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Hope voiced for ruling in Ref. 71 case
The U.S. Supreme Court will protect the identities of supporters of a state initiative to defend marriage in spite of the apparent skepticism of one of its most conservative justices, predicted religious freedom lawyer Jordan Lorence. more »
By Tom Strode - May 7, 2010
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, , ,
D.C. ‘gay marriage’ foes hopeful
Supporters of an effort to give citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote on the definition of marriage expressed hope after the D.C. more »
By Tom Strode - May 5, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation,
Land to Congress: Stop D.C. ‘gay marriages’
Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has joined two dozen other Christian and conservative leaders in urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a public vote before the District of Columbia issues marriage licenses to homosexual couples. more »
By staff - Feb 25, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, ,
Land: Don’t repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Southern Baptist public policy specialist Richard Land called on congressional members Feb. 2 to oppose legislation that would overturn the ban on open homosexuals serving in the United States military. more »
By staff - Feb 3, 2010
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National,
SBC’s Land ‘disappointed’ in Obama speech
President Obama called on Congress Wednesday in his first State of the Union speech to pass his health-care reform proposal despite its low public popularity and the recent loss of a filibuster-proof majority for his own party in the Senate. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 28, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Healthcare, National, Issues, ,
High court to hear gay referendum case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the state of Washington may make public the identities of citizens who signed a petition attempting to protect marriage. more »
By staff - Jan 18, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, , ,
SBC’s public policy commission files friend-of-the-court brief in support of Prop. 8
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—As the Proposition 8 federal court case begins today in San Francisco, Dr. Richard Land commented on the friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission in support of the 2008 California constitutional ballot initiative which defined marriage as only between a man and a woman. more »
Jan 11, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality,
PROP 8: Opposition to ‘gay marriage’ is not based on bigotry, ERLC says in legal brief
Christian opposition to “same-sex marriage” is not based on hostility toward homosexuals and should not be considered bigotry, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission says in a friend-of-the-court brief prepared for the current trial on California’s Proposition 8. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 11, 2010
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, , ,
D.C. gives ‘gay marriage’ final OK
The District of Columbia Council again voted 11-2 to legalize same-sex “marriage” on Dec. 15, providing the final legislative action needed for the capital to become the sixth U.S. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 16, 2009
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation,
Land among conservative honorees
Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land was among the conservative leaders honored during the first Weyrich Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.
The president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) was one of three finalists for Faith Community Leader of the Year, along with Harry Jackson, a Washington-area pastor and chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, and Charles Chaput, Roman Catholic archbishop of Denver. more »
By staff - Dec 9, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship,