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- Separation of Church and State
- Religious Freedom
- Religion and Politics
- President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Teaching
- Church State Relations
- Christianity and Public Policy
Education
- BA, Baylor University
- JD, University of Pennsylvania
Expertise
In 2009, President Obama appointed Melissa Rogers to serve as chair of his Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She also spearheaded the publication of a landmark 2010 joint statement on the role of religion in public life. The national spotlight has been so bright that she has even been called a member of President Barack Obama’s “spiritual cabinet,” but that’s a label she politely declines. Continue reading »
