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Richard Land, the man who became the public face of the Southern Baptist Convention on ethical and political issues for nearly 25 years, has announced plans to retire in 2013 after a rough-and-tumble spring.<\/p>\n

The decision comes months after Land, president of the SBC\u2019s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, made controversial comments about the Trayvon Martin case that resulted in a reprimand and the loss of his radio talk show for the racial tension they caused.<\/p>\n

Land, 65, said in a Tuesday (July 31) letter announcing his retirement that he has no intention of ending his role as a culture warrior.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe the \u2018culture war\u2019 is a titanic spiritual struggle for our nation\u2019s soul and as a minister of Christ\u2019s Gospel, I have no right to retire from that struggle,\u201d Land wrote in a two-page letter to the acting chairman of his commission.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Fred Luter, who was elected in June as the SBC\u2019s first African-American president, said he doesn\u2019t believe Land was forced out by church leaders. \u201cIf there was a time they wanted to force him out, it would have been when they made their decision,\u201d Luter said Wednesday, referring to the June reprimand by the commission\u2019s executive committee.
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Richard Land, the man who became the public face of the Southern Baptist Convention on ethical and political issues for nearly 25 years, has announced plans to retire in 2013 after a rough-and-tumble spring. 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