Public Affairs Ministry

Update: 2020 Gun Legislation SB 357

Predatory Gambling

Sports Betting Alert! Letter to Georgia Baptists

Stop Predatory Gambling in Georgia Brief (PDF)

Fact Sheet for Georgia H-118

Statement on “Destination Resorts” – what’s coming to GA isn’t for kids!

Download Testimony Opposing SB 264

Download Testimony before the House and Senate Study Committee PDF

Defense of Marriage

GBC PRESS RELEASE: June 26 15, 2015
Georgia Baptist Convention Disagrees with SCOTUS Rulings in Obergefell v. Hodges
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ERLC PRESS RELEASE: June 9, 2015
ERLC Partners with ADF in Creating Legal Resource for Churches Amidst Changing Marriage Culture
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has partnered with Alliance Defending Freedom to create a legal guide for churches, schools and nonprofit organizations to use for their organizational structure in light of changes in the culture concerning marriage.
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Download Legal Guide PDF

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Ways to Get Involved

Make Your Voice Count

• Ways to Make Your Voice Count General Action Sheet

Attend Events on Cultural Issues

• Ethnics and Public Affairs Calendar of Events

How to Contact Your Representatives

• Office of the Governor
• Georgia House of Representitives Members List
• Georgia State Senate Members List

Election Information

• Voter Registration Online
• Voter Guides (will post as they are available)

Become an Intern at the Capital

• Georgia Legislative Internship Program

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2017 GBC Resolutions

Resolutions Approved at the 2017 Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting (Downloadable PDFs):

• Resolution on Human Trafficking
• Resolution on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
• Resolution on the Moral and Social Public Health Crisis Created by Pornography
• Resolution on Religious Freedom for Adoption and Foster Care Ministries

Dangers of Marijuana Resources

Georgia Baptist Convention Position Statement on Marijuana
The Georgia Baptist Convention has not taken an official position for or against the use of medical marijuana for certain medical conditions. However, the Georgia Baptist Convention does oppose both the cultivation of marijuana and the legalization of recreational marijuana in the State of Georgia.

• Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division – The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research (2017)
• Mike Griffin: Testimony before the Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis
• Christian Index Article: The Trajectory of Marijuana Is Tracking Lust Like Alcohol – Downward
• Christian Index Article: Incremental steps toward recreational marijuana
• ERLC Article: The Church must respond to marijuana’s destructive march
• Pew Research Center Article: 6 facts about marijuana

2016 GBC Resolutions

Resolutions Approved at the 2016 Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting (Downloadable PDFs):

• Resolution on a Christian Response to Illegal Immigration
• Resolution on Pastors, Culture, and Christian Citizenship

2015 GBC Resolutions

Resolutions Approved at the 2015 Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting (Downloadable PDFs):

• Resolution Supporting A State-level First Amendment Defense Act
• Resolution On Human Fetal Tissue Trafficking
• Resolution On Affirming God’s Design for Male and Female Persons
• Resolution On Casino Gambling and Pari-mutuel Wagering On Horse Racing
• Resolution On the Dangers of Marijuana

2014 GBC Resolutions

Resolutions Approved at the 2014 Georgia Baptist Convention Annual Meeting (Downloadable PDFs):

• Resolution On Defending Traditional Marriage
• Resolution Concerning Common Core Education Standards
• Resolution On Gambling
• Resolution On Personhood and the Sanctity of Human Life
• Resolution On Protecting Religious Liberty

2014 Georgia Baptist Legislative Highlights
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By Mike Griffin, GBC Public Affair Representative

Mike Griffin, Public Affairs Representative

Since January 2014, Mike Griffin has served as the Public Affairs Representative for the Georgia Baptist Convention. His duties include lobbying at the state Capitol and speaking on moral and religious liberty issues around the state.

Mike is a native of Georgia and has been a Southern Baptist pastor for 30 years. His background includes:

• Executive Director of Ten Commandments – Georgia, Inc.
• 2006 Republican candidate for Georgia State Representative, 29th District
• Georgia Right to Life State Field Director

Mike Griffin
Public Affairs Representative
Public Affairs Ministry
706-436-2646 cell
mgriffin@gabaptist.org
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