ERLC

“In a head-scratching turn of events, the executive board of the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm now says its leader has not been fired.” - RNS

“In accordance with our bylaws, the executive committee has removed Brent Leatherwood as president. Further details, as well as plans for the transition, will be provided at our September board meeting.” - The Baptist Paper

“Echoing Catholic teaching, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood says the procedure causes moral harm and separates procreation from sex.” - RNS

“ ‘God’s Good Design: A Practical Guide for Answering Gender Confusion’… contains a theological framework addressing the topic of gender from a biblical worldview and offers answers to practical scenarios that churches or pastors may face.” - BPNews

“The ERLC’s 2024 Public Policy Agenda is again divided into four key focus areas: Life, Religious Liberty, Marriage and Family, and Human Dignity.” - BPNews

“Smith is the pastor of Family Church Village in West Palm Beach, Florida, and previously served as director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. He’s also served on the ERLC board since 2018.” - CPost

“In addition to the ERLC, Stand for Life’s “collective partners” are Alliance Defending Freedom, Embrace Grace, Heartbeat International, Human Coalition, Lifeline Children’s Services, Live Action and Save the Storks.” - BPNews

“As we reconstitute and rebuild this team, I know that if my vision for the ERLC is not aligned with what our churches actually need right now, it won’t work. … know that each of these steps are undertaken so our entity is fashioned in such a way as to address the feedback we are receiving from our churches.” - BPNews

“ ‘A biblical resource for pastors on gender and sexuality’… is intended to assist pastors and other ministry leaders in responding biblically to questions regarding issues such as gender dysphoria or discomfort, same-sex unions and what it means to be male or female” - BPNews

“Leatherwood spent the past year as acting president…The ERLC board of trustees unanimously approved his appointment on Tuesday.” - CToday