Archive - Richard Land
Is America Two Countries Masquerading as One Nation?
The election results reveal a deeply divided nation, with divisions that transcend region and socio-economic status.
What a presidential election it has been. more »
By Richard Land - Jan 3, 2001
Topic: Citizenship, National
Why We Couldn’t Get Along
Behind the flap over same-sex unions and a Christian marriage statement.
The big news was supposed to be that leaders from the nation’s two largest religious denominations, Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists, were joining with the president of the largest umbrella group of evangelicals (National Association of Evangelicals) and mainline Protestants (National Council of Churches) to affirm their common commitment to marriage as a God-ordained “holy union of one man and one woman in which they commit, with God’s help, to build a loving, life-giving, faithful relationship that will last a lifetime.” more »
By Richard Land - Nov 29, 2000
A Court of Morals or a Moral Court?
The British court was right to try to save one of the conjoined twin girls, even against the wishes of the parents.
A few weeks ago, three judges from Great Britain’s High Court of Appeal prefaced a judicial decision by declaring themselves to be “a court of law, not a court of morals.” more »
By Richard Land - Nov 6, 2000
Topic: Life
Phenomenon With a Goal
See You at the Pole” is a grassroots phenomenon that has obviously met a felt need and touched a raw nerve in American society, or at least the public school subculture of that society. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 20, 2000
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
An Unorthodox Choice
Aligned on social issues but sharply opposed on abortion, how will evangelicals react to Joseph Lieberman?
In selecting Senator Joseph Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew, as his running mate, Al Gore made a bold and unorthodox choice. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 11, 2000
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
Different Gifts, Same Spirit
Women can still serve the church, even if they are not called to be pastors
The nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, with just fewer than 16 million members in over 40,000 churches across the country, once again generated controversy and front-page news during its annual June meeting. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 14, 2000
Is the New Testament Historically Reliable - A Question of Faith?
Recently ABC evening news anchor Peter Jennings, in an interview with Larry King about his television special on the quest for the historical Jesus, concluded that the question of the accuracy of the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus was for believers, a matter of faith. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 23, 2000
Whither Elian?
Imagine a loving and devoted mother risking her life to bring her son from slavery to freedom. Would you send the boy back?
The compelling and tragic story of Elian Gonzalez, the little 6-year-old Cuban boy plucked out of the Atlantic off Florida’s coast last Thanksgiving, continues to tear at us. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 24, 2000
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, National
‘As if They Had Cursed’
Is invoking God in public before a football game constitutional? The Supreme Court will decide the fate of a Texas school.
Once again, the emotional and volatile issue of prayer and religious expression in our nation’s public schools is before the U.S. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 3, 2000
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Energizing Evangelicals
George W. Bush can learn from John McCain’s folly
In a remarkable two-day spasm of anger and badly mistaken electoral calculus, former presidential candidate John McCain succeeded in achieving what no combination of evangelicals had managed to accomplish—namely, to energize evangelical Christians to full engagement in the presidential election. more »
By Richard Land - Mar 17, 2000
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National