Dr. Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions recently hosted ERLC President Brent Leatherwood on his One Mission podcast. On this episode of the church ministry podcast, they discuss the ministry of the ERLC through a recent amicus brief filed in a case before the Supreme Court, United States v. Skrmetti.
As the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, Brent Leatherwood shares why the ERLC is focusing on one particular issue in these chaotic cultural times: the radically harmful issue of transgender surgeries and interventions in children.
On Dec. 4, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case United States v. Skrmetti, a lawsuit joined by the Biden administration against a Tennessee law prohibiting all procedures or interventions intended to “affirm” a gender inconsistent with a minor’s biological sex.
Southern Baptists have been unequivocally clear about the dangers of gender ideology and the devastating effects it has on children. The ERLC filed a brief in the case alongside the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, rooted in resolutions passed at the annual Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, expressing why the court must protect children and uphold Tennessee’s law.
Listen to this podcast episode or watch the interview on YouTube to learn more about the ERLC’s work in this case on protecting children before the Supreme Court.
