Archive - Press Releases
SBC’s Richard Land comments on life and passing of Dr. Adrian Rogers
Dr. Adrian Rogers, founder of Love Worth Finding Ministries and Pastor Emeritus of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., passed away early today after a battle with cancer and pneumonia. more »
Nov 15, 2005
Topic:
SBC’s Richard Land testifies in support of Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will testify today in support of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, H.R. more »
Nov 10, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty
SBC’s Richard Land to testify in support of Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will testify Thursday, Nov. 10, in support of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, H.R. more »
Nov 9, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, Religious Liberty
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