Resources by 2005 Browse by Title Date Author Topic SBC’s Richard Land comments on Miers’ nomination Press Release by Staff on Oct 4, 2005 ERLC Announcements/News "This President has kept no promise more faithfully than his promise in 2000, and again in 2004, that he would nominate only strict constructionist, original intent jurists to the Supreme Court. In the face of unprecedented obstructionism, led especially by... Continue... SBC’s Land comments on Roberts’ confirmation Press Release by Staff on Sep 29, 2005 ERLC Announcements/News Upon the confirmation of Judge John Roberts as the 17th chief justice of the United States, Dr. Richard Land, president of Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on the nominee and the hearing process.“Chief Justice John Roberts... Continue... SBC’s Richard Land comments on Rehnquist’s service, Roberts’ nomination Press Release by Staff on Sep 6, 2005 ERLC Announcements/News “Chief Justice Rehnquist was a model citizen, patriot and Supreme Court justice. Starting with service in the Army Air Corps in World War II and continuing throughout more than three decades as an associate and chief justice of the Supreme... Continue... Richard Land appointed to USCIRF by Senator Frist Press Release by Staff on Jul 26, 2005 ERLC Announcements/News Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist appointed Dr. Richard Land of Nashville, Tennessee, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent and bipartisan federal agency. Frist’s senatorial appointment marks the third term of service to the USCIRF for... Continue... SBC’s Land Comments on Roberts' Nomination Press Release by Staff on Jul 20, 2005 ERLC Announcements/News Dr. Richard Land commented Tuesday on President Bush’s nomination of Judge John Roberts Jr., to the Supreme Court after the president’s official announcement.Roberts' nomination follows nearly three weeks of national speculation about who would take the place of retiring Justice... Continue... SBC's Land Comments on O'Connor Retirement Press Release by Staff on Jul 1, 2005 ERLC Announcements/News “Justice O’Connor’s retirement opens the door for the opportunity that tens of millions of Americans have been praying for for more than a decade. That opportunity, of course, is to redress the imbalance in the Supreme Court and to make... Continue... Payday Lending Issue Brief by Barrett Duke on Jan 14, 2005 Predatory Lending What is payday lending? Payday lending is the term used to describe the practice of lending small amounts of money to people, usually $350 or less, for two week periods, i.e., until their next payday. In return the borrower pays... Continue... « 1 2 »