What is the history of the ERLC?

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission exists to assist the churches by helping them understand the moral demands of the gospel, apply Christian principles to moral and social problems and questions of public policy, and to promote religious liberty in cooperation with the churches and other Southern Baptist entities. More about the organization’s over 100-year-old history can be found here. Read more about the ERLC’s most recent work in the areas of life, religious liberty, marriage and family, and human dignity at:

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