4.15 Megan Basham • Reading • “Too Busy with Woke Stuff”: The All Too (In)Visible and Inconsequential ERLC

Episode 155
34 Min
April 2, 2025
ABOUT THE EPISODE
Photo ops and PR campaigns do not effect policy change; meaningful interaction and work with policy makers does. The word on Capitol Hill is that the ERLC is doing the one and not the other, to the detriment of Southern Baptists nationwide.

Resources to Click

· “Too Busy with Woke Stuff”: The All Too (In)Visible and Inconsequential ERLC” – Megan Basham

· CBL Podcast Episode 24: Can the ERLC Be Saved? – William Wolfe, David Schrock, Megan Basham Jon Whitehead, Dave Mitzenmacher, John Michael LaRue & Grant Newman

·  3.46 Megan Basham, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “Shepherds for Sale

·  “Senator Mike Lee: Obama Might Create Government Program to Pay for Contraception” – Joel Gehrke

· “Sen. Mike Lee observes ‘March for Life’ by introducing Four Bills to Close Loopholes in Federal Pollicy” – Charlie Schill

· “Senate Blocks Lee’s Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood” – Sarah Ferris

· “Lee Introduces Pro-Life Legislation for March for Life” – Mike Lee

· “Respect for Marriage Act: Why Religious Liberty Deserves Protection and My Amendment Will Provide It” – Mike Lee

·  2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda

· “The Top 25 Most Influential Washington Women Under 35” – National Journal

· “The 25 Staffers Who Make Capitol Hill Run” – The Hill

· “The Nursemaids of National Conseraism: At a conference on the future of the right, women are a resource for men” – Sarah Jones

· “Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors” – Mark Sherman

· “Anti-Trans Rally Led by Matt Walsh Brings Right-Wing Media Stars to Nashville” – Hannah Herner

· “ERLC President, Covenant Parent Urges Tennessee to Pass Proposed Gun Reform” – Kate Shellnutt

· “SBC Public Policy President, a Covenant Parent, backs Lee’s gun law proposal” – Liam Adams

· “How 40 Protestant Denominations Voted in the Last Four Presidential Elections” – Ryan Burge

· Letter from the Evangelical Immigration Table

· “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race” – ERLC

· “What Do We Do with the ERLC?: An Open Letter to Southern Baptists” – David Schrock

· “ERLC Announces Three New Staff Positions” – Timothy Cockes

· “The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2024” – The Hill

· American Principles Project

· “Missing the Mark: A Pastor’s Loss of Trust in the ERLC” – John Michael Larue

 

Books to Read

· Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham

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