Evangelical Leader: Jail Over Obamacare Mandate

OrthodoxNet (via LifeSiteNews) ^ | 2/9/2012 | Ben Johnson

[ezfindit]

One of the most influential evangelical leaders in the United States says Christians should go to jail rather than comply with the Obama administration’s mandate to provide all contraception, including abortion-inducing drugs, in their health care plans.

Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), told LifeSiteNews.com “we will not comply” with the Dept. of Health and Human Services’ mandate requiring religious institutions to cover abortifacient products such as Plan B, Ella, and the IUD.

“We want the law changed, or else we’re going to write our letters from the Nashville jail, just like Dr. King wrote his from the Birmingham jail,” Dr. Land said.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Why do these stories always say ‘one of the most influential evangelical leaders’ and you’ve never heard of the guy?”

You should’ve processed a thought before posting this. Just because you’ve never heard of him, why wouldn’t you consider the fact that hundreds of thousands of Baptists know exactly who he is?

[jackv]

http://libertyandpride.com/muslims-exempt-from-obamacare/

Something about insurance is forbidden and considered a form of gambling. "haraam"

[Menehune56]

And why is it again, that the Muslims get waivers?

The threat of beheading perhaps?

[Minus_The_Bear]

yeah, Richard Land is a big amnesty guy too.

[metmom]

ping

[OneWingedShark]

One tiny nit to pick, technically Baptists *aren’t* Protestant. (Though they aren’t Catholic either; kinda like how Orthodox isn’t either)

[WKB]

Baptist ping

[metmom]

We’re out there......

[cva66snipe]

I blame the Vatican for this BS against the Catholic Church. Liberal leaders who happen to be Democrat politicians should have been excommunicated years ago for their stance on abortion, etc. Another thing to think about ... Is Obama's mandate against Christians a preface to accepting Sharia Law in the U.S.

Really most churches both the orange and the green have been letting themselves be bullied and have let wolves represent the churches in the media unchallanged. Examples, Revurund Jesse, Revurnd, Al, and one who was devoted his life to the elimination of GOD in public venues a Revurund Barry Lynn from the United Church of Christ of all names for a church firmly standing against freedom to worship. The liberal media has used these three and a few more like them as the spokespersons for Christianity and all Christian churches.

All churches need to use their power of excommunications especially against those making our laws claiming to be Christian in name but their actions in our most highest offices say otherwise. This isn't new. It certainly was going on in the 1960's when the Kennedy family were held too high esteem and almost worshiped. It's been going on when mobsters were given church burials as well.

Public Scorn and acceptable and expected standards of conduct needs to return too society. Our Founding Fathers knew our survival as a nation depended upon our natioanl morality and warned us of that. Still we should be merciful to the repented ones yes and those as well which honestly try but fall. Encourage and help such as them. But the blatant open ongoing rebellion to GOD should not be acceptable behavior in any church especially not by it's annointed/appointed leadership.

[metmom]

Time for Christians to wake up to the fact that the left is not just a bunch of misguided “lost”. They are actively anti-Christ. They want us eliminated, however that has to happen.

Make my day......

[ReneeLynn]

You should have processed that I’m not a Baptist and have never heard of him. I’m betting it’s the same for a lot of ‘evangelicals’. I’ve got nothing against him I’m just tired of these writers lumping evangelicals into one large group that somehow follows a couple of select people.

[boatbums]

I support that stand! I hope all the Catholic bishops will be as brave.

[boatbums]

And why is it again, that the Muslims get waivers?

If they actually do, it sounds like an unenforcable mandate and the Obama administration should expect a deluge of lawsuits.

[Coldwater Creek]

I agree with you but most outsiders don't know that we were NEVER a part of the Catholic Church, and I didn't want to start another side track.

[AmericanInTokyo]

It may well come to this.

But then again, such tyranny and persecution was predicted long ago, in the Good Book. Fasten seatbelts. Hug your family members. Go to church, help your fellow man. Pray for the Country (and for the evil men to be confounded and vanquished). Get centered. Buy a copy of The US Constitution. Read THE GOOD BOOK. Stock up. Get ready. Be prepared.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Threatened excommunication of American political leaders (primarily Democrats) who would enforce or support this coercion against the RCC in the USA, needs to be issued from the Pope himself. I think that is the only effective shot against the bow. Santorum and Gingrich should both write a public, joint "sense of the candidates" letter to the Vatican, even fly there together and deliver it personally, and make it quite public. We could turn tens of millions of Americans on the Obama Administration and make them wish they had never, ever even considered doing this.

[OrangeHoof]

I have a hard time remembering who's a cardinal these days.

Lance Berkman is but Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa no longer are. Don't blame you for not keeping up.

[Former Fetus]

Maybe you’ve never heard of him, but as a Southern Baptist I know Dr. Land very well and I respect him and his stand for life!

[Outlaw Woman]

Bio
Dr. Richard Land

Princeton (A.B., magna cum laude) and Oxford (D.Phil.) educated, Dr. Richard Land has served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission since 1988. 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.

In 2005, Dr. Land was featured in Time Magazine as one of The Twenty-five Most Influential Evangelicals in America.

Continued @: http://richardlandlive.com/bio/

If you have Christian Radio, he has a daily show called Richard Land Live.

He is indeed very prominent, sorry you haven’t heard of him.

[RygelXVI]

Lance Berkman is but Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa no longer are. Don't blame you for not keeping up.

Tru dat. I assume Duncan's gone if LaRussa is, and Pujols is the only free agent not to sign with the Marlins?