Christian Citizenship - articles
‘Wal-Mart is my second office’
Pastor uses shopping trips as way to reach out to Hispanics in Clanton
Long after the 5 p.m. Friday whistle blows for most folks, Pastor Carlos Lemus is heading into work. more »
By Grace Thornton - Sep 27, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Contending with the “cults of death”
It is now clear that a “death cult” has taken root within Islam. These fanatical enemies of freedom will as soon rain death and mayhem upon a schoolyard of innocent children (Muslim as well as non-Muslim) as they will attack a military vehicle. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 18, 2007 - (8)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Science, Bioethics
Land and Wallis to debate priorities of evangelical voters during Washington Briefing
Dr. Richard Land, president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, will square off this fall in a debate as part of The Washington Briefing 2007: Values Voter Summit more »
By Jill Waggoner - Aug 28, 2007 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Watchmen on the Wall
“This is what the LORD says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths: Which is the way to what is good? Then take it and find rest for yourselves” (Jer. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 21, 2007 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Social Issues, Issues
Q&A: Richard Land
Collin Hansen: Do evangelicals treat some political issues as black-and-white that should be categorized as gray?
Richard Land: God may not have a position on the precise nature of the tax burden on the American people. more »
By Collin Hansen - Jul 30, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
To Whom Do You Pledge Your Allegiance?
It is not heretical to display the Christian flag along with the American flag in a church auditorium—as long as the church members’ primary allegiance is to the One for whom the Christian flag represents and their secondary allegiance is to the American flag. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 28, 2007 - (8)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
TV: Land appears on CSPAN’s Washington Journal
Richard Land joined Derrick Harkins of Sojourners on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Monday June 18, 2007 to discuss the role of religion in the 2008 presidential race. more »
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Social Issues
Are You an American Idol-ator?
The phrase “God and country” means different things to different people, but when it is invoked to draw the color line between red and blue—while standing on the red side—it usually means something roughly like this: “God made this country great, and as long as we are a Christian nation, God is on our side.” more »
By Richard Land - Jun 5, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Faith, Bible, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
An Indecent Ruling
As a father and a concerned citizen, the June 4 ruling by a U.S. Court of Appeals concerning the Federal Communications Commission’s right to penalize television networks for airing indecent language is as nearly offensive as the words the FCC was targeting. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Jun 5, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Family, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
Let Us Not Forget
Memorial Day, perhaps more than any other holiday, was born out of human grief and human necessity. While American soldiers fell in the Revolutionary War, in the War of 1812, and in the various conflicts of our young nation, the great bloodletting that defines us as a people and that forged modern America was the Civil War. more »
By Richard Land - Jun 1, 2007 - (3)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National, War