Richard D. Land

Richard D. Land

Christian Post Executive Editor

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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  • America’s first freedom: Freedom of religion

    America’s first freedom: Freedom of religion

    Over the next twelve months, this column will periodically discuss one of those American founding principles in the hope of increasing knowledge and appreciation of our heritage and its continuing importance to both our nation and the world.

  • Happy 249th birthday, America

    Happy 249th birthday, America

    Let us take a solemn vow this Independence Day to teach our children, our grandchildren, and anyone else’s children who will listen that we are the recipients of a glorious heritage as Americans.

  • The pro-life movement — where are we?

    The pro-life movement — where are we?

    As more and more pro-life Americans realized they still had to win the battle for hearts and minds in order to restrict and outlaw abortion on demand, they became increasingly frustrated, perplexed, and angry.

  • Is ‘reverse discrimination’ ready for the ash heap of history?

    Is ‘reverse discrimination’ ready for the ash heap of history?

    Why is the Ames decision potentially so significant? It may very well signal the death knell of “reverse discrimination” as a viable legal concept.

  • America's profound moral crisis looks like this

    America's profound moral crisis looks like this

    I implore you to join with me in speaking out and declaring, “This will not stand. Leave our Jewish neighbors alone.”

  • Porn: A 'victimless' crime?

    Porn: A 'victimless' crime?

    I remember once interviewing a woman (a preacher’s daughter) who had run away from home and gotten entangled in the porn industry.

  • Genetic engineering: Where should Christian ethics draw the line?

    Genetic engineering: Where should Christian ethics draw the line?

    Of course, it is easy to support genetic engineering to correct dire dysfunction. The problems arise when we start engineering for “improvements.”

  • Pope Leo XIV, AI and who and what is a human being?

    Pope Leo XIV, AI and who and what is a human being?

    The election of Pope Leo XIV has refocused attention once again on the mega ethical issue of our time — “Who and what is a human being?”

  • Do we still need the ERLC?

    Do we still need the ERLC?

    Based on my several decades of experience in dealing with Southern Baptist public policy concerns, we currently have a more sympathetic and receptive audience among national and state-level appointed and elected officials than we have experienced in my adult lifetime.

  • A plan for Ukraine: Roadmap to genuine peace in the region

    A plan for Ukraine: Roadmap to genuine peace in the region

    I am going to be so bold as to propose a peace plan that would provide a roadmap to restore genuine peace in the region.

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