Issues - articles
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
How Your Congressman Voted on Health Care Reform Bill
In a late weekend vote, the House of Representatives passed a 2,000-page health care reform bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. more »
By staff - Nov 9, 2009
Topic: Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
Partner with the Psalm 139 Project to Save Lives
November 2009
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In the wake of a natural disaster, some needs are obvious: food, shelter, water. Others go unnoticed, but the consequences can be even more serious. more »
By Dwayne Hastings - Nov 7, 2009
ERLC’s Land Sends Letter to Congress Opposing Health Care Reform Bill
As the House of Representatives prepares to vote as soon as Saturday on a sweeping health care bill (H.R. 3962), the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission continues to express multiple concerns to Congress. more »
By staff - Nov 6, 2009
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Life, Abortion, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
The Silencing of Pro-Lifers on Health Care Reform
The showdown on health care reform is fast approaching. Floor votes in the House of Representatives on the mammoth 1,990-page bill (H.R. 3962), unveiled last week by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), are expected to take place as early as tomorrow. more »
By Doug Carlson - Nov 3, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Healthcare, Human Rights
Same-sex attraction: Just a choice?
“It’s just a choice,” the respected pastor said to me confidently when I told him that God had led me to minister to people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction. more »
By Bob Stith - Oct 30, 2009 - (6)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Death of Liberalism?
“The Achilles’ heel of liberal relativism is catastrophically low birthrates. When you deny the importance of family…of children…of God’s teaching about marriage, you end up with low birth rates.” – Richard Land more »
By Matt Hawkins - Oct 29, 2009 - (18)
Topic: Faith, Apologetics, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Adoption, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, Social Issues, Issues
Transparency on health care reform, other bills, please
Before signing the papers for a car loan or mortgage, wise buyers take a close look at the agreement to which they are binding themselves. It seems only logical that Congress would do the same—and give their constituents that courtesy as well—before voting to spend billions of dollars on new programs and sending taxpayers the tab. more »
By Doug Carlson - Oct 27, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Citizenship, Healthcare, Legislation
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 Submits Testimony Against D.C. Same-Sex Marriage Bill
A battle over marriage is brewing in the nation’s capital. Eleven of the 13 members of the District of Columbia’s City Council recently introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the District. more »
By staff - Oct 26, 2009
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality