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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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DADT: Commandant and SMMC?s Message to Marines

Posted on January 31, 2011

The Engaging Essentials

Posted on January 31, 2011
Engage Family Blog: "ADF and Separation of Church/State ? Have the great wall tearing down attorneys at the Alliance Defense Fund capitulated to the idea of separating church and state? Hardly."

Custody Dispute to be Decided by the New Hampshire Supreme Court

Posted on January 31, 2011
HSLDA: "While Alliance Defense Fund Attorney John Anthony Simmons is representing Mrs. Voydatch, HSLDA has been consulting with the ADF and its attorneys to ensure that the liberty of all homeschoolers is protected."

Carleton University student association upholds ban on pro-life club

Posted on January 31, 2011
Winnipeg Free Press: Carleton University's student association has upheld its decision to ban a campus anti-abortion group.

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Progress Illinois: Signing Of Civil Union Bill Marks Beginning Of Push For Gay Marriage

Posted on January 31, 2011
Progress Illinois: "Today's signing is not the end of the fight. State Rep. Deb Mell (D-Chicago), one of two openly gay members of the General Assembly, reiterated in an interview Friday that she and her partner can still not marry in their home state, and will travel to Iowa for that right...

Is the Ohio mother a modern Rosa Parks? Arrest could lead to greater school equity

Posted on January 31, 2011
MLive.com: "Could the case of the Ohio mom jailed for sending her kids to a better school district be the tipping point in a national debate about school equity?"

?White House announces three major gay appointments?

Posted on January 31, 2011
365Gay.com: This week, the Obama administration filled two high-ranking positions with openly gay appointees and nominated a third for a federal judgeship [J. Paul Oetke] in New York."

How can we take seriously any proposal to improve schools that does not deal with the force that has dragged them down ? the teachers union?

Posted on January 31, 2011
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann write at Townhall: "How can we take seriously any proposal to improve schools that does not deal with the force that has dragged them down -- the teachers union?"

Unions? Special Interest: Blocking School Choice

Posted on January 31, 2011
Gary Beckner writes at Townhall: "A new spate of documentaries and media coverage have all centered on the role teachers unions play in blocking necessary change and innovation in public schools. At this point in the national discourse, a majority of Americans are convinced that our education system is in crisis and are looking for someone or something to blame...

Michigan commission OKs benefits for domestic partners

Posted on January 31, 2011
Lansing State Journal: "Despite concerns raised by Gov. Rick Snyder's administration, the Michigan Civil Service Commission on Wednesday extended health benefits to same sex partners and other adults living with state employees."

Navy: ?Don?t Ask? Repeal Plan Progressing Quickly, Officials Say

Posted on January 31, 2011
Navy.mil: "The plan to end the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military is progressing quickly, senior Defense Department officials said Jan. 28 in Washington, D.C."

Chick-Fil-A responds again to continued attacks by homosexual groups

Posted on January 31, 2011
Newswire: Dan Cathy, President and COO of Chick-fil-A, Clarifies Recent News Coverage More coverage here.

The Supreme Court Is Not Our Benevolent Dictator

Posted on January 31, 2011
Rob Schwarzwalder writes at Human Events: "The clear and inherent constraints of the Constitution would, if applied with intellectual honesty, put an end to the expansionist vision of the federal government that is essential to the Left's program of statism...

Illinois governor to sign historic civil unions legislation before capacity crowd in Chicago

Posted on January 31, 2011
LA Times: "When Gov. Pat Quinn signs the historic legislation Monday afternoon, he'll be joined by up to 900 members of the gay community and their supporters, many of whom have been waiting years for this moment to arrive."

New DC Late-Term Abortion Biz Injects Babies, Abandons Women

Posted on January 31, 2011
LifeNews:"James Pendergraft, a Florida-based abortion business owner has had his medical licenses suspended four times for violations, has reportedly opened up a new late-term abortion business in the Washington, D.C. area."

Iowa Justice finalist list has one minority, not yet a bar member

Posted on January 31, 2011
Des Moines Register: "Onwuachi-Willig, who joined the law school faculty in 2006, told the state judicial nominating commission Tuesday that she had not yet finished the process for joining the Iowa bar, but was close."

Canada: ?Courthouse decorum trumps press freedom, Supreme Court rules?

Posted on January 31, 2011
How Appealing links to news reports and the opinion.

?San Diego firefighters victorious in suit against forced participation in gay pride parade?

Posted on January 31, 2011
LifeSiteNews: "Four California firefighters forced to participate in a gay pride parade in July 2007 are victorious after the California Supreme Court this week refused to hear the city?s petition to review an appellate court decision last year."

NY Times: The Two Abortion Wars: State Battles Over Roe v. Wade

Posted on January 31, 2011
NY Times Editorial: "In 2010, more than 600 measures were introduced in state legislatures to limit access to abortion and some 34 secured passage, according to tallies by Naral Pro-Choice America and the Center for Reproductive Rights. November?s elections made the outlook even bleaker...

Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee secure with sexual orientation

Posted on January 31, 2011
Honolulu Star Advertiser: "McKenna talked last week about being gay in the hopes that others will recognize that sexual orientation should not be a bar in achieving their goals."

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighing Parental Consent Abortion Law

Posted on January 31, 2011
"The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided to consider the role judges play in deciding whether a minor can have an abortion."

Bill Would Create Special Envoy for Religious Minorities in Near East and South Central Asia

Posted on January 31, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: "Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)�announced this week that he, along with 7 co-sponsors, has introduced�H.R. 440, a bipartisan bill to provide for the establishment of the Special State Department Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia...

Where Judicial Activism Morphs into Disregard

Posted on January 31, 2011
Debra J. Saunders writes at Townhall: "Four times this month, the U.S. Supreme Court has slapped down the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Four times the Big Bench unanimously reversed Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decisions. Unanimous is a big deal...

?Lambda Legal Reaches Settlement Agreement with Indiana School District After Transgender Student Was Barred from Prom?

Posted on January 31, 2011
Lambda Legal: "On May 19, 2006, Principal Diane Rouse stretched her arms across the door of the senior prom, blocking Logan's entrance because Logan was wearing a dress; at the time, Logan identified as a feminine male. Classmates and friends rallied to Logan's defense to no avail?even though a female student was allowed to attend dressed in a tuxedo...

India?s Supreme Court Upholds Haj Subsidies Against Constitutional Attack

Posted on January 31, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: "In Goradia v. Union of India, (India Sup. Ct., Jan. 28, 2011), India's Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to India's Haj Committee Act of 2002 under which the government provides air fare subsidies for Haj pilgrims...

In Britain, Parliament May Retaliate If Church Refuses To Ordain Women Bishops

Posted on January 31, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: "In England, legislative changes to permit the ordination of women as bishops in the Church of England is slowly proceeding. In July, the Church's General Synod approved the proposal and referred it to diocesan synods."

Sex Gone Wrong: Feminism, Pornography, and Marriage

Posted on January 31, 2011
R.J. Snell writes at Public Discourse: "In the latest issue of The Atlantic we learn that the world of online pornography reveals eternal truths about men and women These aren't happy truths, and the needlessly prurient article makes them all the more miserable ...

Despite China?s might, US factories maintain edge

Posted on January 31, 2011
AP: "Yet America remains by far the No. 1 manufacturing country. It out-produces No. 2 China by more than 40 percent . . . American factories have seized upon complex and expensive goods requiring specialized labor: industrial lathes, computer chips, fighter jets, health care products...

Brotherhood shows strength, limits in Egypt chaos

Posted on January 31, 2011
AP: Still, though it can bring out the sheer numbers, the Brotherhood is reluctant to present itself overtly as a leader or driving force in the protests, realizing that storming out with its hard-line slogans of "Islam is the solution" would disillusion secular groups, raise panic that it is trying to take over and bring a harsher government crackdown.

Calif. man accused in plot on Mich. mosque

Posted on January 31, 2011
AP: "A man loaded his vehicle with explosives and was planning to attack one of the nation's largest mosques before law enforcement officers stopped him outside the facility as mourners gathered for a funeral, authorities say."

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