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SBC’s Richard Land applauds passage of smoking prevention and tobacco control bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, applauded today’s passage of the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” by the House of Representatives by a 307-97 vote. more »
Jun 12, 2009 - (2)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health
SBC’s Richard Land condemns the killing of George Tiller
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, issued the following statement regarding the death of Dr. more »
May 31, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Richard Land thrilled that more Americans are ‘Pro-Life’ than ‘Pro-Choice’
May 15, 2009 - (0)
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SBC’s Richard Land condemns ‘waterboarding’ and torture
May 6, 2009 - (13)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, War
Barrett Duke joins political, religious leaders to speak out against hate crimes legislation
Apr 27, 2009 - (0)
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Richard Land
Princeton (A.B., magna cum laude) and Oxford (D.Phil.) educated, Dr. Richard Land has served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission since 1988. During his tenure as representative for the largest Protestant denomination in the country, Dr. Land has represented Southern Baptist and other Evangelicals’ concerns in the halls of Congress, before U.S. Presidents, and in the media.
In 2005, Dr. Land was featured in Time Magazine as one of The Twenty-five Most Influential Evangelicals in America. more »
