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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Over 180 Mosques planned: ?Not in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans?

Posted on July 17, 2008
. . . there is an "obviously large-scale initiative" on the part of Islamic organizations to show their presence in as high-profile a way as possible and in as many places as possible . . .

Oregonians fight for disenfranchised voters, natural marriage

Posted on July 17, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: “Oregon voters are hoping the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will uphold their efforts to protect natural marriage . . . Meanwhile, Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys have filed suit on behalf of the disenfranchised voters...

?Would Mass. gay-marriage move spark wedding rush??

Posted on July 17, 2008
Newsday has this report: “Thousands of gay couples from New York and other Northeastern states are expected to marry in Massachusetts if the state follows through on a move toward letting them wed. But many others don’t see any need to pack their bags and rush to the altar...

New Ecuadorian Constitution Endangered by Pro-Abortion, Anti-Family Language

Posted on July 17, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: The new Constitution of Ecuador is increasingly seen as endangered as controversy rages about pro-abortion and anti-family language that has been injected into the document. Last week, the growing frustration erupted in an angry protest outside of the Constituent Assembly, which is charged with formulating a new Constitution for the socialist regime of Rafael [...

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Mexican Pro-Lifers to UN: Stop Murdering our Children

Posted on July 17, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Members of Mexico’s National Pro-Life Committee held a protest recently outside of the offices of the United Nations in response to the organization’s continuing support for abortion in Mexico and worldwide...

Texas: State Board of Education Considers Bible Course Requirements

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Free Market Foundation has issued a press release indicating: WHAT: The Texas State Board of Education will be hearing testimony today on the current TEKS for Bible electives to be taught in Texas high schools. Just last week, the Texas Attorney General sent a letter approving the constitutionality of the current TEKS for these [...

Illinois Church Denied Temporary Injunction In RLUIPA ?Equal Terms? Case

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In River of Life Kingdom Ministries v. Village of Hazel Crest, Illinois, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53491 (ND IL, July 14, 2008), an Illinois federal district court in an elaborate opinion denied a preliminary injunction to a church that challenged provisions of the Hazel Crest (IL) zoning ordinance...

Florida: New Cooper City zoning law sparks controversy

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Sun-Sentinel reports on the continuing controversey over zoning for churches in Cooper City. A federal judge ruled that the city had not afforded sufficient zoned space for churches. The litigation is still pending, but the city has amended its rules...

Christian Proselytization Charged At Ohio?s Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “This week’s Dayton (OH) Jewish Observer carries a story on Christian proselytizing in the military at Fairborn, Ohio’s Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, says he has received more than 100 complaints about activities on the base ...

Brazil: Offend a homosexual ? Go to prison for 5 years

Posted on July 17, 2008
WorldNetDaily reports: “Christians will face prison for speaking out against homosexuality if Brazil’s Senate passes a bill approved unanimously by its House of Representatives.” Visit Site » Share This

Texas still plans to execute killer despite U.N. order

Posted on July 17, 2008
"The world court has no standing in Texas and Texas is not bound by a ruling or edict from a foreign court," Perry spokesman Robert Black said.

Human Dignity and Judicial Interpretation of Human Rights

Posted on July 17, 2008
This article argues that the use of "dignity", beyond a basic minimum core, does not provide a universalistic, principled basis for judicial decision-making in the human rights context

State tries to shut down Dallas strip club

Posted on July 16, 2008
WFAA.com reports: “Dallas police say more than stripping goes on in at Rick’s Cabaret. While known as the Penthouse Club, the club more than a dozen violations for prostitution. In 2006, the city eventually closed it down, but the owners kept the liquor license and opened it right up again as the Executive Club, which [...

24 percent of Calif high school students drop out

Posted on July 16, 2008
Mercury News reports: “More than 24 percent of California public high school students dropped out in the 2006-07 school year, according to figures released Wednesday by the state Department of Education . . . The data was compiled from a newly implemented tracking system that issues each student an identifier number...

San Francisco Court Debates Religions? Right to Oppose ?Gay? Adoption

Posted on July 16, 2008
CNSNews reports: “Was a resolution by the city of San Francisco condemning the Catholic Church?s teachings on homosexuality a violation of the U.S. Constitution or an expression of free speech? Oral arguments on this issue will be heard Wednesday by a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...

Cape Cod doctor charged in abortion patient death

Posted on July 16, 2008
The AP reports: “A Cape Cod doctor was indicted for manslaughter Wednesday in the death of a 22-year-old patient whose heart stopped after he performed an abortion.” Visit Site » Share This

First stone laid for Louvre?s Islamic art gallery

Posted on July 16, 2008
The AP reports: “The first stone was laid Wednesday at the Louvre’s new Arts of Islam gallery, the first major modern architectural addition to the museum since its famed glass pyramid was built in the 1980s. President Nicolas Sarkozy and a major donor for the project, Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, took part in [...

Calif. Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against Calif. marriage amendment

Posted on July 16, 2008
Alliance Defense Fund and ProtectMarriage attorneys are calling the California Supreme Court?s rejection of a lawsuit against the state?s proposed marriage amendment an appropriate decision on a frivolous lawsuit.

Connecticut Supreme Court backs opening of adult store on Route 5

Posted on July 16, 2008
NorthHavenPost.com reports: The adult book and video store that was the subject of a state Supreme Court appeal will soon open on Washington Avenue - complete with 15 “preview” booths. In a 3-2 decision released last Wednesday, the Supreme Court sided with Dennis M...

Mass. Lawmakers ?cowardly? in ?sleazy? vote on marriage law

Posted on July 16, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: Four lawmakers spoke briefly in favor of repealing the law and none spoke against the proposal. Then in less than one minute, says Camenker, the presiding officer called for a voice vote and announced that the repeal had passed...

California Supreme Court rules for marriage amendment vote

Posted on July 16, 2008
"The California Supreme Court has refused to hear a case seeking to keep an initiative that would ban gay marriage off the November ballot."

Internet porn a growing problem with children

Posted on July 16, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: “Researchers have found that teen exposure to Internet pornography encourages sex at a younger age . . . Pat Trueman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund and former chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, said increased availability of porn ? along with [...

McCain pledging to NAACP more education options

Posted on July 16, 2008
The AP reports: “John McCain is telling the NAACP he will expand education opportunities for children in failing schools.” Visit Site » Share This

Elizabeth Scalia: The Catholic Vote and the Counterbalance to Abortion

Posted on July 16, 2008
The moral calculus does look easy until one considers that war, torture, the death penalty, poverty, racism, and even the excesses of capitalism ? those evils so well defined in Catholic social teaching, and of concern to Catholics of all political persuasions ? are fully present in the act of abortion.

Obama Tells Teachers Union He Opposes Vouchers

Posted on July 16, 2008
Senator Obama is saying decisively that he does not support private school vouchers, while sticking with his support for incentive pay for teachers based on their students' performance.

Robert Bork: Individual Liberty and the Constitution

Posted on July 16, 2008
First Things reports: “Judge Bork has an excellent essay on the judicial usurpation of politics in the June issue of The American Spectator.” The tagline in Bork’s article: “Issues of liberty were once the provenance of the states...

Kansas Judge Will Rule in Two Weeks on Charges Against Abortion Practitioner

Posted on July 16, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Kansas judge says he will rule within two weeks on whether to dismiss the charges the state attorney general has filed against late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller.” Visit [...]

Indiana Gov Candidate Thompson Gets Major Funding From Abortion Advocates

Posted on July 16, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Indiana gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson trails pro-life Gov. Mitch Daniels in the money race in terms of cash spend and cash on hand. But the money [...]

Planned Parenthood Blasts Bush Rule to Help Pro-Life Doctors on Abortion

Posted on July 16, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Just one day after news of the proposal became public, Planned Parenthood is attacking a Bush administration plan to help pro-life doctors.” Meanwhile, LifeSiteNews.com carries this headline: Planned [...

Dale Carpenter: ?McCain backs off on opposition to ?gay adoption??

Posted on July 16, 2008
Dale Carpenter has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy discussing a statement by the McCain campaign that attempts to “clarify” McCain’s position on “gay adoption.” Visit Site » Share This

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