Richard Land: Well, I don't endorse candidates.
He sure as hell did everything but come out and explicitly say "Vote for George Bush" in 2004. Through Lexis-Nexis, I found some of his remarks between 6/1/04 and 11/1/04.
The New York Times
July 9, 2004 Friday Late Edition - FinalConservatives Press Ahead on Anti-Gay Issue
BYLINE: By CARL HULSE and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK; Jodi Wilgoren contributed reporting from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for this article.
SECTION: Section A; Column 1; National Desk; THE 2004 CAMPAIGN: THE MARRIAGE ISSUE; Pg. 15LENGTH: 1134 wordsDATELINE: WASHINGTON, July 8
A group of other conservative Christian groups plans to present the Senate on Friday with 1.4 million signatures on a petition in opposition to gay marriage. On Sunday, several prominent conservative Christians, including Dr. Dobson, the former Watergate figure Charles W. Colson and Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, will conduct their second emergency telecast to churches and Christian radio and television stations around the country. Many of the same people and groups are sponsoring a rally in Washington scheduled for Oct. 15, just in time for the election
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)
July 18, 2004 SundayAbortion issue big for Kerry? Time will tell Analysts disagree on effect candidate's stand will have on his chances in South
BYLINE: BY PAUL BARTON ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
SECTION: FRONT SECTION
LENGTH: 1163 words
Kerry, who enjoys a 100 percent approval score from abortion-rights groups such as NARAL Pro-Choice America, caused quite a stir earlier this month when he told the Telegraph Herald of Dubuque, Iowa: "I oppose abortion personally. I don't like abortion. I believe life does begin at conception."
The remark stunned many who wondered how he could support abortion rights if he really believed that.
"He's going to be a political schizophrenic," said Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, its main voice on social and political issues.
By saying he believes life begins at conception while also endorsing abortion rights, Kerry "has painted himself into the worst possible corner he could paint himself," Land said. "That's like saying Martin Luther King doesn't have a right to impose his religious beliefs on segregationists."
The Frontrunner
August 13, 2004 FridayBoth Campaigns Actively Reaching Out To ClergySECTION: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNLENGTH: 201 words
The Wall Street Journal
(8/13, W1, Bernstein) reports, "Like many pastors, the Rev. Ted Haggard has a packed schedule," but "in his Palm Pilot...Mr.
Haggard has one Monday appointment that stands out: '3 p.m.: White House.' It's a weekly conference call Mr. Haggard dials into that's led by Tim Goeglein, the White House's liaison to the conservative community, and includes prominent religious leaders. ... 'I can call [Mr. Goeglein], he'll take my concern to the president and get back to me in 24 hours.'" The Journal adds, "In an unusually tight election year, the clergy are becoming an increasingly important bridge to the faithful and the votes they can deliver on Nov. 2. Sen. John Kerry has hired a director of religious outreach...making him one of the few Democratic candidates ever to do so. ... On the Bush side, the Republican National Committee is mounting a 'Catholic Outreach Tour,' while White House strategist Karl Rove has turned to the Rev. Richard Land, a leading Southern Baptist, for feedback on the proposed same-sex marriage amendment and stem-cell research. Much of the activity is taking place out of view for strategic reasons: Basically neither candidate wants to show his hand."
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina)
August 26, 2004 Thursday Final EditionValues swaying some voters; Campaign that promotes a kind of personal morality comes to the Triangle
BYLINE: Yonat Shimron, Staff Writer
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A1
LENGTH: 1182 words
DURHAM -- A 65-foot tractor-trailer pulled into the parking lot of Ebenezer Baptist Church on Wednesday to unload an urgent plea: Vote for traditional family values in November.
The "iVoteValues" truck is crisscrossing the nation, stopping in church parking lots and Wal-Marts to register people to vote and to educate them about values. Financed by the Southern Baptist Convention in cooperation with James Dobson's Focus on the Family, the effort is part of a broader campaign to get citizens to consider personal morality when they enter the voting booth.
"It's our belief that moral issues are more important than merely economic issues," said Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. When it comes to values, Land added "the two parties could not be more clearly defined."
The New York Times
August 26, 2004 Thursday Late Edition - Final
Social Conservatives Criticize Cheney on Same-Sex Marriage
BYLINE: By MICHAEL JANOFSKY
SECTION: Section A; Column 5; National Desk; THE 2004 CAMPAIGN: GAY MARRIAGE; Pg. 25
LENGTH: 540 words
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25
Leading social conservatives made their unhappiness clear on Wednesday that Vice President Dick Cheney expressed opposition to a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, a position in conflict with that of President Bush and, now, the Republican Party platform.
''This is not surprising,'' Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission at the Southern Baptist Convention, said of Mr. Cheney's comments. ''It's a position he has always held. It's just that this is the first time he has articulated it since the president announced his support for the Federal Marriage Amendment. Politically, I don't think it will have much of a ripple effect, although if it were Cheney running for president, it would guarantee the defeat of the Republican ticket.''
The New York Times
September 13, 2004 Monday Late Edition - Final
Testing Clout Of Giuliani In the G.O.P.
BYLINE: By JOYCE PURNICK
SECTION: Section B; Column 1; Metropolitan Desk; Metro Matters;
Pg. 1
LENGTH: 770 words
RICHARD LAND, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, agreed. ''I would have no problem in his being secretary of defense or state, not attorney general or secretary of health and human services,'' Mr. Land said. ''If he succeeded in getting nominated, the nomination wouldn't be worth having. It would split the party apart.''
The San Diego Union-Tribune
October 12, 2004 Tuesday
BELIEF AND THE BALLOT BOX;
Will voters' religious devotion factor heavily on Election Day?
BYLINE: Sandi Dolbee, RELIGION & ETHICS EDITOR
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A-1
LENGTH: 2421 words
Two-thirds of those who went to church, synagogue or mosque at least once a week voted for Bush, said Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn.
Land doesn't see that changing dramatically.
"I think that people who are faithful attenders in any religious organization tend to be more conservative just on a whole host of issues," he said. "The most significant factor is that a large proportion of those people who go to church at least once a week are pro-life."
The same-sex marriage issue also will be a factor.
"That's going to significantly elevate turnout," Land said. "Trust me, I'm out there in the grass roots."
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida)
October 16, 2004, Saturday
Religion takes center stage in campaigns
BYLINE: By Mark I. Pinsky
SECTION: NATIONAL POLITICAL NEWS
LENGTH: 1152 words
The Rev. Richard Land, a strong Bush backer and head of the conservative Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, an agency of the Southern Baptist Convention, launched his own national voter registration and motivation drive in a 77-foot tractor-trailer, called "iVoteValues.com."
The vehicle will be at First Baptist Church of Orlando Sunday, coinciding with a sermon by the Rev. Jim Henry on faith and politics, entitled "Why Would Jesus Vote?"
The Philadelphia Inquirer
OCTOBER 31, 2004 Sunday
CITY-D EDITION
Career or calling: How would you define your job?
BYLINE: Jane M. Von Bergen INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
SECTION: BUSINESS; Pg. E09
LENGTH: 951 words
Richard Land, director of the conservative evangelical Southern Baptist Church, explained Bush's "calling" to interviewers in an April 29 episode of Frontline.
Land recalled being with Bush in Texas at the governor's mansion in 1999 on the day he was inaugurated for his second term. "And among the things he said to us was, 'I believe that God wants me to be president.' "
The Hotline
November 1, 2004 MondayT
HE GENERAL: SUNDAY BEST BEFORE THE BIG TEST
SECTION: WHITE HOUSE 2004
LENGTH: 2536 words
Ethics and REligious Liberty Commission pres. Dr. Richard Land said that it was "beyond comprehension"that evangelical Christians would not increase their voterturnout "far more" than other groups would. Land explains thatevangelicals did not consider Bush as "one of them" in' 00, but"now they know he is the real deal" (11/1).
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