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
21h ago
There are many religious holidays in the spring, but not all are given the same public acknowledgment – from government-sponsored events to time off from school and work. Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman discuss how Christian privilege shows up in how our country recognizes and accommodates certain holidays, as well as how holidays help us understand and celebrate the religious pluralism in our country.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
2d ago
There is no place for subjecting a nominee to questions that demonstrate hostility to their faith, or otherwise suggesting that being Muslim is incompatible with being a federal judge.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
1w ago
Is an American flag in a church sanctuary an example of Christian nationalism? What about faith-based advocacy? Helping voters get to the polls? Saying the Constitution is “divinely inspired”? Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman answer some common questions they hear about Christian nationalism, and they talk about the questions we should be asking ourselves.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
2w ago
The Biden administration announced a final rule, jointly issued by nine federal agencies, entitled “Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations.”
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
2w ago
BJC is seeking an experienced Director of Development to lead a comprehensive fundraising program at an exciting point of change for a leading faith-based education and advocacy organization.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
2w ago
BJC, a national faith-based organization that educates about and advocates for everyone’s faith freedom, seeks a Policy Counsel. This position would advance efforts to promote faith freedom for all, primarily in legislative and other policy arenas.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
3w ago
These disputes could result in the most significant ruling yet by the Court on the application of RFRA, impacting not only the fate of Oak Flat but numerous religious freedom disputes.
The post 9th Circuit rules the destruction of Oak Flat likely does not substantially burden religious exercise, campaign to save Oak Flat continues appeared first on BJC ..read more
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
3w ago
The Supreme Court declines to hear thousands of cases a year, but one recent denial included a troubling statement from Justice Samuel Alito. Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman look at a case out of Missouri about potential jurors being struck from the jury pool because of their anti-LGBTQ beliefs, and they break down Justice Alito’s 5-page statement that seems to be asking for another case with the same issue at stake. What could this mean for the future, and why is Justice Alito still hung up on the Obergefell v. Hodges decision from 2015?
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
3w ago
In three open letters to state lawmakers, more than 200 individual chaplains, along with dozens of faith groups and civil rights organizations, are speaking out against a wave of proposed state legislation seeking to install chaplains in public schools across the country.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
3w ago
Largely overlooked in the firestorm of reaction focused on the consequences of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling was the troubling, religion-based rationale in a concurrence.
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