Alerts and Letters
Letter to Senate Minority Leader regarding HHS “contraception” mandate and S. 1467
Below is a letter sent to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressing concerns on the Obama administration’s mandate that employers, with the exception of most churches, cover contraceptives—including abortion-inducing drugs such as Plan B and ella—and sterilization free of charge under their health insurance plans. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 14, 2012
Tell Congress to Protect Right of Conscience on Sanctity of Life
Dear Friends:
Congress is finalizing a major government funding package for the coming year. While a draft version includes the much-needed Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 9, 2011
Urge Senate to Reauthorize U.S. Commission on Int’l Religious Freedom
Dear Friends:
In just a few short days, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)—a critically important independent watchdog agency that monitors religious freedom around the world—will be forced to shut down unless Congress acts to keep it alive. more »
By Richard Land - Nov 15, 2011
Leland House
Through its Washington D.C. office, the ERLC secures a Southern Baptist presence on Capitol Hill and represents the views and concerns of the over 16 million members of the Southern Baptist Convention.
ERLC staff (and interns) monitor key public policy issues and track developments in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government. Staffers communicate from Capitol Hill to constituents throughout the country, encouraging them to contact their elected representatives when necessary.
The Washington office is known as the Leland House, named for John Leland, a Baptist preacher whose persistent intercession with James Madison was instrumental in securing the priceless protection for freedom of expression of religion and speech embodied in our Constitution’s First Amendment.
Barrett Duke
Barrett Duke is Vice President for Public Policy and Research and Director of the Research Institute of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), the Southern Baptist Convention’s agency for “applied Christianity” (social and moral concerns). more »
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