Several weeks ago, the ERLC was presented with an invitation to join a brief written by lawyers at the Thomas More Society, in support of one of our SBC entities. We decided to join the brief because of the importance of the underlying religious liberty issues at stake.  But there’s no avoiding the fact that …

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Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, and Minority Leader McCarthy: Thank you for your hard work on passing previous COVID-19 relief packages. I’m grateful for your efforts and your dedication to assisting others during this time of crisis. While those packages include many provisions to aid people who have been affected by the crisis, there …

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On Thursday, March 19, Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, sent the following letter to Congressional leadership on the growing need to support the charitable sector during the coronavirus crisis. In the letter, Moore expresses concern for the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the nonprofit organizations that serve the …

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