Thursday, August 2, 2012
Phillips Richard Land Announces His Retirement
Posted by Betsy Phillips on Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 5:02 AM
According to the City Paper, Richard Land is retiring so that he can spend more time fighting the culture wars:
You may recall that this burden on Land's heart caused him to speak callously of Trayvon Martin and to disparage other ministers with whom he disagrees, while causing him to use the hilariously stupid term "racialist."
"When God called me into the ministry a half century ago, the burden He placed on my heart was for America," Land wrote. "That call and that burning burden are still there. I believe the 'culture war' is a titanic struggle for our nation's soul and as a minister of Christ's Gospel, I have no right to retire from that struggle."
You may recall that this burden on Land's heart caused him to speak callously of Trayvon Martin and to disparage other ministers with whom he disagrees, while causing him to use the hilariously stupid term "racialist."
I would like to say that Land will be missed, but I think we both know he's not actually going anywhere. This retirement just means he can say whatever fool thing he wants or plagiarize from whomever he likes without it directly reflecting poorly on the Southern Baptist Convention.
But, hey, you know, a lot of institutions would be better off if the jackasses in charge said to themselves, "You know, I would like to continue to be a jackass. I think I'll step down so that my behavior doesn't hurt this institution that I love." So, in that regard, I must say, "Good for you, Richard Land."
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