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WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 26 in a case that will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions. The case, Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, is the first time the Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue

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Nashville, Tenn., March 28, 2024 —The Ethics & Religious Liberty of the Southern Baptist Convention, will host an event Tuesday, June 11, at 11:30 a.m. ET during the SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, on, “Serving in the Public Square: A Conversation with Vice President Mike Pence.”  The event will feature a conversation between Vice President

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Nashville, Tenn., March 27, 2024 —The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, has hired RaShan A. Frost, Ph.D., to serve as a senior fellow with an emphasis on matters related to a broad range of issues related to human dignity.  Frost is the lead pastor of The Bridge Church in North Charleston,

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Last week, the ERLC joined public comments with other faith-based organizations in response to two Department of State proposed rules that would undermine the vital work being done by faith-based international aid providers. These rules would place new restrictions on foreign aid contractors and foreign aid grant recipients, requiring them to adhere to hiring standards

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on access to an abortion pill in two combined cases—FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco Laboratories, LLC v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. These cases are significant legal battles challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone (i.e., the “abortion pill”), a

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Nearly six months after the beginning of fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Congress has finally fully funded the federal government through Sept. 30. Following four continuing resolutions (CRs), Congress passed two minibus packages that included all twelve federal appropriations bills that fund the various parts of the government.  The first minibus, passed on March 8,

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Nashville, Tenn., March 27, 2024 —The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, has donated an ultrasound machine to The Life Center in Big Spring, Texas, funded by the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. A dedication ceremony will be held April 2 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. CST at

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On Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump officially secured the number of delegates needed to clinch their parties’ presidential nomination. This ensures that they will be facing one another ​in a rematch, the first to feature two U.S. presidents since 1956. Despite reaching this milestone, the candidates still face a long

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