The ERLC has survived three votes to disband or defund the entity — which weighs in on social issues and public policy — since the beginning of the Donald Trump era. A vote last summer ...

The SBC’s Executive Committee went on to investigate the ERLC in 2020 for allegedly being divisive and causing a shortfall in denominational donations. A 2021 report from the investigation ...

The debate over the ERLC’s future is not new. Motions to defund or abolish the commission have been raised at the last three Annual Meetings. Though none have succeeded so far, last year’s ...

As ERLC president, Leatherwood’s mandate is to focus on Christian values, rather than politics. “That won’t fly with the hardline culture warriors” in the SBC, said Hankins.

The ERLC’s Southern Baptist Convention-mandated mission statement calls upon the Commission “to assist the churches by helping them understand the moral demands of the Gospel, apply Christian ...

It’s been a tumultuous year for the ERLC. Its president, Brent Leatherwood, faced backlash from Southern Baptists for a remark commenting on President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the ...