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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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President Bush Honors the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act

Posted on July 15, 2008
The Whitehouse issued this press release yesterday with the text of the President’s remarks in honor of the International Religious Freedom Act. Visit Site » Share This

PJI Defends Students Threatened for Singing Patriotic Songs in Cal. Capitol Rotunda

Posted on July 15, 2008
The Pacific Justice Institute has issued this press release. It begins: “Students attending an educational conference in the California Capitol building were accosted by security for singing the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ and ‘God Bless America...

Seven Senators and Witnesses Discuss Numerous Detriments of Judiciary Nomination System

Posted on July 15, 2008
Laura Donovan has this article in Townhall that begins: “Seven Republican senators and four witnesses joined Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Arlen Specter, R-Penn., Monday to recognize the issue of the slow-moving judiciary confirmation process that has left many qualified nominees without hearings...

Brennan v. Scalia, Justice or Jurisprudence? A Moderate Proposal

Posted on July 15, 2008
This Note will attempt to view the styles of both Justices with equal candor and respect while contemplating the potential flaws in both styles with the ultimate goal of proposing a more preferable method of interpretation that takes into account the goals of both Justices and incorporates the central purposes of the Supreme Court as an institutional whole.

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Originalism and the Virtue of Constitutional Piety

Posted on July 15, 2008
Originalism is not a form of mindless filial piety, it is a theory of textual meaning and adjudication.

The NAACP and Black Abortions

Posted on July 15, 2008
This was a protest by African-American pro-lifers ? many NAACP members ? who can't understand why America's most venerated civil rights organization turns a blind eye to what they say is the abortion industry's practice of targeting poor minority neighborhoods.

De-meaning Human Dignity: A Response to Steven Pinker

Posted on July 15, 2008
When it comes to questions involving death and life, it seems that Pinker esteems "empirical evidence" over the wisdom of the ages.

NYT: When Human Rights Extend to Nonhumans - Spain

Posted on July 15, 2008
An article by Donald G. McNeil Jr. in the Ideas and Trends section of the New York Times discusses potential implications of a vote in the Spanish Parliament to grant rights to apes. Related: Peter Singer?s legal rights for apes prevails in Socialist Spain - the assault on Judeo-Christian philosophy Visit Site » Share This

Norway Trial Court Finds Missionaries Guilty for Spreading Gospel

Posted on July 15, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Two Christian missionaries, arrested by Norwegian police in May for spreading the gospel during an Oslo parade celebrating the birthday of the country’s constitution, have been found guilty by a Norway trial court...

Success: After Public Exposure, Psychiatrist Quits Signing Off on Late Term Abortion

Posted on July 15, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Less than eight hours after Operation Rescue released his name to the public, Burt Odenheimer and another physician have agreed to no longer provide the second opinionfor George Tiller’s late-term abortion patients...

Eminent Transplant Doctor Investigated for ?Organ Trafficking? at Mexican Hospital

Posted on July 15, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “The chief of the organ transplant program at Guadalajara’s Civil Hospital is under investigation for receiving up to one million pesos ($100,000) in a personal bank account in exchange for prioritizing transplant surgeries, according to local news reports...

Some academics say ?sexting? or sending sexual images of themselves is normal for teenagers?

Posted on July 15, 2008
From Australia, the Canberra Times reports on the phenomenon “dubbed sexting”and efforts by some academics to dismiss it as harmless.� The article indicates: The full extent of sexting has not been quantified, but a recent survey by a teenage girls’ magazine Girlfriend found 40 per cent of respondents had been asked to send sexual images of [...

Arkansas: Signature count on the homosexual adoption ban

Posted on July 15, 2008
The AP reports that the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee set a goal of gathering 100,000 signatures in support of its proposal to prohibit homosexual adoption and foster care, but has turned in “slightly more than the minimum 61,974.” Visit Site » Share This

Dennis Prager: ?False Equation: Opposing Same-Sex Marriage and Opposing Interracial Marriage?

Posted on July 15, 2008
First, there is no comparison between sex and race . . . Men and women are inherently different . . . second . . . opposition to marriage between races is a moral aberration while opposition to marrying a person of the same sex is the moral norm.

Why Ideology, Not Interest Group Politics, Explains Academic Opposition to the new Milton Friedman Institute:

Posted on July 15, 2008
Illya Somin has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy discussing the opposition of numerous professors to the establishment of a new Milton Friedman Institue at the University of Chicago. Visit Site » Share This

NC ?anti-bullying? bill masks homosexual agenda

Posted on July 14, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: “. . . The North Carolina House recently passed the School Violence Prevention Act (HB 1366), a bill that would require public schools in the state to adopt policies to address the problems of bullying. However, the bill creates special protections for students based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression [...

WI: Sex shop closes, owner charged with prostitution

Posted on July 14, 2008
GazetteXtra.com reports: After several years of quarreling, hard feelings, partially naked women and legal action, Screamin’ MeeMees is closed. City Clerk Jean Wulf received a letter Friday from Jim and Rebecca Halbach relinquishing their adult entertainment license ...

The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and California Volunteers present ?Ignite and Unite? A Partnership Summit to Strengthen Communities

Posted on July 14, 2008
The Whitehouse has issued this notice on the Christian Newswire that begins: “On August 18th, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and California Volunteers will host a conference in Sacramento, California, designed to highlight and strengthen the role of faith-based and community organizations in meeting the needs of their communities with a [...

What About the 2008 Swedish Twin Study That Suggests a Strong Genetic Influence on Homosexuality?

Posted on July 14, 2008
Jeff Johnston has this article on Citizen Link. It addresses this question: Do�genes really control�behavior?� A�look at what this�study�says — and doesn’t say — about homosexuality. Visit Site » Share This

Chicago Profs Oppose Milton Friedman Institute

Posted on July 14, 2008
Jonathan Adler has this post in the Volokh Conspiracy.� Apparently, 101 professors at the University have signed a letter opposing the establishment of a Milton Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago.� “In particular, they raised concerns that it would be a ‘right-wing think tank’ and would reinforce popular perceptions that the University of Chicago [...

Arnold Steinberg: ?Why Prop. 8 is a losing proposition?

Posted on July 14, 2008
Arnold Steinberg, a Republican political strategist and analyst, offers this opinion in the LA Times. It includes this sub-caption: “Political mistakes have put the proposed same-sex marriage ban on the rocks.” The author appears to write as a friend of traditional marriage...

The Grants that Got Away ? Teen Ranch

Posted on July 14, 2008
SCOTUS Blog has this post discussing cases that present “the author?s own compilation ? in no particular order ?� of the most interesting and important petitions the Justices declined to grant during the previous term.”� It includes this ADF case: “Teen Ranch, Inc...

Robert Sirico: Charity on the Dole, Round Two

Posted on July 14, 2008
Rev. Robert Sirico has this commentary in National Review. He writes: Surely there is a lesson here both for charities and politics. Charities need to stay away from politics if they want to maintain their institutional integrity and do their job in a way that is consistent with their ideals...

Church Raises $100,000 in Battle Against Human Trafficking

Posted on July 14, 2008
The Christian Post reports: ‘The Evangelical Covenant Church announced this week that it helped raise an astonishing $100,000 to fight the slavery of today ? human trafficking, estimated to affect as many as 27 million people around the globe ? in the short period of only five months...

Recent Poll Shows Christians Believe Religious Freedom is Crucial to Foreign Policy Issue

Posted on July 14, 2008
Open Doors has this report on the Christian Newswire: “More than half of Christians in America believe religious freedom should be a high priority in crafting U.S. foreign policy, according to a recent Wilson Research Strategies survey commissioned by Open Doors USA...

?Census Won?t Acknowledge Gay Marriage?

Posted on July 14, 2008
KCBS.com reports: “Same-sex couple won’t be counted as married in the 2010 census, despite what their California marriage license says because the Bureau is playing strictly by the federal rule book on this one.” Visit Site » Share This

AZ Marriage Amendment: Opposing legislators interviewed

Posted on July 14, 2008
The AZ Republic carries this report on the Arizona Marriage Amendment.� The latter part of the report consists of interviews with Sen. Paula Aboud, a lesbian who opposes the amendment, and Sen. Linda Gray, a proponent of the amendment. Visit Site » Share This

?Repeal would let out-of-state gays marry in Mass.?

Posted on July 14, 2008
The AP reports: Now an effort is gaining momentum to repeal a 1913 state law that has banned most out of state gay couples from getting married. The law says couples cannot be married in Massachusetts if their unions would be illegal in their home states...

Texas: After receiving sex shop inquiry, Milam County plans regs

Posted on July 14, 2008
The Temple Daily Telegram reports on the efforts by Milam County to regulate sexually oriented businesses. It indicates: Regulating sexually oriented businesses was not at the top of the Milam County Commissioner?s Court list of pressing issues until the county judge?s secretary received a telephone inquiry recently from a man who identified himself as Richard Clark [...

Law School Tuition Game: ?Let?s Make a Deal?

Posted on July 14, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: “For applicants seeking scholarships to help cover law school tuition, the name of the game has been changing in recent years.” Visit Site » Share This

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