(RNS) — Turmoil at the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has increased calls to disband the denomination's public policy arm, but some SBC pastors say it can and ...

(RNS) — The kerfuffle over Leatherwood’s status, which played out in competing press releases from ERLC leaders, is the latest controversy for the SBC’s public policy arm. (RNS) — In a head-scratching ...

After four years under Brent Leatherwood, SBC pastors look for a leader to rebuild trust in its public-policy arm. Pamphlets with a photo of Brent Leatherwood alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

(RNS) — A group of 10 former Southern Baptist Convention presidents have weighed in on a debate over the denomination’s controversial ethics and public policy arm. In an open letter, the 10 former ...

UPDATE: The chair of the board of trustees, Kevin Smith, has resigned. The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) announced Monday evening that its president ...

A motion to abolish the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission was introduced at the SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, amid debate over the future of the convention's policy arm. Pastor Willy Rice ...

Southern Baptists didn’t enact major reforms at their annual meeting this week. They didn’t vote to shut down their long-standing public policy arm, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).

(RNS) — Leatherwood had been criticized for other recent positions on topics of key interest to Southern Baptists, such as not supporting legislation that would have jailed women who chose abortions. ...

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has appointed a new interim president and has cut ties with the Evangelical Immigration Table. At the ERLC trustees meeting ...

Going into its annual meeting, SBC faces slipping trust and pushes for greater accountability. Ask Southern Baptists their favorite part of their annual meeting, and nearly everyone will tell you: the ...

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has released a guide advising church leaders on the boundaries they should not cross when using artificial intelligence.