Southern Baptist Leader Relies on Sexual Metaphors

A Washington Post animated editorial cartoon titled “Pelvic Politics” featured last week the voice of Southern Baptist politico Richard Land on the topic of contraception and religious liberty. Although there is little actual sexual content in Land’s...

Did Land Write His Apology for Racially Charged Remarks?

Did Southern Baptist Convention agency head Richard Land write the apology statement for racially charged remarks issued under his name, or was it written by African-American Baptist clergy? When EthicsDaily.com asked Dwight McKissic, a Land critic, if Land had...

Do Talk-Radio Standards Justify Land’s Plagiarism?

Are standards different between journalism and talk radio when it comes to plagiarism? An ad hoc committee investigating the plagiarism of a Southern Baptist Convention official Richard Land seemed to suggest so. “Though the source citation standards prevailing...

SBC Agency to Investigate Land’s Plagiarism

A Southern Baptist Convention agency board announced last week plans to investigate charges of plagiarism against Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). “[W]e are reverently mindful of our obligations to the ERLC, Southern...

SBC Official Issues Apology for Plagiarism

Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, issued an apology on Monday for plagiarism during his radio show – Richard Land Live! – after a news story appeared on EthicsDaily.com based on research by a...