Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty - 2010: Church-State Year in Review

2010: Church-State Year in Review

Written by Don Byrd

Thursday, 30 December 2010

As 2010 draws to a close, Rob Marus of Associated Baptist Press reviews the year's stories in religious freedom. His focus is on the news surrounding "Islam and the First Amendment", but also surveys the other big stories of the year. Check it out.

Meanwhile, Howard Friedman at Religion Clause offers his Top Ten Religious Liberty/Church-State Developments here.

You can also read my religious liberty year in review post from earlier this month.

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