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This annual event, held in conjunction with the general assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is the luncheon meeting of the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee. The RLC is  an association of individuals that works to provide education about and advocacy for religious freedom and the separation of church and state and to ensure adequate funding for the BJC.

The 2013 Religious Liberty Council Luncheon will be Friday, June 28, 2013, in Greensboro, N.C. Visit www.BJConline.org/luncheon for the latest information.


Past Luncheons

2012
Leonard receives BJC award, stresses embracing Baptist history
Sepaker: Bill J. Leonard
June 22, 2012
Fort Worth, Texas
Click here to see photos of the event
Click here to watch a video of the 2012 luncheon
Click here to download the text of Leonard's presentation
as a Word document.

2011
Dunn uplifts 'soul freedom' at BJC Luncheon
Speaker: James M. Dunn
June 24, 2011
Tampa, Fla.
Click here to see photos of the event
Click here to watch a video of the 2011 luncheon

2010
BJC supporters warned of 'Christian nationalists,' honor Gardner C. Taylor
Speaker: Mercer University President William D. Underwood
June 25, 2010
Charlotte, N.C.
Watch the luncheon video online
Watch the keynote address online
Download a Word document of the keynote address

2009
Congressman says religious liberty demands vigilance
Speaker: Rep. Chet Edwards
July 3, 2009
Houston, TX

2008
Defending minorities very Baptist, Wright-Riggins tells BJC banquet
By Aidsand Wright-Riggins
June 20, 2008
Memphis, Tenn.

2007
In Search of America's Baptists
By Randall Balmer
June 29, 2007
Washington, D.C.

2006
A Flaming Torch
By Walter B. Shurden
June 23, 2006
Atlanta, Ga.

2005
Uncivil Religion
By Charles Foster Johnson
July 1, 2005
Grapevine, Texas

 
 
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