What is the erlc? The ERLC represents a concerted effort to bring God’s Word to bear on issues of moral importance in our society. We see ourselves as missionaries sent by Southern Baptists to a confusing and chaotic public square in order to bring the hope of the gospel.

Brent Leatherwood was elected as president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission in 2022, after a year of leading the organization as acting president. Previously, he served as chief of staff at the ERLC, as well as the entity’s director of strategic partnerships.

Sep 19, 2018 · We should participate in our local churches and partner with government initiatives. And we ought to do more than read the headlines. In God’s strength, we must go make a difference in the lives of those in our communities. Join the ERLC in Dallas on October 11-13 for the Cross-Shaped Family.

Jan 17, 2020 · The most prominent mention came in 1971, when the leadership of the Christian Life Commission (which was later renamed ERLC) supported a resolution —which was later adopted at the SBC annual meeting—that called upon Southern Baptists to “work for legislation that will allow the possibility of abortion under such conditions as rape, incest ...

Feb 12, 2025 · The ERLC is calling on legislators to take concrete steps in a reconciliation bill to ensure that no funds are allocated to Planned Parenthood or its affiliates.

Dec 23, 2024 · However, the ERLC continues to advocate for pro-life protections at the federal level. The Comstock Act can serve as a foundation for pro-life efforts to restrict the distribution of abortion pills, such as mifepristone, and other abortion-related materials at the federal level.

Nov 4, 2024 · The most provocative and vital political statement in the history of the world is, “Jesus is Lord!” Some may say, “Political? That’s not political. That’s spiritual!” But what is politics but the governance of a people? And this statement teaches us how we should put politics in their place on Election Day—and every day. Mark’s

Jun 10, 2016 · In 1802, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.” These words almost sound hostile to many conservative

Jul 1, 2015 · The ERLC has teamed up with ADF to produce an updated version of a resource designed to help ministries do just that—prepare. This resource is a 44-page booklet titled Protecting Your Ministry from Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Lawsuits.

Feb 9, 2021 · In the final three articles in this series, we’ll compare and contrast the most dominant ethical systems—deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics—to the standard of biblical ethics. In the first article we defined biblical ethics as the process of assigning moral praise or blame, and considering moral events in terms of conduct (that is, the what), character