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{{Infobox person
| name=Richard Dale Land, Sr.
| birth_date=November 6, 1946
| birth_place=[[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]<br>
Resident of Matthews, [[North Carolina]]<br>
Former resident of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| alma_mate=[[Princeton University]]<br>[[New Orleans]] Baptist Theological Seminary<br>University of Oxford
| occupation=College administrator and talk show host
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Rebekah Land<br>
'''Children''':<br>
Jennifer
Richard, Jr.
Rachel}}
'''Richard Dale Land, Sr.''' (born November 6, 1946), is a [[Southern Baptist]] [[clergy]]man who since 2013 has been the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/richard-land/richardlan3823y|title=Richard Land|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
A native of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], Land received his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1969 from [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey[]]. He received his [[Master of Theology]] from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] from the [[University of Oxford]], where he research the history of the [[Puritan]] movement in 17th century [[England]].
==Career==
From 1988 to 2013, Land was the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], a position from which he retired amid controversial comments about the [[Trayvon Martin]] case. He then took the presidency of Southern Evangelical Seminary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/richard-land-retire-southern-baptist-leader-step-down-after-ethics-probe_n_1730636.html |author=Adelle M. Banks|title=After Ethics Probe, Southern Baptist Leader to Retire|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date=August 1, 2012|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
The more [[liberal]] Russell D. Moore (born 1971) succeeded Land at ERLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413214328/http://www.abpnews.com/culture/social-issues/item/28562-sbc-leader-says-evangelicals-moved-to-sidelines-on-issues-of-religious-freedom|author=Bob Allen|publisher=Associated Baptist Press|title=SBC leader says evangelicals paying price for 'narrow vision' of religious freedom|date=April 11, 2014|accessdate=May 4. 2020}}</ref>
From 2002 to 2012, Land hosted ''Richard Land Live,'' a nationally syndicated [[radio]] program. He is also the executive editor of ''The Christian Post.''
==In defense of President Trump==
In December 2020, Mark Galli (born 1952), a former [[Presbyterian]] pastor and the retiring editor of the publication, ''Christianity Today,'' established years earlier by [[Billy Graham]], wrote an editorial endorsing the removal of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], as two articles of [[impeachment]] were voted upon by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-controlled [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The articles were rebuffed by the narrow [[Republican Party|Republican]] majority in the [[United States Senate]]. A Trump supporter, Land called Galli a “useful idiot,” used by liberals. "It is a classic example of the evangelical elitism that is destroying segments of evangelicalism in this country. It is a wrong-headed editorial from beginning to end," Land said.<ref name=galli>{{cite web|url=https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/southern-baptist-statesman-richard-land-condemns-evangelical-elitism/|title=Southern Baptist Statesman Richard Land Condemns Evangelical Elitism|publisher=''The Todd Starnes Show''|date=January 2, 2020|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
James David "J. D." Greear (born 1973), the pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina, and the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention ignored the Galli controversy. Land said that several Southern Baptist leaders have said they disagree with the editorial, among them Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, a mega-congregation in [[Dallas]], Texas. Land described Trump as the “most pro-life president in the modern era. … It takes him about one nanosecond to know what his moral responsibility is … it is to defend the unborn.”<ref name=galli/> Galli implied that evangelicals who disagree with him "haven’t finished college, they don’t have jobs, they are blue collar workers at entry level, they don’t write books and give speeches, they don’t attend conferences."<ref name=galli/> Land said that Galli's editorial painted his evangelical opponents as "ignorant and stupid."<ref name=galli/>
Land's ally, Jack Graham called Galli's editorial "a partisan political hit job,” on the president and conservative evangelicals. Graham said that "some of those guys would like to see themselves above the fray and self righteously judge those who are in it,” Graham said that President Trump has “come through big time for Christians” in pro-life, pro-family, pro-[[Israel]] issues, and more."<ref name=galli/> Graham said that ''Christianity Today'' has become ‘Christianity astray’ because it has moved left, left, left and is no longer reflective of the views of cnservative theology and biblical truth. Graham said he still expects 85 to 88 percent of evangelicas to vote for Trump on November 3, 2020.
==References==
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{{Infobox person
| name=Richard Dale Land, Sr.
| birth_date=November 6, 1946
| birth_place=[[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]<br>
Resident of Matthews, [[North Carolina]]<br>
Former resident of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| alma_mate=[[Princeton University]]<br>[[New Orleans]] Baptist Theological Seminary<br>University of Oxford
| occupation=College administrator and talk show host
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Rebekah Land<br>
'''Children''':<br>
Jennifer
Richard, Jr.
Rachel}}
'''Richard Dale Land, Sr.''' (born November 6, 1946), is a [[Southern Baptist]] [[clergy]]man who since 2013 has been the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/richard-land/richardlan3823y|title=Richard Land|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
A native of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], Land received his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1969 from [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey[]]. He received his [[Master of Theology]] from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] from the [[University of Oxford]], where he research the history of the [[Puritan]] movement in 17th century [[England]].
==Career==
From 1988 to 2013, Land was the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], a position from which he retired amid controversial comments about the [[Trayvon Martin]] case. He then took the presidency of Southern Evangelical Seminary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/richard-land-retire-southern-baptist-leader-step-down-after-ethics-probe_n_1730636.html |author=Adelle M. Banks|title=After Ethics Probe, Southern Baptist Leader to Retire|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date=August 1, 2012|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
The more [[liberal]] Russell D. Moore (born 1971) succeeded Land at ERLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413214328/http://www.abpnews.com/culture/social-issues/item/28562-sbc-leader-says-evangelicals-moved-to-sidelines-on-issues-of-religious-freedom|author=Bob Allen|publisher=Associated Baptist Press|title=SBC leader says evangelicals paying price for 'narrow vision' of religious freedom|date=April 11, 2014|accessdate=May 4. 2020}}</ref>
From 2002 to 2012, Land hosted ''Richard Land Live,'' a nationally syndicated [[radio]] program. He is also the executive editor of ''The Christian Post.''
==In defense of President Trump==
In December 2020, Mark Galli (born 1952), a former [[Presbyterian]] pastor and the retiring editor of the publication, ''Christianity Today,'' established years earlier by [[Billy Graham]], wrote an editorial endorsing the removal of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], as two articles of [[impeachment]] were voted upon by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-controlled [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The articles were rebuffed by the narrow [[Republican Party|Republican]] majority in the [[United States Senate]]. A Trump supporter, Land called Galli a “useful idiot,” used by liberals. "It is a classic example of the evangelical elitism that is destroying segments of evangelicalism in this country. It is a wrong-headed editorial from beginning to end," Land said.<ref name=galli>{{cite web|url=https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/southern-baptist-statesman-richard-land-condemns-evangelical-elitism/|title=Southern Baptist Statesman Richard Land Condemns Evangelical Elitism|publisher=''The Todd Starnes Show''|date=January 2, 2020|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
James David "J. D." Greear (born 1973), the pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina, and the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention ignored the Galli controversy. Land said that several Southern Baptist leaders have said they disagree with the editorial, among them Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, a mega-congregation in [[Dallas]], Texas. Land described Trump as the “most pro-life president in the modern era. … It takes him about one nanosecond to know what his moral responsibility is … it is to defend the unborn.”<ref name=galli/> Galli implied that evangelicals who disagree with him "haven’t finished college, they don’t have jobs, they are blue collar workers at entry level, they don’t write books and give speeches, they don’t attend conferences."<ref name=galli/> Land said that Galli's editorial painted his evangelical opponents as "ignorant and stupid."<ref name=galli/>
Land's ally, Jack Graham called Galli's editorial "a partisan political hit job,” on the president and conservative evangelicals. Graham said that "some of those guys would like to see themselves above the fray and self righteously judge those who are in it,” Graham said that President Trump has “come through big time for Christians” in pro-life, pro-family, pro-[[Israel]] issues, and more."<ref name=galli/> Graham said that ''Christianity Today'' has become ‘Christianity astray’ because it has moved left, left, left and is no longer reflective of the views of cnservative theology and biblical truth. Graham said he still expects 85 to 88 percent of evangelicas to vote for Trump on November 3, 2020.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Land, Richard}}
[[Category:North Carolina]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Tennessee]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]
[[Category:Clergy]]
[[Category:Education]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]