Posts Tagged ‘religious liberty commission’
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Mormons and Baptists compete for converts
Jake Pulsipher's first day as a working missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began at 6:30 a.m. with prayer and exercise, followed by breakfast and stud
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Southern Baptists’ Richard Land loses show, keeps job
A top Southern Baptist official who was accused of plagiarism in a radio segment that claimed civil rights leaders and President Obama used the Trayvon Martin case to stir racial tensions will lose his weekly call-in program bu...
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After meeting with black Southern Baptists, Richard Land apologizes again
Southern Baptist leader Richard Land has issued a lengthy public apology for his racially charged comments about the Trayvon Martin case, and said he has sent a personal letter to President Obama seeking forgiveness.
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Richard Land accused of lifting Trayvon Martin comments
(RNS) Richard Land, the Southern Baptist Convention’s top public policy ethicist, apologized Monday (April 16) for failing to give proper attribution for material he used on his live radio show in which he criticized President...
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Southern Baptist leader says Obama, black leaders, exploiting Trayvon Martin for votes
(RNS) A top Southern Baptist official has accused President Obama and black civil rights activists of using the Trayvon Martin shooting to foment racial strife and boost the president’s re-election chances. Richard Land is pre...
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Christian and animal rights groups join to advocate against cockfighting
A group of theologically conservative American Christian leaders is joining with animal rights defenders to advocate against cockfighting, calling the practice of watching and betting on roosters who fight to the death antithet...
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Coauthors of Left, Right & Christ Lisa Sharon Harper and D.C. Innes Will Discuss Profound Political Differences among Christians at Union Theological Seminary
Two evangelical Christian thinkers from opposite ends of the political spectrum come together for a thought-provoking dialogue on polarizing issues in a live forum at Riverside Church in New York City on Thursday, October 6, 7:...
Six Christian churches attacked in Senegal
Six churches were attacked recently in Dakar, Senegal, amid protests over proposed constitutional amendments by the government that would have ensured reelection of its president next year. The attacks, which were primarily aim...
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Christians laud, critique Obama’s position in Libya
Christians have good things and bad things to say about the position that President Barack Obama is taking in Libya. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention sa...
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World Evangelical Alliance decries wave of Christian arrests in Iran
A Christian commission issued a statement recently condemning a wave of arrests of Christians in Iran that started on Christmas Day. The Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance called for an immediate hal...
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