Press ReleasesBrowse by Recently AddedTitleDateAuthorTopic Supreme Court Press ReleaseRussell Moore commends ‘crucial’ religious liberty ruling in Lady of Guadalupe SCOTUS caseby by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., July 8, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, affirmed today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey Berru case stating the ruling is “crucial in reaffirming religious liberty.” In response to the Court’s ruling, Moore said: “Jesus told us that Continue… Continue... Supreme Court Press ReleaseSupreme Court rules nuns do not have to ‘violate their religious beliefs’ to serveby by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., July 8, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, commended today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the case Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania. In response to the Court’s ruling, Moore said: “This victory for the Little Sisters of the Poor is a win for Continue… Continue... Supreme Court Press ReleaseERLC commends SCOTUS decision striking down discrimination against familiesby by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, commended today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue case, stating it is “consistent with long-held American principles.” “The Supreme Court made the right decision today,” Moore said. “These scholarships were not Continue… Continue... Supreme Court Press ReleaseRussell Moore decries June Medical Services SCOTUS ruling as ‘Disappointing and wrong-headed’by by Elizabeth BristowRussell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, criticized today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo. “This decision is disappointing and wrong-headed,” said Moore. “The Louisiana law was directed toward the simple goal of protecting women from danger by placing the most minimal restrictions Continue… Continue... Human Dignity Press ReleaseRussell Moore says Dreamers’ ‘Entire lives are at stake’ and calls on Congress to protect Dreamersby by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2020—The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 today that the Trump administration did not properly rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has allowed nearly 700,000 young people, known as “Dreamers,” to avoid deportation and remain in the U.S. In the ruling on the case, Department of Homeland Continue… Continue... Religious Liberty Press ReleaseRussell Moore says U.S. Supreme Court Bostock ruling has ‘Seismic implications for religious liberty’by by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2020—The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 in the consolidated Title VII cases covered in Bostock v. Clayton County today. The opinion, written by Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, states that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII. Title VII of the Civil Rights Continue… Continue... Human Dignity Press ReleaseERLC President Russell Moore Weighs in on Public Health vs. Public Wealth Debate in New York Times Op-Edby by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, wrote an op-ed published by The New York Times today that addresses the COVID-19 crisis, the nation’s economy and the value of upholding the dignity of every human life. “A pandemic is no time to turn our eyes away from the sanctity of Continue… Continue... ERLC Announcements/News Press ReleaseRussell Moore to address Southern Baptists during SBC advance online eventby by Elizabeth BristowNASHVILLE, Tenn., June 2, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will give a ministry update during today’s SBC Advance, a special online event. During his pre-recorded SBC Advance report, Moore plans to highlight the ERLC’s work over the last year in areas related to religious liberty, church sexual abuse, Continue… Continue... Religious Liberty Press ReleaseRussell Moore comments on Supreme Court decision to reject California church’s challengeby by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented today on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject the request of a California church to block the state’s attendance limits on places of worship. "I wish the Supreme Court had acted to bring more constitutional clarity Continue… Continue... Faith Press ReleaseERLC’s Russell Moore calls new CDC guidelines “reasonable and helpful” to churchesby by Elizabeth BristowWASHINGTON, D.C., May 22, 2020—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, released the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new interim guidelines to communities of faith in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The CDC guidance seems reasonable and helpful to me. The tone Continue… Continue...