Saturday, June 02, 2012

Baptist pastor Richard Land reprimanded

Prominent Baptist pastor, radio show host, and president of the Southern Baptists Conventions ethics committee was reprimanded for racial comments he made on his radio show while discussing the Trayvon Martin shooting. His radio show was also cancelled. Pastor Richard Land represent the old guard – his time in the sun is past.

During a March 31 broadcast of “Richard Land Live!” Land had accused Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton of attempting to capitalize on the fatal shooting of the Florida teenager. He also appeared to justify racial profiling.

Source: Southern Baptist leader reprimanded, show canceled

Is Richard Land a pastor on the fringe of Baptist culture, or is he the face of Baptist culture? I want to believe that the largest protestant denomination in America is moving toward racial harmony instead engendering hatred. I’m pleased to see that Land was reprimanded. I’m happy to see that the Southern Baptist Convention is doing something about it’s dirty laundry. Will a purge of other racists follow? One can only hope.

Hope… I have so little hope when it comes to Baptists. They represent a clergy sexual abuse problem every bit as big as large the Catholic’s problem. Yet they do much less to confront the problem. I hope for change, but it almost never comes. When it does come, I am often surprised.

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John · 675 weeks ago

I have listened to his show on ocasion. I noticed his show was missing off of the station I would normally hear it on. I can't say I am surprised by it because in my ears he appears to be ultra conservative and very annoying in his opinions and the way he expresses himself to my hearing. I am not going to cast stones and lump him in with others as Maggninkat as done. I am not a hater like that. I do find it ironid that he is the ethics chief of the Baptist wing. I really think it is a shame and yet I wonder if he is too old to change his ways?

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John · 675 weeks ago

May I also say that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton only show up to these events to keep themselves relevant. They use it these situations for their own gain and really should be ashamed of themselves. It is nauseating seeing them being given face time with this occurrences.
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Christa · 674 weeks ago

Fringe or face? The answer is that, for many years, Richard Land has been a very prominent face in Southern Baptist culture. In his own words from his own bio on RichardLandLive.com: "During his tenure as representative for the largest Protestant denomination in the country, Dr. Land has represented Southern Baptist and other Evangelicals’ concerns in the halls of Congress, before U.S. Presidents, and in the media." His radio show aired straight from a glass booth on the first floor, very visibly just inside the main door, of Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville.

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