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Richard D. Land (born 1946) is the president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), the public policy entity of the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States, a post he has held since 1988.

Contents 1 Political involvement 2 Media appearances 3 Ecumenical activities 4 Books authored 5 Education 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Political involvement

In 2001, President Bush appointed Land to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal agency, created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1988, for the purpose of monitoring the freedom of conscience, thought and religion or belief abroad.

President Bush reappointed Dr. Land for a second term in June 2004. He was subsequently appointed by then Majority Leader Bill Frist in July 2005. Land continues his service to the Commission.

Land is associated with the conservative right and often speaks for the conservative position on issues ranging from religion to tax cuts on news reports and as a guest on radio talk shows.

[edit] Media appearances

Land appeared prominently in the PBS Frontline documentary The Jesus Factor, covering the Evangelical Christian views of President George W. Bush. Land often appears on news programs to discuss Christian matters. Land also appeared in the movie Article VI, in which he discusses religion in politics.

He is also the host of For Faith & Family and For Faith & Family's Insight, two nationally syndicated radio programs. He was the primary author of the Land letter, an open letter sent to President George W. Bush by leaders of the religious right in October 2002 which outlined a "just war" argument in support of the subsequent military invasion of Iraq.

[edit] Ecumenical activities

In 1994, he was a signer of the document Evangelicals and Catholics Together.

In November 2009, Land signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration calling on evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox not to comply with rules and laws forcing them to accept abortion, same-sex marriage and other matters that go against their religious consciences.^[1]

[edit] Books authored

Land is a prolific writer, with his most recent book, The Divided States of America? What Liberals and Conservatives are Missing in the God-and-Country Shouting Match! published by Thomas Nelson. Prior to that, he authored Imagine! A God-Blessed America (Broadman & Holman, 2005) and Real Homeland Security (Broadman & Holman, 2004). His other books include: For Faith & Family, The Earth Is The Lord's, Life At Risk, Citizen Christians, and Christians In The Public Square.

Land serves as Executive Editor of FFV, a national magazine dedicated to addressing issues of traditional religious values, the challenge of Christian ethics, and other cultural trends.

[edit] Education

• A.B., Princeton University
• Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
• D.Phil., University of Oxford

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Richard Land at The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
• Richard Land Live! Radio Program
• PBS Frontline: The Jesus Factor
• PBS Frontline: Interview with Richard Land
• Meet the Press transcript
• Richard Land at the Internet Movie Database
• Video interview/discussion with Brian McLaren on Bloggingheads.tv (2nd Conversation)

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