Alerts and Letters
This Is It! Urge Representative to Oppose Health Care Takeover
Dear Friends:
On Saturday, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Democratic leadership’s health care bill (H.R. 3962) that would radically change health care as we know it. more »
By Richard Land - Nov 5, 2009
Topic: Family, Elderly, Living, Finances, Health, Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
This Is It! Urge Representative to Oppose Health Care Takeover
Dear Friends:
On Saturday, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Democratic leadership’s health care bill (H.R. 3962) that would radically change health care as we know it. more »
By Richard Land - Nov 5, 2009
Topic: Family, Elderly, Living, Finances, Health, Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
House Uses Troops as Pawns to Pass Hate Crimes Bill
Dear Friends:
Congress has stooped to a new low. In a show of political power over principle, a majority in the House of Representatives hijacked a troops-funding bill last week as a vehicle to advance hate crimes legislation. more »
By Richard Land - Oct 12, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Last Chance to Stop Hate Crimes Bill!
Dear Friends:
The House of Representatives is voting this morning on final passage of the Hate Crimes bill.
If you oppose this bill, which provides special federal protections for homosexuals that most others do not have, I encourage you to call your congressman right now. more »
By Richard Land - Oct 8, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, , Legislation, Religious Liberty
Protect Life in Health Care Reform
Dear Friends:
The Senate Finance Committee is currently mixing together the ingredients of Sen. Max Baucus’ (D-MT) health care reform bill. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 28, 2009
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
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 monitor key public policy issues and track developments in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government. Staffers communicate breaking news 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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