They are attorneys, Capitol Hill insiders, ministers, mobilizers and scholars. They file briefs in pivotal Supreme Court cases, advocate for and against legislation, testify in Congress and unite with others across faiths to ensure that every American has, and will always have, the right to follow his or her spiritual beliefs. Founded in 1936, they bring our uniquely Baptist perspective of “soul freedom” to protecting religious liberty for all and defending the separation of church and state. BJC is the only faith-based group working on the national level with this singular focus.
Their positions cannot be easily categorized as on the political “right” or “left.” Instead, the stand we take is the one that, they believe, best supports religious freedom.
Clause 3 of Article VI – The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. 1
“…but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” That’s from Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, Sen. Graham. This question was totally inappropriate and Judge Jackson gave the perfect answer. https://t.co/AvcKTZ0o8Z
Yikes! Americans are pay one of the lowest based on their monthly wage
“This disparity can be partly explained by the general state of wealth and the labor markets in the corresponding countries as well as their ability to produce fuel themselves as is the case for Canada and the United States. So while inhabitants of Denmark had to pay an average of $2.4 per litre of Octane 95 at the pump on March 7, a full tank would only amount to about three percent of the average monthly wage of roughly $4,900. Greek motorists, on the other hand, had to contend with $2.1 per litre at the pumps against an average monthly income of $2,267.” 2
A day after the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Russia interfered in our elections, 8 Republicans flew to Russia for a photo-op. Now they’re blaming Biden for the invasion of Ukraine, while repeating Kremlin talking points.
During a breach of normality, Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) shouts out during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, “You put them, in 13 of them!” President Biden was speaking about how many American troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan developed cancer from exposure to burn pits through the toxic fumes the pits emitted.
Not only was she out of line, but she also sat quietly when 21 of our bravest military were killed during Trump’s first year in office. 3
Even though the death count was even higher, the twenty-year war continued and was never put to an end by Trump. Trump made many promises about ending the war, but he never did!
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Lauren Boebert’s family is no prize in ethics and morality. “In January 2004, when Jayson Boebert was 24, he was arrested for exposing himself to two young women at a Colorado bowling alley. His future wife Lauren Roberts (as she was then known), who was 17 at the time, was also present and was told she was no longer welcome at the bowling alley.” 4
“The 34-year-old lawmaker, who beat her district’s very conservative Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary upset last June, has a rap sheet unusually long for a member of Congress.” 5
“After she again failed to appear at an October 2016 court appearance, a warrant was issued for her arrest. In February 2017, she was again arrested and booked into jail on a failure-to-appear misdemeanor charge in that case. In 2010, Boebert and her husband, Jayson, lost their then-home in a foreclosure case and were later evicted. That same year, Boebert was cited for violations to the Garfield County Animal Code for allowing her pit bull dogs to remain at-large without proper licensing. Two years later she was the subject of a civil case filed by Capital One Bank, which won a $1,516 judgment against her, a debt that wasn’t ultimately settled until five years later in 2017, court records show. Court records also show that from 2011 to last year, Boebert had been cited for numerous traffic offenses in Garfield, Clear Creek and Larimer counties, including speeding, following too closely to another vehicle, driving with expired license plates and several citations for failure to use a seatbelt and failure to use proper child restraints.” 6
