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Texas Pastor Calls for SBC to Defund Controversial ERLC

5/24/2025

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Texas pastor Jack Graham is urging the Southern Baptist Convention to defund the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), labeling it divisive since Russell Moore's leadership. This call comes in the wake of a letter from 10 former SBC presidents backing the ERLC. The convention will gather in Dallas on June 10-11 to address these contentious matters.

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Texas pastor Jack Graham is urging the Southern Baptist Convention to defund the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), labeling it divisive since Russell Moore's leadership. This call comes in the wake of a letter from 10 former SBC presidents backing the ERLC. The convention will gather in Dallas on June 10-11 to address these contentious matters.