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Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission 2014 National Conference

Marriage, homosexuality focus of conference

The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity convened a national conference Monday afternoon in Nashville with the goal of helping a capacity crowd of more than 1,300 people bolster marriage within the church and protect marriage outside it. “This conference... Continue Reading »

Baptist leaders decry Houston’s sermon subpoenas

Baptist leaders decry Houston’s sermon subpoenas

The city of Houston has “no business” in issuing subpoenas for the sermons of pastors who oppose a new homosexual-transgender rights ordinance, says Southern Baptist Convention’s lead ethicist Russell D. Moore. F.N. Williams Sr., pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist... Continue Reading »

Catholics’ initial report ‘not in line with Scripture’

A new Vatican report that marks “a major turning point” regarding moral issues such as homosexuality is consistent with Roman Catholic theology but not with the gospel, the church or the Bible, a Southern Baptist seminary president said Tuesday... Continue Reading »

Moore: Christians face new, challenging day

Christians in an increasingly secularized society face the challenge of evangelizing people in a culture that does not know the right questions nor answers, Russell D. Moore said in his report to the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s trustees.... Continue Reading »

Court signals hope for housing allowance

Supporters of the ministerial housing allowance should be hopeful about a federal appeals court’s anticipated ruling on the 60-year-old provision, a religious liberty lawyer said after oral arguments in the case. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago... Continue Reading »

Housing allowance weighed by appeals court

The fate of the ministerial housing allowance rests for now with a federal appeals court. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago heard oral arguments Tuesday (Sept. 9) regarding the portion of a 1954 law that allows clergy... Continue Reading »

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‘Awakening’ occurring on racial disparity, ERLC’s Moore says

Evangelical Christians are becoming aware of the racial disparity in American culture, Southern Baptist ethicist Russell D. Moore said in the wake of unrest over the police killing of an African American teenager in suburban St. Louis. The funeral... Continue Reading »

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At border, Baptist leaders see hope among child detainees

Southern Baptist leaders recognized something when they toured federal government facilities for children who have fled to the United States without their parents — hope. Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Russell D. Moore, the SBC’s... Continue Reading »

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Evangelicals must persuade, Moore says

Evangelicals in post-Christian America must seek to persuade those who disagree with them to recognize the importance of human life, marriage and religious freedom, Southern Baptist ethicist Russell D. Moore said on a nationwide telecast Easter Sunday. Speaking April... Continue Reading »

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Housing allowance: ERLC, IMB, GuideStone urge court to uphold ministerial provision

Three entities of the Southern Baptist Convention have called for a federal appeals court to overturn a decision invalidating the ministerial housing allowance. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and the International Mission Board (IMB) signed on to... Continue Reading »

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New England Baptist college blooms from long-ago seed

The launch of Northeastern Baptist College means faith has become sight for its president, Mark Ballard. The new school in Vermont opened for classes in August, bringing to fruition a seed planted in Ballard’s life more than two decades... Continue Reading »

Moore responds: Christians not hypocrites to refuse gay marriage business

Christian photographers, florists and bakers are not hypocrites to refuse their services for same-sex weddings, Southern Baptist ethicist Russell D. Moore has written in response to the charge from other evangelical Christians. Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious... Continue Reading »