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Today, hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 46th annual March for Life. The Weekly is a highlight of the work the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is doing to strengthen you and our churches for God’s glory. Pro-life is pro-woman: A look at the March for Life 2020Today, hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 46th annual March for Life. This pro-life rally began in 1974, a year after the Supreme Court cases Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton made abortion legal and on-demand throughout the United States. After the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, a group gathered in the home of Nellie Gray, a pro-life activist working in the nation’s capitol. They discussed how to approach the first anniversary of Roe. What was born out of that meeting is the March for Life. Gray decided to hold a march every year until Roe v. Wade is overturned. For more on its history, Jeff Pickering interviewed Jeanne Mancini, the current president of the March for Life who followed Gray, on the Capitol Conversations podcast about how the March came to be and its history with the pro-life movement. Read MoreThis Week at the ERLCDan Darling is in Illinois speaking at the Midwest Leadership Summit. The ERLC hosted several events in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the March for Life, including a gathering of pro-life leaders.What You Need to KnowLate last year, Wang Yi, a pastor of a large church in China, was sentenced to nine years in prison. The government views Christianity—and other religions—as a threat and reveals increasing religious persecution in the populous country. Find out more here.And while Xi Jinping is setting himself up to be the supreme leader, he is no match for the living, reigning, and soon-returning Lord who is jealous for his bride in China. When Christ determines to build his Church, he does not ask for permission or building permits. Thus, while hell may threaten to build gates around the message of the gospel in China, they will not prevail against the Church (Matt. 16:18-20). This past Monday, we remembered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the work he did to combat racism in our country. How do we teach our kids about King’s legacy and the evil that still exists? Brittany Salmon gives three suggestions. Learn about them here. Parenting is hard, but learning how to parent as a white mom to black, white, and biracial children and discuss racial issues with them has been quite the journey. They are not naïve to the realities of living in a broken society. I’m burdened that talking about racism and racial reconciliation is a conversation that we need to have because we bear the responsibility of training them up in the Lord in our family and faith community. News From Capitol HillIf you’ve followed along with the Capitol Conversations podcast this month, you know we are opening 2020 with a month-long series called On Human Dignity. In this series, we are joined by a variety of pro-life advocates to explore the theological truth of being made in the image of God and its implications on life, ministry, and the public square. Today, we published a special episode to mark the 2020 March for Life. On this episode, Jeff interviews Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, about the story of how the march came to be, its history, and the pro-life movement. But before the interview, Jeff, Travis, and Chelsea sit down with Russell Moore to discuss President Trump’s appearance at the March for Life. In the conversation, Moore encourages Christians to relate to their political identities with “a sense of engaged distance, where we are involved with Caesar and appealing to Caesar, but we don't ever belong to Caesar.” “I think it's great for President Trump to come to the March for Life. I think it would be great for any president of the United States to come to the March for Life and to give greetings -- so long as it's very clear we are hearing from somebody and speaking to somebody. That doesn't mean that the entire movement hangs or falls on this one personality, whatever you think of the personality." Stay tuned for the final episode of the On Human Dignity series next week with an extended conversation with Moore on human dignity, technology, and embracing vulnerability.Featured PodcastsLast week, the ERLC Podcast introduced a new format with a quick rundown of content on ERLC.com, cultural issues we’re talking about, and an interview with a special guest. This week, Josh Wester, Brent Leatherwood, and Lindsay Nicolet discuss the March for Life, religious liberty, and talk with JT English. Listen here. On this episode of Signposts, Russell Moore is joined by renowned author and scholar, N.T. Wright. One of the world’s leading Bible scholars, Wright is the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews. He is also an Anglican bishop and bestselling author. On this episode, Moore and Wright discuss a range of topics including Wright’s new book, The New Testament in Its World, which he co-authored with Michael F. Bird. Listen here.From The Public SquareMore than 50% of homeless families are black, government report finds In 2019, an estimated 568,000 Americans experienced homelessness. Evangelicals Support Prison Reform in Theory, But Less in Practice Survey shows optimism for the potential for redemption and restoration, though most churches aren’t involved in criminal justice efforts. Experimenters Pay Mexican Women to Get Pregnant and Abort Women in Mexico were paid $1400 to be hyperstimulated so their ovaries released bountiful eggs instead of one during their cycle. They then underwent artificial insemination, resulting in early pregnancy with multiple embryos, which were then flushed out of their bodies for study. Tennessee law would protect Christian adoption agencies Tennessee state senators approved legislation Jan. 14 that would prohibit the state from forcing Christian or other faith-based adoption agencies to place children in homes that would "violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies." 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