Religion & Law

Pro-Abortion Republican Murkowski Fights to Fund Planned Parenthood

Posted on March 28, 2011
LifeNews: "Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is one of just a handful of pro-abortion Republicans in the Senate, but she has become the most outspoken of the group saying she will fight to ensure Planned Parenthood continues getting taxpayer funding."

Senate Committee Hearing on Pro-Abortion Goodwin Liu This Week

Posted on March 28, 2011
LifeNews: The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on pro-abortion federal appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu, whom President Barack Obama picked for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Teachers Barred From Talking to Parents Without Permission in NYC

Posted on March 28, 2011
One News Now: "Principal Mona Silfen bans her teachers from making calls and writing e-mails to parents without her approval."

Former FRC Adjunct Fellow Publishes Major Study on Abortion in Top State Politics Journal

Posted on March 28, 2011
Family Research Council: The study, "Analyzing the Effect of Anti-Abortion U.S. State Legislation in the Post-Casey Era," evaluated abortion data from nearly every state over a span of 21 years, from 1985 to 2005 - a longer period than nearly any other peer-reviewed study.

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Alliance Alert Categorical Digest Today?s Schedule

Posted on March 25, 2011
Today’s Alliance Alert Categorical Digest is being released a few hours early. The normal publication schedule will resume Monday.

Philippine Catholic church leads protest against proposed family planning law

Posted on March 25, 2011
Washington Post: olice said about 40,000 people gathered at Manila?s Rizal Park for the prayer rally led by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales.

States Looking to Change Definition of Late-Term Abortion

Posted on March 25, 2011
Fox News: The bills were modeled after legislation passed last year in Nebraska premised on research suggesting a fetus is able to feel pain after 20 weeks. Similar proposals are percolating in at least nine other states, according to one organization's estimate.

?Catholic,? ?Christian? gay projects funded by homosexualist billionaire

Posted on March 25, 2011
LifeSiteNews: Top ?gay-rights? groups claiming to represent Christians and Catholics, and at least one Jesuit-run college, are being funded by a major homosexualist business magnate with the aim of stirring up dissent within the ranks of the church . ...

?Adultery On Way Out As Crime In Mexico?

Posted on March 25, 2011
Huffington Post: The Mexican Senate has repealed part of the Federal Criminal Code that made cheating on a spouse an offense punishable by two years in prison.

Lautenberg: Pro-Life People ?Don?t Deserve Freedoms in Constitution?

Posted on March 25, 2011
LifeNews: ?Planned Parenthood is under attack by Tea Party Republicans who have put their extremist ideology above women?s health,? Lautenberg said while pro-life advocates who counterprotested shouted, ?Shame on you, Lautenberg.?

Jennifer Roback Morse to RI House Judiciary: The thin disguise of marriage equality will not atone for the wrong done to future generations

Posted on March 25, 2011
This powerful video captures Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse's (Ruth Institute) testimony to the Rhode Island House Judiciary on March 1, 2011. Reportedly, silence followed her testimony in our nation's most Catholic state.

RI: AFL-CIO backs same-sex ?marriage? legislation

Posted on March 25, 2011
"The Rhode Island AFL-CIO executive board has, for the first time, voted to endorse legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the state."

Persecution of Christians severe around the globe

Posted on March 25, 2011
Washington Times (3/20): t is interesting to note that The Catholic Church agency, Aid to the Church in Need, on March 14, 2011, in new report, estimated that 75% of all religious persecution around the world is directed against Christians. That means approximately 100 million people are facing persecution for Jesus today.

Colorado Supreme Court on Parents? Getting Back Custody of Children After Voluntarily Appointing Temporary Guardians

Posted on March 25, 2011
Here?s the key legal issue, and the holding: Reviewing an unpublished opinion of the court of appeals, we address whether, in seeking to terminate a guardianship established by parental consent, fit parents may invoke the constitutional presumption that they make custodial decisions in the best interests of their child ...

UK: Lesbian couple?s £9.99 a month fertility clinic is country?s first aimed only at same-sex couples

Posted on March 25, 2011
Daily Mail: "A lesbian couple are to open Britain?s first gay-only fertility centre. Natalie Drew and Ashling Phillips, who have two children by a sperm donor, said they decided to set up a centre exclusively for gay people after their own experiences in trying to start a family...

Croatia: Lesbians Attempt to Silence Catholic Teacher

Posted on March 25, 2011
Intoleranceagainstchristians.eu: Jelena Coric Mudrov?i?, Catholic catechism teacher in the primary school in Zagreb has been accused of saying that ?homosexuals are sick? during a lesson on catechism in 2009.

Is Secularism Neutral?

Posted on March 25, 2011
Andrea Minichiello Williams at Christian Concern for Our Nation: One of the most encouraging parts of this decision is the clear understanding from the Judges that secularism is not neutral. Judge Power said that: "Neutrality requires a pluralist approach on the part of the State, not a secularist one...

Penn. Company?s Faith-Based Sales Training Challenged By Former Employee

Posted on March 25, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: Yesterday's Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review reports on a lawsuit filed against a Beaver County (PA) bathroom remodeling company by a woman who alleges she was forced out of her job with the company by the company's insistence that she attend faith-based training sessions to increase her trust in God.

Egypt Adopts New Law On Political Parties Barring Parties Based On Religion

Posted on March 25, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: M and C reports that Egypt's interim cabinet on Wednesday approved a new law that creates a framework for creating political parties.  Reuters has summarized the provisions of the new law . . .

US foreign aid faces cuts as China?s reach grows

Posted on March 25, 2011
AP: That could hurt not just the world's poor, but America's reach in emerging markets where China has ramped up investment and provided easy credit.

Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Religious Expression and Religious Groups At Colleges

Posted on March 25, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: The East Valley Tribune reported yesterday that the Arizona Senate has passed HB 2565 that will bar colleges and universities from discriminating against students because of their religious beliefs or religious expression and will permit religious and political student groups to exclude members who do not share their beliefs.

Islamist Group Is Rising Force in a New Egypt

Posted on March 25, 2011
NY Times: As the best organized and most extensive opposition movement in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood was expected to have an edge in the contest for influence. But what surprises many is its link to a military that vilified it. ?There is evidence the Brotherhood struck some kind of a deal with the military early on,? said Elijah Zarwan, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group.

Civil Gideon in Deadbeat Dad Cases Would Be ?Massive? Change, Lawyer Tells Justices

Posted on March 25, 2011
ABA Journal: At issue is whether Michael Turner had a due-process right to an appointed lawyer when he was sentenced to a year in prison for failing to pay child support.

ACLU sues Michigan DHS over father?s custody loss

Posted on March 25, 2011
WLAJ.com: "It seeks to overturn a state law that permits law enforcement officials to remove a child from parents' custody without proving the child is in immediate danger."

Erik Stanley on ?In the Market? with Janet Parshall: Kansas town taxes churches

Posted on March 25, 2011
ADF attorney Erik Stanley appeared on "In the Market" with Janet Parshall to discuss this: Kansas town sued for taxing church attendance. | MP3 audio 14:35 mins

Chinese scientists discover way to turn homosexuality on and off in male mice?

Posted on March 25, 2011
"A group of Chinese scientists from the National Institute of Biological Scientists have appeared to find a way to regulate sexual preference in male mice."

Byron Babione on the Mary Reichard Show: Litigation in the challenge to Arkansas Amendment 1 adoption restrictions

Posted on March 25, 2011
ADF attorney Byron Babione appeared on the Mary Reichard Show to discuss this: Ark. Supreme Court showdown Thursday over law protecting adopted, foster children. | MP3 mins 8:15 mins

Erik Stanley on the Hugh Hewitt Show: The Isaiah 58 Project Church in Arizona

Posted on March 25, 2011
ADF attorney Erik Stanley appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss this: ADF files suit to protect Ariz. church from foreclosure based on $50K illegal tax bill. | MP3 audio 5:40 mins

NYC Gets Second Lawsuit Over Law Attacking Pregnancy Centers

Posted on March 25, 2011
LifeNews: ADF Legal Counsel Matt Bowman, earlier this week, commented on the law and the lawsuit in remarks to LifeNews.com. ?Pregnancy centers, which offer real help and hope to women, shouldn?t be punished by political allies of the abortion industry,? he said...

Appeals seek to stop 2nd prison term for father who kept kids out of sex-ed

Posted on March 25, 2011
LifeSiteNews: ?Parents, not the government, are ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for exercising this universal right is ridiculous,? said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska. ?Eduard Wiens was well within his rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach his children a view of sexuality that is in accord with his own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to classes and an interactive play that they found to be objectionable...

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