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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

SBC's Richard Land et al. unhappy about gay immigration partners

Unsurprisingly certain evangelicals reject gay partners in immigration bill.

Southern Baptist Convention Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission czar Richard Land joined Liberty Counsel Chairman Mathew Staver and at best a handful of other Religious Right leaders in signing a statement of opposition to the proposal by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.

Although the National Evangelical Association, "which [Yahoo News reports] includes members from 40 evangelical denominations," seeks to rally support for immigration reform.

You may struggle to make heads or tails of the Baptist Press story on Richard's out-Land-ish stunt here. Or visit Right Wing Watch's review of the little band of others attempt to kidnap the larger group's spotlight here.

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