https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to richard land en https://religiondispatches.org/2016/06/20/baptist-resolutions-signal-more-culture-war Because of the outspoken opposition to Donald Trump by some of its leaders, and its call (in a resolution just passed at its annual meeting in St. Louis) for removal of the Confederate flags from public places and churches, the… Mon, 20 Jun 2016 03:04:58 EDT Paul Harvey d894a2cc-2a11-4995-a13f-b48098d206a8 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/03/09/evangelicals-looking-walker-do-nothing-2016-election When speaking to religious audiences, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker likes to remind people that he goes to church and knows his Bible. These reminders frequently come as Walker seeks to distinguish himself from political opponents in Wisconsin—the ones, he claims… Mon, 09 Mar 2015 03:33:26 EDT Sarah Posner 6e34d549-07bf-4cec-8e9e-ecaab7e8e33e https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/10/four-changes-evangelicals-must-make In the process of doing all they could to defeat Obama, self-proclaimed and media-designated evangelicals discredited their message and reduced it to a mere political gospel. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:53:29 EST Richard Pierard b3a31ca8-2d8a-46c8-b148-d6a5b7524236 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/11/02/electionpocalypse-part-i-christianity As Election Day approaches, the most craven, partisan, dire (and dumb) religious appeals begin to surface. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:43:36 EDT Sarah Posner 4f51bf0d-9902-4dd8-b6f9-eca815d4a290 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/evangelicals-and-newt-love-him-or-hate-him Sorting it all out. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:43:37 EDT Sarah Posner 0d278749-8760-4d4a-95ce-19d5b0cf7741 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/richard-land-steps-down-not-out-culture-wars Without question, Land will be remembered for his important roles in America’s culture wars, especially with regard to abortion and gay rights: he helped give the SBC a public witness that stood in consistent opposition to gay rights, abortion rights and even many forms of birth control. A once moderately pro-choice denomination was transformed into a “pro-life” denomination largely under Land’s leadership. He also narrowly defined “pro-life” for evangelicals to mean strictly “anti-abortion,” eschewing the more expansive understanding of that concept offered by the Catholic Church. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:13:46 EDT Aaron Weaver 10b4e2be-8b07-4988-9075-346301b384ab https://religiondispatches.org/2012/05/25/richard-land-under-investigation-plagiarism-wages-religious-freedom-war-bishops Claims secularists “don’t like people of faith.” Fri, 25 May 2012 04:50:25 EDT Sarah Posner 98d9fc6f-61bd-4f86-a834-e092b623f8bc https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/23/baptist-blogger-who-discovered-land-plagiarism-says-investigation-unprecedented Will the Southern Baptists’ point man in Washington lose his key demographic—journalists? Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:31:03 EDT Sarah Posner afd88f42-7708-4ad0-ac99-8ffdd917b7eb https://religiondispatches.org/2012/02/22/keeping-southern-southern-baptist-convention For leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, if heaven ain’t a lot like Dixie—with low taxes, fewer regulations, a decreased state involvement in public welfare and institutions, denial of coverage for women’s health concerns, and bitter attacks on the Obama administration launched from every available platform—then they don’t want to go. And even the city slickers running Mitt Romney’s campaigns and the rowdy friends at Ron Paul’s rallies should be able to appreciate that. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:22:12 EST Paul Harvey ddbf1e68-1af6-4a6d-86fd-101fe00b0945 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/03/h-word ‘Holocaust’ and other terms associated with World War II have been creeping into the public discourse with an alarming frequency. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:09:55 EDT Shalom Goldman 8c8d8ca8-7476-4350-a7c1-24b9a3b8842c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/10/non-existent-tea-party-religious-right-god-gap Religious basis and rhetoric around “limited government.” Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:44:21 EDT Sarah Posner 7cd73601-d5c7-4564-ad18-296ecba088c1 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/31/evangelical-plummet-francis-schaeffer-glenn-beck Is Glenn Beck the new religious right? Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:03:36 EDT Sarah Posner d05f8d74-6831-4f6c-9c4b-d4db04cada04 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/31/americas-first-mormon-televangelist Beck reinvents himself. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:12:17 EDT Joanna Brooks 6793c38b-f531-4d6f-ae25-cfd2b547a684 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/26/religious-leaders-pressure-congress-support-religious-discrimination Conservative religious leaders call on Congress to continue to allow religious hiring discrimination by organizations funded by taxpayers. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:08:14 EDT Sarah Posner dbef09e8-9106-4cc7-8ac0-f87f788fa097 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/16/conservatives-panic-gay-marriage-looms But really, religious freedom still protects the belief that the earth is flat. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:19:37 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 51bf54b5-2dae-4666-a159-7a415fdce9d1 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/15/sarah-palin-new-leader-christian-right And is it a women’s movement? Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:58:20 EDT Sarah Posner ec67694b-7251-4d9d-a26b-ae8cb35cd125 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/07/so-much-evangelical-support-immigration-reform Evangelical coalition threatens to withdraw support over gay and lesbian spousal sponsorships. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:47:42 EDT Sarah Posner edf0eb77-0896-41d4-97ad-870f8b6a804d https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/16/freedom-federation-summit-sleepy-awakening With the firepower of the religious right behind it, could this “multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-national” revival get off the ground? Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:28:44 EDT Sarah Posner 45c4174c-9880-40b5-bb4e-ba13bec78d39 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/13/will-ralph-reeds-new-venture-wed-religious-right-tea-partiers With his new Faith and Freedom Coalition, Ralph Reed hopes to simultaneously bury his past and to make the connection he’s been yearning for: to “address a wider range agenda, social issues plus economic issues.” Will that connection and mutual cries of socialism be enough to wed the two most energetic right-wing movements? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:38:43 EST Sarah Posner 5072d829-881e-4630-9d33-eb11949367cd https://religiondispatches.org/2009/05/07/way-richard-lands-non-apology The religious right leader’s apology for offensive remarks to the Jewish and female senators falls flat. Thu, 07 May 2009 01:05:06 EDT Randall Balmer 5fecc733-1df5-45b6-af65-19354a23231b https://religiondispatches.org/2009/04/27/way-richard-land-must-go Now we have a chance to see what the religious right is made of. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:49:23 EDT Randall Balmer e3059b4d-0ee8-43db-b0f7-a4b8fced7a9a https://religiondispatches.org/2009/03/23/economy-bankrupting-culture-war The downturned economy has momentarily taken the heat off LGBTQ Americans. The rub: they can be poor too. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:42:58 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 326775ee-0d43-4d4b-b681-0f9eafe2df62