Richard D. Land
Dr. Richard Land, BA (magna cum laude), Princeton; D.Phil. Oxford; and Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, was president of the Southern Baptists’ Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (1988-2013) and has served since 2013 as president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Land has been teaching, writing, and speaking on moral and ethical issues for the last half century in addition to pastoring several churches.
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Ask Dr. Land: Why is Trump’s Advisory 1776 Commission so important?
Be advised that the 1776 Commission shreds the 1619 Project for the dangerous historical fantasy that it is. It is dangerous because it undermines our unity as Americans of differing ethnicities and perpetuates racial and ethnic division in perpetuity.
An evangelical leader’s open letter to President Biden
And, make no mistake, we accept you as our president. You will not hear from us the dangerous nonsense, “He will never be our president.”
How critical is this moment for Americans?
Many people have blamed President Trump for this increasing level of incivility, but he was more a symptom and a product of the dissatisfaction and unrest of many citizens, rather than its progenitor.
Americans must reject violence in pursuit of political goals
Americans must always reject the resort to violence in pursuit of political goals. It is literally “un-American” to engage in, or resort to, violent disregard of the law.
Ask Dr. Land: Why are people so excited by the arrival of a New Year?
When, in spite of our best intentions, our New Year’s resolutions most often falter and fail, I believe we should heed the advice of the pastor of the church in which I grew up in Houston: “When the Devil reminds you of your past failures (and he will), remind him of his future!”
Ask Dr. Land: Why do we exchange gifts at Christmas?
So then Christian, I want to ask you this question, “What does Jesus want for Christmas?”
Ask Dr. Land: Is there a difference between the ‘letter’ of the law and its ‘spirit'?
I don’t think I’ve ever thought as long or prayed more earnestly over an Ask Dr. Land column than I have this one.
Why is abandoning the rule of law so dangerous?
If our younger citizens had been required to study Civics, I am certain more of them would understand that we in the United States live in what was designed as a “Constitutional Republic,” not a democracy. And what is the critically important difference in these two forms of government?
A president's legacy
If that proves to be the case, President Trump’s original intent, strict constructionist nominees will be having a positive influence on religious liberty and freedom in America long after President Trump has departed this world. And I certainly hope and pray that that is the case.
Ask Dr. Land: Why is Thanksgiving such an important opportunity?
As a Christian, I encourage all of you as fellow Christians to undertake a spiritual exercise this Thanksgiving which I have found to be a tremendous blessing.