Citizenship - articles
Supreme Court Strikes Blow for U.S. Constitution and U.S. Sovereignty
The U.S. Supreme Court, by a 6-3 majority in the Medellin v. Texas decision, struck a significant blow for the U.S. Constitution and U.S. sovereignty against the encroaching power of international treaties and U.N. more »
by: Richard Land - Mar 28, 2008 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Citizenship, , National
Rev. Wright, Senator Obama and the Ghosts in the Room
Whenever Americans discuss the issue of race, there are always ghosts in the room with us—the ghosts of racial sins and racial hurts from our shared and tragic past. more »
by: Richard Land - Mar 21, 2008 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Citizenship, Racial Reconciliation
What was Geraldine Ferraro Thinking?
Geraldine Ferraro, a trailblazer for women as the first woman on a major party national ticket (Walter Mondale’s presidential running mate in 1984), said the following about Senator Barack Obama: more »
by: Richard Land - Mar 14, 2008 - comments: 11 - topic(s): Citizenship, , National, Racial Reconciliation
Beliefnet column: “Superdelegates” and democracy
What a titanic struggle for delegates is unfolding in the Democratic race for the White House!
With Senators Clinton and Obama locked in hand-to-hand combat for every single delegate, it is beginning to look as if the Democrats may not have a candidate who will have the required 2,025 delegates to secure the nomination after all the primaries and caucuses are concluded. more »
by: Richard Land - Feb 22, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, , National
Living your values out loud
I can’t imagine there is an adult living in the U.S. that isn’t keenly aware that we are in the midst of quite an unusual campaign to elect our next president. more »
by: Richard Land - Feb 12, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Community Service
Letter to the Editor
Dear Southern Baptists,
My name is John. For the past two-and-one-half years I’ve introduced myself as Refugee, since I was one of several hundred thousand displaced by Hurricane Katrina. more »
by: John Dee Jeffries - Feb 12, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Community Service
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
Appreciation and reflection
It has been sixty years since the founding of the organization that is now the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Through this ministry, many have gained a greater appreciation for God’s Word and what it says about how we should conduct our lives and what kind of values our society should reflect (Isaiah 1:17). more »
by: Richard Land - Dec 18, 2007 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Atheism at Christmastime
Early in December, I visited my daughter at college. Spread across her floor was a project she was working on for an elementary education class. more »
by: Penna Dexter - Dec 11, 2007 - comments: 12 - topic(s): Family, Children, Education, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
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