Sexual Purity - news
SBC’s public policy commission files friend-of-the-court brief in support of Prop. 8
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—As the Proposition 8 federal court case begins today in San Francisco, Dr. Richard Land commented on the friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission in support of the 2008 California constitutional ballot initiative which defined marriage as only between a man and a woman. more »
Jan 11, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
PROP 8: Opposition to ‘gay marriage’ is not based on bigotry, ERLC says in legal brief
Christian opposition to “same-sex marriage” is not based on hostility toward homosexuals and should not be considered bigotry, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission says in a friend-of-the-court brief prepared for the current trial on California’s Proposition 8. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jan 11, 2010 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, ,
D.C. gives ‘gay marriage’ final OK
The District of Columbia Council again voted 11-2 to legalize same-sex “marriage” on Dec. 15, providing the final legislative action needed for the capital to become the sixth U.S. more »
by: Tom Strode - Dec 15, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
Congress nears abortion funding expansion
Congress appears close to using combined spending bills to increase federal funding of abortion.
The House of Representatives approved Dec. more »
by: Tom Strode - Dec 11, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Land among conservative honorees
Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land was among the conservative leaders honored during the first Weyrich Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.
The president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) was one of three finalists for Faith Community Leader of the Year, along with Harry Jackson, a Washington-area pastor and chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, and Charles Chaput, Roman Catholic archbishop of Denver. more »
by: staff - Dec 9, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship
D.C. council votes to legalize ‘gay marriage’
The District of Columbia Council voted 11-2 to legalize “same-sex marriage” Dec. 1, putting the capital in position to become the sixth U.S. jurisdiction to approve such unions. more »
by: staff - Dec 1, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship
Critics: partners bill undermines marriage
Same-sex domestic partners legislation forwarded to the U.S. House of Representatives undermines the federal protection of traditional marriage and promotes financial irresponsibility, critics say. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 30, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
‘Manhattan Declaration’ commits to engage culture
A diverse group of Christian leaders joined together Nov. 20 to declare a commitment to defend the sanctity of human life, biblical marriage and religious liberty without compromise. more »
by: Tom Strode & Michael Foust - Nov 20, 2009 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Religious Liberty, Science, Bioethics
Obama signs gay hate crimes measure
The homosexual movement gained a barrier-breaking victory Oct. 28 when President Obama signed into law a measure extending hate-crimes protections to homosexuals and transgender people. more »
by: Tom Strode - Oct 28, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Richard Land to D.C. Elections Board: SBC strongly opposes ‘gay marriage’
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity strongly opposes the legalization of “gay marriage” in the District of Columbia for a variety of reasons, Richard Land told a government board in the nation’s capital. more »
by: staff - Oct 28, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation