NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2019—Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, responded to today’s Houston Chronicle story featuring a major investigation into church sexual abuse in Southern Baptist contexts, looking at the harm done to over 700 survivors since 1998. “The report is alarming and scandalous, the courage and …
Continue...DALLAS, Texas, May 11, 2018—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention will host a conversation on “Gospel Sexuality in a #MeToo Culture” at the SBC Annual Meeting Monday, June 11 at 9 p.m. CDT at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The event will address how the gospel shapes issues in …
Continue...NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 24, 2018—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, expressed deep concern toward a California bill that would make it illegal to sell or advertise resources that offer treatment or ministry to reduce or eliminate same-sex attraction or gender identity confusion. “This proposed legislation goes to the …
Continue...WASHINGTON, D.C, May 12, 2016—Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, responded to a directive the Obama Administration issued today telling public school districts to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. “This decree from the Obama Administration is a stunning misuse of power,” Moore …
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