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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Kansas Legislators Want Planned Parenthood Prosecuted Not Kline

Posted on March 14, 2011
LifeNews: "A press conference was convened at the Topeka Statehouse, Thursday, on behalf of approximately 90 state reps and senators calling for the government to prosecute child rape cover-ups at Planned Parenthood instead of ?persecuting? former Attorney General Phill Kline...

Senate Set to Vote on D.C. Judicial Nominee

Posted on March 14, 2011
Blog of the Legal Times: "The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote late today on the nomination of James "Jeb" Boasberg for U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia."

MD: Prayer service at city school called improper

Posted on March 14, 2011
Baltimore Sun: "A Baltimore principal's decision to use prayer in preparation for recent statewide tests is drawing criticism as improperly mixing religion and public education."

Iowa lawmakers to reconsider judge-selection process

Posted on March 14, 2011
One News Now: State Representative Dwayne Alons submitted two bills to change the system. "The first one would be to do more of a selection process like the federal model," he describes, "where the governor would select a name to fill a vacancy on the appellate court as well as the district courts...

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GOP conservatives balk at stopgap spending bill

Posted on March 14, 2011
Boston Globe (AP): Conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill began Monday to come out against a measure to keep the government running for three more weeks while the White House and Republican lawmakers seek a longer-term agreement on spending cuts."

Fla. Senate health reg passes two anti-abortion measures

Posted on March 14, 2011
Palm Beach Post: The Senate Health Regulation Committee approved two anti-abortion measures this afternoon, including a proposed constitutional amendment banning public financing of abortions even in the case of rape or incest.

CA: Teacher allegedly called ?lesbian student? a sinner

Posted on March 14, 2011
Press-Enterprise: n one instance, a Paloma Valley High School student alleged a teacher wrote an "S" on her hand and called her "a sinner." In another, a student group says it was barred from doing an activity for gay and lesbian history month, though an ethnic student group could...

Malyasia: DAP MPs lash out over bible fiasco

Posted on March 14, 2011
FreeMalaysiaToday: "Two DAP MPs take the government to task for holding on to the confiscated Malay-language bibles, and for making contradicatory statements."

Iowa House passes collective bargaining bill

Posted on March 11, 2011
AP on Boston Globe: "The bill now goes to the Senate, where it is not expected to pass. Republicans who support the bill control the House, while Democrats have a majority in the Senate."

AP: ?Maryland gay marriage bill dies with no final vote?

Posted on March 11, 2011
"Supporters said they didn't think they had the 71 votes needed to pass the bill Friday, and it was sent back to committee in a procedure that will allow them to to continue with the legislation next year."

?On evangelical campuses, rumblings of gay acceptance?

Posted on March 11, 2011
The Christian Century: As Gushee puts it, evangelicals -- but especially younger evangelicals who have little taste or patience for the political battles of their parents' generation -- are looking for a course correction. "We can't have the name of Jesus certainly associated with hatred or contempt for homosexuals," Gushee said...

Blurring Sexual Boundaries: No fixed borders for sexual identity, means no fixed rules for sexual expression

Posted on March 11, 2011
Douglas Farrow at First Things: The definition of gender-related discrimination and of ?hate crimes? is becoming ever more imaginative on both sides of the forty-ninth parallel. Witness, for example, Bill H1728 in the state of Massachusetts, An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes, or its Canadian counterpart, Bill C-389...

Obama Admin Accused of Ignoring Hyde Amdt on Abortion Funding

Posted on March 11, 2011
LifeNews: A pro-life group that uncovered how the University of North Carolina was requiring students to pay for abortions under a student health care plan says the Obama administration may be ignoring the Hyde Amendment.

Obama Nominates Abortion Advocate for Federal Appeals Court

Posted on March 11, 2011
LifeNews: "President Barack Obama has nominated a pro-abortion former Kansas state attorney general to serve on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, setting up another battle over abortion and a top judicial pick."

Is the Defense of Marriage Act Constitutional? Perkins v. Salmonese

Posted on March 11, 2011
U.S. News and World Report carries opposing pieces by Tony Perkins of Family Research Council and Joe Salmonese of the Human Rights Campaign.

UK: There should be room for Christians and homosexuals in a truly tolerant society

Posted on March 11, 2011
Christian Today: The application of law has moved far beyond non-discrimination and tolerance to the effective enforcement of a particular morality.

UK: The number of cases involving Christians falling foul of the prevailing orthodoxy on homosexuality is growing steadily

Posted on March 11, 2011
Peter Saunders writes at his blog: David Cameron, by his comments yesterday about homosexuality, demonstrates that he does not understand what true tolerance actually is.

UK: ?These judges want to destroy our core moral values. We simply can?t let them succeed?

Posted on March 11, 2011
The judges think it is wise and humane to assert that there is no hierarchy of values, and that all creeds are equal. But this is both absurd and nihilistic. Some values will always trump others.'

Attorney says UK courts are so biased against Christianity, appeal could make matters worse in Johns case

Posted on March 11, 2011
"The Courts are so set against religious freedom for Christians that an appeal is likely to only make matters worse."

Md. Del. Tiffany Alston explains her crisis of conscience over same-sex marriage

Posted on March 11, 2011
Washington Post: "Recalling the incident in her office a few days later, Alston tried to explain what had motivated her to co-sponsor a bill to legalize same-sex marriage only to leave the Maryland House Judiciary Committee hearing room last week just before it came up for a vote...

Planned Parenthood threatens to sue SD over abortion bill; governor still likely to sign bill

Posted on March 11, 2011
The Republic: Planned Parenthood says it will sue South Dakota if Gov. Dennis Daugaard signs an abortion bill passed by the Legislature.

Ethiopia: Christian churches burned by rampaging Muslims

Posted on March 11, 2011
WorldNetDaily: "More than 50 churches, nearly 30 houses, a school and an orphanage along with other Christian-owned buildings have been destroyed by rampaging Muslims in Ethiopia's Jamma region, according to reports from the Christian news service Compass Direct and others...

Wisconsin gov. signs collective bargaining bill

Posted on March 11, 2011
AP: "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker succeeded Friday in taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from the vast majority of the state's public employees, quietly capping weeks of contentious debate and delivering an epic defeat to the labor movement with a private bill signing...

Philadelphia: Blackwell wants prayer back in district schools

Posted on March 11, 2011
Philly.com: Students are free to pray alone or in groups as long as the activity is not disruptive and does not infringe on the rights of others," according to a resolution adopted unanimously in Council yesterday at Blackwell's request. It calls for Council's Education Committee, headed by Blackwell, to schedule hearings on prayer in Philadelphia public schools.

Matt Sharp on the Raffaele Report: Invitations to children?s party OK?unless held at a church

Posted on March 11, 2011
ADF attorney Matt Sharp appeared on the Raffaele Report: ADF attorneys file suit against Pocono Mountain School District over discriminatory policy barring 5th-grader from inviting schoolmates to church event. | MP3 audio 4:22 mins

David French on the Hugh Hewitt Show: Catholic student group gets victory at the Supreme Court

Posted on March 11, 2011
ADF attorney David French appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss this: Victory for Catholic student group: U.S. Supreme Court says no to U. of Wis. appeal.� | MP3 audio 8:21 mins

Joe Infranco on the Drew Mariani Show: Signs ok, but Bible verses are too distracting

Posted on March 11, 2011
ADF attorney Joe Infranco on the Drew Mariani Show to discuss this: NH town: Christian roadside sign more distracting, dangerous than gas station signs. | MP3 audio 11:12 mins

Texas Legislature Considering Bill Banning Almost All Abortions

Posted on March 11, 2011
Ozarksfirst.com: "The ACLU of Texas has promised a lawsuit if the legislation passes."

University of Michigan looks to curb campus ban policy

Posted on March 11, 2011
Detroit Free Press: "Following criticism from the ACLU and other civil liberties groups, the University of Michigan is considering reforms to a controversial practice that allows university public safety officers to ban people from its Ann Arbor campus...

Ready for Unionized Airport Security?

Posted on March 11, 2011
Wall Street Journal: "Even as state battles rage, the Obama administration has been facilitating the largest federal union organizing effort in history. Tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners are now casting votes to choose a union to collectively bargain for cushier personnel practices on their behalf ...

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