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Mercer University Campus
Tuesday, April 14 at 11:00am
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Keep religious liberty free for everyone by making a donation to the Baptist Joint Committee! Donate by midnight to make your contribution tax-deductible in 2009.
Kristin Don't forget to donate to the BJC before midnight tonight!
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Will December 30th be the day of the final holiday display story of the year, or will there be another one tomorrow?
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Baptist Joint Committee, A federal judge this week refused to lift a ban on a nativity scene display in the median of a heavily trafficked road in Warren. The Plaintiff, John Satawa, argues that the Macomb County Commission's refusal of his display amounts to unconstitutional hostility to religion. ...
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Contrary to popular beilef, controversies over Christmas displays are not new!
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Baptist Joint Committee, If you read only one piece about holiday church-state controversies this year, make it Jonathan Zimmerman's op-ed in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. His point is simple, but poignant and true: disputes over government-sponsored Christmas displays are nothing new.
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty High school students: looking for something to do over the break? Consider writing an essay so you can win money for college!
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Make
your plans to attend the 2010 Shurden lectures on April 27-28. This
year's event will be at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and
our speaker will be Martin E. Marty.
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Baptist Joint Committee, Martin Marty, one of the most prominent interpreters of religion and culture today, will deliver the annual Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State April 27-28 on the campus of Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.
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Check out blogger Don Byrd's list of the top ten religious liberty stories of 2009:
http://www.bjconline.org/index.php?optio
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Baptist Joint Committee, As the year draws to a close, the Baptist Joint Committee asked me to take a look back at 2009 and list the church-state stories that attracted the most attention. I’ve had the ...
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Congrats to former BJC General Counsel Melissa Rogers, named the Abner V. McCall Religious Liberty Award winner from the Baylor Alumni Assoc.
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The BJC will send a handcrafted Christmas card to a person of your choice if you make a $100 gift in their name before December 16!
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BJC Executive Director Brent Walker talks about this year's "Christmas craziness" and shares some helpful legal guidelines for the holiday season.
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Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty BJC's Brent Walker is at the Justice Dept. meeting with Thomas Perez, Assistant Atty General for the Civil Rights Division, about religious liberty matters.
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman discussed the BJC and judiciary education at an event held at the U.S. Capitol today called "The Pew and the Bench: A Faith Summit on the Federal Judiciary."
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Can the White House (and its residents) display strictly religious symbols of this holiday season? In The Washington Post, BJC Executive Director Brent Walker says yes, they can.
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Normally, under the First Amendment's ban on the establishment of religion, the government may not promote, sponsor or display thoroughly religious symbols such as a crèche. The White House is different. ...
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman is participating in a panel discussion at the U.S. Capitol today called "The Pew and the Bench: A Faith Summit on the Federal Judiciary." She will be sharing the stage with representatives from the American Jewish Committee, Religious Action Center, United Methodist Church, and National Council of Jewish Women.
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Baptist Joint Committee, Lyle Deniston reports the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal in a case involving exclusive religious student groups at a public college. In 2004, UC-Hastings denied the ...
