Alerts and Letters
House Votes for Cap and Trade June 26
Dear Friends:
The House will vote today on H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade bill. In addition to its many efforts to radically change energy policy in our nation, the bill will create a system for trading and selling credits to emit so-called greenhouse gases. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 26, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, Science, Environment
Tell Senators to Protect Children from Tobacco Use
Dear Friends:
The power to save untold thousands of lives from experiencing disease and premature death from tobacco use is within reach.
The Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill to provide oversight on the tobacco industry. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 1, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Help Stop Radically Pro-Choice HHS Nominee
Dear Friends:
The Senate is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to confirm Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)—a radically pro-choice nominee who appears to have deep ties to the abortion industry—as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). more »
By Richard Land - Apr 27, 2009
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Life, Abortion
Tell Senators to Oppose Global Warming Tax
Dear Friends:
Back door attempts in Congress to push through a global warming tax are heating up.
It is our understanding that the Democrat Senate leadership is planning to move forward with a cap-and-trade bill, which would drastically limit levels of greenhouse gases that electrical, industrial, and transportation sectors can emit, tax them for what they do emit, and slap them with hefty fines if they exceed those emissions levels. more »
By Richard Land - Mar 12, 2009 - (3)
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, , Science, Environment
Help Stop Controversial Justice Department Nominee
Dear Friends:
David Ogden—a man who has represented Playboy and Penthouse before the courts, provided legal counsel to Planned Parenthood, and supported special protections for homosexuals—could soon be confirmed as deputy attorney general. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 25, 2009
Topic: Family, Children, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Pornography, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, , Social Issues
Leland House
Through its Washington D.C. office, the ERLC secures a Southern Baptist presence on Capitol Hill and represents the views and concerns of the over 16 million members of the Southern Baptist Convention. ERLC staff monitor key public policy issues and track developments in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government. Staffers communicate breaking news from Capitol Hill to constituents throughout the country, encouraging them to contact their elected representatives when necessary.
The Washington office is known as the Leland House, named for John Leland, a Baptist preacher whose persistent intercession with James Madison was instrumental in securing the priceless protection for freedom of expression of religion and speech embodied in our Constitution’s First Amendment.
Barrett Duke
Barrett Duke is Vice President for Public Policy and Research and Director of the Research Institute of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), the Southern Baptist Convention’s agency for “applied Christianity” (social and moral concerns). more »
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