By Tom StrodeWashington Bureau Chief, Baptist Press WASHINGTON – The Equality Act will explicitly contradict the “fundamental liberties” guaranteed in the Bill of Rights if it becomes law, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday (March 17). In written testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee, the ERLC said […]
A state convention leader has publicly challenged the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for stating that there is a denominational hierarchy in an amicus brief filed by the SBC entity in August.
“At the epicenter – the headquarters – of the SBC, TBC, associations, and partner ministries is your church. Don’t rush past that statement.”
The decision to protect Pearl Joy Brown as an unborn child with a debilitating disorder, as well as the joy of her life and the grief in her death, is told by her parents in a new documentary film produced by the ERLC.
A panel discussion hosted by the ERLC today will focus on religious liberty in China, particularly in regards to the Uyghur people group of the Xinjiang province in the northwestern part of the country. GETTY/Special By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) — China’s increasingly repressive regime will receive the attention of a panel of experts today […]
“I’d rather have a safeguard than no safeguard.”
The task force is expected to begin work immediately …
“Hopefully we can always unite with what we’re really all about.”
“This repeal comes as a welcome relief for millions of Americans…”
She is telling a story by God’s grace that thousands…will never actually tell publicly…
From left to right: Mary DeMuth, Megan Lively, and Jackie Hill Perry share their painful stories at Caring Well. KAREN RACE PHOTOGRAPHY By Tom Strode GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP) — Survivors of sexual abuse shared their painful stories and urged churches to care for the survivors in their midst at a Southern Baptist-sponsored national conference Oct. […]