Religion & Law

Sticking to tradition ? ACLU or not

Posted on June 21, 2010
OneNewsNow: "A Montana college is being supported by the Christian community regarding the constitutionality of the school's graduation prayer tradition. . . . Travis Barham with Alliance Defense Fund is hopeful the letter will encourage the university to hold fast...

Labor Dept. to order businesses to give ?gay employees equal treatment?

Posted on June 21, 2010
"The Labor Department intends to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give gay employees equal treatment under a law permitting workers unpaid time off to care for newborns or loved ones."

Back to the roots: The Founders and the separation of church and state

Posted on June 21, 2010
John Rossomando writing at Inside Catholic: "Following Queen Elizabeth I's reestablishment of the Anglican Church in 1560, Parliament and the queen were made the ultimate source of religious dogma in England. Where the Roman Catholic clergy and bishops had previously decided matters of religion, secular leaders of the House of Commons and House of Lords mandated by law which articles of faith were to be believed by the queen's subjects and which were to be considered illegal...

Retired Bishop: Biden?s Kenya Constitution Support ?Invites Canonical Censure?

Posted on June 21, 2010
'Perhaps God, who knows whether or not Biden?s brain was permanently damaged by his brain surgery, will not judge him too harshly, but the Church, which does not have that kind of knowledge should certainly speak out and reprimand him.'

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Dating for a decade? Young adults aren?t rushing marriage

Posted on June 21, 2010
USA Today: "The world has changed so drastically that experts say today's young adults have a lot to ponder, much more than decades ago. More education has meant delayed financial independence, which is a major reason young adults say they aren't making their relationships official...

President uses Father?s Day to promote radical homosexual agenda says American Family Association President Tim Wildmon

Posted on June 21, 2010
"Virtually all Americans have the common sense to recognize that children need both a mother and a father. Rudimentary biology tells us it's impossible for a child to have two fathers. But here we have the leader of our nation and the Democrat Party celebrating sexual behavior which is contrary to nature and pushing a household structure that we know is harmful to children...

NY: Abortion Supporters Squabble Over Bill

Posted on June 21, 2010
NY Times: "For years, lawmakers in New York have been trying to pass legislation that would protect existing abortion rights by codifying the Supreme Court?s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which guarantees rights broader than the laws still on New York?s books...

Muslim group says FBI still on Nevada prayer case

Posted on June 21, 2010
Mercury News: "A Muslim advocacy group representative accused the FBI on Monday of wrongly questioning five Muslim men in the Los Angeles area about praying in a shopping center parking lot in southern Nevada six months ago."

Joe Martins: Blood battle revisited: Other schools follow San Jose State University?s dubious lead

Posted on June 21, 2010
ADF Attorney Joe Martins writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "The Health & Human Services Committee recently recommended that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) maintain its lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM)...

David Hacker on Northwest Nights with Frank Shiers: Idaho?s censorship of the Great Books in Idaho charter schools

Posted on June 21, 2010
ADF Attorney David J. Hacker appeared on Northwest Nights with Frank Shiers to discuss Idaho?s censorship of the Great Books in charter schools. | MP3 12:11 mins. | ADFmedia.org Nampa Classical Academy v. Goesling resource page

Tel Aviv schools may teach class on homophobia

Posted on June 21, 2010
ynetnews.com: "Ultra-Orthodox councilmen stormed out of a Tel Aviv city council meeting Monday in response to a suggestion to begin teaching classes against homophobia in the city's schools. ... Hoshen, an organization that teaches kids about the dangers of homophobia, has so far given lessons only in Tel Aviv schools willing to accept its message...

NJ: Lakewood Township private schools push vouchers

Posted on June 21, 2010
Asbury Park Press: "Barely any of Lakewood's public school students will see a voucher; and still, 'This piece of legislation will help us more than any other town,' according to Republican state Sen. Robert Singer, who is also a Lakewood committeeman...

Philippines: Sex education draws lawsuit

Posted on June 21, 2010
Business Mirror: "Concerned parents on Monday went to court to stop the Department of Education from implementing its decision to integrate its reproductive health syllabus into that of both public and private elementary and high schools. They filed the petition in the Regional Trial Court in Quezon City after they found the modules for the program includes introducing 'non-invasive sexual activities...

Nepal bans school book after Muslim outcry

Posted on June 21, 2010
Times of India: "The Nepal government Monday banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an 'objectionable' illustration depicting Prophet Mohammed as a woman-like figure and containing 'erroneous interpretations' of Islam."

Preston BNP activist cleared over anti-Muslim leaflets

Posted on June 21, 2010
BBC: "A BNP activist who delivered leaflets which blamed Muslims for the heroin trade has been cleared of intending to incite religious hatred. Anthony Bamber, 54, of Preston, printed and distributed the documents claiming Muslims were responsible for importing the drug from Pakistan and Afghanistan...

Quebec to appeal Catholic school exemption from ethics course

Posted on June 21, 2010
Montreal Gazette: "The government is preparing to appeal a court judgment ordering an exemption for a private Catholic school to teach an ethics course."

Netherlands cops may pose as religious Jews

Posted on June 21, 2010
JTA: "Police officers in the Netherlands may go undercover as religious Jews to identify violent anti-Semites."

UK toddler killer charged with child porn offenses

Posted on June 21, 2010
Boston Globe: "British prosecutors said Monday that a man convicted of murdering a toddler in 1993, when he himself was just 10 years old, has been charged with child pornography offenses."

Love is not enough to keep a marriage, study finds

Posted on June 21, 2010
Reuters: "Living happily ever after needn't only be for fairy tales. Australian researchers have identified what it takes to keep a couple together, and it's a lot more than just being in love. A couple's age, previous relationships and even whether they smoke or not are factors that influence whether their marriage is going to last, according to a study by researchers from the Australian National University...

Over 1,000 EU officials earn more than David Cameron

Posted on June 21, 2010
Telegraph: "It shows that 1,023 Eurocrats pocket bigger salaries than David Cameron's annual income of £142,500. ... Among the 995 European civil servants, who are on the AD14 to AD16 grades earning £146,267 to £179,703, are at least 90 unelected British EU officials earning more than the Prime Minister...

UK: Council drops prayers for poetry readings

Posted on June 21, 2010
The Christian Institute: "A London council is set to stop beginning its meetings with Christian prayers, and replace them with poetry readings. ... Many councils choose to start their meetings with Christian prayers, but Jayne Buckland, the Mayor of Enfield, has chosen to replace them in a bid to 'support and encourage the arts'...

Australia: Christian voters put Rudd, Abbott to the test

Posted on June 21, 2010
ABC: "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have been put to the test by Australia's Christian leaders in what could be the final week of Parliament before the next election. Mr Rudd and Mr Abbott spoke to churchgoers at a major gathering organised by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) in Canberra...

Mississippi Lesbian Banned From Prom But Invited to White House

Posted on June 21, 2010
PR Newswire: "American Civil Liberties Union client Constance McMillen will go to the White House on Tuesday to join President Obama at a ceremony recognizing the contributions of LGBT Americans. She will also serve as a Grand Marshal in the New York City Pride parade on June 27...

Planned mosque near NY?s Ground Zero sparks debate

Posted on June 21, 2010
Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65K5Y720100621?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true: "Plans for mosques in New York's Brooklyn and Staten Island boroughs also are hitting opposition, with neighbors worried about potential extremism...

?I love my kids so much that I didn?t have them.?

Posted on June 21, 2010
Carl Olson write at Ignatius Insight: "Singer and Co. seek to find meaning, or say there is meaning to be found, while implicitly adhering to a materialism that has no meaning aside from what man subjectively stables onto it. Most people, I'm convinced, can't and won't live with such an approach to reality and truth...

Roger Kiska on Chris Fabry Live: Christians thrown out of Morocco, yet U.S. aid flows

Posted on June 21, 2010
ADF attorney Roger Kiska appeared on Chris Fabry Live to discuss the Congressional hearings on the expulsion of Christian missionaries from Morroco. | MP3 7:07 mins | ADF Media: U.S. House holds hearing Thursday on Morocco?s deportation of Christians

Vt Supreme Court to hear lesbian custody appeal

Posted on June 21, 2010
WCAX: "The Vermont Supreme Court weighs in later this week in the long running custody dispute between former lesbian partners."

Jordan Lorence on the Hugh Hewitt Show: The Prop 8 trial and the overthrow of Republican government

Posted on June 21, 2010
ADF attorney Jordan Lorence appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the Proposition 8 trial. | MP3 8:22 mins

?As midterms near, gay rights activists press same-sex marriage issue?

Posted on June 21, 2010
The Hill: "Gay rights activists see a chance to get the gay marriage issue back into the midterm campaign conversation thanks to an upcoming court ruling in California. ... Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, said his organization fully intends to make it a campaign issue this year, and said he is confident it will work, at least in California's statewide races...

Liverpool primary school bans ?cartoon porn? sex education DVD

Posted on June 21, 2010
Click Liverpool: "A primary school has censored a section of a C4 sex education DVD after one furious parent branded it 'cartoon porn'. The video - intended for children aged over seven - shows a naked cartoon couple, having a pillow-fight and chasing each other before having sex in different positions...

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