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Land, others ask Bush for expanded anti-obscenity effort
Southern Baptist public policy specialist Richard Land and other pro-family leaders have urged the White House to step up prosecution of obscenity and have asked for a meeting with President Bush as a part of that effort. more »
By staff - Sep 21, 2006
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Modesty, Pornography, Citizenship, National
Courts uphold pro-marriage initiatives in Neb., Tenn.
WASHINGTON (BP)—A federal appeals court has provided defenders of marriage an important victory, reversing a judge’s decision and reinstating Nebraska’s constitutional amendment defining the institution as only between a man and a woman. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 17, 2006 - (1)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National, Social Issues
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
Tenfold increase in fines for indecency becomes law
President Bush signed into law June 15 legislation increasing by tenfold the maximum fine for indecency on television and radio. The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act increases the maximum fine that can be levied by the Federal Communications Commission from $32,500 to $325,000. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 22, 2006
Topic: Family, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship, Legislation
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
Senate OKs large increase in fines for broadcast indecency
The Senate has joined the House of Representatives in supporting hefty increases in fines for indecency on radio and television.
The Senate approved May 18 the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, which would require a ten-fold increase in fines for broadcast indecency. more »
By Tom Strode - May 15, 2006
Topic: Family, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity, Pornography
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
ERLC, others decry sex trafficking for World Cup
The ERLC is part of a diverse coalition of human trafficking opponents calling upon Germany to end plans for an expansion of its legalized sex industry during the 2006 World Cup soccer tournament. more »
By Tom Strode - May 1, 2006
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity
Senate vote on marriage amendment nears
The ERLC continues to encourage Southern Baptists to ask their senators to support in a June vote a federal amendment to protect marriage. more »
By Tom Strode - May 1, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality