A panel of public policy experts has said that the most important issue facing Christians today is how the government is undercutting religious freedom.

The discussion at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention featured many nationally known experts on law such as Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice, NRB Chief Legal Counsel Craig Parshall and Rafael Cruz, father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz.

Parshall pointed to the current Hobby Lobby case against the Affordable Care Act as a major example of the government trying to strip away the rights of a Christian to own and operate their businesses in a manner consistent with their Christian values.

Jay Sekulow said that Christians and conservatives need to be careful about putting all their eggs in the Supreme Court’s basket.  He pointed to the decision regarding the allowance of the Affordable Care Act by a 5-4 decision where Chief Justice John Roberts, who conservatives believed would follow conservative values, voted with the liberal wing of the Court to give President Obama his signature legislation.

They also discussed the wave of intolerance in much of the major media.  Fox News reporter Todd Starnes shared the blessing of working at Fox where Christians are welcome and can openly write about their faith.

“I’ve found those who preach tolerance and diversity are many times the most intolerant. I love those opportunities when I can write a story how a life has been changed by the blood of Jesus Christ,” Starnes said.

Pastor Cruz, who was a Cuban immigrant in 1957 who came to the U.S. with only $100, said that he blames pastors for the loss of religious liberty in America.

“If I can blame anyone for our loss of religious liberty in America, I blame our pastors,” said Cruz.  “They are hiding behind their pulpits and 501(c)(3)’s.  It’s about time we become biblically correct instead of being politically correct.  I would rather go to jail than violate what God is telling me to do.”