Archive - Press Releases
SBC ethicist lauds state courts’ affirmation of traditional marriage
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 6, 2006— The highest courts in New York and Georgia ruled today that a right to same-sex “marriage” is not secured in either state’s constitution. more »
Jul 6, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
SBC’s Richard Land comments on Court’s Guantanamo Bay decision
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 30, 2006— Dr. Richard Land, president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on the Supreme Court’s June 29 decision in Hamdan v. more »
Jun 30, 2006 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, National, Social Issues, War, Issues
SBC’s Richard Land to speak at God & Country Sunday at First Baptist Central Florida
Orlando, Fla., June 28, 2006—Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will speak at First Baptist Church of Central Florida, July 2, as part of the church’s observance of God & Country Sunday. more »
Jun 28, 2006 - (2)
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SBC’s Richard Land commends Frist, rebukes missing senators on Marriage Protection Amendment
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 7, 2006—Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission commented on the June 7 vote on the Marriage Protection Amendment in the Senate. more »
Jun 7, 2006 - (1)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Marriage and government ‘by the people’ at stake in Marriage Protection Amendment
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 5, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented today about President’s Bush’s support of the Marriage Protection Amendment, following the president’s speech at the White House. more »
Jun 5, 2006 - (2)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
President’s speech provides ‘raw materials’ for future consensus
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on President Bush’s May 15 speech regarding immigration reform. more »
May 16, 2006 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Social Issues
Historic coalition calls for passage of Marriage Protection
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11, 2006—If the courts force a redefinition of marriage on our nation, it is only a matter of time before runaway political correctness results in Parents’ Day cards replacing the more traditional Mothers’ and Fathers’ day cards we have all been so accustomed to sending, suggests Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land. more »
May 11, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
SBC’s Land to speak at Save Darfur Rally in Washington
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will be speaking at “The Rally to Stop Genocide,” addressing the genocide crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region, April 30, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. more »
Apr 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution
Land will urge Congress to enact FDA regulation of tobacco
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 4, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will be participating in a press conference on Kick Butts Day, April 5, with other faith leaders and youth advocates, urging Congress to support legislation to require regulation of tobacco products. more »
Apr 4, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
SBC’s Land to address participants at Crittenden
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 14, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will speak at a marriage retreat in Williamstown, Ky., at Mount Carmel Baptist Church March 25. more »
Mar 14, 2006