Constitutionally Correct: Religion & Law

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Religion & Law Blogs

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Religion & Law

Constitutionally Correct

Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
By Alliance Defense Fund

Post Frequency: 97.3/day

Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 18:15:31

Election rhetoric preview on the marriage issue

Posted on June 04, 2008
Albert R. Hunt of Bloomberg has this article in the China Post. It provides a preview of what we can expect to hear more and more as the elections approach in November and the effort to redefine marriage accelerates. Visit Site » Share This

ADF: Ballot initiative for Calif. marriage amendment not ?speculation?

Posted on June 03, 2008
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund submitted documents to the California Supreme Court Tuesday asking the court to take official notice of the secretary of state?s certification of the citizen marriage amendment initiative.

Arizona Soon Could See ?Choose Life? License Plates

Posted on June 03, 2008
Citizen Link reports: “Arizona officials are so opposed to ‘Choose Life’ license plates that they are appealing all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.” ADF is opposing Arizona’s request for review. Visit Site » Share This

France: Wife No Virgin; Marriage Annulled

Posted on June 03, 2008
TIME reports: When French Justice Minister Rachida Dati on Monday ordered an appeal to a court decision annulling a Muslim couple’s marriage on the grounds that the wife had lied about being a virgin before the wedding, the acclaim was almost universal...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

?Marriages of Same-Sex Couples and Employee Benefits Plans?

Posted on June 03, 2008
Leonard Links reports: A friend emailed with the question whether anything had been published about the impact of same-sex marriages on employee benefits plans in the US, in light of ERISA preemption, DOMA, federal and state tax codes, etc. I was not aware of anything...

Maryland Court: Man who is not child?s father must pay support

Posted on June 03, 2008
Examiner.com reports: “A man is responsible for child support even though a paternity test proved he is not the father of a child born during his marriage, Maryland’s second-highest court has ruled.” Visit Site » Share This

Muslims attack Christians with machetes and sticks in Indonesia

Posted on June 03, 2008
CNA reports: Muslim extremists who are members of the Islamic Defenders Front recently attacked 200 moderate Christians and Muslims who protested for religious freedom in the Indonesian capital, threatening the protestors with death and attacking them with machetes and sticks...

Should Parents Be Forced to Vaccinate Their Children?

Posted on June 03, 2008
Deirdre Imus of the Huffington Post has thisthis report on AltarNet that begins by commenting on this article in TIME: “The Truth About Vaccines.” Imus writes: Finally, a major periodical puts a spotlight on the most emotionally charged and inaccurately reported medical controversy in modern history...

Kentucky Gov. elevates sexual/gender preference to protected status for state employees

Posted on June 03, 2008
"Under the order, no one can be hired or fired based on race, age, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status."

Up to 10 New Law Schools Planned; How Many are Too Many?

Posted on June 03, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: “. . . Among the potential new entrants to the nation’s roster of law schools: Pineville-based Louisiana College plans to open a Christian law school; the State University of New York is considering two new law schools at existing Binghamton and Long Island campuses; and both Concordia University and the University [...

Gas is $4 per gallon, but Congress debates a law to control the weather

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Family Research has issued this update. It indicates: Now, fresh off a holiday weekend in which most families paid $4 a gallon to drive to neighborhood barbecues, American patience has worn thin. Imagine the frustration this week, as Congress returned to work–not on judges, marriage, or the war supplemental bill–but on changing the [...

For our courts it is often a matter of ?STANDING?

Posted on June 03, 2008
Richard A. Epstein has this article in Liberty Magazine. He writes: ?Standing? doctrine holds that only certain individuals are in position to challenge the constitutionality of various government actions. Today?s basic rule allows challenges only from parties with a distinct ?pocketbook interest,? such as personal injury or contract loss...

Polygamist sect clarifies marriage policy

Posted on June 03, 2008
CNN reports: “A polygamist sect under fire over allegations of underage marriage will now allow women to wed only when they are old enough to give consent under state law, a spokesman said Monday. . . “ Visit Site » Share This

NY: GOP lawmakers, Conservative Chairman sign on to lawsuit to stop marriage redefinition by governor

Posted on June 03, 2008
The NY Daily News reports on lawmakers who have joined ADF’s suit to prevent the governor’s unilateral redefinition of marriage in New York. Related: ADF attorneys file suit in defense of marriage against N.Y. Gov. Paterson Visit Site » Share This

Brazilian high court to rule on abortion of anacephalic babies

Posted on June 03, 2008
CNA News reports: Justice Marco Aurelio Mello of the Brazilian Supreme Court said that in the wake of the approval of a law permitting research with frozen human embryos, ?the Court is ready to rule on the case? of anacephaly abortions. Visit Site » Share This

Calif. Senate Mulls Assisted Suicide Bill

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Christian Post reports: It may soon become legal for doctors and nurses in California to ?help? their patients die if a new assisted suicide bill passes through the state senate. Last week, AB 2747 made its way to the state senate for its first reading, one day after the state assembly approved the bill narrowly [...

Tenn. ?Bible in Schools? Act Awaits Approval

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Christian Post reports: Public school students in Tennessee may soon have the option of taking non-denominational, elective courses on the Bible. A bill, which is currently waiting for the governor?s signature, coasted easily through the state legislature following a series of unanimous votes on the house floor...

Massachusetts residents fined for lack of health insurance

Posted on June 03, 2008
The AP reports on OneNewsNow: “Nearly 100,000 Massachusetts taxpayers have been fined for failing to obtain health insurance, even as a major survey concludes the effort to create near-universal coverage in the state is meeting key goals.” Visit Site » Share This

Law Firms Waking Up to PR Issues Posed by Law Gossip Blogs

Posted on June 03, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: Once upon a time, a law firm only had to worry about office gossip circulating among its own troops and their friends in the local legal community. Today, leaked information can potentially reach huge numbers of strangers throughout the world in record time, thanks to electronic communications and legal gossip blogs?yet [...

ADF: ?Marriage and democracy trampled: New York governor works to mandate recognition of same-sex ?marriage??

Posted on June 03, 2008
This article appears on the ADF web site. It reports: “What the governor’s memo fails to mention is that the Martinez case is only one of several similar cases about same-sex “marriage,” and does not establish the law in New York...

Spanish Cardinal: Homosexual ?marriage? is rebellion against man?s biological limits

Posted on June 03, 2008
CNA News reports: Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid said this week that gender ideology and the laws inspired by it, such as those condoning so-called gay marriage, are an expression of ?man?s rebellion against his biological limits.? Hat tip: LifeSiteNews...

Canada: York University Student Council Slammed for Anti-?Free Speech? Decision Against Pro-Life Groups

Posted on June 03, 2008
Tim Waggoner reports on LifesiteNews.com: Yesterday, the student council at York University, one of Canada’s largest with 50,000 students and 7,000 staff, ramped up its war against campus pro-life groups with an 8-0 vote to enact of a new policy against the groups...

Washington Assisted Suicide Drive Gaining Momentum, Pro-Lifers Worried

Posted on June 03, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: Leading pro-life advocates are worried that the campaign to make Washington the second state to legalize assisted suicide is gaining momentum. They say the organization behind the ballot proposal has raised almost $1 million, including hundreds of thousands from its Oregon colleagues...

ADF attorneys file suit in defense of marriage against N.Y. Gov. Paterson

Posted on June 03, 2008
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit Tuesday in New York state court on behalf of lawmakers and taxpayers to halt implementation of Gov. David Paterson?s directive ordering state agencies to recognize same-sex ?marriages? from other jurisdictions.

Consent Judgment Entered In Louisiana Gideon Bible Case

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “A Consent Judgment (full text) has been entered by a Louisiana federal district court in Roe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board, (ED LA, May 28, 2008). The decree concluded that distribution of Gideon Bibles at Loranger Middle School violated the Establishment Clause ...

Marriage redefinition: which gender doesn?t matter?

Posted on June 03, 2008
The next time someone tries to convince you that marriage should be redefined, with love and grace, ask them, ?Which gender does not matter??

Erik Stanley on Crosswalk Radio: ADF?s Pulpit Initiative

Posted on June 03, 2008
ADF attorney Erik Stanley appears on Crosswalk Radio to discuss ADF’s Pulpit Initiative. The mp3 file is here and it runs just over 18 minutes. Share This

Canadian Provincial AG Considering Charges Against FLDS

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports that a special prosecutor has been appointed to determine whether to bring charges against polygamists in Bountiful, British Columbia. Visit Site » Share This

Austin R. Nimocks on the Frank Pastore Show: Cal. voters will decide marriage definition

Posted on June 03, 2008
ADF attorney Austin R. Nimocks appeared on the Frank Pastore Show to discuss the certification of the California marriage amendment. Austin also briefly discusses the marriage situation in New York. The mp3 file run just over 13 minutes. The Dennis Prager article mentioned in the interview is on Townhall here: California Decision Will Radically Change Society...

ADF: Alaska Supreme Court issues order to keep patient alive

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Alaska Supreme Court granted an Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney?s motion for stay and signed an order Friday that will keep Providence Hospital from removing Mari Chamberlain?s life-support tubes. Ending her life support could result in her death within minutes or days.

Previous | Next