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WASHINGTON (BP) — On any given day in Montgomery County, Md., public pre-K or elementary classrooms, students might encounter books promoting storylines that gender is more a construct than a biological fact. U.S. Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys over practical applications and the common sense of what would happen if the school system allowed parents […]

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Colorado House of Representatives has passed a law that would create legal grounds for the state to strip custody from parents who legislators say “misgender” their children.

On April 22, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding parental rights and religious freedom in the case Mahmoud v. Taylor. This case will determine whether public schools infringe on parents’ religious freedom by requiring elementary school children to participate in instruction on gender and sexuality without parental notice or the ability to opt out, despite religious objections.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The trustee board of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) heard a variety of updates, conducted business and took time to remember their ultimate mission during their spring trustee meeting Thursday, April 10.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Five cases addressing religious liberty ranging from parental rights to age verification on pornographic sites will be decided when the Supreme Court announces its decisions in the coming months.

FORT WORTH, Texas – Sports gambling feeds on greed and thrives on the exploitation of the vulnerable, Baptist pastor and former college football coach RaShan Frost said.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has joined dozens of faith leaders in a letter urging the Trump administration to ensure Russia returns to Ukraine nearly 20,000 abducted children before the U.S. continues peace talks.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday (March 31) in a case that will determine whether a Catholic benevolent ministry qualifies for a tax exemption granted to churches.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) — Sixteen pastors met with fellow Southern Baptists congressional leaders this week. Pastors met with Ted Cruz, Mike Johnson and James Lankford as part of a two-day advocacy trip this week arranged by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has initiated a strategic effort to leverage the current Republican majorities in Congress and the executive branch to defund Planned Parenthood by eliminating the organization’s federal funding. The ERLC is mobilizing Southern Baptists to achieve this objective during the ongoing congressional reconciliation process, through various means, including a public sign-on letter.