Richard D. Land

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  Mar 6, 2020

  Ask Dr. Land: Was it OK for VP Pence to call for Coronavirus Task Force prayers?

  This seemingly endless debate in modern America has erupted once again as Vice President Mike Pence called the nation to pray for wisdom for the task force to protect the U.S. from grievous harm from a potential pandemic.

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  Feb 28, 2020

  Ask Dr. Land: Should pastors address political issues from the pulpit? (pt. 2)

  This tension between the pastoral and public morality role is not new. It goes all the way back to early colonial times in America and has been a consistent theme throughout American history.

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  Feb 21, 2020

  Ask Dr. Land: Should pastors address political issues from the pulpit?

  As an ordained Baptist minister who has served in a pastoral role in almost a score of churches and has preached approximately 10,000 sermons over the past half century, this is a question I have struggled with, and helped scores of colleagues to wrestle with, over the past decades right up to the present day.

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  Feb 17, 2020

  Presidents’ Day reminds Americans of our priceless national heritage

  Most historians believe Washington’s greatest gift to his country was to impose upon himself a voluntary two-term limit on presidential service, surrendering political power and retiring to private life in Mount Vernon.

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  Feb 14, 2020

  Ask Dr. Land: Sexual abuse in the Church — part 2 (the clergy)

  This brings us to a much more controversial question. How do we deal with priests, pastors, and church leaders who have grotesquely betrayed their sacred roles by perpetrating such crimes against those under their pastoral care?

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  Feb 7, 2020

  Ask Dr. Land: Sexual abuse in the Church — part 1 (the children)

  What do you do when someone has confessed their crime of molesting children, has served their sentence, and has asked for reinstatement as a church member on the basis of being a redeemed and forgiven sinner?

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  Jan 31, 2020

  Ask Dr. Land: When is it OK for Christians to withdraw life-support?

  Question:  Is it ever permissible for Christians to withdraw life-sustaining support to terminally ill individuals?

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  Aug 5, 2019

  We need more dialogue about the many contributing factors of mass shootings

  These mass shootings are eruptions, symbolizing the extreme social malfunctions seething and boiling just below the surface in American society.

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  Jul 1, 2019

  A personal tribute to Dr. Norman Geisler

  As I was processing the fact of Dr. Geisler’s homegoing to be with Jesus for eternity, a flood of memories flashed across my mind.

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  Jul 7, 2018

  Crunch Time at the Supreme Court

  Justice Kennedy has retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, creating the opportunity for President Trump to nominate a second justice for Senate confirmation to the highest court in the land. This event has triggered a political frenzy on the American political left.