from 2012
Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Conventions Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will join leaders across the political spectrum in calling on Congress to address the immigration issue and create a road to citizenship for aspiring Americans who contribute to their communities and their economy at a Tuesday, Dec. 4 press conference. First …
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Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, released the following statement following the 2012 Presidential Election: bq. I congratulate President Obama on his victory. It was a hard-fought political battle. Now the really difficult task of governing begins again, and it is remarkable how little has …
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The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has released the 2012 Party Platform Comparison Guides to provide nonpartisan insight into political parties views in wake of the presidential election. The guides cover a wide range of issues including civil rights, human trafficking, immigration, justice, the environment and others. As we do …
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The Research Institute of the Southern Baptist Conventions Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a statement today about Irans decision to release Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani after imprisoning him for 1,062 days on charges of apostasy. The statement calls for the Iranian government to publicly apologize to Nadarkhani, and for every nation to release prisoners whose …
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The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention is disappointed with the Supreme Courts decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in its entirety. It is astonishing that the majority of the justices did not see the bill for what it really is: a blatant violation of the personal …
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The Southern Baptist Conventions Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission comments on the HHS Contraception Mandate and its threat to religious freedom. The administrations so-called contraceptive mandate requiring health plans to provide contraceptives and abortion-causing drugs and devices is a blatant assault on faith. By requiring faith-based organizations and individuals to pay for these services, the …
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Some religious leaders are not satisfied with President Obama’s so-called compromise on the HHS contraceptive mandate. Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, comments on the issue: Southern Baptists and people of other various faith communities are outraged with President Obamas so-called compromise on his administrations abortion mandate. …
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