Richard Land

Richard Land

President, Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

“On Faith” panelist Richard Land has served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission since 1988. During his tenure as a spokesperson for the largest Protestant denomination in the country, Dr. Land has represented Southern Baptist and other evangelicals’ concerns inside the halls of Congress, before U.S. presidents, and as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. In 2005, Land was named one of “The Twenty-five Most Influential Evangelicals in America” by Time magazine. Educated at Princeton and Oxford, Land has worked as a pastor, theologian, and public policy maker addressing social and cultural issues. A pro-family advocate, he is a regular columnist for the Internet spiritual website Beliefnet, As host of the radio program, For Faith & Family, Land is heard by more than 1.5 million listeners each week. Close.

Richard Land

President, Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

“On Faith” panelist Richard Land has served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission since 1988. more »

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November 14, 2006 7:00 PM

Religious Convictions Need Not Impede Search for Common Ground on Societal Issues

Followers of various religious traditions, some certainly within Islam and Christianity, including Evangelicals, believe they have received a truth that is absolute, not relative, and not subject to compromise. That is different than asserting they have a “monopoly” on truth.

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March 1, 2008 9:18 AM

A Sign That People Are Choosing Healthy Religions

The fact that 40 percent of Americans have switched their religious affiliation since childhood is a sign of health. As A Baptist who believes in soul liberty, absolute freedom of conscience, and the priesthood of every person of faith, I can only be encouraged that so many Americans, experiencing dissatisfaction with the religious tradition into which they were born, would feel the freedom and have the courage to change their personal religious allegiance to one they find more satisfying to their hearts and souls.

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