Social Issues - articles
A senator’s sleight-of-hand and “hate” crimes
Senator Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) insertion of “hate” crimes legislation into the Defense Authorization bill (S. 1390) may be Washington, D.C., politics as usual, but it didn’t escape my attention. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 17, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues
The First 100 Days
No matter who occupies the White House or which party controls the Congress, Americans of faith would be wise to make it a habit to pray for our nation. more »
by: staff - May 5, 2009 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Citizenship, National, Religious Liberty, Social Issues
Absence of church discipline a concern for many
Take a look at a Baptist church’s minutes from 75 years ago, and it might not take long to find a record of a member’s acknowledgments to the church. more »
by: Carrie Brown McWhorter - Apr 15, 2009 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Social Issues
Why I am not signing ‘An Evangelical Manifesto’
On May 7, a much-anticipated document, An Evangelical Manifesto, was officially revealed to the public. The organizers’ press release declared the Manifesto to be a “three-year effort … to reclaim the definition of what it means to be an Evangelical — a term that, in recent years, has often been used politically, culturally, socially — and even as a marketing demographic.” more »
by: Richard Land - May 13, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Apologetics, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Social Issues
Christians in Politics: Too much or too little?
Over the past few weeks, a national polling firm for LifeWay Research and the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission conducted a survey asking Americans to respond to this statement: “I am concerned that at times Christians are too involved in politics.” more »
by: Richard Land - May 7, 2008 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , Social Issues
Divorce—Yet More Costs to Society
Serious and important studies such as Why Marriage Matters : Twenty-One Conclusions from the Social Sciences (2002) and Hardwired to Connect (2003) have documented the ravages of divorce and single parenthood on children as well as their mothers and fathers. more »
by: Richard Land - Apr 25, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Divorce/Remarriage, Citizenship, Social Issues
American moral values: narrowed or prioritized?
It’s a cheap shot to criticize socially conservative American “values voters” for narrowing the political litmus test to abortion and same-sex “marriage,” because “narrowing” and “prioritizing” are two different things. more »
by: Richard Land - Nov 27, 2007 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues, War, Science, Bioethics
Curing Health Care: First, Do No Harm
I had my annual check-up today. From the look on my internist’s face when he entered the examining room…well…if it had not been a year since I had seen him, I would have thought he was going to tell me I have a dreaded disease. more »
by: Penna Dexter - Oct 9, 2007 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Family, Living, Finances, Health, Citizenship, National, Social Issues
Watchmen on the Wall
“This is what the LORD says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths: Which is the way to what is good? Then take it and find rest for yourselves” (Jer. more »
by: Richard Land - Aug 21, 2007 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Social Issues, Issues
TV: Land appears on CSPAN’s Washington Journal
Richard Land joined Derrick Harkins of Sojourners on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Monday June 18, 2007 to discuss the role of religion in the 2008 presidential race. more »
by: staff - Jun 18, 2007 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Social Issues