(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.

As the Southern Baptist Convention prepares for its annual meeting in Dallas next month, a divide has emerged among former SBC presidents over the future of the Ethics & Religious Liberty ...

(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 ...

In an open letter, the 10 former presidents — some of whom have been critics of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission — acknowledged the agency has been controversial and can do ...

(RNS) — The leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics and public policy entity was fired Monday (July 22), a day after he praised President Joe Biden’s decision to end his ...

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is vocal on political issues and yet receives little funding. But it is increasingly facing criticism.

Brent Leatherwood stays on to lead the Southern Baptist entity after the “Dobbs” ruling and a major denominational abuse report.

ERLC Defends Russell Moore, Who Apologizes for His Role in Trump Divide Kate Shellnutt SBC agency says Moore’s job requires ‘speaking prophetically both to our culture and to our Convention.’ ...

But, they said, that’s no reason to shut the ERLC down. “Every entity — including the ERLC — should be open to critique and committed to improvement,” the presidents wrote.

Russell Moore, a former ERLC president who is now editor-in-chief at Christianity Today magazine, said he was stunned by the news of Leatherwood’s firing.