Religion & Law

An Au Revoir Tribute to Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr.

Posted on February 14, 2011
Lynne Marie Kohm writes at the Family Restoration Blog: "Last week we at Regent University School of Law lost a special friend and an important advocate for our work here ? Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. Many of us feel as if we lost a dear friend and relative, as God had blessed us dearly with the presence and encouragement of the Chief Justice for more than a decade...

Nine dead in latest attacks on Christians in Nigeria

Posted on February 14, 2011
Christian Today: "At least nine people, including three children, have been killed in a series of attacks in Nigeria?s Plateau State."

San Diego: ?County: Same-sex couples can renew marriage vows?

Posted on February 11, 2011
San Diego Union Tribune: "Same-sex couples married over the six-month period when the practice was legal can renew their vows at San Diego County?s Valentine?s Day Tradition on the Bay, officials said Thursday."

Multiculturalism has failed, says French president

Posted on February 11, 2011
AFP on Yahoo: "French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Thursday that multiculturalism had failed, joining a growing number of world leaders or ex-leaders who have condemned it."

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ID: Human Rights commissions pushes for gender identity discrimination bill

Posted on February 11, 2011
The Idaho Press-Tribune reports. | SB 1033

Obama admin argues for stronger UN

Posted on February 11, 2011
Politico: "Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will argue in a major address Friday evening that the nation should ?strengthen? ? not ?starve? ? the world body."

UK: ?Gay sex convictions to be deleted from police records?

Posted on February 11, 2011
The Independent: "Men with historical convictions for consensual gay sex are to have their criminal records wiped clean, it will be announced today."

Central Wis Presbyterians weigh in on ?gay clergy?

Posted on February 11, 2011
Chicago Tribune: "About 75 representatives from the Winnebago Presbytery will meet in Weston to decide whether to support or oppose homosexuality within Presbyterian leadership."

CBS: ?Young Gay Conservatives Say Their Time has Come?

Posted on February 11, 2011
CBS: "The whole idea about conservatism is about individual freedom, individual liberty," said Hissey, a GOProud volunteer and a "very conservative" supporter of Sarah Palin. "And they have the total right to disagree with me, but who won the PR battle here? We did...

Tenn: Can the state ban local homosexual discrimination ordinances?

Posted on February 11, 2011
Ari Ezra Waldman writes at Towerload ("a site with homosexual tendencies"): "The Tennessee bill to prevent municipalities from adding sexual orientation (or any other new classification) to their anti-discrimination policies is, at its core, an attempt by the state legislature to take away from gays and lesbians the opportunity to use local politics to better their lot in life...

Repeal of ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? Changes Everything in Corporate America

Posted on February 11, 2011
CNBC: "Once repeal takes effect, and American forces adapt to a more welcoming military culture, what will it mean for everyone else? What trends will it shape in the U.S. economy, the jobs market and workforce? Here are six ways . . . "

Canada: ?Transgender? protection bill approved by Commons

Posted on February 11, 2011
CBC: "An NDP private member's bill to protect transgender people from discrimination was passed by the House of Commons, but could face a roadblock in the Conservative dominated Senate."

MT: Planned Parenthood Attacks the Parental Rights Amendment

Posted on February 11, 2011
PRNewswire: "The following is being released by ParentalRights.org: Last week, Planned Parenthood of Montana, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the Human Rights Campaign spoke against a resolution in Montana's Senate Judicial Committee urging Congress to adopt the Parental Rights Amendment (PRA) and send it to the States for ratification...

Wisconsin governor aims to curb bargaining by state workers

Posted on February 11, 2011
Reuters: "Wisconsin's new Republican governor on Friday will propose sharply curtailing the bargaining rights of public employee unions and other cost-saving measures to rein in the state's budget deficit."

Thomas More Society Ready to Defend Participants in ?Vigils for Victims? of Sex Trafficking

Posted on February 11, 2011
Christian Newswire: "Society establishes hotline and issues guidelines for pro-life protests on Valentine's Day against government funding for Planned Parenthood, after videos show it aids & abets sex traffickers."

Catholic university hosts ?queer week? to promote equality of sexual ?expressions?

Posted on February 11, 2011
LifeSiteNews: The university says that the purpose of the event is to ?embrace and celebrate the use of queer as an inclusive, unifying socio-political term for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight, transsexual, intersexual, gender queer, or anyone else who supports the equality of all identities and expressions...

Pro-life coalition sponsors ?vigil for victims? in front of every Planned Parenthood nationwide

Posted on February 11, 2011
LifeSiteNews: A coalition of many of the country?s most prominent pro-life organizations, under the name of ?Expose Planned Parenthood,? is sponsoring a ?vigil for victims of underage sex trafficking? this Monday. The event seeks to put a pro-life presence in front of every single Planned Parenthood facility across the country.

Texas Senate Committee Passes Abortion-Ultrasound Bill

Posted on February 11, 2011
LifeNews: "A Texas state Senate panel on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow women a chance to see an ultrasound of their unborn child before having an abortion. When used in pregnancy centers, ultrasounds have persuded most women to choose life...

House Committee OKs Bill to Remove Abortion Funding From Obamacare

Posted on February 11, 2011
LifeNews: "The Protect Life Act, is one of three measures pro-life groups are supporting to remove governmental financial support for the aborton industry. Earlier this week, Republicans and Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health sparred over the measure, HR 358, sponsored by the subcommittee?s chairman, pro-life Republican Rep...

Hawaii Choose Life License Plate in Jeopardy, Needs Sales

Posted on February 11, 2011
LifeNews: "The Hawaii Choose Life license late is in jeopardy and is in danger of being discontinued unless pro-life motorists on the island purchase another 50 of the license plates, which are similar to those approved initially in Florida and other states...

House to Call HHS Secretary Sebelius to Testify on Planned Parenthood

Posted on February 11, 2011
LifeNews: "Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be called on by pro-life lawmakers in the House of Representatives to testify on the Planned Parenthood abortion business in light of the new videtapes epxosing it helping sex traffickers...

Idaho Legislation to Make Assisted Suicide a Felony

Posted on February 11, 2011
Wesley Smith at Second Hand Smoke: "Many anti assisted suicide advocates worry that Idaho is on the pro-doctor prescribed death target list for legalization, probably by test court case, since there is not a specific law prohibiting assisted suicide. A just filed bill, S 1070, seeks to change that...

Shocking secret video shows government persecution of blind Chinese pro-life activist

Posted on February 11, 2011
LifeSiteNews (includes video of Chen): "Chen, a self-taught blind lawyer from the Linyi area of Shandong province, was imprisoned for exposing the violence used in enforcing the family planning policy in Linyi and providing legal assistance to peasants in 2005...

New Group in Congress Pushes to Change Legal System

Posted on February 11, 2011
Blog of the Legal Times: "Conservative lawmakers are organizing in a more formal way to promote an array of changes to the civil justice system, including proposals related to medical malpractice reform, venue and federal pleading standards."

Fla. A&M reinstates Christian student group after receiving ADF letter

Posted on February 11, 2011
Florida A&M University notified attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Friday that it has reinstated a Christian student group it de-recognized in January and will review university policies for appropriate changes.

Report: ?Heroes to Congress: Stop destroying military?

Posted on February 11, 2011
Two of America's most legendary living military heroes have joined forces to rebuke the lame-duck Senate for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and to urge the new Congress to overturn that controversial vote."

Spain, sued in the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg by objectors EpC

Posted on February 11, 2011
AndaluciaEduca (Google Translation): A total of 371 Spanish have sued the state before the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg for "violation of fundamental rights in respect of objection to the subjects of Education for Citizenship and Human Rights." Professionals for Ethics, which has submitted the claims along with Alliance Defense Fund, stated that the applicants, conscientious objectors to EPC, "allege the violation by the Spanish state of several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights ...

Rhode Island Marriage Debate Brings Out The Usual Suspects

Posted on February 11, 2011
LezGetReal (A Gay Girl's View on the World): "Of course, Austin Nimocks of the Alliance Defense Fund echoed those concerns, but when confronted with the fact that the bill prevents churches from being forced to marry couples that they do not want to, Nimocks fell into the usual run of how he was upset over the fact that it would not protect individuals from discrimination...

Canada: Access to justice becoming a privilege of the rich, judge warns

Posted on February 11, 2011
The Globe and Mail: "The middle class has been shut out of a justice system that caters primarily to the very rich and the very poor, the country's top judge has told a group of legal luminaries. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada said on Tuesday that the middle class cannot hope to pay legal fees that average $338 per hour, leaving them little option but to represent themselves in court or go away empty-handed...

Michelle Malkin: De-Fund the Predators of Planned Parenthood

Posted on February 11, 2011
Michelle Malkin writes at Townhall: "Planned Parenthood is a $1-plus billion business that rakes in one-third of its budget from government grants and contracts at both the state and federal levels. Congress has interrogated banking, energy, health insurance, tobacco and oil execs -- treating them like serial killers before the cameras...

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