Archive - Richard Land
Living your values
Sen. John McCain electrified the Republican base and millions of people of every political persuasion last Friday when he selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 3, 2008 - (9)
Topic: Faith, Family, Parenting, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,
Homeschoolers win important victory
It seems that miracles still do occur. I have heard of courts reversing their decisions before, but it has always been new judges reversing their predecessors’ decisions. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 21, 2008 - (3)
Topic: Family, Children, Education, , Citizenship,
Does Hollywood Really Undermine Marriage?
The Parents Television Council (PTC) thinks so. They have just released a new study, Happily Never After: How Hollywood Favors Adultery and Promiscuity Over Marital Intimacy on Prime Time Broadcast Television. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 14, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity
Caution: Robert McElvaine’s “Grand Theft Jesus” has a problem with facts
I am a hopeless bibliophile. I love reading books, fondling books, being surrounded by books, looking forward to reading books, and remembering fondly books I have read and reread. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 8, 2008 - (8)
Topic: , Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Reduction in homelessness: Let us pause to praise good news
The federal government has announced that the country has cut the number of “chronically homeless people” by approximately 30 percent between 2005 and 2007. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 1, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Help Enforce Broadcast Decency
A federal court has in effect given the green light for broadcast television networks to air indecent material any hour of the day.
That’s why Congress must act now on the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 30, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Children, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Tell Congress to Protect Children from Tobacco Use
A tragically high number of Americans die each year due to alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides. Yet, astonishingly, a product that claims more American lives annually than all of these combined, tobacco, is peddled for public consumption having undergone virtually no oversight. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 28, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Children, Citizenship, Legislation
Randy Pausch: a life well lived
Over the last few months Randy Pausch captured the attention of much of the world as he had captivated his students for years. Pausch, an extremely popular Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 25, 2008 - (2)
Playing Hardball about God’s Role in America: Liberals vs. Conservatives
Steven Waldman of Beliefnet.com and John C. Green of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life have identified what they call the “twelve tribes” of American politics, a configuration based on moral values, spiritual affinities, and religious affiliations. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 15, 2008 - (5)
Topic: Citizenship,
The Second Amendment, guns, and the Supreme Court
The verdict is now in from the U.S. Supreme Court—the Second Amendment means what it says. In a historic 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 3, 2008 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, ,