Press Releases from 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 17, 2020—Benjamin Watson, former NFL tight end, and his family continue their partnership in the pro-life work of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Psalm 139 Project, by donating an ultrasound machine to the Palmetto Women’s Center in Rock Hill, S.C., as well as giving Christmas gifts to 10 families affiliated with the

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10, 2020—The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, will donate 10 ultrasound machines to pregnancy resource centers across the country. This is the most machines the ERLC has ever placed at a given time.  Today’s announcement is the first of many

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WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 19, 2020—The Religious Freedom Institute will present Dr. Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, with the 2020 Defender of Religious Freedom Award during a virtual ceremony, Nov. 21, from 7:00-7:30 p.m. ET. RFI announced Moore as the recipient of this year’s award in September for his work to

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Russell Moore, president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, commends the U.S. Senate confirmation, by a vote of 52 to 48, of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 13, 2020—The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, placed an ultrasound machine at Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic, a new facility opened by A Women’s Pregnancy Center in Tallahassee, Fla. as a part of its mission to save lives. The Psalm

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 12, 2020—As a part of its mission to advocate for the dignity of human life, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, released a documentary film today about the life of Pearl Brown and the powerful choice her family made to value and honor her life, even in the face

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 6, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, released his latest book today, “The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear Without Losing Your Soul,” published by B&H Publishing Group. In “The Courage to Stand,” Moore calls readers to a Christ-empowered courage by pointing the way to real freedom from

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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 26, 2020—Russell Moore, president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, commented on President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett: “I have long respected Judge Barrett, not only as a highly accomplished jurist but also as an adoptive parent active in the

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