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Richard Land: Romney Speech Reflections
Mitt Romney gave an eloquent defense of the positive and crucial rule that religion has played in our nation’s history from the first settlements down to the present day. more »
by: Richard Land - Dec 7, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Faith in politics: a new discussion
Americans are, by and large, a religious people. And religion has played a positive and particularly significant role in our nation’s history. more »
by: staff - Dec 6, 2007 - comments: 7 - topic(s): Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Richard Land: A Hope List for Romney’s Speech
Former Massachusetts Governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is going to give a speech on “Religion in America” tomorrow in Texas. more »
by: Richard Land - Dec 5, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
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
A Constitutional Tipping Point on Marriage
A county judge in Des Moines, Iowa, of all places, ruled last month that the state law allowing marriage only between a man and a woman violates the constitutional rights of due process and equal protection. more »
by: Richard Land - Sep 12, 2007 - comments: 17 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National, Religious Liberty
Reasons to Oppose Hate Crimes Legislation for Homosexuals
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is extremely concerned about hate crimes legislation for homosexuals for numerous reasons. more »
by: Barrett Duke - Jul 13, 2007 - comments: 65 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
An Indecent Ruling
As a father and a concerned citizen, the June 4 ruling by a U.S. Court of Appeals concerning the Federal Communications Commission’s right to penalize television networks for airing indecent language is as nearly offensive as the words the FCC was targeting. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Jun 5, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
Let Us Not Forget
Memorial Day, perhaps more than any other holiday, was born out of human grief and human necessity. While American soldiers fell in the Revolutionary War, in the War of 1812, and in the various conflicts of our young nation, the great bloodletting that defines us as a people and that forged modern America was the Civil War. more »
by: Richard Land - Jun 1, 2007 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National, War
A Gift that Kept on Giving
On the bookcase behind the desk of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Edward Thomas Brady sits a bright red and blue book, a gift from a new acquaintance. more »
by: Jill Martin - Jun 1, 2007 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Abstinence Education Program, Guidelines Could Be Cut
A highly successful abstinence education grant program, along with key definitions for abstinence education curricula, will expire June 30 if the program is not reauthorized by that date. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Jun 1, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Citizenship, Legislation, National