Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, recently held a well-attended briefing at the US Capitol. He highlighted the need — and responsibility — for Christians to engage the culture [emphasis added]:

“We have a Great Commission that demands we both make disciples and observe all that our Lord has commanded us — including the need to work for justice and righteousness, and be a voice of conviction and kindness as we seek to persuade an increasingly secular society.”

“As Christians, we recognize that religious liberty is not a grant from any government bureaucrat but is a gift from God,” he said, “and it’s important for elected officials to know that religious liberty is an issue that Southern Baptists will never back down on.”

There are some who believe that religion should be confined to the home or the four walls of the church. Fortunately, that is not what the founding fathers envisioned — though it is what some people would like to enforce.

Fortunately, there are organizations, Christian leaders, and US government officials working together to prevent that from happening.

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