Religion & Law

Obama: Abortion Health Exception should not include ?mental distress?

Posted on July 07, 2008
How Appealing reports and links to an interview published in Relevant Magazine that includes this excerpt: Obama: I absolutely can, so please don?t believe the emails. I have repeatedly said that I think it?s entirely appropriate for states to restrict or even prohibit late-term abortions as long as there is a strict, well-defined exception for the [...

ADF attorney available to discuss disenfranchisement of Oregonians after 9th Circuit hearing

Posted on July 07, 2008
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4597 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY July 7, 2008 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom ADF attorney available to discuss disenfranchisement of Oregonians after 9th Circuit hearing Oral argument to determine whether Oregon voters can express their will on new law that undermines state marriage amendment WHO: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R...

Addiction to porn is not limited to men

Posted on July 07, 2008
LancasterOnline.com reports: ?About 28 percent of all visitors to adult Web sites are women. ?Among women who view porn, 17 percent say they struggle with pornography addiction. ?Among those who view pornography, 13 percent of women and 20 percent of men admit to accessing it at work...

Internet impeding crackdown on child prostitution

Posted on July 07, 2008
One News Now reports: Internet classified sites, such as Craigslist, have made it easier for prostitutes to connect with potential clients and harder for police to do their job. Pat Trueman, special counsel to the Alliance Defense Fund and the former chief child exploitation prosecutor for the Justice Department, says law enforcement officials have found ads for [...

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Across the Nation, Charter Schools Are Surging

Posted on July 07, 2008
Robert Holland reports on EdNews.org: “There has been a bumper crop of charter school stories this graduation season. What’s more, the articles have been largely positive, a sign that these independently managed public schools are gaining popularity...

UK: Schools used for ?social engineering?, claims headteacher

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Telegraph reports: “Rod MacKinnon, the head of Bexley Grammar School, south-east London, said schools were being forced to shun traditional lessons as ministers manipulated the education system for the purposes of ’social engineering’...

What Did the Framers Have in Mind?

Posted on July 07, 2008
Stanley Fish has this article on the NY Times.  He writes: “Whatever side of the Second Amendment controversy you may be on, the clear winner in District of Columbia v. Heller (striking down a Washington, D.C., ban on hand guns) was intentionalism, the thesis that a text means what its author or authors intend...

Publication Schedule: 4th of July

Posted on July 03, 2008
The ADF Alliance Alert Email Digest will not be distributed on the 4th of July.  It is possible that a few news updates will appear on the website. We thank all of our readers and pray that everyone has a great 4th of July. Share This

Arkansas ban on adoption by unmarried couples may have enough signatures

Posted on July 03, 2008
The Arkansas News Bureau reports: “Supporters of a proposed initiated act that would ban unmarried couples from adopting or serving as foster parents in Arkansas said Tuesday they believe they have enough signatures to get the measure on the general election ballot...

Scottish cardinal in unusual appeal to Parliament on abortion

Posted on July 03, 2008
CWNews reports: “Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Edinburgh, Scotland, has written to every member of Parliament, urging the lawmakers to ‘consider seriously any proposals? which would make early abortion more readily available.’” Visit Site » Share This

Number of elderly to surpass number of children in Cuba in twelve years

Posted on July 03, 2008
CNA reports: “Experts from the National Office of Statistics and of the Latin American Center for the Elderly said this week that Cuba has one of the oldest populations in Latin America and that by 2020 there will be more elderly people than children in the country...

Judge Roy Moore and Foundation for Moral Law File Brief Defending Distribution of Gideon Bibles in Missouri School District

Posted on July 03, 2008
The Christian Newswire carries the press release by the Foundation for Moral Law and a link to the brief. It begins: Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and attorneys with the Foundation for Moral Law argued in an amicus curiae brief filed today that Gideons International’s 30-year tradition of distributing Bibles to fifth-grade students in [...

Wisconsin: Does a women?s nudity in your presence make it legal to videotape her?

Posted on July 03, 2008
Ann Althouse has this post discussing a pending criminal case in Wisconsin involving a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend who argues that it does. Visit Site » Share This

Ohio: Christian group fighting for right to use public facility

Posted on July 03, 2008
Jeff Johnson reports on OneNewsNow: . . . Ohio-based Citizens for Community Values wanted to use the Union Township Civic Center to hold a “Politics and the Pulpit” seminar in advance of the Ohio primary. But officials with Civic Center refused, stating in a letter that “the facility can not [sic] be used for any [...

Sharia law SHOULD be used in Britain, says UK?s top judge

Posted on July 03, 2008
The Daily Mail reports: The most senior judge in England tonight gave his blessing to the use of sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims. Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips said that Islamic legal principles could be employed to deal with family and marital arguments and to regulate finance...

Albert Mohler: Where Are Europe?s Babies?

Posted on July 03, 2008
Albert Mohler reports: “You can’t have a country where everybody lives in a nursing home.” The statement, shockingly obvious as it may be, was offered by Carl Haub of the Population Reference Bureau. He was speaking of Europe’s looming demographic disaster...

Settlement secured for group barred from expressing faith in NY park

Posted on July 03, 2008
The free speech rights of Jews for Jesus members were violated when Oyster Bay officials placed numerous restrictions on their activities, including a threat to remove them from the area if any patrons were ?offended? by their message.

Justice Department Admits Snafu in Death Penalty Case

Posted on July 03, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: “The U.S. Justice Department has admitted it erred when it failed to inform the U.S. Supreme Court that a law adopted in 2006 authorized the death penalty for child rape in military cases.” Related: Supreme factual blunder in child rape death penalty case?...

Governor?s School under pressure over homosexual advocacy seminar

Posted on July 03, 2008
IndyWeek.com reports: “The controversy over sexuality curriculum at Governor’s School began in 2006, when ADF threatened to sue DPI for offering a ‘homosexuality advocacy seminar’ at Governor’s School West in Winston-Salem the previous summer...

Geert Wilders: Prisoner of Islam in the Netherlands

Posted on July 03, 2008
Diana West reports on Townhall: This stunning paradox, with no end in sight, illustrates how far political freedom in the West has already eroded. Think of it: For writing about the repressive ideology of Islam, for arguing against the inequities of Sharia (Islamic law), for making a video (”Fitna”) to warn about Islamic jihad, Wilders [...

?Obama should embrace his Muslim heritage?

Posted on July 03, 2008
Junaid M. Afeef has this commentary in the Wall Street Journal urging Obam to stand up to “Islamophobia.” Visit Site » Share This

Philly guides sue over history tests, licensing

Posted on July 03, 2008
The AP reports: “Citing their rights to free speech, three tour guides sued the city of Philadelphia on Wednesday challenging an ordinance that will require them to pass a history test and get a license before speaking about the history of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and other landmarks...

Mother launches ?right-to-life? legal battle against hospital to save six-year-old daughter

Posted on July 03, 2008
The Telegraph reports: “The mother of a terminally ill six-year-old girl is to launch a ‘right-to-life’ legal battle against a hospital after doctors said they would refuse to give her daughter life-saving treatment.” Visit Site » Share This

Report: American ideals in danger of being lost

Posted on July 03, 2008
Almost a quarter of Americans believe we already are so divided that a common national identity is impossible . . .

G8 to contribute billions to World Bank to combat global warming

Posted on July 03, 2008
Reuters reports: . . . the World Bank was counting on an initial $4 billion to $5 billion in donations by G8 nations for the Clean Technology Fund, adding that media reports that $10 billion would be raised for the fund “are on the high side”...

NC Catholics seek to expand policy advocacy

Posted on July 03, 2008
The Charlotte Observer reports: “The Roman Catholic Church unveiled efforts Wednesday to expand its influence in state government through a new advocacy organization that hopes to tap into North Carolina’s growing Catholic population.” Visit Site » Share This

UNPFA Loses $235 Million Due to Pro-Life Group?s Efforts

Posted on July 03, 2008
LifesiteNews.com reports: “The Bush administration has once again withheld nearly $40 million from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), marking the seventh consecutive year that the U.S. government has refused the organization the funds.” Visit Site » Share This

New Report Indicates Voters Most Interested in Barack Obama?s Position on Abortion

Posted on July 03, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “A new report shows voters are interested in the position Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama takes on abortion. The Internet [...]

11th Circuit: When is it reasonable to enhance an attorneys? fee for exceptional results in a federal civil rights class action?

Posted on July 03, 2008
How Appealing provides excerpts and links to today’s opinion that grapples with the question. Visit Site » Share This

NC: Pro-Homosexual Bullying Bill is Back

Posted on July 03, 2008
The Christian Action League reports: In what was a surprise move to pro-family advocates, the pro-homosexual bullying bill, HB 1366 - School Violence Prevention Act appeared at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday?s agenda for the House Judiciary I Committee. The Committee took up the legislation today and voted to recommend that the House not [...

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