NPR’s Michel Martin speaks to Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, about how his faith informs his perspective during two national crises. Full interview here.
Continue...Dr. Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptists' Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, says he's been pleased to see that most churches nationwide have complied with public health guidance during the crisis. "I think that's the real story here is how well congregations and governments have been working together so far," he told CBN News. …
Continue...For members of the Southern Baptist Convention, when and how to resume in-person worship “would be a congregation-by-congregation decision,” Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said in a recent interview about the draft CDC guidance. Moore predicted that some virtual worship would continue even as areas resume in-person gatherings. Part of …
Continue...Hospital chaplains are also fighting a more delicate battle to assert themselves as essential care. Southern Baptist leader Dr. Russell Moore is frustrated that some hospitals see chaplains as just extra. “My concern is that we need to see hospital chaplains as an essential part of care for our patients and so hospital chaplains have …
Continue..."Russell Moore joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss how COVID-19 may shape religious freedom battles in the future, where churches should look for wisdom and guidance as they reopen, and what he finds surprising about how congregations have responded to social distancing." Full interview here.
Continue...The CARES Act money, distributed through the SBA, can be used for payroll as well as other operating costs such as rent, mortgage, and debt payments. “I don’t see anything in these acts of government-funding religion,” says Russell Moore, President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Full article here.
Continue..."The Coronavirus shutdown of churches is now several weeks old, but the question of whether they should be shut and the controversy over the challenges to government authority in the matter persist. Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention, spoke on Lighthouse Faith podcast recently on …
Continue...EICHER: So, on the one hand, most Christians and most church leaders view these distancing measures as very reasonable. And the vast majority are abiding by them. On the other hand, some of these orders have been pretty aggressive. WORLD reported on a different Texas casewhere city officials in McKinney implied that even two church members wouldn’t be allowed to meet …
Continue...Dr. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention says protecting citizens from the COVID-19 pandemic is a clear case. Moore asserts, “Governments are not specifically singling in on churches in a way that they're not with other people. And there's a compelling government interest here, which is …
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