Biden signs foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, with relief for Gaza
WASHINGTON (BP) – President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package April 24 that drew bipartisan support for Israel, Ukraine and other allies, and pledged to begin sending weapons and military equipment to Ukraine within hours.
EXPLAINER: Report reveals Southern Baptists’ views on political theology
Lifeway Research released a report this month on Southern Baptists’ views on political theology. The survey, which was sponsored by the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, looked at the views of Southern Baptist laity and key leaders and aimed to understand:
ERLC online event focuses on Christian political engagement
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) hosted an online event Monday, April 22, which focused on how Christians can approach political engagement, even beyond this year’s presidential election.
House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package moving ahead as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing a choice between potentially losing his job and advancing aid for Ukraine, forged ahead Wednesday (April 16) toward a vote later this week on a package of funding that also includes Israel and Taiwan.
SBC DIGEST: ERLC to host online political engagement discussion; Lifeway to feature renovated exhibit space
ERLC to host online event on Christian political engagement; Ben Mandrell guest on ‘Road to Indy’ episode.
SBC DIGEST: ‘Road to Indy’ getting shorter; Finn named ERLC senior fellow
Southern Baptists gearing up for outreach, business in Indy; ERLC appoints Nathan A. Finn as senior fellow.
Conservative Christians praise Trump’s anti-abortion record but say he’s stopped short of the goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For conservative, anti-abortion Christians, former President Donald Trump delivered in four years what no other Republican before him had been able to do: A conservative majority U.S. Supreme Court that would go on to overturn Roe v. Wade. With abortion rights now controlled by each state, rather than legalized nationwide by the […]
EXPLAINER: Department of State undermining work of faith-based foreign aid providers
Last month, the ERLC joined public comments with other faith-based organizations in response to two Department of State proposed rules that would undermine the vital work being done by faith-based international aid providers.
Iowa governor signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act
DES MOINES, Iowa (BP) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in a ceremony Tuesday night (April 2). The legislation is similar to the federal act signed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. More than half of U.S. states have passed their own versions of the law since 1997.
ERLC announces luncheon with Mike Pence, names new senior fellow
Vice President Mike Pence to headline ERLC event at SBC Annual Meeting; RaShan Frost named ERLC senior fellow focusing on human dignity.
