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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Why so much hostility to Amy Coney Barrett’s religious faith?
For many people in America, especially in the more educated upper middle classes, religion, if taken seriously at all is at best a preference, and more often just an interesting and hopefully fulfilling hobby that has nothing to do with how you really live your lives.
Ask Dr Land: Is there censorship in America?
In fact, we as citizens experienced two very dangerous and troubling incidents of political censorship this week.
Ask Dr. Land: How should pro-life Christians answer objections to Amy Coney Barrett?
Second, when we ask the question of who RBG was nominated to replace, we find a very intriguing answer.
Ask Dr. Land: Why is there such a firestorm over Amy Coney Barrett?
Chief Justice Roberts’ warning that there would be consequences to the Obergefell decision as there was to Roe, proved prophetic. The very next year Donald Trump pulled off the biggest upset in American presidential history..
Ask Dr. Land: Is it OK for people's religious faith to influence their role in public office?
As we anticipate President Trump’s nomination of a candidate to replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, this is a valid and relevant question to ask.
Ask Dr. Land: Why do so many young Americans hate their country's heritage?
So why are so many of our young adults rejecting this widely held view which is a truly glorious heritage?
Ask Dr. Land: Do ‘white privilege’ and ‘critical race theory’ policies reduce racism?
“White fragility” says that if you are a white American, you are a racist. If you deny you are a racist, that “proves” you are a racist.
Moral failure of church leaders and Christian response
In the wake of what appears to be a steady stream of moral failures, how should Christians respond individually and corporately?
Ask Dr. Land: Does MLK's dream still inspire Americans today?
Question: Does Dr. King’s transcendent dream still inspire the American people?Yesterday, August 28, 2020, was the 57th ...
Ask Dr. Land: How should Christians respond to Black Lives Matter?
While nearly all true Evangelicals affirm that “black lives matter” as a subset of “all human lives are sacred,” we must separate ourselves emphatically from the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
Ask Dr. Land: Why is Billy Graham's statue being installed in US Capitol important?
Who was Charles Brantley Aycock? This is where the story gets really interesting — and encouraging.
Ask Dr. Land: Was it immoral to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Yesterday, August 6th, the world commemorated the 75th anniversary of America dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, thus commencing the “atomic age.”
How important is John Lewis’ legacy?
John Lewis lying in state in the Alabama State Capital in Montgomery, where Gov. George Wallace had proclaimed, “Segregation Now! Segregation Tomorrow! Segregation Forever!” is a powerful image for people of my generation.
John Lewis: An American treasure
Until the end of his life, Congressman Lewis never strayed from his bedrock, foundational belief that the nonviolent power to forgive was redemptive to all concerned — victim as well as victimized.
The death knell of The New York Times?
Bari Weiss paints a grim picture of political correctness and cancel culture run amok at the Times. She tells of her work colleagues calling her a “Nazi” and a “racist” and others posted her name with ax emojis next to it.
Ask Dr. Land: Was Trump's Mount Rushmore speech provocative?
The American Revolution did not declare its independence from God — the French Revolution did.
Ask Dr. Land: Should we still celebrate 4th of July amid this mayhem?
Independence Day is about defining who we are as Americans. The Declaration of Independence is America’s “reason for being,” it’s sin quo non.
Ask Dr. Land: Are there modern forms of 'eugenics'?
Now, through the miracles of modern medical technology, some very complex forms of what some, including myself, would label “eugenics,” have once again surfaced to tempt human beings to “play God”.
Ask Dr. Land: Do we need to rename military bases honoring Confederate leaders?
Unfortunately, the President is wrong, and he needs to reconsider his decision.
Ask Dr. Land: What do you think about George Floyd’s murder and the aftermath?
The right to peaceful protest is guaranteed by the First Amendment, and I will defend that right to the death. However, when you start destroying people’s homes, businesses, and neighborhoods, and when you start injuring and killing people, you have crossed the line.