Understanding the significance of worldviews

Why do you believe what you believe?

The most common reason people will give for why they hold the beliefs they do is because those beliefs are true. If we didn’t think a belief was true, we wouldn’t believe it. We embrace this view because we intuitively adopt the correspondence theory of truth, which says that whether a belief or statement is true or false is determined by how it relates to the world and whether it accurately describes (i.e., corresponds with) reality.

Is your church ready to respond to a post-Roe world?

The Dobbs decision marks a true turning point in the pro-life movement — a moment that Christians, pro-life advocates and many others have worked toward tirelessly for 50 years. As we respond to the ruling in this case, we want to be faithful to pray.

This free Dobbs prayer guide contains a list of 48 specific prayer requests to guide you, your family, and your church in your prayers over the coming weeks and months.

This Week in Washington, D.C.

The Biden Administration renewed a 125,000 refugee cap following a letter sent last week from the ERLC and faith-based partner organizations.

The news is welcomed as a sign of potential progress in rebuilding our country's refugee resettlement program, which has languished in recent years. As historic displacement continues around the world, the U.S. must be a place of refuge for those fleeing religious persecution. In fiscal year 2022, the United States has resettled just over 20,000 refugees despite a cap of 125,000. While the setting of the cap is an important action, it must be accompanied by additional investment in rebuilding the infrastructure of the program.

The ERLC will continue to urge the administration and congress to invest the necessary resources to rebuild its resettlement infrastructure into the robust, nimble program that is needed to meet this moment. You can read more about this announcement and the ERLC’s advocacy here.

Featured Podcasts

On the ERLC Podcast, Brent and Lindsay discuss the devastation in Southwest Florida caused by Hurricane Ian and Southern Baptist’s disaster relief mobilization. They also talk about the need in Puerto Rico, the Jones Act waiver, and the Baptist cooperation that helped make that happen.

From The Public Square

Arizona judge rules 19th century abortion ban can take effect
Politico

The state’s pre-Roe law, which prohibits all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person, was enacted in 1864, before Arizona became a state. But enforcement of the statute has been blocked since 1973, when it was found unconstitutional by the Arizona Court of Appeals and subsequently enjoined in superior court.

Recreational marijuana measure OK’d for Arkansas ballot
Associated Press

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said voters can decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, overturning a state panel's decision to block the measure from the November ballot.

'Bluey'—A Children's Show That Respects Parents and Marriage
Institute for Family Studies

'Bluey' is an important diversion from the typical way parents are depicted in kids’ TV shows, which is usually some combination of stupid, naïve, and clueless.

Protecting the Unborn: A Scholars’ Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Political Prudence
Public Discourse

Just as justice requires us to protect all unborn children, so too does it require us to protect access to life-affirming medical treatment for pregnant women facing grave medical complications. This is part of the pro-life ideal, not an exception to it.

What You Need to Read

Lisa Misner with Illinois Baptists stand for life as abortions increase in their state

“A land of milk and honey.” In Exodus 3:8 God promised the Israelites he would take them out of Egypt where they were enslaved into a land flowing with milk and honey. Since then, the phrase has become synonymous with a place overflowing with abundance or plenty. It’s not how pro-life Christians think of abortion-friendly states as such as Illinois.

Hunter Baker with Why Christians should never resort to political violence

To fail to acknowledge the problems of human sinfulness and limitation will be to amplify our growing sense of unease. What we must all do, from the highest technocrat, to the most powerful policymaker, to the corporate analyst, to the blue collar worker, to the church member, to the father or mother, is to be humble in our recognition of what we can really know and what we can really do.

Jill Nelson with Helping our children answer the most important questions

Because there is only one true God and because he is more spectacular than a thunderstorm or anything else, there are certain ways you should act toward him—right and wrong ways to respond. You don’t need to guess what these are because, just as the Bible tells us the truth about who God is and what he is like, the Bible also tells us the truth about how all people should act toward God.