War - articles
Retired Military Chaplains: Don’t Touch ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
As Congress soon wages an intense battle over its policy on homosexuals in the military, it faces the impossible task of reconciling the declines in troop morale, unit cohesion, and order in the armed forces that would inevitably result with open homosexuals in the ranks. more »
By Doug Carlson - May 12, 2010
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty, War,
Mourning man’s inhumanity toward man
It was 65 years ago, as World War II shuddered to an end in the European theatre, that the Allies began liberating the Nazi death camps.
In recognition of that particularly shameful period in world history, Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust in the United States, beginning in 1982. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 12, 2010 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, , , Social Issues, War,
Legislative Agenda for 2010
A year after Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation’s 44th president, many of our legislative priorities and concerns remain the same. Generally, liberals were largely unable to advance many of their principal legislative goals. more »
By Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Feb 5, 2010
Topic: Faith, Family, Living, Health, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, , Christian Citizenship, Healthcare, Human Rights, Hunger/Homelessness, Immigration, Legislation, National, Persecution, , Religious Liberty, Social Issues, War, Science, Bioethics, , Issues, ,
Contending with evil in a season of hope
In face of unrestrained evil in the world, particularly on the part of tyrants and despots, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission exec Richard Land ponders a proper response to those who wish to do harm to the innocent. more »
By Richard Land - Jan 4, 2010
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , Human Rights, , War, Issues, ,
Window of opportunity to thwart Iran’s intentions is closing fast
The window of opportunity to take action is closing fast. Delays will only encourage Iran’s recklessness, weaken the resolve of the international community and allow Russia and other oil-starved nations to continue to enable Iran and her terrorist lackeys to become ever more dangerous threats. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 29, 2009 - (3)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty, War,
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: Don’t Be Fooled
In a small victory for pro-family America and her armed forces, the Supreme Court has turned down a request to review the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bars homosexuals from serving openly in the military. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jun 9, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National, War,
Is the National Media Biased? A Test Case
If anyone has any remaining doubts about the national media’s bias and preference for Sen. Barack Obama, I offer Charles Gibson’s interview with Gov. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 12, 2008 - (5)
Topic: Family, Pop Culture, Citizenship, , War,
Iraq: When Will Progress Be Acknowledged As Significant?
Last month 21 U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq, 17 from hostile fire. In May 2007, there were 127 causalities in Iraq. The “surge” is working and bringing with it a measure of military and political success that must be a surprise even to its most ardent proponents. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 21, 2008 - (7)
Topic: Citizenship, , Human Rights, War,
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 - (5)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues, War, Science, Bioethics,
When freedoms are curtailed: Verbal terrorism
Like almost all Americans I am a firm believer in our cherished, constitutionally protected freedom of speech. The courts have always recognized that there are limits to freedom of speech, however, since no freedom is absolute. more »
By Richard Land - Nov 6, 2007 - (7)
Topic: Faith, Pastoral Integrity, Citizenship, Persecution, Religious Liberty, War,