Archive - Jill Waggoner
Barrett Duke joins political, religious leaders to speak out against hate crimes legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dr. Barrett Duke of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission will join Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and other religious and political leaders Tuesday, April 28, at 1:30 PM to speak out against Hate Crimes legislation that will pose frightening threats to religious freedom. more »
Apr 27, 2009
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Land: Obama’s order ‘attempt to remove morality from scientific research’
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land decried President Barack Obama’s March 9 executive order overturning the prohibition on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). more »
Mar 9, 2009
Topic: Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research
SBC’s Richard Land decries reversal of Mexico City Policy
Richard Land decried President Barack Obama’s executive order rescinding the Mexico City Policy Jan. 23.
Land, president of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said the action reverses a policy, which is favored by pro-life Americans, that prevents taxpayer dollars from funding international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), unless the organizations agree to not perform or promote abortions. more »
Jan 26, 2009
SBC’s Richard Land heads up ‘America’s Heritage Tour’
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will lead a recreational tour of America’s rich Christian heritage this fall. more »
Jan 23, 2009
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Will God bless America?: Richard Land addresses this timely topic at Bellevue Baptist
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will be delivering a sermon entitled, “If and When God Will Bless America,” Sunday morning, July 6, at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tenn. more »
Jul 3, 2008
Topic: Citizenship
SBC’s Richard Land lauds passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission today hailed congressional passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which bans employers and health insurance providers from discriminating against individuals and families based on their genetic information. more »
May 2, 2008
Topic: Family, Parenting, Adoption, Life, Citizenship, Human Rights, Science, Bioethics
TV: Dr. Land on CNN and PBS Friday night regarding the 2008 election
Dr. Richard Land will be on two TV programs Friday evening. He will be live on CNN at 7:05 PM CT/ 8:05 PM ET with Tony Perkins and Gary Bauer talking about social conservatives and Evangelicals. more »
By Jill Waggoner - Feb 8, 2008
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SBC’s Richard Land launches iVoteValues.com and iLiveValues.com
Nashville, Tenn.—Dr. Richard Land, president of The Southern Baptist’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, launches a new values emphasis to reach out to “values voters” this election season and beyond. more »
Feb 7, 2008 - (1)
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Dr. Richard Land featured on “Glenn Beck” during Super Tuesday results
Dr. Richard Land was featured on the CNN Headline News program “Glenn Beck” as Super Tuesday results were totaled. The program airs from 8 p.m. more »
By Jill Waggoner - Feb 5, 2008
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SBC’s Richard Land lauds Religious Freedom Day
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission joins all Americans in commemorating Religious Freedom Day. more »
Jan 16, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty