Richard Land
| Richard Land | |
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"Affirm and practice belief in God while simultaneously practicing a rigorous separation of church and state."
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| Born | 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts Master of Theology Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary University of Oxford |
| Occupation | College administrator Administrative Assistant to Governor of Texas USCIRF Commissioner Talk show host author |
| Spouse(s) | Rebekah Land |
| Children | Jennifer Richard, Jr. Rachel |
| Website | www |
Richard D. Land (born 1946) is the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, a post he has held since July 2013.
Formerly he served as president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States, a post he held from 1988 to 2013, when he stepped down in the wake of his controversial comments about the Trayvon Martin case. He announced his intention to retire effective October 23, 2013, and Russell D. Moore filled the post. He was formerly a host of the nationally syndicated radio program Richard Land Live! from 2002 to 2012. He is the executive editor of The Christian Post.
In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Land to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal agency, created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, for the purpose of monitoring the freedom of conscience, thought, and religion abroad.
Land was the primary author of the "Land letter", an open letter 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 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Bush reappointed Land for a second term in June 2004. He was subsequently appointed by then Majority Leader Bill Frist in July 2005. Land ended his term on the commission in 2011, after almost a decade of service. Bush appointed Land to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in May 2008.
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