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Richard Land

Richard Land

Richard Land

Richard Land, D. Phil, is the Executive Editor of the Christian Post, having previously served as president of the ERLC (1988-2013) and president of Southern Evangelical Seminary (2013-2021). He also serves as the chairman of the advisory board at the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

  • Roe is Finally Gone. What Must We Do Now?

    I will always remember exactly where I was when the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was officially announced, overturning the Supreme Court’s infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Dobbs upheld a Mississippi law which severely limited abortion after 15 weeks gestation. Now individual state legislatures would be enabled to decide how the abortion

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  • Roe is Finally Gone. What Must We Do Now?

    I will always remember exactly where I was when the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was officially announced, overturning the Supreme Court’s infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Dobbs upheld a Mississippi law which severely limited abortion after 15 weeks gestation. Now individual state legislatures would be enabled to

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  • What Secretary Madeleine Albright modeled for us

    The announcement of the death of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright brought to my mind many very pleasant memories of my interactions with her during both her tenure as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1993-1997) and her service as Secretary of State (1997-2001).  As you would imagine, we had substantive disagreements about many

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  • Land sees Obama immigration speech as “proposal” to Congress

    Richard Land responded to President Barack Obama’s address about immigration reform given today, describing immigration as an issue that requires “presidential leadership.” Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, attended the speech at the American University at the request of the White House. Land has been calling for

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  • Seinfeld star’s despicable meltdown further evidence of racism

    NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 22, 2006—Former “Seinfield” star Michael Richards’ tirade of racial slurs and obscenities at a comedy club in Hollywood shocked Americans this week. In the first decade of the 21st century, how could someone with the cultural sophistication and pluralistic societal exposure of a television star like Richards harbor such vile and hateful

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