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EXPLAINER: Protecting children through the 2026 Chloe Cole Act

March 11, 2026 By ERLC Staff

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Pathway added reporting at the end of this article, noting that Chloe Cole will speak at Hannibal-LaGrange University, March 25. See more below, or visit the HLGU website here. For many opponents of our nation’s cultural embrace of radical gender ideology, the past several months have been a welcomed reprieve from the madness and a return to truth. Once sworn into office, President Trump began repealing Biden-era policies that pushed gender ideology into every corner … [Read more...]

Gary Hollingsworth to serve as ERLC interim president

September 16, 2025 By ERLC Staff

From left: Miles Mullin, Gary Hollingsworth and Scott Foshie.

by Elizabeth Bristow/ERLC WASHINGTON, D.C. (ERLC) – Gary Hollingsworth has been elected to serve as the interim president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission by the organization’s trustees. The ERLC board of trustees voted unanimously to appoint Hollingsworth to this role during an afternoon session of the trustee’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., today. Miles Mullin will remain and serve as the executive vice president and chief of … [Read more...]

ERLC trustees elect MBC’s Mullin to serve as VP, chief of staff

January 27, 2023 By ERLC Staff

NASHVILLE (ERLC) – Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has elected Miles Mullin II to serve as the entity's next vice president and chief of staff. ERLC President Brent Leatherwood made the recommendation to the board for Mullin's appointment in a special called meeting of the board. Mullin comes to the organization after serving as a leadership development strategist in the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) church … [Read more...]

Brent Leatherwood elected ERLC president

September 14, 2022 By ERLC Staff

ERLC trustees unanimously vote Leatherwood into office at board meeting NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ERLC) – Brent Leatherwood has been elected to fill the role as the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission by the organization’s trustees. The ERLC board of trustees voted unanimously to appoint Leatherwood during its first session on Sept. 13. Leatherwood, 41, has served as the organization’s acting president since September 2021, following the … [Read more...]

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Ethics

Protesting: How should churches respond?

Jeremiah Greever

The Evangelical world was shocked on Jan. 18, 2026, when a group of roughly 30 protestors invaded Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., during a worship service. While Christians aren’t surprised when unbelievers sin, we were shocked to see the sacred space of religious worship attacked so blatantly. This remarkable action should lead Christians and churches to think clearly about what the Bible says regarding protesting and how churches should biblically respond.

Major medical group comes out against gender transition for minors

Scott Barkley

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