Evangelicals rising as U.S. falters, Land says
PHOENIX (BP)–While the number of evangelicals in the United States is rising, the moral health of the nation continues to falter, Richard Land told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 14. In his report to the convention, Land, president of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said the ERLC continues to […]
Land withdraws from interfaith coalition
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Richard Land announced January 21 he had listened to Southern Baptists and as a result was withdrawing his name from a diverse coalition established to monitor “mosque discrimination” in the U.S. “While many Southern Baptists share my deep commitment to religious freedom and the right of Muslims to have places of worship, they […]
TRUSTEES: Hope for America
rests on believers, ERLC trustees told
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The consensus evident at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's annual trustee meeting is that the United States is in dire straits and facing an uncertain future ...
Prayer vigil for national renewal begins Sept. 20
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--There's no disputing that most Americans "believe" in God. Studies by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life consistently reveal over two-thirds of Americans are "absolutely certain" there is a God.
NBC’s ‘Jensen Project’ called family friendly
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Richard Land doesn’t fancy himself a TV critic, but he’s making an exception for a made-for-television film that will air Friday on NBC. In an effort to develop programming suitable for the entire family, Procter & Gamble and Walmart joined with NBC to facilitate the production of “The Jensen Project,” a sci-fi adventure […]
Land warns of ‘social experiments’
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–Ungodly views of human life as well as dangerous social experiments are threatening America’s future and clouding the legacy of the Gospel handed down from giants of the faith, Richard Land told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 15 in Orlando, Fla. In the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s report […]
Ultrasound key in saving unborn lives
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--While a majority of Americans now consider themselves pro-life -- reversing a long-running trend in favor of abortion rights ...
Land clarifies remarks, apologies to Anti-Defamation League
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Richard Land’s assertions that some proposed elements of health care reform are tainted by principles embraced by the Third Reich have drawn critical response from some, perhaps none more notably than Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Land told Baptist Press that despite Foxman’s desire, as outlined in an ADL […]
Heeding the Moral Demands of the Gospel
Southern Baptists have a rich and storied history of looking to God's Word for a response to the pressing moral and ethical issues of the day. In 1913, the Southern Baptist Convention established the Social Service Commission, which sought to address the rampant use of alcohol in American society. On the foundation of the Convention's […]
TRUSTEES: ERLC board
commits to pray for SBC task force
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Trustees of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission noted the establishment of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force and committed to pray for its work during their Sept. 15-16 annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
