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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  • Why is abandoning the rule of law so dangerous?

    Why is abandoning the rule of law so dangerous?

    If our younger citizens had been required to study Civics, I am certain more of them would understand that we in the United States live in what was designed as a “Constitutional Republic,” not a democracy. And what is the critically important difference in these two forms of government?

  • A president's legacy

    A president's legacy

    If that proves to be the case, President Trump’s original intent, strict constructionist nominees will be having a positive influence on religious liberty and freedom in America long after President Trump has departed this world. And I certainly hope and pray that that is the case.

  • Ask Dr. Land: Why is Thanksgiving such an important opportunity?

    Ask Dr. Land: Why is Thanksgiving such an important opportunity?

    As a Christian, I encourage all of you as fellow Christians to undertake a spiritual exercise this Thanksgiving which I have found to be a tremendous blessing. 

  • Ask Dr. Land: Why is Nov. 21, 2020 important?

    Ask Dr. Land: Why is Nov. 21, 2020 important?

    These Mayflower Pilgrims who made up the majority of the Mayflower’s passenger list were 17th century “revolutionaries.”

  • Why I'm going to miss Bishop Harry Jackson Jr.

    Why I'm going to miss Bishop Harry Jackson Jr.

    Brother Harry was a man of rare courage and as well as deep and genuine religious faith.  One could not be around Harry Jackson Jr. for more than a few minutes and not know that his religious faith was central to the core of his being.

  • After 2020 election, where do we go from here?

    After 2020 election, where do we go from here?

    What I feared would happen in the 2020 presidential election has happened, and no, I am not talking about whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump would win.

  • Ask Dr. Land: 2020 election, who is the biggest loser?

    Ask Dr. Land: 2020 election, who is the biggest loser?

    As we sift through the mountain range of statistics generated by this uniquely 2020 election, the biggest loser appears to be “identity politics,” driven by Marxist generated “Critical Race Theory” and its vile traveling companion “Intersectionality.”

  • Ask Dr. Land: How should Christians disagree about important things?

    Ask Dr. Land: How should Christians disagree about important things?

    One of the most interesting things about the Piper-Grudem debate is that both men’s theology tells them that God “decreed” or “ordained” who was going to win next Tuesday’s presidential election before the foundation of the world.

  • Why so much hostility to Amy Coney Barrett’s religious faith?

    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?

    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.

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