Religion & Law

Tennessee Abortion Opt-Out Becomes Law without Gov.?s Signature

Posted on May 07, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "A Tennessee law opting the state out of the new national health care reform?s abortion mandate went into effect Wednesday, after Democratic governor Phil Bredesen refused to either sign or veto legislation passed by overwhelming majorities in both chambers of Tennessee?s state house...

MO: Prayer event to endure despite national ruling

Posted on May 07, 2010
Springfield News-Leader: "More than 900 people gathered for the 22nd National Day of Prayer Breakfast in Springfield Thursday morning, with similar events planned around the Ozarks . . . Another defender of a presumed historical connection between the United States and religion is Springfield lawyer Dee Wampler, who brought his message of the 'myth of separation between church and state' to a similar event in nearby Eureka Springs, Ark...

MO: Area people pray for cities, country

Posted on May 07, 2010
The Joplin Globe: "Groups gathered Thursday at the Dr. Donald E. Clark Public Safety and Justice Center in Joplin and at the Praying Hands Monument in Webb City to celebrate the National Day of Prayer by praying for their cities and country . . . 'Public officials should be able to participate in public prayer activities just as America?s founders did, and a recent federal judge?s ruling does not prevent America?s cities from lawfully observing the National Day of Prayer,' ADF senior legal counsel [Mike Johnson] said in a statement...

Wisconsin facility asserts continued interest in late-term abortions, vague on location

Posted on May 07, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "ADF legal counsel [Matt Bowman] noted in an email published by Jill Stanek that 'the UW now admits that they are planning these abortions secretly. Therefore the UW Hospital's statement says that it is now officially engaged in an abortion cover-up...

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Hospital apologizes to nurses who refused to assist in abortion

Posted on May 07, 2010
Mary Ellen Kelly writing at First Things | First Thoughts: "[Matt Bowman] of the Alliance Defense Fund tells LifeSiteNews.com that both New York law and federal law 'make it illegal for a regulated hospital to force objecting employees in any circumstances to assist abortions...

The Greek Crisis is a Demographics Wake-Up Call

Posted on May 07, 2010
"In my view, the root of the problem (in addition to the obvious irresponsible spending habits of most government officials) is demographic in nature; the easiest way to hint at the scale of the predicament is to look at projected population charts . ...

Israel won?t move on U.N. call for nuclear-free zone

Posted on May 07, 2010
Reuters: "Israel has no plan to review its nuclear policies, a government official said on Friday, playing down efforts by world powers at a U.N. non-proliferation conference to promote a Middle East free of atomic arms."

Pat Buchanan: The End of La Dolce Vita

Posted on May 07, 2010
Pat Buchana writes at Townhall: "Are Europe and America headed to where Athens is today? To answer the question, consider what brought Greece to where she is . . . "

Tensions High at California High School Following Flag Flap

Posted on May 07, 2010
FoxNews: "Tensions are rising at a California high school where five students were sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo . . . Police have been told to be on alert for gang-related retaliation against the boys, according to Ken Jones, whose stepson, Daniel Galli, was one of the students who refused to turn their T-shirts inside-out when asked by a vice principal on Wednesday ...

Tensions High at California High School Following Flag Flap

Posted on May 07, 2010
FoxNews: "Tensions are rising at a California high school where five students were sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo . . . Police have been told to be on alert for gang-related retaliation against the boys, according to Ken Jones, whose stepson, Daniel Galli, was one of the students who refused to turn their T-shirts inside-out when asked by a vice principal on Wednesday ...

Plan for Congressional Audits of Fed Dies in Senate

Posted on May 07, 2010
Wall Street Journal: "Last-minute maneuvering in the Senate allowed the Federal Reserve to sidestep legislation that would have exposed its interest-rate decision-making to congressional auditor."

Utah?s Bennett Faces Conservative Challenge: ?The anger?s very strong . . . ?

Posted on May 07, 2010
ABC: Utah Republican Sen. Bob Bennett is in danger of losing his job on Saturday when the state GOP holds a convention to determine the party's 2010 Senate nominee. Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, looks on during a Washington press conference in September 2008...

What you need to know about the top Supreme Court contenders

Posted on May 07, 2010
Here are summaries of the four people believed to be finalists for the Stevens seat, and a list of arguments for and against their nominations . . . "

Case is made vs. US marriage law: Court hears ?gay? group?s challenge

Posted on May 07, 2010
Boston Globe: "'I think the Obama administration, if they believe the statute is unconstitutional ? which it clearly is ? does not have a duty to defend it. In fact, they have a duty not to defend it,'? Shannon P. Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, who took a flight from San Francisco to attend the arguments, said afterward...

Supreme Court: Websites have free press rights

Posted on May 07, 2010
Union-Leader.com: "The New Hampshire Supreme Court extended many of the free press rights of newspapers to websites yesterday, ruling that a site that ranks and criticizes mortgage companies is a news organization and should not have been ordered to remove a leaked document...

Sen. Jeff Sessions: Americans look for Supreme Court to restrain federal power, not expand it

Posted on May 07, 2010
Sen. Jeff Sessions writes at the Washington Post: "The breathtaking expansion of government -- highlighted by record federal spending and a dramatic new federal role in the health-care system -- is a source of deep concern across the political spectrum...

Republican would back Garland for Supreme Court

Posted on May 07, 2010
"Senator Orrin Hatch said he had known the federal appeals court judge, seen as a leading contender for the Supreme Court, for years and that he would be 'a consensus nominee. . . . I have no doubts that Garland would get a lot of (Senate) votes. And I will do my best to help him get them,' added Hatch, a former Judiciary Committee chairman...

Police Departments Cancel Security Webinar Over Charges of Anti-Muslim Bias

Posted on May 07, 2010
Religion Clause Blog: "In Washington state, objection to alleged anti-Muslim bias of one of the sponsoring groups has led to cancellation of a planned April 29 web-based seminar on security technology for law enforcement officers . . . "

What the `net neutrality? debate means

Posted on May 07, 2010
AP: "Net neutrality, as it's known, is the idea that the Internet should be like roads and highways - generally open to all traffic."

Lithuanian court reverses ban on ?gay pride? parade

Posted on May 07, 2010
AP: "But the Supreme Administration Court said Friday that the rights to assembly and expression are guaranteed by the European Convention and the government is obligated to defend them . . . "

Texas: Local School Suspends Student for Removing Mexican flag

Posted on May 07, 2010
NewsRadio 740: "Yesterday, a listener?s son was offended that his school, Klein Collins High School, displayed the Mexican flag prominently. His mother called to complain, and the school wouldn?t return her call. The student took the sign down . . ...

Argentina: President will not veto same-sex ?marriage? bill if it reaches her desk

Posted on May 07, 2010
Irish Examiner: "The House of Deputies approved same-sex marriage by an ample margin and sent the legislation for consideration in the Senate. President Cristina Fernandez promised not to veto the measure if it reaches her desk."

RI legislative committee hears testimony on same-sex divorce bill

Posted on May 07, 2010
Providence Journal: "Drawing the attention was a bill sponsored by Rep. Timothy A. Williamson, D-West Warwick, that would allow couples to divorce in Rhode Island even if they were not eligible to marry here . . . Rhode Island does not allow same-sex marriages, but same-sex couples can be married in neighboring Massachusetts and Connecticut...

Judge upholds Ore. workplace meetings law

Posted on May 07, 2010
KTVZ: "A federal judge has upheld the new Oregon workplace meetings law prohibiting employers from firing workers who refuse to attend meetings to discuss politics, religious matters or union organizing." Associated Oregon Industries v. Avakian, No. 09-1494-MO (D...

FDA approves birth control pill Natazia, first of its kind in U.S.

Posted on May 07, 2010
Drug Watch: "On May 6, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Natazia (estradiol valerate/dienogest), a new type of combination birth control pill marketed by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Yasmin and Yaz. Natazia has been marketed as Qlaira in Europe since May 2009, and the U...

UK General election result: Hung Parliament, Tories largest party

Posted on May 07, 2010
Christian Today: "The result of yesterday?s General Election is a hung Parliament in which the Conservatives are the largest party. The Conservatives had secured 291 seats, significantly short of the 326 needed for the Parliamentary majority that would give them the keys to 10 Downing Street...

UK: Anti-life and anti-Christian campaigner Dr Evan Harris loses seat to Christian candidate

Posted on May 07, 2010
CCFON: "Former Liberal Democrat MP and front-bench spokesman Dr Evan Harris has been unseated in the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency by Nicola Blackwood, in what is a significant development for both Christians and the political world."

Marquette under fire after rescinding offer to lesbian professor

Posted on May 07, 2010
National Review Online | Phi Beta Cons: "The New York Times is reporting that Marquette University, a Catholic institution, has come under fire after recsinding an offer it made to an openly gay woman to become dean of one of its colleges. The university stated that, after making an offer 'prematurely,' they came to the realization that the individual in question lacked 'the ability to represent the Marquette mission and identity...

Sri Lanka: Fund to develop places of worship

Posted on May 07, 2010
Daily Mirror: "Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathna said a General Fund would be established for the development of Buddhist temples and other religious places throughout the Island."

?Baylor Medical Center gym refuses gay couple a family membership?

Posted on May 07, 2010
Dallas Voice ("premier media source for LGBT Texas"): "A fitness center owned by Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas won?t allow same-sex couples to sign up for family memberships, a possible violation of the city?s nondiscrimination ordinance that?s prompted calls for a boycott of the facility...

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