Voicing Faith Media Bureau
Church-State Issues

Rev. Tony Jones

National Coordinator, Emergent-US - Edina, MN
Rev. Jones is the National Coordinator of Emergent US -- “a growing, generative friendship among emerging Christian leaders.�

Expertise: Church-State Issues, Progressive Christianity and the Emerging Church movement, Red Letter Christians, more...

Pastor Chuck Currie

chuckcurrie.blogs.com - Portland, OR
A pioneer of the progressive religious blogosphere, Pastor Currie has been recognized as one of the leading advocates for the homeless in Oregon.

Expertise: Church-State Issues, Progressive Religious Movement on the Internet, Role of Religion in Public Life, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...

Rev. Dr. Welton Gaddy

President, The Interfaith Alliance - Washington, DC
Rev. Dr. Gaddy leads the national nonpartisan grassroots and educational organization The Interfaith Alliance, hosts State of Belief, a weekly radio show and serves as the Pastor for Preaching and Worship at Northminster (Baptist) Church in Monroe, Louisiana.

Expertise: Church-State Issues, Civil Rights, Homosexuality and the Church, Judicial Nominations, Role of Religion in Public Life, more...

K. Hollyn Hollman

General Counsel, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty - Washington, DC
As General Counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee, Hollman assists the BJC further the Baptist heritage that champions the principle that religion must be neither advanced nor inhibited by government.

Expertise: Church-State Issues, Judicial Nominations, more...

Rev. Timothy McDonald

Pastor, First Iconium Baptist Church - Atlanta, GA
Rev. McDonald is Founder of the African American Ministers Leadership Council, and current President of the African American Ministers In Action. He previously served as the full-time Assistant Pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta and three times as President of Concerned Black Clergy of Metro Atlanta.

Expertise: Church-State Issues, Civil Rights, more...

Melissa Rogers

Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University Divinity School - Falls Church, VA
Rogers is recognized by National Journal as one of the church-state experts "politicians will call on when they get serious about addressing an important public policy issue."

Expertise: Church-State Issues, Role of Religion in Public Life, more...

Rabbi David Saperstein

Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism - Washington, DC
Described by The Washington Post as the “quintessential religious lobbyist on Capitol Hill," as Director of the RAC, Rabbi Saperstein represents the national Reform Jewish Movement to Congress and the Administration.

Expertise: American Jewish community, Church-State Issues, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Genocide in Darfur, Israel/ International religious freedom, War in Iraq, more...

Rev. J. Brent Walker

Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
An ordained minister and a member of the Supreme Court Bar, Rev. Walker is the Executive Director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, which works to further the Baptist heritage that champions the principle that religion must be neither advanced nor inhibited by government.

Expertise: Baptist History, Church-State Issues, more...


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