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The Tennessean reports:
In a marker of evangelical Christians’ hopes for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, Southern Baptist Convention public policy leaders asked the incoming administration to prioritize restricting abortion and reversing anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people.
Despite evangelicals’ frustration with Trump on the campaign trail for easing his stance against abortion, a letter from the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission to Trump’s transition team expresses a renewed optimism for conservative policy positions on major social issues.
The letter outlines a series of policy priorities for the Trump administration to consider in its first 100 days: restricting access and funding for abortion providers and the abortion pill, reversing an executive order issued by President Joe Biden with guidance to federal agencies on anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, and reversing other federal rules under Biden protecting LGBTQ+ rights.
Read the full article. Photo: Brent Leathewood, president of the ERLC, the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy lobbying arm.
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— Tennessean (@Tennessean) November 14, 2024