The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...
By Scott Dickison With the arrival of our first son about a year and a half ago, my wife and I have been more intentional about creating our own family holiday traditions. So last Easter, our first together as a…
As I write, I’m drinking lukewarm coffee and watching daytime television. Confined to the waiting room of a local auto shop, I’m waiting to have a taillight fixed. The broken taillight had slipped my mind for weeks — maybe even…
By General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman Through our publications, blog, and website, the BJC regularly reports on state legislative action affecting religious liberty. Some of the most visible recent bills are state versions of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act…
Discrimination is a funny word. We hear it thrown around a lot today so it’s worth taking a minute and reflecting on what exactly it means. At the most basic level, discrimination is simply the process of choosing one thing…
By Jeff Brumley No doubt, there’s plenty to be afraid of these days: ISIS, police brutality, a nuclear Iran, the divisive gay marriage debate, the rise of secularism and the declining American church. And don’t forget zombies. All of those…
By Bob Allen The state of Georgia wants to move forward with the execution of a convicted murderer whose impending death March 2 was postponed over concerns about the drugs being used for her lethal injection. The Georgia Department of…
By Bob Allen A Baptist in Kazakhstan could face up to three years in prison for refusing to pay a 2013 fine for handing out uncensored religious literature on the street, according to an international news service that specializes in…
