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SBC’s Land to speak at Save Darfur Rally in Washington
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2006—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will be speaking at “The Rally to Stop Genocide,” addressing the genocide crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region, April 30, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. more »
Apr 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution
Porous borders have led to current immigration crisis, ERLC’s Land says
WASHINGTON (BP)—The federal government’s failure to secure the nation’s borders has sparked “severe consternation” among many Americans and precipitated the current crisis over illegal immigration, Richard Land said April 28 during a public policy discussion at the Family Research Center in Washington. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Apr 28, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration
U.S. influence needed in Sudan, USCIRF says
The United States must maintain its influence in Sudan if a just peace is to be achieved in the strife-torn, east African country, said the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and members of Congress. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 3, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
American involvement needed to gain peace in Sudan, panel, representatives say
WASHINGTON (BP)—The United States must continue to exert its influence in Sudan if a just peace is to be achieved in the strife-torn African country, a bipartisan government panel and members of both political parties have stated. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: Abortion rights not helpful to candidates, poll implies
WASHINGTON (BP)—It does not appear promoting abortion rights will help candidates in the 2006 and 2008 elections, according to a massive public opinion survey. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 27, 2006
Topic: Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Human Rights
S. Baptists want immigration enforcement, Land tells Bush
WASHINGTON (BP)—Most Southern Baptists want the country’s immigration laws to be enforced before supporting a type of guest-worker program, ethics leader Richard Land told President Bush March 23 at a White House meeting on the controversial subject. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 24, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration, Social Issues
U.S. critics say new U.N. human rights body inadequate
WASHINGTON (BP)—The United Nations has established a new human rights body, but American critics say it falls far short of the reform needed. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 17, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights
ERLC unveils legislative agenda for 2006
By Richard Land and Barrett Duke
Significant progress in 2005 has set the stage for more legislative gains in 2006. Last year, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission was able to help secure passage of a bill providing federal funding for umbilical cord blood banks to store stem cells. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Land: New U.N. council like fox guarding hen house
ERLC President Richard Land joined other American advocates for human rights in criticizing a new body established by the United Nations to address the issue. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights
Land to Bush: Southern Baptists want immigration laws enforced
Richard Land told President Bush March 23 most Southern Baptists want the country’s immigration laws to be enforced before a type of guest-worker program is adopted. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 15, 2006
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Immigration