FIRST-PERSON: A statement regarding the Baptist Faith & Message and the word ‘pastor’
When the Baptist Faith & Message Study Committee made its report to the 2000 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, the three of us, Charles S. Kelley, Jr., Richard D. Land, and R. Albert Mohler, Jr., were assigned two particular tasks by the committee and its chairman, Dr. Adrian Rogers.
FIRST-PERSON: What’s the best way to be pro-life?: A Southern Baptist debate
Life is full of surprises, some pleasant, some not. I was reminded of this recently as I witnessed a pro-life controversy and debate revolving around an attack on the pro-life movement’s “incrementalist” approach in fighting to protect our unborn citizens by Southern Baptist self-described “absolutists” who assert that one must demand a ban on virtually all abortions with no exceptions, or one is compromising with evil.
FIRST-PERSON: Racial reconciliation resolution’s silver anniversary
Twenty-five years later, Richard Land reflects on the events that led up to the adoption of the "Resolution on Racial Reconciliation on the 150th Anniversary of the Southern Baptist Convention."
FIRST-PERSON: See ‘Woodlawn,’ make a difference
Richard Land is ready to see "Woodlawn" a third time. The movie "powerfully illustrates the reconciling and transforming power of the Gospel in people's lives and in a broken society," he writes.
FIRST-PERSON: The ‘Charleston Way’: Dr. King’s dream still lives
Seminary president Richard Land sees in Charleston a reemergence of the "life-changing impact and power of the nonviolent, reconciling message of the 1960s civil rights revolution that transformed our nation in so many very important ways."
FIRST-PERSON: The Civil Rights Act: 50 years on
On the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, columnist Richard Land urges Americans to reflect on how far they have progressed toward racial equality in order to draw inspiration for finishing the journey.
FIRST-PERSON: The Supreme Court & gay marriage (part 2 of 2)
Columnist Richard Land makes a prediction on how the Supreme Court will rule after next week's gay marriage cases.
FIRST-PERSON: The Supreme Court & gay marriage (part 1 of 2)
The U.S. Supreme Court could issue three very different rulings after it takes up the case of California's Proposition 8 next week, says columnist Richard Land.
FIRST-PERSON: Boy Scouts avert calamity (at least for now)
If the Boy Scouts' board had passed the proposal allowing gay men to be troop leaders, it would have dealt a serious blow to the organization, says columnist Richard Land.
FIRST-PERSON: Capping charitable deductions would hurt charities, society
Columnist Richard Land says it would be reckless and short-sighted for Congress and the president to cap charitable deductions as part of the budget negotiations.
