Russell D. Moore

Moore’s vocal criticism of then-candidate [[Donald Trump]] during the 2016 election season drew a backlash from fellow Southern Baptists, triggering a crisis in which more than 100 churches threatened to withdraw donations to the denomination’s Cooperative Program in protest of Moore’s stances and leading to calls for his resignation.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/03/13/could-southern-baptist-leader-russell-moore-lose-his-job-churches-threaten-funding-after-months-of-trump-controversy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313133257/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/03/13/could-southern-baptist-leader-russell-moore-lose-his-job-churches-threaten-funding-after-months-of-trump-controversy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2017|title=Could Southern Baptist Russell Moore lose his job?|last=Bailey|first=Sarah|date=March 13, 2017|website=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> After Moore issued statements of apology in December 2016 and March 2017 for “using words … that were at times overly broad or unnecessarily harsh,” Southern Baptist leaders affirmed their support for his leadership and he remained in his post.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moody|first=Chris|date=July 2017|title=The survival of a Southern Baptist who dared to oppose Trump|url=https://cnn.com/interactive/2017/politics/state/russell-moore-donald-trump-southern-baptists/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=CNN Politics|language=en}}</ref>

Moore’s vocal criticism of then-candidate [[Donald Trump]] during the 2016 election season drew a backlash from fellow Southern Baptists, triggering a crisis in which more than 100 churches threatened to withdraw donations to the denomination’s Cooperative Program in protest of Moore’s stances and leading to calls for his resignation.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/03/13/could-southern-baptist-leader-russell-moore-lose-his-job-churches-threaten-funding-after-months-of-trump-controversy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313133257/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/03/13/could-southern-baptist-leader-russell-moore-lose-his-job-churches-threaten-funding-after-months-of-trump-controversy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2017|title=Could Southern Baptist Russell Moore lose his job?|last=Bailey|first=Sarah|date=March 13, 2017|website=[[Washington Post]]|access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> After Moore issued statements of apology in December 2016 and March 2017 for “using words … that were at times overly broad or unnecessarily harsh,” Southern Baptist leaders affirmed their support for his leadership and he remained in his post.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moody|first=Chris|date=July 2017|title=The survival of a Southern Baptist who dared to oppose Trump|url=https://cnn.com/interactive/2017/politics/state/russell-moore-donald-trump-southern-baptists/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=CNN Politics|language=en}}</ref>

On the 1st of June 2021, Moore has left the Southern Baptist Church and resigned from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/russell-moore-sbc/619122/</ref>

On the 1st of June 2021, Moore has left the Southern Baptist Church and resigned from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/russell-moore-sbc/619122/</ref>

== Personal views ==

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