Yesterday, the Haitian government decided to charge 10 United States citizens with kidnapping and criminal association for attempting to take 33 Haitian children out of that devastated country to a place of safety and care. We are deeply dismayed and offended by this decision…

Come see Richard Land in Richmond, VA on Saturday, Feb 13.

He’ll be speaking at Grove Avenue Baptist Church at the In God We Trust conference. Other guests include, David Barton, Steven McDowell, Craig Parshall.

Register here. (Conference & lunch = $24, Conference only = $17)

Richard will broadcast Richard Land LIVE at the conference.

Why are groups such as the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Feminist Majority Foundation, the Women’s Media Center, and numerous “pro-choice” groups apoplectic over a Super Bowl commercial sponsored by Focus on the Family?

Clearly, the commercial’s subject matter has propelled it to the front ranks of controversy in the days leading to the Super Bowl. Entitled “Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life,” the ad purportedly (though none of the ad’s critics have actually seen it) tells the story of Florida All-American and Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam.

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“Abortion rights activists have long preferred to hold themselves at some remove from the practice they promote; rather than naming it, they speak of “choice” and “reproductive freedom.” But those who perform abortions have no such luxury. Instead, advances in ultrasound imaging and abortion procedures have forced providers ever closer to the nub of their work. Especially in abortions performed far enough along in gestation that the fetus is recognizably a tiny baby, this intimacy exacts an emotional toll, stirring sentiments for which doctors, nurses, and aides are sometimes unprepared. Most apparently have managed to reconcile their belief in the right to abortion with their revulsion at dying and dead fetuses, but a noteworthy number have found the conflict unbearable and have defected to the pro-life cause.”

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Albert Mohler adds commentary…

Due to hazardous road conditions in the Nashville, TN area, Richard thought it best to keep our staff at home today.

We hope you enjoy anything from our archives or today’s “best-of” programs with guests Jarrod Jones here and Steve Waldman here.

RLL will be live again next Saturday, Feb 6.

Happy snow day!