Resources from 2009
WASHINGTON—Today a group of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders and scholars released the Manhattan Declaration, which addresses the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious liberty. Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, was among the original signers of the 4,700-word statement. The declaration issues a clarion call …
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WASHINGTON—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, has joined Jewish and evangelical Christian leaders in New York in calling for immediate sanctions to thwart Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Dr. Land collaborated with Paul de Vries, president of the New York Divinity School and leader of the New York …
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Dr. Richard Land will be in a press conference today in Washington, D.C., with the National Center for Policy Analysis and the Salem Radio Network at 2 p.m. ET. The presenters will be delivering a petition in opposition to the current health care legislation. While Dr. Land is currently not scheduled to speak, C-SPAN 3 …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Richard Land, host of Richard Land Live! and president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, will meet with other Salem Radio Network hosts in Washington, DC, tomorrow to deliver SRN’s “Free Our Health Care Now” petition, opposing the health care reform legislation now before Congress. He will be joined by …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, applauded today’s passage of the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” by the House of Representatives by a 307-97 vote. The bill, which gives the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products, was approved yesterday by the …
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Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, issued the following statement regarding the death of Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church on Sunday. Tiller had received national attention for performing late-term abortions at his clinic in Wichita, Kansas. “If the perpetrator of this …
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Dr. Richard Land will be on CNN this afternoon discussing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s record on abortion. His segment is set to air at 3:00 PM CT/4:00 PM ET. We hope you will be able to watch.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.— “A Gallup poll released today”:http://www.gallup.com/poll/118399/More-Americans-Pro-Life-Than-Pro-Choice-First-Time.aspx shows a majority of Americans, 51 percent, identify themselves as “pro-life” instead of “pro-choice.” This is the first time the poll reflects a “pro-life” majority since it began in 1995. Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, commented on the news: “I am thrilled …
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