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Perhaps its most important work, the BJC is involved in ongoing education efforts through developing resources and by leading education programs on Capitol Hill and for organizations and churches across the nation.

The BJC's resources include printed material such as issue background sheets, a monthly newsletter and Internet resources such as a Web site and continually updated blog. The monthly newsletter, Report from the Capital, provides a helpful look at news and opinions on the church-state front. The magazine includes analysis by executive director J. Brent Walker and general counsel K. Hollyn Hollman, as well as news summaries. The BJC provides information regularly about specific religious liberty issues, including one-page issue summaries and advocacy guides.

The BJC's Web site is located at www.BJConline.org , the blog can be found at www.BJConline.org/blog. We're also on facebook, twitter, flickr and vimeo. The Web site offers descriptions of important church-state issues, links to the social networking tools and also access to the various resources and publications for easy download. It provides short videos on the BJC's work and how the organization relates to Congress, the courts and churches.  In addition to the printed and web resources, the BJC also leads educational programs on Capitol Hill (for congressional staffs, other organizations and think tanks) and in churches (including preaching sermons and teaching Sunday school). The BJC also serves as a resource when pastors or other civic leaders have particular church-state questions.

The BJC encourages academic study of religious liberty and church-state relations and has collected the course syllabi from related courses from colleges and seminaries across the nation. Not only that, the BJC sponsors an annual essay contest for high school students, a thriving year-round intern program and religious liberty awards recognizing individuals who make extraordinary contributions to promoting religious liberty. 

 
 
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear City Council Prayer Case
In orders today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Town of Greece, NY v. Galloway. The decision means the high court will have its say on the hot-button church-state issue of legislative prayer for the first time in 30 years. The 2nd Circuit ruled in Town of Greece that the prayer practic...
 
Arizona Lawmakers Seek to Broaden State RFRA
Arizona's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) has been law for several years. The state's RFRA echoes the federal bill of the same name, requiring the government to demonstrate a compelling state interest to justify substantial burdens on religious exercise. Some lawmakers in Arizona ...