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Lamenting the reversal of pro-life stem cell policy
This is a sad day for the sanctity of all human life in America. President Obama, in rescinding President Bush’s order of August 2001, which banned federal funding of research that causes the destruction of human embryos, has declared open season on unborn babies, allowing them to be destroyed for the sole purpose of harvesting their embryonic cells and tissue in the hopes of discovering treatments for maladies and diseases affecting older and bigger human beings. more »
By Richard Land - Mar 9, 2009 - (7)
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research
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
Biofuel: The dangerous consequences of good intentions
As responsible human beings we should be concerned always about doing harm to this planet we inhabit together. As a Christian I believe people of faith have a sacred responsibility to engage in creation care – never treating the earth or its atmosphere as though it is ours to do with as we please. more »
By Richard Land - Oct 10, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Hunger/Homelessness, Science, Environment
The Democrats’ Platform Plank on Abortion: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back?
Much has been made of the Democratic Party’s new platform plank on abortion. Jim Wallis has hailed the new language as “an historic step forward.” Is it? more »
By Richard Land - Sep 5, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, , Science, Bioethics
RADIO: Richard Land interviews Ben Stein
Dr. Richard Land welcomes Ben Stein to the For Faith & Family radio broadcast to discuss the film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (in theaters April 18, 2008) as well as the American Civil Rights Movement, 40 years later. more »
Topic: Family, Education, Citizenship, Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Science, Creation/Evolution
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Amazing Breakthrough in the Stem Cell Debate
In the past few months, three research teams have published reports outlining their successes in transforming adult skin cells into pluripotent stem cells, the functional equivalent of embryonic stem cells. more »
By Andrew R. Lewis - Jan 14, 2008
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Science, Bioethics
American moral values: narrowed or prioritized?
It’s a cheap shot to criticize socially conservative American “values voters” for narrowing the political litmus test to abortion and same-sex “marriage,” because “narrowing” and “prioritizing” are two different things. more »
By Richard Land - Nov 27, 2007 - (5)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues, War, Science, Bioethics
The future in our hands: Living for life
Some days I just have to stop and ponder: Where are we going as a nation? What future are we leaving our children? As you might imagine, if we continue on the path we are on as a society, our future is not all that bright. more »
By Richard Land - Oct 30, 2007 - (2)
Topic: Faith, Bible, Ministry, Life, Citizenship, Human Rights, Science, Bioethics
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
Live Earth leaves a worldwide “carbon footprint”
Al Gore recently told the Washington Post that global warming “is not a political issue; it’s a moral issue.” However, Gore’s Live Earth concerts held across the globe to raise awareness of this “moral” cause were marked by obscenity, hypocrisy, a massive “carbon footprint” and poor attendance. more »
By Jill Waggoner - Jul 9, 2007 - (4)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Science, Environment