ERLC EXPLAINER: Congress passes FY24 government funding legislation
Nearly six months after the beginning of fiscal year 2024, the U.S. Congress has finally fully funded the federal government through Sept. 30. Following four continuing resolutions (CRs), Congress passed two minibus packages that included all twelve federal appropriations bills that fund the various parts of the government.
Supreme Court hears abortion pill case
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 26 in a case that will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions.
U.S. funding bill mixed bag on pro-life, biblical gender, religious liberty
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The latest Congressional spending package allows federally funded gender transitions and essentially bypasses current restrictions on government-funded abortions, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) told Baptist Press.
ERLC board votes to re-designate $250,000 to ARITF
NASHVILLE (BP) — In their board meeting March 21, trustees of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission voted to re-designate $250,000 toward the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force as it “wraps up its work in response to the mandate given by the messengers.”
ERLC urges revision of proposed federal foreign assistance rules
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) joined several other religious organizations in filing public comments on Tuesday (March 19), urging the U.S. State Department to revise two proposed regulations related to nondiscrimination in foreign assistance that they say would “subordinate faith-based organizations.”
EXPLAINER: How Alabama’s IVF bill undermines the dignity of the unborn
In February 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of parents who had utilized in vitro fertilization (IVF) and had their embryos dropped and destroyed at the fertility clinic. The court stated that frozen embryos created and stored in IVF clinics can be considered children under state law.
Latest ERLC podcast series focuses on the topic of life
NASHVILLE (BP) – The latest series on the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) podcast covers a variety of topics related to life including abortion, adoption, foster care and the ministry of pregnancy resource centers.
A prayer guide for the 2024 presidential election
The last several years of American life have been challenging. During that time, the country has been stressed economically, culturally, and politically, and those stresses have revealed major cracks in our foundation. This tumult is not unprecedented, but it’s not quite normal either.
ERLC files amicus brief in Supreme Court abortion drug case
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has filed an amicus brief in an upcoming Supreme Court case which will rule on the availability of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions.
ERLC sees pros and cons of proposed funding minibus
NASHVILLE (BP) – With Congress poised to pass a minibus package of funding bills on Friday (March 8), the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is celebrating the inclusion of several provisions, while lamenting the exclusion of others.