Archive - Richard Land
Vote on Hate Crimes Bill Imminent
Dear Friends:
A vote on hate crimes legislation—a grave threat to the religious liberty of Christians—is imminent.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has just introduced hate crimes legislation as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill (S. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 15, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
Avoiding the Rocks
Pornography is one of the most powerful weapons in Satan’s arsenal. He uses it to corrupt God’s beautiful plans for us as sexual beings. Pornography encourages lust, which then enslaves us, for sexual desire is the second most powerful motivation that human beings have after the survival instinct. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 14, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Pornography
Call Senators About Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Nomination
Dear Friends:
The U.S. Senate has just begun hearings on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the next associate justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 13, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, , National
“Hate” crimes bill a threat to liberty
The U.S. House of Representatives easily approved “hate” crimes protections for homosexuals and transgendered individuals April 29. The Senate is expected to take up the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act prior to leaving for their August recess. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 29, 2009 - (8)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
House Votes for Cap and Trade June 26
Dear Friends:
The House will vote today on H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade bill. In addition to its many efforts to radically change energy policy in our nation, the bill will create a system for trading and selling credits to emit so-called greenhouse gases. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 26, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Legislation, Science, Environment
On the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
The murder of Dr. George Tiller is a human tragedy.
If the perpetrator of this violence proves to be someone who was acting in the name of the pro-life movement, as appears to be the case, everyone in the pro-life community must swiftly and soundly repudiate him and his actions. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 1, 2009 - (6)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Tell Senators to Protect Children from Tobacco Use
Dear Friends:
The power to save untold thousands of lives from experiencing disease and premature death from tobacco use is within reach.
The Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill to provide oversight on the tobacco industry. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 1, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Justice Sotomayor?—More for some, less for others?
President Obama, while a presidential candidate, gave a very important speech (March 18, 2008) on race in America. In that speech he said that “Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race…So when they…hear that an African-American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed…resentment builds over time.” more »
By Richard Land - May 27, 2009 - (6)
Topic: Citizenship, Persecution, Racial Reconciliation
Parent-child relationship further weakened with court order
The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman of New York to order the FDA to make Plan B, post-intercourse contraceptives available to 17-year-old girls without a prescription from their doctor is one more example of the government believing it has the right to interpose itself between parents and their children. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 28, 2009 - (4)
Topic: Life, Birth Control, Citizenship, Legislation
Help Stop Radically Pro-Choice HHS Nominee
Dear Friends:
The Senate is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to confirm Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)—a radically pro-choice nominee who appears to have deep ties to the abortion industry—as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). more »
By Richard Land - Apr 27, 2009