Dr. Richard Land, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and a strong death penalty supporter in the past, recently said that support is only warranted if the death penalty is applied fairly. “If you are going to support the death penalty then you have to be as supportive of its equitable and just application,” Land said. He noted that it would be immoral to support capital punishment otherwise. Land added that in the United States, a person is much more likely to be executed if he or she is of color or is poor instead of wealthy. (Christian Post, November 21, 2005). The Southern Baptist Convention is the second largest denomination in the country. See New Voices.
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). NEW VOICES: Southern Bapist Leader Says Support for an Unfair Death Penalty is Immoral. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-voices-southern-bapist-leader-says-support-for-an-unfair-death-penalty-is-immoral
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW VOICES: Southern Bapist Leader Says Support for an Unfair Death Penalty is Immoral.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-voices-southern-bapist-leader-says-support-for-an-unfair-death-penalty-is-immoral.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW VOICES: Southern Bapist Leader Says Support for an Unfair Death Penalty is Immoral.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-voices-southern-bapist-leader-says-support-for-an-unfair-death-penalty-is-immoral. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.
