The Christian Employer Alliance’s newly launched Biblical Business Index (BBI) is the first policy and lawmaker evaluation system grounded entirely in scripture. Previously, Christian employers were forced to turn to resources of secular business groups – entities not always aligned with their faith-based values – to become involved in the policy making process.

The BBI now provides Christian employers with the following capabilities:

Through this faith-based system an entirely new level of accountability is being brought to Congress and state legislatures – the later of which have been plagued by a lack of transparency. Coupled with other resources provided by CEA’s Center for Biblical Business, Christian employers finally have a one-stop-shop that is fully aligned with their religious beliefs.

The CEA has partnered with the Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA) to annually review the hundreds, and oftentimes thousands of bills introduced in each state legislature. This gargantuan task entails the team analyzing and extracting the relevant bills and votes impacting Christian employers and their businesses.

Following the extraction of all relevant bills and votes, the team analyzes and formulates a position for each policy. This work is performed through the philosophical lenses of Thomas Acquinas and John Locke, two of the most prominent historical Christian theologians. The process includes the application of natural law theory and its connection to the moral duties and limits of government authority, as well as Lockean principles surrounding life, liberty and property – our God given rights.

Once the biblical position has been established, the team applies the scripture verse most applicable to the policy issue. Finally, weights are applied to each vote to help better contextualize the level of impact and importance as they relate to Christian values. All lawmakers are graded on a 0 to 100 scale, with a grade of "100" representing perfect alignment with biblical principles.

Due to the wide array of policy issues facing business owners, the CEA has developed a categorization system within the index to pinpoint lawmaker stances across each of the five core "freedoms":

The Biblical Business Index is an initiative funded entirely through the generous support of Christian business owners. While the CEA hopes to bring this system to all 50 state legislatures, we rely on tax-deductible sponsorships to expand.

In addition to the increased transparency and accountability the BBI brings to your state, a sponsorship provides your business with a host of other direct benefits. For example, sponsor branding may be placed on the BBI platform and sponsors receive exclusive access to lawmakers at CEA state events.