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.
FIRST-PERSON: What should be called marriage: a modest proposal
Columnist Richard Land says marriage should remain between a man and a woman, and he offers a proposal for how states should address the issue henceforth.
FIRST-PERSON: What should be called marriage: a modest proposal
Columnist Richard Land says marriage should remain between a man and a woman, and he offers a proposal for how states should address the issue henceforth.
FIRST-PERSON: The Penn State debacle: what now?
Columnist Richard Land says Penn State's goal should be that a generation from now, the school will be synonymous with the treatment and cure of child sexual abuse, not the aiding and abetting of it.
FIRST-PERSON: The Penn State debacle: what now?
Columnist Richard Land says Penn State's goal should be that a generation from now, the school will be synonymous with the treatment and cure of child sexual abuse, not the aiding and abetting of it.
FIRST-PERSON: Why this election is more important than most
Columnist Richard Land urges Christians to pray for the nation in the weeks leading up to the election.
FIRST-PERSON: Why capitalism is the most biblical economic model
Columnist Richard Land examines Marxism, socialism and capitalism, concluding that capitalism most closely models biblical truth.
FIRST-PERSON: Let freedom ring!
As American Christians celebrate Independence Day, Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission notes that comparatively few nations allow people the freedom to worship as they choose without fear of societal or governmental persecution.
FIRST-PERSON: Fred Luter & the SBC’s moral arc
The election of New Orleans pastor Fred Luter Jr., reflects how the Southern Baptist Convention, as Richard Land describes it, "has now gone from being virtually an all-white domination as late as 1970 to being one of the most ethnically diverse denominations."
