Archive - Richard Land
Is the Government Planning to Make Your Health-care Decisions?
There are many things in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that concern me, but there is one thing craftily tucked into this bill that is most disturbing–the $1.1 billion to create a superstructure of rationed health care to the sick and the elderly. more »
by: Richard Land - Feb 24, 2009 - comments: 9 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Modern-day cannibals
Throughout his campaign for president, President Barack Obama said he would reverse President George W. Bush’s ban on the federal funding of stem cell research on human embryos. more »
by: Richard Land - Feb 11, 2009 - comments: 7 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, National
Giant steps toward a government takeover of the health-care system?
The new SCHIP legislation is nothing less than a vehicle to advance “socialized medicine” by stealth. The program’s purpose, when it was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress in 1997, was to assist in subsidizing health care for children in families whose incomes made them ineligible for Medicaid but who couldn’t afford private health insurance. more »
by: Richard Land - Feb 3, 2009 - comments: 12 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation, National
“Never in my life…”
I was greatly moved by this ESPN account of perhaps one of the most important games these Texas high school football players will ever play. I imagine that lessons were learned and lives were changed—both on the field and in the stands. more »
by: Richard Land - Jan 7, 2009 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry
We will not be silent
At the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), we are particularly grateful for all that God accomplished in our area of ministry in 2008. more »
by: Richard Land - Dec 26, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s):
Grateful for God’s blessings
It has been sixty years since the founding of the organization that is now the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. We believe many Christ-followers have gained a greater appreciation for God’s Word and what it says about how we should conduct our lives and the values our society should reflect through this ministry. more »
by: Richard Land - Dec 26, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Citizenship
On the selection of Rick Warren for President-elect Obama’s inauguration
I’m encouraged that President-elect Obama would select Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.
First, it is a signal that President-elect Obama is going to employ a big-tent philosophy in his administration’s approach to people who may disagree with them on some issues, but not others. more »
by: Richard Land - Dec 22, 2008 - comments: 27 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National
Same-Sex Marriage: Are the People Sovereign, or is it to be the Courts?
On Nov. 4, 2008, the people of California, Florida and Arizona joined the ranks of the approximately 30 of the United States that have outlawed same-sex marriage either by amending their respective state constitutions or by passing appropriate legislation. more »
by: Richard Land - Nov 14, 2008 - comments: 8 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, , Legislation
Traditional Marriage Wins Big
Social conservatives and defenders of traditional marriage won tremendous strategic victories in ballot initiatives on Nov. 4. First and foremost, the defenders of traditional marriage overturned the California Supreme Court’s legalization last June of same-sex marriage. more »
by: Richard Land - Nov 7, 2008 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,
Dear President-elect Obama,
First, congratulations on your successful campaign to become the 44th President of our beloved United States of America. This was a historic election in terms of the massive increase in voter participation as a percentage of the electorate. more »
by: Richard Land - Nov 5, 2008 - comments: 45 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , , National