WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 13, 2022—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has released its 2022 Public Policy Agenda, highlighting various legislative and policy priorities that the organization plans to address this year in the areas of religious liberty, sanctity of human life, family and marriage, justice and international engagement. “Our 2022 public …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 14, 2021—Brent Leatherwood, acting president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, commented on the announced Congressional agreement on the final legislative text of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. “I was heartened to learn of the compromise reached by the U.S. House and Senate that allows this legislation to move forward,” …
Continue...Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 10, 2021—The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, has donated two ultrasound machines to pregnancy resource centers in Tennessee as a part of the state’s grant to place seven ultrasound machines during the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The machines in Athens and Dunlap …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 3, 2021—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, will host a special online event, Monday, Dec. 6 at 10:00 a.m. EST, to discuss yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case and how it could overturn the Roe v. Wade decision and affect the future of the prolife …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2021—Brent Leatherwood, acting president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, commented on today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments for the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. “After listening to today’s proceedings, I’m left asking a simple question: What good is precedent if it is …
Continue...Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 11, 2021—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 Birth Choice in Jackson, Tenn., and Gov. Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) will be speaking at a dedication ceremony Friday, Nov. 12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST at the clinic’s …
Continue...Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2021—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Acting President Brent Leatherwood will present an ERLC Religious Liberty Award to Griffin Gulledge, pastor of Madison Baptist Church in Madison, Ga., during a special ceremony on Oct. 24. Gulledge was nominated for his significant work in drafting the SBC resolution entitled, “Resolution …
Continue...Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2021—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 Pregnancy Resource Center in Maryville, Tenn., as a part of a strategic partnership with Gov. Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) and Tennessee state legislative leaders to place life-saving ultrasound machines in pregnancy …
Continue...Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2021—The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, has placed its first international ultrasound machine with Hope House, a Christian ministry seeking to love both lives of mother and baby in pregnancy and beyond. This is the first ERLC international partnership with a …
Continue...Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2021—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is launching a new, long-term research project today convening top Christian thinkers to explore the intersection of Christian ethics and the digital public square. The Digital Public Square project will focus on the areas of human dignity, ethics, free speech and religious …
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