{"id":489,"date":"2011-12-01T06:42:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T12:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/?p=489"},"modified":"2011-12-01T06:42:56","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T12:42:56","slug":"dr-richard-lands-open-letter-to-newt-gingrich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/01\/dr-richard-lands-open-letter-to-newt-gingrich\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Richard Land&#8217;s Open Letter to Newt Gingrich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During my time in the Tennessee General Assembly I had the pleasure of sharing the stage once with Dr. Richard Land, who is the director of The Ethics &amp; Religious Liberty Commission. In addition, Dr. Land is also the Executive Editor of The Christian Post where I serve as the Politics Section Editor.<\/p>\n<p>I recently sat down with Dr. Land for coffee and we discussed a number of political issues, primarily centered around the Republican presidential race. Dr. Land told me he was going to write an open letter to former Speaker Newt Gingrich and below I have included a link to the article.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Dr. Land&#8217;s advice to Speaker Gingrich timely, but it is exactly what he needs to do in order to show evangelical voters &#8211; namely women &#8211; that he is indeed sorry for any personal failures that have hurt others in his life.<\/p>\n<p>Having a great deal of personal experience in this area, I can truly say that most people &#8211; especially those who embrace and understand God&#8217;s word &#8211; will forgive and simply want to see true repentance from those who have fallen short in the public arena. However, the repentance must be genuine and if not, people will see right through it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to write more on this issue in the next few days, but in the meantime, please read Dr. Land&#8217;s column.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/dr-richard-land-an-open-letter-to-newt-gingrich-63393\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my time in the Tennessee General Assembly I had the pleasure of sharing the stage once with Dr. Richard Land, who is the director of The Ethics &amp; Religious Liberty Commission. In addition, Dr. Land is also the Executive Editor of The Christian Post where I serve as the Politics Section Editor. I recently sat down with Dr. Land for coffee and we discussed a number of political issues, primarily centered around the Republican presidential race. Dr. Land told me he was going to write an open letter to former Speaker Newt Gingrich and below I have included a link to the article. 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