Religion & Law

NRA Under Fire for Campaign-Finance Move

Posted on June 18, 2010
Wall Street Journal: "The National Rifle Association is taking fire from its conservative brethren for withdrawing its opposition to a campaign-finance bill in exchange for an exemption . . . "

Feds sue abortion protester under little-used law

Posted on June 18, 2010
Houston Chronicle (AP): "The U.S. Justice Department has sued a San Antonio abortion protester under a little-used federal law that prohibits blocking access to reproductive health services." San Antonio Express: Feds sue abortion opponent from S.A.

?Can Mosque Pray-ins Change the Conservative Culture of Some American Mosques??

Posted on June 18, 2010
Huffington Post: "Mosque pray-ins are springing up across the U.S. They're orchestrated by a group of Muslim women wanting to end gender segregation in nearly two-thirds of American mosques. To get their point across, some of these women are literally walking out from behind the seven-foot barrier separating men and women in some mosques to pray side-by-side men ...

Kevin Theriot: Many churches a no show in the culture wars

Posted on June 18, 2010
"I was asked recently how it is that 60% of weekly church attendees support repeal of Don?t Ask Don?t Tell (according to a Gallup Poll from last year). The answer is simple: many pastors rarely if ever address the morality of homosexual behavior (or any other current controversial issues) from the pulpit ...

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Rights restored to Michigan pastor

Posted on June 18, 2010
Thomas More Law Center: "A federal appeals court has granted an emergency motion to allow a pastor to distribute Christian literature to Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan. Pastor George Saeg immigrated to the United States from Sudan -- but according to senior attorney Robert Muise of the Thomas More Law Center, he is being denied the very rights that caused him to emigrate ...

Security Tops the Environment in China?s Energy Plan

Posted on June 18, 2010
NY Times: "In contrast to the Obama vision, the plan here preserves a central role for coal ? the dirtiest fossil fuel in terms of emissions of greenhouse gases, but a resource that China has in abundance. And while Mr. Obama voiced goals of addressing climate change and improving national security at the same time, the discussions in China have been focused almost entirely on security issues, people inside and outside the government said ...

The Jewish Religious Conflict Tearing at Israel

Posted on June 18, 2010
TIME: "Israel's domestic culture war between religious communities and the secular courts took to the streets on Thursday as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Ashkenazi (European) Jews paralyzed the streets of Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak in a protest march...

Jordan Lorence in Fox 12 News Video: The Proposition 8 Trial

Posted on June 18, 2010
ADF attorney Jordan Lorence appears in this Fox 12 Video clip discussing the Proposition 8 Trial. | MP4 49 seconds

Heather Gebelin Hacker: ADF appeals case against Oregon State University officials for censorship of independent student newspaper

Posted on June 18, 2010
ADF Attorney Heather Gebelin Hacker writing at Speak Up Movement / University: "Earlier this year, I posted about a new case we filed against Oregon State University officials because of their censorship of an independent student newspaper on campus. ...

Prop 8 case wraps up, ruling expected in weeks

Posted on June 18, 2010
Washington Blade ("lgbtq community news source"): "In a statement, Jim Campbell, an attorney for Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative legal firm working on the case, said defendants would emphasize arguments they made throughout the trial. 'The team of attorneys defending Proposition 8 will highlight all the reasons why Proposition 8 is constitutional,' he said...

Rasmussen: Where is the tea party strongest and weakest?

Posted on June 18, 2010
Rasmussen carries this video report full of polls and statistics.

Kagan and Shariah: Supreme court nominee displays selective moral outrage

Posted on June 18, 2010
"Ms. Kagan apparently made no public objection to a $20 million gift from a Saudi prince in late 2005, even though Saudi Arabia's shariah law provided flogging or death as punishment for any individual caught engaging in homosexual activity."

Bill denying malpractice coverage for elective abortions on its way to Gov. Bobby Jindal

Posted on June 18, 2010
"The Legislature has given final approval to a bill that denies medical malpractice coverage to doctors when performing 'elective' abortions . . . "

Kagan notes label KKK and NRA as ?bad guy? organizations

Posted on June 18, 2010
CNN: "A March 1996 document is likely to stir conservative anger. In it, she labeled the Ku Klux Klan and the National Rifle Association as 'bad guy' organizations."

Obama Admin Proposes More Taxpayer-Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Posted on June 18, 2010
LifeNews: "The Obama administration is again proposing that taxpayers foot the bill for more embryonic stem cell research beyond what President Barack Obama's executive order has already funded. That's despite the fact that scientists are no closer to correcting problems with the cells to actually help patients...

PA: ?Prayer? not allowed at Eastern graduation

Posted on June 18, 2010
York Dispatch: "About a dozen people attended the Eastern York school board meeting Thursday night to find out why the senior class president was not allowed to read a poem during his commencement speech last Friday. Aaron Mackley wanted to read 'The Graduate's Prayer' by Helen Seiner Rice, but was told he could not because the poem was a prayer, those residents said ...

Medvedev Pushes Ruble Reserve Currency to Cut Dollar Dominance

Posted on June 18, 2010
Business Week: "Medvedev, who has repeatedly called for a supranational currency to match the dollar, said discussions with China are continuing on broadening the global options. Russia sold U.S. Treasuries for a fifth consecutive month in April, the U...

Mass. Senate eyes gambling jackpot in casino bill

Posted on June 18, 2010
Bloomberg Business Week: "Massachusetts could expect an annual revenue jackpot of up to $460 million by licensing three resort-style casinos in each of three regions of the state, according to an economic report released by the state senate Friday."

HA: Civil Unions To Go On Potential Veto List

Posted on June 18, 2010
KITV.com: "Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona said on Thursday Gov. Linda Lingle will put the civil unions bill on the veto list Monday when she informs lawmakers about bills she might veto. Aiona said that does not mean the governor will veto the bill . . ...

16 topless dancers in NC face exposure charges

Posted on June 18, 2010
Charlotte Observer: "The Charlotte Observer reported Friday that Alcohol Beverage Control officials said the topless dancers are charged with violating a state law that prohibits them from performing nude. The arrests are part of a six-month undercover investigation into eight adult-entertainment clubs in Charlotte...

Snowe wealthiest among Maine congressional members

Posted on June 18, 2010
Boston Globe: "Filings say Republican Snowe and her husband, former Maine Gov. John McKernan, have assets worth between $12 million and $46 million. The couple's largest asset is common stock in Education Management Corp. and falls in the category of being worth between $5 million and $25 million...

Southern Baptists Leaders Resolve to Rekindle Family Life, Condemn Divorce

Posted on June 18, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "On the last day of their annual meeting, U.S. leaders of Southern Baptists, a Christian denomination boasting 16.16 million members, approved resolutions recommitting themselves to promoting vigorously the institution of marriage and the family in their churches...

Ind. abortion foes set sights on health overhaul

Posted on June 18, 2010
MSNBC: "Abortion opponents have begun campaigning for an Indiana law that would restrict coverage for the procedure by a state health care exchange created by the federal health care overhaul . . . "

Kazakhstan: Minority faiths want ?propoganda? textbook banned

Posted on June 18, 2010
Forum 18: "Human rights defenders and religious communities are highly concerned about a religious studies textbook introduced earlier this year for teenage school students which, in the words of one local specialist, contains 'aggressive, sometimes insulting and even offensive' language about some Kazakh religious communities...

Summit Board of Education Hears from Residents Regarding Sex Ed Curriculum

Posted on June 18, 2010
The Alernative Press: "They also decided to work with Planned Parenthood of Northern New Jersey (PPNNJ) in creating a sexual education class curriculum for these same students . . . One concerned mother explained that she had heard a fourth-grade child ask questions such as, 'I think it?s weird that moms marry moms,' and, 'the teacher told us that babies are made by having sex...

FDA panel unanimously backs new morning after pill

Posted on June 17, 2010
"Federal health experts say a new type of morning-after pill that works longer than existing products is safe and effective . . . "

NH AG: National Organization for Marriage ads opposing Gov. Lynch don?t violate the law

Posted on June 17, 2010
Nashua Telegraph: "Attorney General Michael Delaney?s office denied Wednesday that two right-wing attack ads against Gov. John Lynch were in violation of state campaign finance laws, a claim made by ex-Democratic Party Chairman Kathy Sullivan . . . " | NH AG Letter, June 16, 2010

Why are pro-family organizations restricting their audience reach?

Posted on June 17, 2010
On a daily basis, we receive email alerts from numerous pro-family organizations. Many of these emails contain excellent information. Unfortunately, many of them also fail to provide a web link to the contents of the email. Web links are invaluable to bloggers, reporters, researchers, and others who would like to cite or further report on the material in question...

Yoest Applauds Rep. Pence on Efforts to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Abortion

Posted on June 17, 2010
Standard Newswire: "I want to applaud Congressman Pence for his tireless leadership in the fight to stop Planned Parenthood from misusing taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. The GAO's stunning revelation that nearly $660 million in taxpayer dollars have recently been appropriated to the nation's largest abortion provider is cause for alarm...

Ireland: Catholic Church criticized on civil partnership

Posted on June 17, 2010
Irish Times: "Rights groups criticised the Catholic Church today after bishops called for TDs to be allowed a free vote on new civil partnership laws. The senior clergy called for the Bill, which stops short of full gay marriage, to have a so-called faith opt-out for registrars who refuse to carry out ceremonies...

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