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...WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 2, 2021—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention sent a letter to Congressional leaders today urging them to adhere to critical pro-life policy riders, including the Hyde Amendment, which prevents Medicaid from covering the cost of abortions. As the legislative chambers construct their budgets in the coming days, …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 28, 2021—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, remarked today on the decision by President Joe Biden to rescind the Mexico City policy via presidential memorandum. The action will allow federal funding to be utilized in support of abortions internationally. Moore stated: “The Mexico City policy …
Continue...The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Psalm 139 Project, an initiative dedicated to aiding pregnancy resource centers in securing ultrasound machines and providing training, is partnering with Human Coalition and six area churches to place an ultrasound machine at Human Coalition's Raleigh Women’s Clinic in Raleigh, N.C. ERLC President Russell Moore will be joined by leaders …
Continue...CAMDEN, Ark., Aug. 16, 2019—Community and church leaders will join together for a special event and dedication service Aug. 17 to celebrate the placement of a new portable ultrasound machine provided by The Psalm 139 Project to the Hannah Pregnancy Resource Center in Camden, Arkansas. The Psalm 139 Project is a ministry of the Ethics & Religious …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2019—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention applauded the news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has terminated a major existing contact with the University of California San Francisco for the bone marrow, livers and thymuses of aborted babies. The other aspects of the …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., May 3, 2019—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention welcomed the news of a final conscience rule for healthcare entities and individuals from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. The new regulation lends executive enforcement to longstanding federal laws that protect individuals and …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 25, 2019—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, is urging U.S. Senators to vote “yes” in support of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which is scheduled for a roll call vote this afternoon. “The fact that this bill is even necessary is chilling …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 30, 2019—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, called Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s comments on a proposed abortion bill “nothing short of horrifying, and a shock to any functioning conscience.” In response, Moore commented: “The governor’s statement is morally reprehensible and ghoulish to …
Continue...NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 5, 2018—The ERLC is working with NFL Player Ben Watson to place its third ultrasound machine this year, through the Psalm 139 Project, at the Andrew P. Sanchez Center location of Baptist Community Health Services in the 9th Ward of New Orleans. The Psalm 139 Project is a ministry of the …
Continue...