{"id":2466603,"date":"2025-07-25T09:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:07:50","slug":"rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Rogue ERLC Bands With Soros-Tied Group To Push Amnesty Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2466603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), a Southern Baptist lobbying group allegedly linked to george Soros, and its support for the DIGNITY Act, a bill proposing mass amnesty for millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States. The ERLC promotes this legislation under the guise of evangelical values, despite criticism that it does not truly represent Southern Baptist interests. The ERLC is involved with the Evangelical Immigration Table (EIT), which advocates for a path to legal residency for illegal immigrants, aligning itself with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-aclu-want-biden-to-extend-student-loan-repayment-pause-cancel-student-debt\/\" title=\"Teachers Unions, ACLU Want Biden To Extend Student Loan Repayment Pause, Cancel Student Debt\">left-leaning organizations<\/a>, including the Soros-funded National Immigration Forum. This alliance has sparked backlash from religious leaders, who accuse the ERLC of being divisive and ineffective. Former Southern Baptist President Jack Graham has called for defunding the ERLC, citing its distraction from core religious missions. Although the ERLC claims to evaluate its advocacy through a detailed assessment process, critics argue it has nonetheless chosen to support controversial immigration reform that many Southern Baptists oppose.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/boellstiftung\/13307813654\">  Heinrich-B&ouml;ll Stiftung \/ Flickr<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>        <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/25\/rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Rogue%20ERLC%20Bands%20With%20Soros-Tied%20Group%20To%20Push%20Amnesty%20Bill&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/25\/rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Rogue%20ERLC%20Bands%20With%20Soros-Tied%20Group%20To%20Push%20Amnesty%20Bill&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/25\/rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/25\/rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Rogue%20ERLC%20Bands%20With%20Soros-Tied%20Group%20To%20Push%20Amnesty%20Bill&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/25\/rogue-erlc-bands-with-soros-tied-group-to-push-amnesty-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The George Soros-linked Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pushing mass amnesty<\/a> under the cloak of evangelicalism instead of representing the interests of Southern Baptist Churches who fund its existence. <\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jrwhitehead\/status\/1948118350040850842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> sent to Congress, the ERLC claimed that the recently re-introduced DIGNITY Act is &ldquo;necessary reform&rdquo; to &ldquo;protect our communities.&rdquo; The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/salazar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-salazar-introduces-historic-bipartisan-dignity-act-finally-fix-americas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DIGNITY Act<\/a> would provide mass amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who broke the law by placing them in a twilight-legal status after they&rsquo;ve paid a certain fee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-32385101\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s terrible legislation &mdash; to say the least &mdash; but perhaps it is not surprising that ERLC would try to champion it.<\/p>\n<p>The ERLC &mdash; the Southern Baptist churches&rsquo; policy and lobbying arm &mdash; was involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/erlc.com\/profile\/evangelical-immigration-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creation<\/a> of the Evangelical Immigration Table (EIT), which <a href=\"https:\/\/evangelicalimmigrationtable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bills<\/a> itself as &ldquo;a national movement of Christians committed to learning more about what the Bible says about &lsquo;welcoming the stranger,&rsquo; and living out these biblical principles.&rdquo; The EIT previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/2013\/06\/gang-of-eight-sweeping-immigration-reform-bill-passes-senat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backed<\/a> an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">immigration bill<\/a> in 2013 that, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/border-security\/commentary\/conservative-pathway-immigration-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> from the Heritage Foundation, would have &ldquo;granted amnesty to some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-bidens-immigration-policies-may-fuel-migrant-caravan-crisis-at-southern-border\/\" title=\"Analysis: Biden\u2019s immigration policies may fuel migrant caravan crisis at southern border\">11 million illegal immigrants<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the EIT opposes mass deportations and has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/evangelicalimmigrationtable.com\/restitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advocated<\/a>&nbsp;for granting &ldquo;a pathway to Legal Permanent Residency&rdquo; for illegal aliens as long as they pay a fine and acknowledge they broke the law, as reported by The Federalist&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/how-and-why-southern-baptists-are-losing-confidence-in-the-erlc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elle Purnell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EIT is also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megbasham\/status\/1911532569813729773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> affiliated with the National Immigration Forum (NIF), a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/national-immigration-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leftist-aligned<\/a> 501(c)(3) bankrolled by Soros&rsquo; Open Society Foundations. In fact, The Soros group <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170219114817\/http:\/soros.dcleaks.com\/download\/?f=\/oct%202015%20usp%20board%20book.pdf&amp;t=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bragged<\/a> in 2015 that &ldquo;In the course of our work, we were able to generate engagement by &hellip; some conservative voices, such as evangelical Christians and Southern Baptists through grantee National Immigration Forum.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megbasham\/status\/1920865994064511287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed<\/a> out by reporter Megan Basham, EIT is merely &ldquo;a front group for the secular, open borders lobbyist&rdquo; NIF.<\/p>\n<p>And, increasingly, ERLC has drawn the ire of religious leaders for its uselessness and divisiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, former Southern Baptist Church President Jack Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/30\/how-and-why-southern-baptists-are-losing-confidence-in-the-erlc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed<\/a> support for defunding the ERLC, calling the organization &ldquo;the single most divisive entity of the SBC since the days of [former ERLC President] Russell Moore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The SBC Executive Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/baptistcourier.com\/2021\/02\/erlc-focused-task-force-releases-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">established<\/a>&nbsp;a task force to evaluate the ERLC&rsquo;s effectiveness. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-skipped-releasing-prostate-cancer-test-results-unlike-trump\/\" title=\"Biden skipped releasing prostate cancer test results, unlike Trump\">task force&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/russell-moore-led-erlc-a-threat-to-sbc-funding-report-finds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a>&nbsp;in 2021 that the ERLC is &ldquo;a source of significant distraction from the Great Commission work of Southern Baptists.&rdquo; Two main criticisms lodged at the ERLC, according to Purnell, are that it is &ldquo;useless and ineffective on the right political issues, and that it actively devotes resources to the wrong ones.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And just nine months ago, as pointed out by columnist and attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jrwhitehead\/status\/1948119784303772082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Whitehead<\/a>, the ERLC promised that they would conduct an &ldquo;Advocacy Assessment&rdquo; questionnaire before taking any policy action.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Advocacy Assessment, the ERLC considers factors such as whether they &ldquo;have a biblical basis to speak,&rdquo; whether &ldquo;advocacy on this issue [will] upset certain segments of the SBC&rdquo; and, &ldquo;if yes, is it still necessary to take a position\/say something?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other assessment questions include &ldquo;What has been the historic position of the ERLC\/CLC since the Conservative Resurgence&rdquo; and whether the ERLC&rsquo;s advocacy has &ldquo;a chance to meaningfully advance issues of importance to the Southern Baptist Convention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And yet apparently the ERLC went through these questions and <em>still<\/em> determined that backing the DIGNITY Act is the right thing to do.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. 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