Richard Land

Southern Baptist Leader Reprimanded, Show Canceled

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 06.01.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Convention's ethics chief has been reprimanded and his radio show canceled after he made inflammatory commen...

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Southern Baptist Ethicist Apologizes For Trayvon Martin Comments

Posted 04.18.2012

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) The Southern Baptist Convention's top public policy official has apologized for controversial comme...

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Richard Land And Southern Baptists' Race Problem

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 04.18.2012

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Jonathan Merritt

Below the surface, the largest Protestant denomination in North America still has serious race problems, proving once again that old paradigms die hard.

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A High-Ranking Southern Baptist Official Accused Of Plagiarizing Controversial Trayvon Martin Comments

Posted 04.17.2012

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By Greg Horton Religion News Service (RNS) Richard Land, the Southern Baptist Convention's top public policy ethicist, apologized Monday (April 16...

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Baptist Leader: Obama, Black Pastors Fanning 'Racialist Fires' By Addressing Trayvon Case

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 04.15.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm condemns the response of many black leaders to the Trayvon Martin ...

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Protestants Marrying Santorum Should Use Contraception

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.08.2012

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Robert S. McElvaine

Leaving aside Ron Paul, there are four candidates remaining in the presidential race. The three top Republicans are comprised of two are Roman Catholics and a Mormon. Pity the poor right-wing Protestants.

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Jon Ward

Evangelicals Discuss 'Encouraging' Gingrich And Perry To Get Behind Santorum

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 01.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A prominent evangelical Christian said Friday that if Rick Santorum continues to surge in the polls and does well in New Hampshire and S...

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Southern Baptist Leader Wants 'Clean' DREAM Act

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 08.30.2011

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Southern Baptist Convention leader says the group's policy arm supports a version of the DREAM Act – the proposed law...

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Richard Land Dishonors The Baptist Tradition By Not Standing Up For Religious Minorities

Robert Marus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Marus

If you live near a cemetery, that whirring sound you've been hearing all week probably owes to my Baptist forebears spinning in their graves.

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Southern Baptist Leader Resigns Interfaith Coalition Supporting Mosques

Posted 05.26.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) A top leader of the Southern Baptist Convention has resigned from a new interfaith coalition, saying s...

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Immigration Reform: A Victim of Misinformation?

Sue Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sue Wilson

Now that the President has made his speech on immigration, pressure is ratcheting up on both sides of the aisle.

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Religious Right Leader Clarifies: I'm Not Endorsing Romney

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Richard Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said Monday that he supports Republican Mitt...

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Dems Reaching Out To Evangelical Voters

Newsweek | Eve Conant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard land had never met one-on-one with a chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The Tennessee evangelist, an influential force in the Sout...

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