Issues - articles
Children first
The removal of 462 children from the FLDS polygamist sect’s… ranch in Eldorado, Texas…has raised important questions about separation of church and state and the First Amendment’s “free exercise” protections. more »
by: Richard Land - May 2, 2008 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Citizenship, Religious Liberty
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
Critics Put Abstinence Education on Trial
Strong evidence suggests abstinence education is effective in reducing teen sexual activity and polling demonstrates parents strongly back the programs, but apparently that is not enough to win the support of some in Congress. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Apr 22, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Education, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Citizenship, Legislation
The Christian and Alcohol
As published in the Criswell Theological Review
Excerpt:
Recently, Barrett was enjoying lunch with a good friend. When their conversation turned to their children, he mentioned that his daughter had just turned 21. more »
by: Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Apr 18, 2008 - comments: 6 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, Social Issues
RADIO: Richard Land interviews Ben Stein
Dr. Richard Land welcomes Ben Stein to the For Faith & Family radio broadcast to discuss the film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (in theaters April 18, 2008) as well as the American Civil Rights Movement, 40 years later. more »
by: staff - Apr 18, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Family, Education, Citizenship, Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Science, Creation/Evolution
Dr. King—Forty years later, his life and vision still inspire
April 4, 2008 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Anyone who had reached the age of consciousness by that date remembers exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the shattering and heartbreaking news that Dr. more »
by: Richard Land - Apr 4, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, , Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation
Viewpoint: Be the Church
I was sharing with the elder body of a large, progressive, growing church about my vision for the church to become the place of healing and restoration for those struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions when one of the elders expressed a sentiment I have since heard many times. more »
by: Mike Goeke - Mar 4, 2008 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Amazing Breakthrough in the Stem Cell Debate
In the past few months, three research teams have published reports outlining their successes in transforming adult skin cells into pluripotent stem cells, the functional equivalent of embryonic stem cells. more »
by: Andrew R. Lewis - Jan 14, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
Political candidates and their faith: Mike Huckabee and his feminist critics
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says, “The Senators and Representatives before mentioned and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this constitution, but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States” (emphasis added). more »
by: Richard Land - Jan 8, 2008 - comments: 51 - topic(s): Faith, Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Is Life a Right?
Is human life sacred? From the very beginning the Bible reveals that it is because human beings are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). more »
by: Richard Land - Jan 1, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Faith, Bible, Life, Abortion