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SOLID, RELIABLE, CONFIDENT â€” these are three words that describe the Baptist Joint Committee as we carry out our work every day on Capitol Hill.

From the halls of Congress, to the agencies and in the courts, the BJC works to defend and extend God-given religious liberty for all people.

With its guarantees of our most fundamental freedoms, the First Amendment must be defended if we are to preserve religious liberty for everyone. Our challenge is great, but we are determined to meet it.

For more than 70 years, the BJC has sounded the alarm and fought the battles from our office on Capitol Hill. We are the only religious organization in the country that works solely on religious liberty issues.

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With respect to Judge David Hamilton's Senate confirmation hearing today, the NYTimes sounds an ominous warning about today's political climate.

The combat over the current nominations is widely viewed as spring training for confirmation battles to come. Many see a likelihood of a resignation from the Supreme Court at the end of its term, which would give Mr. Obama his first opportunity to fill a vacancy there.

Senator Specter has already announced his belief that Hamilton's nomination is moving too quickly. Meanwhile, the culture warriors are gearing up to condemn (and mis-represent) his legislative prayer decision in the Indiana House case. Should be an interesting hearing this afternoon, (not to mention an interesting few years of confirmation hearings). Stay tuned.

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