Church and State - articles
Political candidates and their faith: Mike Huckabee and his feminist critics
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says, “The Senators and Representatives before mentioned and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this constitution, but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States” (emphasis added). more »
By Richard Land - Jan 8, 2008 - (51)
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Richard Land: Romney Speech Reflections
Mitt Romney gave an eloquent defense of the positive and crucial rule that religion has played in our nation’s history from the first settlements down to the present day. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 7, 2007
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Faith in politics: a new discussion
Americans are, by and large, a religious people. And religion has played a positive and particularly significant role in our nation’s history. more »
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Richard Land: A Hope List for Romney’s Speech
Former Massachusetts Governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is going to give a speech on “Religion in America” tomorrow in Texas. more »
By Richard Land - Dec 5, 2007
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty
Faith & Politics: Presidents Acknowledging Divine Authority
Our country has a long lineage of religious faith informing politics. It is not necessary to conduct exhaustive research into the spiritual lives of U.S. more »
By Richard Land - Oct 24, 2007
Topic: Faith, Bible, Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Pluralism: A Future and a Hope for Religious Diversity in the United States
Since our beginning as a nation, the American experiment has intertwined the religious character of its citizens with the religious neutrality of the state. more »
By Richard Land - Oct 9, 2007 - (12)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Human Rights, 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
A Gift that Kept on Giving
On the bookcase behind the desk of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Edward Thomas Brady sits a bright red and blue book, a gift from a new acquaintance. more »
By Jill Waggoner - Jun 1, 2007 - (3)
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty