Moral and Ethical Issues Archives

SBC Executive Committee members respond to claims in leaked letter

June 10, 2021

EDITOR’S NOTE — A few hours after the following story was posted this morning (June 10), new information has been released via audio clips from

Alabama governor signs bill permitting wineries in dry counties

June 4, 2021

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill allowing the opening of wineries in Alabama’s 24 dry counties. The measure becomes effective in August.

‘We don’t have to choose sides,’ say Baptist workers of Middle East conflict

May 28, 2021

In the silence since the May 20 ceasefire between Israel and Gaza ended 11 days of violence, Baptist workers among Israeli and Palestinians urge churches

Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights

May 28, 2021

Kentucky’s long-running relationship with a foster care and adoption agency affiliated with the Baptist church that serves some of the state’s most vulnerable children is

Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling

May 26, 2021

It’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states seeking

U.S. Supreme Court to review Mississippi law that could impact Roe v. Wade

May 26, 2021

In this 2019 photo, a woman protests outside the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, an abortion clinic in Jackson, Mississippi. The U.S. Supreme Court on May

Lawsuit cites campus speech rule at University of Alabama

May 25, 2021

The Christian group Alliance Defending Freedom has filed suit against the University of Alabama, challenging rules that require students to obtain a permit to speak