PoliticsBrowse by Recently AddedTitleDateAuthorTopic Health Policy BriefA letter about the Phase 4 COVID-19 Relief Package to Congress by Russell MooreDear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, and Minority Leader McCarthy: Thank you for your hard work on passing previous COVID-19 relief packages. I’m grateful for your efforts and your dedication to assisting others during this time of crisis. While those packages include many provisions to aid people who have been affected by the crisis, there Continue… Continue... Politics ArticleEconomic relief for churches and nonprofits amidst the COVID-19 crisis by Policy StaffLast week, the Congress passed and the president signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (or CARES Act) into law. This bipartisan bill is the largest economic relief package in American history. At $2.2 trillion dollars, the stimulus package seeks to aid hospitals, local governments, and businesses in the Continue… Continue... Politics Capitol Conversations EpisodeJon Ward on the failure of institutions and what it means for you by Jeff Pickering, Steven Harris, Travis WussowInstitutions in American public life are not what they used to be. National organizations like political parties and the news media have changed in dramatic ways in their influence on our lives. Political journalist Jon Ward noticed this change a few years ago and began exploring why it is happening and what people are doing Continue… Continue... Culture ERLC Podcast EpisodeJustin Bieber, Super Tuesday, and a conversation with Juan Sanchez by Brent Leatherwood, Josh Wester, Lindsay NicoletIn this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent talk about the spread of the Coronavirus, Justin Bieber on faith, the state of the Democratic primary, and some fun news from this week in culture. Lindsay also gives a rundown of this week’s ERLC content including Catherine Parks on the life of George Liele, an excerpt from Jason Continue… Continue... Culture ERLC Podcast EpisodeBloomberg, polygamy in Utah, and a conversation with Daniel Ritchie by Brent Leatherwood, Josh Wester, Lindsay NicoletIn this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent talk about the Democratic debate in Nevada, the Boy Scouts filing for bankruptcy, Utah’s move to de-criminalize polygamy, and new research on the top concerns for evangelical pastors in the United States. Lindsay also gives a rundown of this week’s ERLC content including an interview Jeff Pickering did Continue… Continue... Civility ArticleWhat should civility look like in politics? by Jeff PickeringJeff Pickering from the ERLC’s policy staff recently invited two former White House staffers, Josh Deckard and Michael Wear, to the Leland House for a conversation about civility and working in politics in Washington, D.C. Jeff Pickering: Where are you from? And when did you move to Washington, D.C.? Josh Deckard: I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio, Continue… Continue... Culture ArticleWhy we should appreciate Presidents Day by Brent LeatherwoodRecently, I was returning from an overseas trip that had a seven-hour layover in Philadelphia. So my colleagues and I took the opportunity to visit one of my favorite landmarks in the entire country, Independence Hall. It’s hard to enter its hallowed halls and not swell with pride. Yet, this was the first time Continue… Continue... Culture ERLC Podcast EpisodeValentine’s Day, the Oscars, and a conversation with Trillia Newbell by Brent Leatherwood, Josh Wester, Lindsay Nicolet, Trillia NewbellHappy Valentine’s Day! In this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent talk about the Oscars, the rebirth of the XFL, the latest on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and the status of the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary. Lindsay also gives a rundown of this week’s ERLC content including an article from Prison Fellowship’s Heather Rice-Minus on Christians and Continue… Continue... Politics Capitol Conversations EpisodeBrent Leatherwood on the Iowa Caucus mess, what happened and what’s next on the 2020 campaign trail by Brent Leatherwood, Chelsea Patterson Sobolik, Jeff Pickering, Steven Harris, Travis WussowThe much anticipated 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucus became an unmitigated electoral mess as the first in the nation contest remained unresolved a day before the New Hampshire primary. Brent Leatherwood joins Jeff Pickering and Steven Harris to talk about what happened, what’s next, and how Christians can be salt and light in a polarized partisan Continue… Continue... Culture ERLC Podcast EpisodeNews-mageddon: The Super Bowl, Impeachment, and a conversation with Ashlyn Portero by Brent Leatherwood, Josh Wester, Lindsay NicoletIn this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent walk through the week that some are calling “news-maggedon,” dealing with everything from the Super Bowl to the meltdown in Iowa to the end of impeachment. Lindsay also gives a rundown on this week’s ERLC content including a viral pro-life tv ad and threats to religious liberty in Continue… Continue...