Religion & Law

French high court affirms traditional marriage

Posted on February 08, 2011
Diario Panorama (Translation from Spanish by Google): "Regardless of the parliamentary vote, there is a distinct possibility that groups of activists to submit the case to the European Court of Human Rights, with the hope that this court contesting the decision of France...

The OAS promotes abortion option open in Latin America

Posted on February 08, 2011
AICA.org: (Translation from Spanish by Google): "According to the report, one of the greatest threats in Latin America is the support that the OAS would be providing a draft international treaty for the region called "American Convention on Sexual and Reproductive Rights...

Keep fighting for Citizenship Education: 371 claims in Strasbourg

Posted on February 08, 2011
LavozLibre (Translation from Spanish by Google): "Families objectors to Education for Citizenship ( EPC ) does not give up their struggle. Although in Spain the Supreme Court has ruled against their interests, they continue their battle in Strasbourg where the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and accumulated 371 lawsuits against the Spanish for "violation of fundamental rights...

10 religious companies (besides Chick-fil-A)

Posted on February 08, 2011
CNN: 5. Hobby Lobby. The privately held chain of more than 450 arts and crafts stories isn't shy about its Christian orientation. "Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles," reads the company's mission statement...

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IN: ?Gay-marriage ban clears House panel?

Posted on February 08, 2011
IndyStar.com: Attorney General Greg Zoeller submitted a letter supporting the resolution and committing to defend a constitutional ban against legal threats. Austin Nimocks, a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund, testified that the purpose of marriage is "to increase the likelihood that procreative relationships benefit society...

City to pay $209,000 as suit over abortion protests ends

Posted on February 08, 2011
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: "Judge Fischer also found that the city owed counsel at the Alliance Defense Fund, which represented Ms. Brown, $209,277 in fees and costs."

David French: Why Does the University Establishment Despise Religious Speech?

Posted on February 08, 2011
ADF Attorney David French writes at National Review Phi Beta Cons: "If the university gladly sends tens of thousands of dollars to radical groups like Sex Out Loud, why begrudge a Catholic student group its own piece of the very pie their students helped fund? The answer is clear: The University prefers one message over the other, and would rather fund events like ?Condoms and Candy? than a Catholic meeting centered around ? gasp ? prayer...

Hawaii civil unions advances to House committee

Posted on February 08, 2011
NECN: "A proposal to create civil unions for same-sex partners is being considered in the Hawaii House of Representatives after it already passed the Senate."

UK bed & breakfast owners deluged with obscene, threatening e-mails, phone calls

Posted on February 08, 2011
LifeSiteNews:The Christian owners of the UK Bed & Breakfast who recently went to court for refusing to provide a double room to a homosexual couple, say they are now being deluged with offensive phone calls and blasphemous, obscene emails.

First Circuit remands Jehovah Witnesses challenge to Puerto Rico ?Controlled Access Law?

Posted on February 08, 2011
To abate crime, Puerto Rico adopted a Controlled Access Law, P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 23, §§ 64-64h (2008), allowing local entities (called "urbanizations"), organized by the community but approved by the municipality, to control street access to areas within towns that have voted in favor of such plans.

Ohio gov orders review in mom?s school choice case

Posted on February 08, 2011
Forbes: "Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) has asked the Parole Board to determine whether the felony conviction of a woman who used her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district was an appropriate punishment."

House seen blocking healthcare funds

Posted on February 08, 2011
Reuters: "The U.S. House of Representatives is likely to vote to block funding for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul when it takes up a budget plan next week, House Republican Leader Eric Cantor said on Tuesday."

TIME: ?French Judges Strike to Stop Sarkozy?s Meddling?

Posted on February 08, 2011
TIME: "French investigative magistrates ? independent legal sleuths who lead inquiries into suspected wrongdoing in sensitive cases involving state security, finance and politics that sitting judges later preside over in court ? have long been a favored enemy and scapegoat of the nation's politicians on both the left and right...

Advocacy Groups Seek To Halt Public Funding For 2011 Supreme Court Race

Posted on February 08, 2011
Today, Wisconsin Right to Life Political Action Committee asked a federal court to prevent Wisconsin?s public funding scheme from being implemented for Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates, asserting it is an unconstitutional infringement of their First Amendment free speech rights.

Short film warns young people of dangers of ?sexting?

Posted on February 08, 2011
Christian Today: "The 10-minute film, Exposed, has been developed by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre in response to the increasing popularity of sexting among teenagers . . . The film is available at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers"

NC appeals court to weigh charter school funding, over 20,000 families on wait lists

Posted on February 08, 2011
Bloomberg: "A state appeals court on Wednesday will consider a charter school's lawsuit arguing that its funding share should be calculated from a pie that includes Head Start and other early childhood education funds."

Now comes hard part for Boehner as run of GOP unity nears end

Posted on February 07, 2011
The Hill: "Perhaps no issue will test Boehner as much as authorizing more debt, which pits the harsh reality of governance against the core promise that 87 House Republican freshmen made to their constituents: We will stop borrowing money we don?t have...

Questions on the Bush conscience regs

Posted on February 07, 2011
Rob Vischer writes at the Mirror of Justice: "Apparently the Obama Administration is due to issue its new regulations on conscience rights for health care providers sometime between now and March 1. (See this court filing.) I'm trying to get up to speed on the Bush regs, and I have a couple of questions ...

Georgeen Rice Interview with Maggie Gallagher: Update on same sex marriage legal battles across the nation

Posted on February 07, 2011
Oregon Faith Report: "Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviews, Maggie Gallagher, with the National Organization for Marriage in California. She discusses the Supreme Court?s recent decision to deny an appeal to the D.C. same-sex marriage decision. They discuss whether it was a procedural decision or if it goes to the merits of the question of same-sex marriage...

Louisville, KY: Ordinance not kind to sexually-oriented businesses

Posted on February 07, 2011
One News Now: "In the last half-dozen years, the area's 175 sexually-oriented businesses have been reduced to 63."

Islamic flood coming to U.S.?

Posted on February 07, 2011
One News Now: "An Israeli author and expert on the Middle East is warning Americans that Islamic immigrants could possibly flood the U.S. as a result of the events taking place in Egypt."

GOP pushes for marriage amendment in Indiana

Posted on February 07, 2011
Wave3.com: "Republican lawmakers in Indiana are resuming their push for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage."

Key to Happy Marriage: Mom Cooks, Dad Plays?

Posted on February 07, 2011
Paula Szuchman writes at the Wall Street Journal: ". . . from Ohio State University. The research, published in the January issue of Developmental Psychology, found that couples where the father participates equally in traditional caregiving tasks, like  preparing meals or giving baths (!!), tend to clash more than couples where the mother does a bigger share...

The long, unhappy history of polygamy in China

Posted on February 07, 2011
Wall Street Journal: "Mr. Ho's health is declining, and his succession plan has run off the rails. He has at least 16 children by four women, three of whom are alive and retain the title of "Mrs. Ho." The four families are jostling for control of his assets, estimated at more than $3 billion...

ACLU and Lambda Legal: Public should pay for prison ?transgender? treatment

Posted on February 07, 2011
ACLU: "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments today in a case defending the right of transgender people to receive medical care while they are incarcerated. Under Wisconsin law, prison doctors are prohibited from prescribing hormone treatment to transgender inmates...

Memo: CDC Had Abortion Report in November, Coverup Alleged

Posted on February 07, 2011
LifeNews: "A new memo ironically uncovered by a liberal, pro-abortion blog is making the case a conservative web site has advanced that the Centers for Disease Control purposefully delayed issuing its normal annual report on abortion figures in the United States...

UK: Christian health worker accused over ?gay? patient

Posted on February 07, 2011
BBC: "A Christian health worker asked a colleague to treat one of his patients because he believed the man was homosexual, a hearing has been told."

Catholic Health Association Gets Kickback for Obamacare OK

Posted on February 07, 2011
LifeNews: "In what one pro-life advocate says is a kickback for CHA, President Barack Obama appointed one of its legal leaders to a spot as a member of the President?s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships."

Police Officer Disciplined for Defending Christian Group?s Rights

Posted on February 07, 2011
The New American: Randall Wenger, an attorney who is representing the case with the ADF, noted that Officer Armbruster ?understood that police officers are called on to acknowledge and respect? the constitutional guarantees of American citizens, ?including Christian pro-life advocates, who have the same First Amendment-protected rights to express their beliefs as everyone else...

Abortion battle heats up

Posted on February 07, 2011
Politico: "The House Judiciary?s constitution subcommittee will take up, H.R. 3 which is Rep. Chris Smith?s (R-N.J.) No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act on Tuesday at 4 p.m. On Wednesday at 1 p.m., Energy and Commerce?s health subcommittee will hear testimony on Chairman Joe Pitts? (R-Penn...

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