Laura Erlanson

NASHVILLE (BP) – The U.S. Department of Justice informed Southern Baptist Convention attorneys today (March 12) that its investigation into the SBC and its entities is closed. No sexual abuse-related charges were filed.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Despite what some may think, the realm of politics is certainly a place for Christians, Sen. James Lankford said in an interview with Ethics & Religious Liberty President Brent Leatherwood.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty has issued a formal request for Congress to defund Planned Parenthood and is asking others to join.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC Executive Committee took major steps to tackle issues that have been brewing in the Convention for several years, including addressing the financial fallout from the SBC’s response to sexual abuse, introducing a new director for abuse response within the Convention and responding to the call for additional financial information from entities.

NASHVILLE (BP) – At its annual February meeting next week in Nashville, the SBC Executive Committee will continue to take action on numerous motions adopted by messengers at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.

WASHINGTON (BP) – President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday, Jan. 28, stating that “the United States … will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another. …”

LOS ANGELES (BP) – Even as Southern California wildfires continue to burn, Southern Baptists have begun early relief work.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (BP) – A federal district court in Kentucky has blocked the Biden Administration’s attempt to expand the meaning of the word “sex” in Title IX to include “gender identity.”

NASHVILLE (BP) – The most recent podcast series from the Ethics & Religious Liberty focuses on marriage and family issues, including parental rights, gender issues, the importance of marriage and an important gender-related Supreme Court case.

NASHVILLE (BP) – During a contentious U.S. presidential election year, Southern Baptists saw two unanimous votes for SBC entity presidents and gave record amounts to missions. We witnessed one of the worst natural disasters in American history, but also one of the largest deployments of help and hope in its wake.