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Jason Thacker

Senior Fellow and Director of the Research Institute

Jason Thacker

Jason Thacker serves as senior fellow focused on pro-life and other bioethical issues including abortion, reproductive technologies, medical care, euthanasia, and end-of-life decision making. He also leads the ERLC Research Institute. In addition to his work at the ERLC, he serves as assistant professor of philosophy and ethics at Boyce College and Southern Seminary in Louisville Kentucky. He is the author or editor of several books including the Essentials in Christian Ethics series, Baptist Social Ethics (forthcoming), The Age of AIFollowing Jesus in a Digital Age, and The Digital Public Square. He is a graduate of The University of Tennessee and Southern Seminary, where he is currently a PhD candidate in Christian ethics and public theology.

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How social media affects the mental health of teens

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FIRST-PERSON: Children are to be desired but not by any means possible

Baptist Press

This piece was originally published at Baptist Press. Last week, messengers to the Southern...

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The relationship between religion and politics in America

Welcome to the ERLC Podcast. On this episode, the ERLC Research team is going...

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Promoting a Culture of Life

Life Policy, Part 1 of 5

A Series on Pursuing Good: Discerning Well-Crafted Policy An election year can quickly become about...

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Flipping the script in the abortion debate

Strengthening the Christian pro-life ethic after Roe

The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in the summer of 2022 was...

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What to expect for the 2024 presidential election

What to expect for the 2024 presidential election

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Alabama Supreme Court

Explainer: How the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on life affects IVF

Earlier this week, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) healthcare system announced that it...

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Why the pro-life case is compelling

Why the pro-life case is compelling

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Altering Reality?

Sexuality and Technology In a Broken World

In 2019, the ERLC launched the first-ever faith-based statement of principles on artificial intelligence...

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sexual crisis

Society’s spiraling sexual crisis

A few weeks ago, we learned that Genesis 1 teaches God created us male...

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gender and sexuality

What does the Bible teach about gender and sexuality?

Welcome to the all-new ERLC Podcast! In this first series of our new format,...

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Why we (still) need a statement of principles for AI

In April 2019, a group of over 70 evangelical leaders signed and launched Artificial...

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