Archive - Dwayne Hastings
New Jersey joins states offering same-sex civil unions
It might not have been marked by the sound of wedding bells, but just past midnight on Feb. 19, 2007, homosexual couples were able to register for a civil union license in the state of New Jersey. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Feb 19, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Social Issues
Rating the Presidents
It is only appropriate this week—as we mark the birthdays of two of our most beloved presidents—that we ask the question: Who’s number one in U.S. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Feb 19, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship
Governor needled for his order to require anti-cancer drug for schoolchildren
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You would think the announcement of the first vaccine designed to prevent a deadly form of cancer would be welcome news, but the announcement that a Merck & Company drug that targets a sexually transmitted disease is being required for Texas schoolchildren is receiving mixed reviews. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Feb 6, 2007 - (7)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Citizenship, Social Issues
Land: Church bears ‘some responsibility’ for abortion tragedy
People of faith are at least somewhat complicit in the massacre of millions of unborn babies by abortion, Richard Land said January 21 at a pro-life rally, noting an estimated one out of three babies conceived since 1973 have been aborted. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Jan 23, 2007 - (16)
Topic: Life
Evangelicals for Darfur coalition step up efforts to end the genocide
WASHINGTON (BP)—Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land, joining a diverse group of evangelicals in a teleconference on the bloodshed in Darfur, noted that “would-be perpetrators of genocide in other capitals around the world are watching closely to see if we are going to allow the gangsters in Khartoum [Sudan’s capital] to get away with it.” more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Oct 19, 2006 - (5)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Issues
Southern Baptists play key role in civic debate, Land tells trustees
NASHVILLE—The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission enjoyed an “eventful year,” President Richard Land told the group’s board of trustees Sept. 12, noting significant developments that Land said should please religious conservatives. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Sep 19, 2006
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Porous borders have led to current immigration crisis, ERLC’s Land says
WASHINGTON (BP)—The federal government’s failure to secure the nation’s borders has sparked “severe consternation” among many Americans and precipitated the current crisis over illegal immigration, Richard Land said April 28 during a public policy discussion at the Family Research Center in Washington. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Apr 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration
George Mason: More than a team in the Final Four
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Sports pundits didn’t give the Patriots of George Mason University much of a chance to make it out of the first round in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament when they were awarded an at-large bid pitting them against the Spartans of Michigan State. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Mar 31, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State
ERLC photo contest to showcase ‘Faith, Family & Freedom’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—A busy calendar keeps Richard Land on the road much of the year. On most Sundays and many weekday nights, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is speaking in a Southern Baptist church somewhere across the country. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Mar 30, 2006
SBC’s Land: Church directories shouldn’t be campaign resource
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—In a move reminiscent of the 2004 presidential campaign, the North Carolina Republican Party is reaching out to local churches in the state, asking their members for their church directories reportedly as part of “get-out-the-vote” efforts. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Feb 21, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State