Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Archives

Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission

Migrant Children are Not Given Basic Hygiene Supplies at Detention Centers

26 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

Christian leaders are speaking out The New York Times published a piece which took a look at the terrible conditions of child detention centers. These child detention centers house hundreds of young...

Baptists will Embrace Artificial Intelligence on Some Issues, But Not All

22 Apr 2019
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Nathan Glover

Baptists Address Artificial Intelligence with an Official Statement on their Positioning The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC has decided to bring forth an official statement about...

Southern Baptist Convention Cancels Seven Church Investigations

27 Feb 2019
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Derek Welch

As per the SBC Executive Committee, there is no need for any further inquiry into seven of the churches that find mention in the list. Only a few days after J.D. Greear, the president of the SBC,...

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Rumored to be a Pick for U.S. Religious Freedom Ambassador

23 May 2017
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Kelly Frazier

The position of ambassador for religious freedom might just find the right fit Rumors have been floating around that Kansas Governor, . The possibility has seen plenty of bipartisan support, especially...

17 Jan 2017
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Elisa Meyer

Orthodox Christians and liberals harbor different views on gay rights. Influential conservative Christians in the United States, comprised of leaders from almost 90 churches, evangelical seminaries,...

Evangelicals Celebrate Trump’s Win While Others are Hesitant

10 Nov 2016
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Elisa Meyer

News of Trump's election win spur calls for unity, but some leaders say "not so fast." Evangelicals were the Trump campaign’s biggest voting block. More than 80 percent of evangelicals are said...

Religious Leaders React to Trump’s Victory

09 Nov 2016
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Alison Lesley

The world's religious leaders have mixed reactions to a Trump presidency. In the year and half or so that political campaigns for the recent presidential elections commenced, the American public was brought...

Catholic Vote Calls for Trump to Step Down; “Disgusting and Indefensible” Comments on Women

11 Oct 2016
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Elisa Meyer

Catholic organization calls for Trump to step aside after leaked recording of "locker room talk" comments about women. CatholicVote.org, a Catholic political advocacy group has joined forces with...

Donald Trump is “Lost and Needs Christ” says Southern Baptist Russell Moore

07 Jun 2016
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C Barnett

Russell Moore's prayer for The Trump: "repent." Russell D. Moore is an American evangelical theologian and preacher. He is the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the Southern...

06 May 2016
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Kelly Frazier

With Clinton and Trump emerging as the likely presidential nominees, neither presidential candidate is ideal for the evangelical vote. Donald Trump's decisive victory in the Indiana primaries...