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Dignity of Human Life Focus of 2018 Evangelicals for Life Conference

Special Offer for National Media Interested in Attending

WASHINGTON, D.C, Oct. 17, 2017—The third annual Evangelicals for Life conference will be held Jan. 18-20, 2018, at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C., where more than 30 dynamic speakers and leaders from across the pro-life movement will gather to address issues regarding the dignity of human life, such as abortion, adoption, human trafficking, elderly care, the refugee crisis, euthanasia and disabilities. Attendees will also participate in the March for Life, the largest pro-life rally in the world on Jan. 19.  

The ERLC has a special offer for national media interested in attending the event. Please email Elizabeth Bristow at [email protected] to reserve your spot and for more information.

The EFL 2018 speakers will include:

· Russell Moore, President, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

· Jim Daly, President, Focus on the Family

· Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder & CEO, Joni and Friends International Disability Center

· Rich Stearns, President, World Vision U.S.

· Shannon Royce, Director of Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Health and Human Services

· Charlie Camosy, Associate Professor of Theological and Social Ethics, Fordham University

· Ann Voskamp, Author, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

· Kathryn Jean Lopez, Editor-At-Large, National Review Online

· Roland Warren, President & CEO, Care Net

Speakers will give keynote addresses, participate in panel discussions and breakout sessions and equip evangelicals to stand for the dignity of all human life in their communities and circles of influence.

Evangelicals for Life is an event partnership by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and Focus on the Family, in conjunction with the March for Life. A complete list of EFL speakers and bios can be found online.

The Southern Baptist Convention is America’s largest Protestant denomination with more than 15.2 million members in over 46,000 churches nationwide. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is the SBC’s ethics, religious liberty and public policy agency with offices in Nashville, Tenn., and Washington, D.C.



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