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Wellness Should be at the Core of Health Care Reform
While the House of Representatives has passed a bill promoting its own version of health care reform (at least the version that a razor thin majority embrace), what reform really looks like is still being debated. more »
By Richard Land - Nov 10, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation, National
Gay hate crimes bill and the assault on evangelical belief
With the House and Senate passage of the hate-crimes bill, liberals in Congress made further progress in their effort to normalize homosexual behavior in the United States. more »
By Barrett Duke - Oct 27, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty, Social Issues
ERLC’s Land clarifies remarks, apologies to Anti-Defamation League
Richard Land’s assertions that some proposed elements of health care reform are tainted by principles embraced by the Third Reich have drawn critical response from some, perhaps none more notably than Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Oct 21, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Healthcare, , Legislation, National
Safe Schools Czar: Child Protector or Homosexuality Purveyor?
For a frightening list of reasons, Kevin Jennings has become a household—and schoolhouse—name. As the Obama administration’s new “safe schools” czar, entrusted to protect America’s children in the halls of learning, Jennings brings with him no shortage of experience educating our youth. more »
By Doug Carlson - Oct 20, 2009
Topic: Family, Education, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National
Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences
While Richard Land has admitted some of his analogies between Nazi Germany and proposed elements of health care reform were “imprecise,” he is certain there are connections to be made between some ideas under discussion in the health care reform debate today and some underlying philosophies held by the Germans and others, particularly American eugenicists, in the first half of the 20th century. more »
By Richard Land - Oct 20, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Healthcare, , Legislation, National
A senator’s sleight-of-hand and “hate” crimes
Senator Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) insertion of “hate” crimes legislation into the Defense Authorization bill (S. 1390) may be Washington, D.C., politics as usual, but it didn’t escape my attention. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 17, 2009
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: Don’t Be Fooled
In a small victory for pro-family America and her armed forces, the Supreme Court has turned down a request to review the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bars homosexuals from serving openly in the military. more »
By Doug Carlson - Jun 9, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, National, War
The First 100 Days
No matter who occupies the White House or which party controls the Congress, Americans of faith would be wise to make it a habit to pray for our nation. more »
Topic: Citizenship, National, Religious Liberty, Social Issues
The Devaluing of Life at Top Health Agency
Its mission statement is noble. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) bills itself as the “government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.” more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 3, 2009 - (3)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Modern-day cannibals
Throughout his campaign for president, President Barack Obama said he would reverse President George W. Bush’s ban on the federal funding of stem cell research on human embryos. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 11, 2009 - (7)
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, National