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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Ron Paul wins CPAC straw poll to mixed reaction from crowd

Posted on February 14, 2011
The Hill: "Paul won with 30 percent of the vote, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who took 23 percent of the vote, a second place finish that CPAC organizers are already touting."

AZ: Flake to announce Senate bid Monday

Posted on February 14, 2011
AZ Republic: "Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., will announce Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate being vacated by Sen. Jon Kyl, a source has told The Arizona Republic."

Legal Periodical: Alternative Burdens on Freedom of Conscience

Posted on February 14, 2011
Kolber, Adam J., Alternative Burdens on Freedom of Conscience (November 29, 2010). San Diego Law Review, Vol. 47, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1757243

Legal Periodical: The Fallacy of Neutrality from Beginning to End: The Battle Between Religious Liberties and Rights Based on Homosexual Conduct

Posted on February 14, 2011
Rena M. Lindevaldsen, The Fallacy of Neutrality From Beginning to End: The Battle Between Religious Liberties and Rights Based on Homosexual Conduct, 4 Liberty University Law Review 425-463 (2010).

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Iowa House subcommittee approves abortion ban

Posted on February 14, 2011
Chicago Tribune: "Abortions would be banned in Iowa, including in cases of rape and incest, under a bill approved Monday by a House subcommittee. The measure defines life as beginning at conception."

Kan. doc agrees not to offer abortions amid suit

Posted on February 14, 2011
NECN.com: "A Kansas physician has agreed not to perform abortions at the space she leases in a Wichita office complex, delaying a lawsuit by her landlord, according to court documents made public Monday."

SD lawmakers reject surrogacy bill

Posted on February 14, 2011
Boston Globe: "A South Dakota legislative committee has rejected a bill to outlaw surrogacy arrangements."

Muslim population growing in Ireland: Major influence seen as Islamic community expands

Posted on February 14, 2011
Irish Central: "Islam has become the fastest-growing religion in Ireland, with the number of Muslims increasing nearly 70 percent between 2002 and 2006."

No More Burka?s To Be Allowed At Quebec Voting Booths?

Posted on February 14, 2011
Europe News: "In a move by Conservative MP Steven Blaney this morning, a private member?s bill was brought before Parliament that would require all voters to show their faces in order to cast ballots at the polls for Federal elections."

Jew-hatred in Holland

Posted on February 14, 2011
Europe News: "The Dutch government continues to refuse to pay for the security of its threatened Jewish citizens. The Jewish community has stated on various occasions that it is the only group in society which cannot organize activities without including guards or other security measures...

Civil unions in Hawaii head toward final vote

Posted on February 14, 2011
AP: "Hawaii's Legislature is poised to pass a bill allowing same-sex civil unions and send it to the governor, who plans to sign it."

NJ: Woodbridge to study sex shop zoning

Posted on February 14, 2011
MyCentralJersey.com: "The Township Council has given a $20,000 contract to Red Bank consulting firm Heyer, Gruel & Associates to study the township's master plan and zoning districts to determine where in the township so-called sexually oriented businesses could be located and whether zoning laws would pass muster in court...

MO: Report says charter schools need more money and monitoring

Posted on February 14, 2011
Kansas City Star: "After a decade, many of Missouri?s charter schools are not doing much better than traditional public schools, a national watchdog group concluded. Two reasons: not getting their fair share of education money or enough monitoring, contends a report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools...

WV: Pro-Life Leaders Call on Gubernatorial Candidates to Reject Campaign Money from Pro-Abortion Activists

Posted on February 14, 2011
Engage Family Blog: "In a joint letter sent on Monday to each candidate running in the special election for governor, leaders from West Virginians for Life and the Family Policy Council of West Virginia (FPCWV) challenge lawmakers to sign the, ?Vote for Life? Pledge...

Washington Post: 1 more vote needed in Maryland Senate to redefine marriage after Kasemeyer announcement

Posted on February 14, 2011
A prominent Maryland state senator said Monday that he will support legalizing same-sex marriage, bringing the bill to within one vote of the number needed for passage in his chamber.

VA: ACLU Demands End to Jail?s Anti-Religion Censorship

Posted on February 14, 2011
Christian Post: "The American Civil Liberties Union, backed by groups including Prison Fellowship and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, is demanding that officials at a regional corrections facility in Virginia end their illegal censoring of religious materials sent to detainees...

Is Facebook the new Craigslist for prostitution?

Posted on February 14, 2011
Examiner.com: In his article on Wired, Venkatish found that "sex workers were turning to Facebook: 83 percent have a Facebook page, and I estimate that by the end of 2011, Facebook will be the leading on-line recruitment space."

Jeremy Tedesco on the Zeb Bell Show: Florida A&M reinstates Christian student group

Posted on February 14, 2011
ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco appeared on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss this: Fla. A&M reinstates Christian student group after receiving ADF letter | MP3 audio 16:58 mins

The coming fight over .gay domain (Q&A)

Posted on February 14, 2011
CNET: "Scott Seitz has the dubious distinction of proposing what might become the most controversial new top-level Internet domain: .gay."

Finding love tough task for Chinese men

Posted on February 14, 2011
Toronto Sun: "Finding one?s better half can be a tricky business in modern-day China, with hectic work schedules, nagging parents and a gender imbalance conspiring to make selecting a partner a nightmare for single men."

U.K. Christians Alarmed by Push to Allow ?Gay Ceremonies? in Churches

Posted on February 14, 2011
Christian Post: "The Archbishop of York is among the Christians in the United Kingdom speaking out against the Government?s plans to allow same-sex couples to have their civil partnership ceremonies in churches, synagogues and other places of worship...

Birther debate alive across U.S.

Posted on February 14, 2011
Politico: "Lawmakers in at least 10 states have introduced bills requiring presidential candidates to provide some form of proof that they are natural-born citizens, a ballot qualification rule designed to address widespread rumors on the right that Obama was not born in the United States...

IRD: Sexually Liberal United Methodist Bishops Represent the Past

Posted on February 14, 2011
Christian Newswire: "United Methodism's future will be international, theologically orthodox, and focused on evangelism, not on the fads of declining liberal Protestantism in the U.S." -- Mark Tooley, IRD President

Pepperdine Law School hosts International Religious Freedom conference

Posted on February 14, 2011
Rick Garnett blogs about and links to conference information at the Mirror of Justice site.

Senate Set to Vote on Nominee for 5th Circuit

Posted on February 14, 2011
Blog of the Legal Times: "James Graves Jr. is expected to make history today when he becomes the first African American from Mississippi to be confirmed for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit."

Our Churches Are under Attack ? Alliance Defense Fund Weekly Video Update ? February 14, 2011

Posted on February 14, 2011
The You Tube video can be viewed here.

McConnell: Obama budget ?unserious? and ?irresponsible?

Posted on February 14, 2011
The Hill: This is not an ?I got the message? budget,? McConnell said in a floor speech. ?It?s unserious and it?s irresponsible.?

Valentine?s Day report: seven ways marriage is changing

Posted on February 14, 2011
Christian Science Monitor: "It seems Valentine's Day, when 10 percent of all marriage proposals take place, is one of the few constants in the institution of marriage. Fifty years ago, marriage was between a man and a woman barely into their twenties, of the same race and social class, till death did them part...

Ongoing push for obscenity law enforcement

Posted on February 14, 2011
One News Now: "Several members of the House and Senate, including Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mike McIntyre (D-North Carolina) and Randy Forbes (R-Virginia), have written their colleagues, asking them to join in the effort to pressure the agency and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to launch prosecution efforts...

The polygamists make their move

Posted on February 14, 2011
Peter Heck writes at One News Now: The debate over whether those practicing homosexuality should be eligible to obtain the legal status of "married" for their same-sex relationships is persistently mischaracterized by activists on both sides as an attempt to redefine marriage...

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