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SBC’s Land comments on nomination of Judge Samuel Alito
After the recent nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States, Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on the president’s decision. more »
Oct 31, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, National, Social Issues,
SBC’s Land calls Miers withdrawal result of ‘corrosive and bitter process’
Upon Harriet Miers’ decision to withdraw as a nominee to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on the nominee and the hearing process. more »
Oct 27, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National,
SBC’s Richard Land comments on death of civil rights pioneer, Rosa Parks
“Rosa Parks’ moment of resistance against the policies of segregation in Montgomery, Ala., was the spark that lit the modern-day civil rights movement. more »
Oct 25, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Racial Reconciliation,
Dr. Richard Land to participate in ‘Religious Politics, Political Religion’ panel
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission will be participating in “Religious Politics, Political Religion,” a panel discussion sponsored by the Goethe-Institut New York and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Washington, D.C., October 19. more »
Oct 18, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State,
SBC’s Richard Land comments on Miers’ nomination
“This President has kept no promise more faithfully than his promise in 2000, and again in 2004, that he would nominate only strict constructionist, original intent jurists to the Supreme Court. more »
Oct 4, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National,
SBC’s Land comments on Roberts’ confirmation
Upon the confirmation of Judge John Roberts as the 17th chief justice of the United States, Dr. Richard Land, president of Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on the nominee and the hearing process. more »
Sep 29, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National,
SBC’s Richard Land comments on Rehnquist’s service, Roberts’ nomination
“Chief Justice Rehnquist was a model citizen, patriot and Supreme Court justice. Starting with service in the Army Air Corps in World War II and continuing throughout more than three decades as an associate and chief justice of the Supreme Court, he served his country with dedication and honor. more »
Sep 6, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National,
Richard Land appointed to USCIRF by Senator Frist
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist appointed Dr. Richard Land of Nashville, Tennessee, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent and bipartisan federal agency. more »
Jul 26, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National, Religious Liberty,
SBC’s Land Comments on Roberts’ Nomination
Dr. Richard Land commented Tuesday on President Bush’s nomination of Judge John Roberts Jr., to the Supreme Court after the president’s official announcement. more »
Jul 20, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National,
SBC’s Land Comments on O’Connor Retirement
“Justice O’Connor’s retirement opens the door for the opportunity that tens of millions of Americans have been praying for for more than a decade. more »
Jul 1, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National,