Articles
Rewriting the Rules to ‘Pass’ Health Care Reform
The House is headed for a showdown on the Senate-passed health care reform bill later this week. Desperate for any possible means to force a highly unpopular health care plan on the public, the liberal House leadership has devised a new strategy: pass the bill without voting on it. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 17, 2010 - (3)
Topic: Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Shooter of pro-lifer found guilty of murder
The man who shot to death a pro-life demonstrator outside a Michigan high school was convicted of first-degree murder March 11.
Harland Drake, 34, of Owosso, Mich., was found guilty by a jury in the Sept. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 16, 2010
Topic: Family, Elderly, Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues
Land: Baptists have religious liberty legacy
CLEVELAND, Ga.—An individual’s right to religious expression is a “sacred zone” that no other man should breach, Richard Land said March 4 at Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga. more »
By Jill Waggoner - Mar 16, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Research Institute
The Research Institute of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission represents an evangelical think tank that includes university and seminary presidents, academic deans, professors, lawyers, doctors, theologians, and other evangelical scholars. The Research Institute serves three primary functions: (1) to provide a professional organization where conservative, evangelical scholars can discuss current trends in American culture; (2) to apply biblical truth to moral, public policy, and religious liberty issues in order to transform American culture; and (3) to develop a comprehensive biblical worldview model to equip Christians to evaluate and interact with the moral and religious liberty issues confronting families in the modern culture.
Fellows
Research Institute Fellows are leading members of the evangelical scholarly community who are actively engaged in addressing moral, cultural, or religious liberty issues. All of the Fellows have earned doctorates in Philosophy, Theology, Medicine, or Law. The Fellows contribute to the work of the Research Institute through individual and collaborative efforts.