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Evangelical statements on AI and human dignity

Religious, Theological, Philosophical, and Cultural SourcesFaith/culturaldocument

Assessment outcome

total 4/6 (actionability 1 + authority 1 + currency 2)

Total4/6
Actionability1/2
Authority1/2
Currency2/2

Eligibility gates

G1 · Retrievablepass

HTTP 200, 3266 words of full text extracted

G2 · AI nexuspass

The statement is explicitly about the ethical, theological, and societal implications of artificial intelligence.

G3 · Governance nexuspass

It outlines theological rules, ethical guidelines, and risk governance for deploying artificial intelligence.

G4 · Attributablepass

The text is issued and backed by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) staff and named signatories.

G5 · In forcepass

There is no indication on the page that this statement of principles has been superseded, withdrawn, or repealed.

Scored criteria

Actionability

1/2

Level 1: Provides general principles and direction on how AI should be designed and used without defining specific binding obligations.

AI should be designed and used in such ways that treat all human beings as having equal worth and dignity

Authority

1/2

Level 1: Issued by a reputable religious institution and organization staff acting officially, not as a binding law or peer-reviewed study.

Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles ERLC Staff April 11, 2019

Currency

2/2

computed: newest date 2026-06-18 (via meta), ~0.2y old; foundational window for perspective 'Faith/cultural' — recent → 2

Classification

Coverage topicEthical and theological principles
PerspectiveFaith/cultural
Lifecycle stageN/A cross-cutting
Layerboth
Trackreligious cultural
Granularitydocument