dane Martin knew he couldn’t sit on the sidelines anymore. Hear about why he created a program to introduce college students to new ideas and prepare them to interact with the world in different ways.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
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The three areas we work to see change in at BJC are awareness, advocacy and local organizing. But community development work drives change as well.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
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It can be tempting to throw our hands up and withdraw from the increasingly toxic political environment. But such a response, I believe, would betray Jesus’ teaching for us to give to God the things that are God’s and to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
2w ago
Watch a portion of the testimony of Amanda Tyler, executive director of BJC and lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism, before Congress on October 25, 2023. "To oppose Christian nationalism is not to oppose Christianity," she said.
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What happens when young professionals from diverse backgrounds gather in Colonial Williamsburg to begin their journey as a BJC Fellow? Hear from the class of 2023 about their experience and what it means to defend faith freedom for everyone.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
3w ago
That funding would not only violate the Oklahoma constitution’s prohibition on “using public money for the ‘use, benefit or support of a sect or system of religion,’" it would also run afoul of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
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The post Ten Commandments legislation: Why is this still happening? appeared first on BJC ..read more