Serving, resourcing churches Evan Lenow’s goal as ERLC tenure begins
NASHVILLE (BP) – Evan Lenow, who began this week as Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) president, tells the story of a rural Mississippi church faced with ministering to a little boy who presented himself as a transgendered girl at Vacation Bible School (VBS).
ERLC, lawmakers urge blocking Title X family planning funding from abortion industry
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has joined 159 lawmakers, including several Southern Baptists, urging the Trump administration to restore a rule that blocks Title X family planning funding from subsidizing abortions.
Incoming ERLC president affirms government’s duty to protect the right to worship
NASHVILLE (BP) – States that have approved or are pursuing legislation protecting houses of worship from would-be protestors deserve accolades for protecting a foundational right, said incoming Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president.
ERLC to host ‘One Nation Under God’ annual meeting event
ORLANDO (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is hosting an event Monday night, June 8, during the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting entitled “One Nation Under God: Reflections on 250 Years of Faith and Democracy.”
ERLC’s Psalm 139 Project places 100th ultrasound machine
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (BP) – The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), celebrated its 100th ultrasound machine placement during a dedication in Elizabethtown, N.C., Friday (May 8).
FIRST-PERSON: Celebrating Psalm 139’s 100th ultrasound placement
What is the value of an image? What if that image showed what was previously unimaginable: human life growing inside the womb?
Supreme Court stays Fifth Circuit ban on abortion pills by mail, restoring access
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals nationwide ban on mail-order abortion pills, the main mode of pregnancy termination in the U.S.
SCOTUS unanimously affirms pro-life pregnancy center’s claim against New Jersey
WASHINGTON (BP) – A Christian pro-life pregnancy resource center can fight in federal court the state of New Jersey’s order to submit a broad spectrum of documents including the identity of financial donors, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously April 29th.
ERLC joins letter urging Justice Department to stop siding with abortion drug industry
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has endorsed a letter from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America urging the U.S. Justice Department to allow state lawsuits to proceed against mail order abortion drugs.
NYT backtracks marijuana advocacy amid cultural rethinking of legalization
NASHVILLE (BP) – Americans may be rethinking their affinity for marijuana, evidenced by a New York Times reversal on the issue and a study suggesting scant evidence supporting medical marijuana’s use in mental health.
