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FOURTH OF JULY: America, the exceptional nation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—America has been blessed by God in unique ways — we are not just another country, but neither are we God’s special people. more »

By Richard Land - Jul 1, 2011

Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National,

Americans observe National Day of Prayer

Americans gathered May 5 in tens of thousands of locations in observance of the National Day of Prayer for the first time since a federal appeals court upheld the occasion. more »

By staff - May 5, 2011

Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National,

Labeling of FRC, AFA as ‘hate groups’ prompts response by Land, Boehner, others

Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has joined presumptive Speaker of the House John Boehner and nearly 150 others to support pro-family organizations that have been labeled as “hate groups” by the liberal Southern Poverty Law Center. more »

By staff - Dec 15, 2010

Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National, ,

Land rejects call to ignore social issues

Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land issued an emphatic rejection to the plea by some conservative Republican leaders that moral issues such as abortion and “same-sex marriage” not be a focus in an election year. more »

By Tom Strode - Sep 13, 2010

Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Religious Liberty, Social Issues, ,

Resolutions address Gospel’s implications

Messengers adopted a resolution calling for reaffirmation of the centrality of the Gospel of Jesus and endorsed other resolutions addressing the implications of the Good News at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention June 15-16 in Orlando, Fla. more »

By Tom Strode - Jun 16, 2010

Topic: Family, Children, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,

Evangelical leaders: immigration reform bill needed this year

Both political parties should come together soon to enact a strategy of comprehensive immigration reform that increasingly is being supported by evangelical Christians, leaders from that religious identity said at a June 9 forum on Capitol Hill. more »

By Tom Strode - Jun 10, 2010 - (3)

Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Immigration, Legislation,

SBC’s Land: Without revival, U.S. will become unrecognizable

American Christians will one day not recognize their country if a movement of God that begins with a revival among His people does not occur, Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land told a pastors briefing in the nation’s capital. more »

By Tom Strode - Jun 2, 2010

Topic: Faith, Family, Marriage, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,

Leaders address issues facing evangelicals

Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, has no illusions about the critical tasks confronting evangelicals in the Third Millennium. more »

By Debbie Thurman - Apr 19, 2010

Topic: Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,

Chinese lawyer gets religious liberty award

Fan Yafeng, a Chinese human rights lawyer and religious liberty advocate, has received the 2009 John Leland Religious Liberty Award for his defense of persecuted Christians in China. more »

By Hillary May - Apr 16, 2010

Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Issues, ,

Land: non-coercion vital in witnessing

Evangelical Christians, particularly Baptists, believe in both their responsibility to share the Gospel of Christ for the purpose of conversion and others’ freedom to accept or reject that witness, Richard Land said at a March 3 conference at Georgetown University. more »

By Tom Strode - Mar 5, 2010

Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty,

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