Is the ERLC affiliated with a political party? 

No, the ERLC is not beholden to any one political party and only serves the interests of Southern Baptists, as articulated in the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 and guided by the resolutions passed by the messengers at the SBC Annual Meeting.

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