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Graham, one of the president’s evangelical advisers, felt that Moore’s criticisms of Trump and his evangelical supporters was out of bounds.

Dispute over Russell Moore, politics, Trump and money for missions behind ERLC review

Russell Moore
by: Yonat Shimron Feb. 20, 2020 (RNS) — Jack Graham believes in the Southern Baptist Convention. He’s a former president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and once traveled theRead More

Southern Baptist leaders fear controversy over Moore could lead to a drop in donations.

Trump critic Russell Moore, ERLC to face scrutiny by Southern Baptists

Russell Moore
by: Paul O’Donnell NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 18, 2020 (RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee will launch a task force to examine the activities of the Ethics and ReligiousRead More

[T]he ERLC continues to work with other members of EIT to advocate for a solution to immigration reform.

EXPLAINER: ERLC, George Soros and Evangelical Immigration Table

                    by BP ExplainerNASHVILLE, Jan. 9, 2020 (BP) — A Breitbart.com article recently highlighted the Evangelical Immigration Table (EIT), an organizationRead More

The number of abortions fell in one year by more than 13,000 to 623,471 in 2016...

New report shows abortions continue to decline

CDC
by Tom Strode WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2019 (BP) — The latest statistics demonstrate once again reported abortions in the United States have continued to decline. The number of abortions fellRead More

Nevertheless, the vitriol of recent months has created misunderstandings about evangelicals themselves.

Opinion: Who’s an evangelical and who gets to decide?

Donald Trump
by: Paul O’Donnell Sept. 23, 2019 (RNS) — The most often repeated story about religion and politics these days is the evangelical love affair with Donald Trump. Virtually every weekRead More

"He does not judge people by the color of their skin," said the Rev. Robert Jeffress...

Leaders of religious right balk at labeling Trump a racist

Religious right embraces President Trump
by: David Crary NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2019 (AP) — Many religious leaders have strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about minority members of Congress. Prominent figures on theRead More

Jerry Falwell's awkward tweet response

Jerry Falwell Jr. takes on SBC’s Russell Moore on migrant children at the border

Jerry Falwell Jr.
BATAVIA, Ill., June 26, 2019 – Today a report in HufPost.com notes the awkward tweet response from Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. and Trump supporter to a religious leader’sRead More

And they didn’t mince words.

Women sex abuse survivors tell Southern Baptists: ‘Our family is sick’

Speaker/author Beth Moore
by: Adelle M. Banks BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 11, 2019 (RNS) — Three women who experienced sexual abuse took center stage on Monday (June 10) to address how the nation’s largestRead More

The speech on the right is getting out of hand.

Opinion: The “white evangelical” problem, Trump, Nazi, and Jim Wallis

White evangelicals still support Trump.
BATAVIA, Ill., March 23, 2019 – I have been an “evangelical” Christian for over 50 years. I attended an evangelical college, Trinity College, now named Trinity International University.  Then ontoRead More

Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore urged senators to support the bill hours before the vote.

Bill to protect abortion survivors dies in Senate

Abortion debate in Senate.
by Tom Strode WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2019 (BP) — The Senate again has rejected legislation to require health care for a child born alive during an abortion, leaving most DemocraticRead More