Religion & Law

Half of America ?effectively on welfare?

Posted on April 09, 2010
One News Now: "A leading free-market economist says it's not a stable situation for a republican democracy when half of the citizens aren't contributing to the cost of the government they're benefiting from . . . "

The Social Costs of Pornography

Posted on April 09, 2010
Visit the Social Costs of Pornography website. The sites features video of numerous lectures on the topic.

The Massachusetts Insurance Blackout

Posted on April 09, 2010
NCPA Policy Digest: "This week it became impossible in Massachusetts for small businesses and individuals to buy health care coverage after Gov. Deval Patrick (D) imposed price controls on premiums. Under ObamaCare this kind of political showdown will soon be coming to an insurance market near you, says the Wall Street Journal...

Analysis Reveals The Truth About The Baxter Decision On Physician Assisted Suicide

Posted on April 09, 2010
Montana Family Foundation: "A legal analysis of the Montana Supreme Court?s decision in Baxter v. Montana shows how the decision still allows physicians to be charged with homicide. The analysis of the of the decision was written by attorneys Greg Jackson and Matt Bowman, at the request of the Montana Family Foundation ...

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Indiana Right to Life Sets National Precedent with Resolution Denying Democrat EndorsementsIndiana Right to Life Sets National Precedent with Resolution Denying Democrat Endorsements

Posted on April 09, 2010
"The Indiana Right to Life Political Action Committee today announced that it has formally adopted a resolution denying endorsements to all Democratic candidates . . . "

NJ ?Choose Life? license plates case renewed in courtroom

Posted on April 09, 2010
"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit issued an opinion Friday to reinstate a lawsuit dismissed by a district court in 2008 that sought to keep the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission from rejecting a pro-adoption organization?s 'Choose Life' license plates...

University of Michigan?s first openly ?gay? student body president ready to get to work for ?gender-neutral? housing

Posted on April 09, 2010
AnnArbor.com: "[Chris] Armstrong is the first openly gay student body president the university has known . . . Armstrong cited two major goals: To establish plans for Saturday night meals at residence halls, and a gender-neutral option in university housing...

Labour grandee ?ashamed? of party?s anti-Christian attitude

Posted on April 09, 2010
Telegraph: "Lord Donoughue . . . In a letter published in The Tablet, a weekly Catholic magazine, he writes that he has little to add to earlier condemnation of 'the Labour Government?s disgraceful attack on Catholic adoption societies'. But he goes on: 'The present situation sadly reflects the extent to which many among the politically correct zealots in all parties now display the same kind of intolerant bigotry towards Christian faith which once was regrettably shown towards the homosexual minority...

UK: ?My persecution by the Muslim McCarthyites?

Posted on April 09, 2010
Taj Hargey writing at Times Online: "This week I not only won a libel case in the High Court but a victory against religious fanaticism within Britain's Muslim community. Muslim Weekly, a conservative newspaper, had falsely accused me of belonging to a heterodox sect and therefore being a heretic...

NY: Albany council prayer proposal panned

Posted on April 09, 2010
Times Union: "The council's operations committee on Thursday night unanimously panned Councilman Anton Konev's pitch to begin each bi-weekly meeting with a prayer. But Konev, who represents the midtown 11th Ward, said he still plans -- despite almost certain defeat -- to bring the resolution to a vote before the full council ...

?What has Britain come to when it takes a Muslim like me to defend Christianity??

Posted on April 09, 2010
Dr Taj Hargey writing in the Daily Mail: "I am Muslim. But even as a non-Christian, I can see all too clearly the shameful way in which Britain's national faith is being eroded. Indeed, banning a crucifix makes a mockery of our treasured right to religious freedom...

Freed Female Converts to Face Iranian Judge Again

Posted on April 09, 2010
Christian Post: "The two young females were arrested March 5, 2009, on charges of anti-state activity and 'taking part in illegal gatherings' because of their participation in house church activities. Reports from sources inside Iran said the women were pressured by the Iranian judge and by authorities inside the prison to denounce their Christian faith and return to Islam...

San Marcos Council says no sex shops

Posted on April 09, 2010
Austin Business Journal: "San Marcos City Council members have extended rules barring new sexually-oriented businesses from opening in certain parts of the college town."

UK: Same-sex couple set to decide on suing Christian B&B owners

Posted on April 09, 2010
The Christian Institute: "A homosexual couple who were denied a double bed at a Christian-run B&B are to decide 'in the next week' if they will sue the husband and wife who own the business. Christians Mike and Susanne Wilkinson say if the case goes to court they will argue for freedom to act upon their conscience in their own home...

Gallup: Democratic Party Image Drops to Record Low

Posted on April 09, 2010
Gallup: "Americans' favorable rating of the Democratic Party dropped to 41% in a late March USA Today/Gallup poll, the lowest point in the 18-year history of this measure. Favorable impressions of the Republican Party are now at 42%, thus closing the gap between the two parties' images that has prevailed for the past four years...

Planners to mull rules for religious gatherings in Gilbert homes

Posted on April 09, 2010
Arizona Republic: "A Gilbert zoning-code amendment that would allow religious groups to meet in private homes will go before the Planning Commission for public review Wednesday night. ... Gilbert was drawn into the international spotlight last month after a code-compliance officer sent a cease-and-desist letter to a small local church group that had been meeting in the homes of its seven members...

AR: Judge asked to rule on foster-parenting suit

Posted on April 09, 2010
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: "The law banning unmarried couples from adopting children and being foster parents doesn?t specifically bar homosexuals, but a judge said Thursday that appears to be the key result. Circuit Judge Chris Piazza said he will rule on whether a challenge to the voter-approved law by a group of families will go to trial sometime before the scheduled May 10 start date...

Netanyahu cancels trip to Obama?s nuclear summit

Posted on April 09, 2010
Reuters: * Netanyahu fears Islamic ambush at conference * Sends a deputy in his place to Washington * Republicans say Obama is snubbing Israel

McGill Forces Pro-Life Club to Accept Special Restrictions

Posted on April 09, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "The Student Society of McGill University (SSMU) has reinstated the club status of Choose Life, the campus pro-life club, but only after forcing them to submit to special requirements that restrict the club's ability to share the pro-life message...

UN Judge: Pope Should be Prosecuted at International Criminal Court for ?Crimes against Humanity?

Posted on April 09, 2010
LifeSite News carries this C-Fam report by Susan Yoshihara: "In London last Friday, a high ranking United Nations (UN) jurist called on the British government to detain Pope Benedict XVI during his upcoming visit to Britain, and send him to trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for 'crimes against humanity...

Britain was built on Christianity. So why ARE our politicians so terrified of even a whiff of religion?

Posted on April 09, 2010
"today?s politicians are terrified by the faintest whiff of religion. And their alibi is multiculturalism . . . all this diversity is being used . . . to jettison the deepest sources of our moral life, sources that have underpinned our values for centuries...

?DA?s sex ed warning befuddles Wis. teachers, kids?

Posted on April 09, 2010
Washington Post: "Southworth warned that teaching a student how to properly use contraceptives would be contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months behind bars and a $10,000 fine. He said it would be promoting sex among minors, who are not legally allowed to have sex in Wisconsin ...

Religious liberties at stake with ENDA back in play

Posted on April 09, 2010
CitizenLink: "There's a renewed effort in Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). [Tim Tracey], legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, said HR 3017 would give sexual orientation and gender identity protected-class status...

AFC praises historic bipartisan support for school choice in Florida

Posted on April 09, 2010
American Federation for Children: "The State of Florida is poised to dramatically expand a highly popular private school choice program helping disadvantaged children after a bill to strengthen the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program passed the State House of Representatives today with overwhelming bipartisan support, including a record number of Democratic votes ...

Panel Discussion: Secularism, Islam, & Democracy ? Muslims in Europe and the West

Posted on April 09, 2010
ACLU: "Is there a fundamental clash of values between secularism and Islam and between freedom of expression and freedom of religion? In what ways are Muslims living in the West contributing to their democratic societies? Can Islam exist as a Western religion? Is it a Western religion already? AAUP, ACLU, PEN American Center, and Slate present a panel discussion featuring ...

Activist and state House candidate Stilp files complaint with judicial board against Supreme Court Justice Orie Melvin

Posted on April 09, 2010
PennLive.com: "In the wake of the indictment of state Sen. Jane Orie, the highest-ranking woman in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, uber-activist and Democratic candidate for the state House of Representatives Gene Stilp has filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board against Judge Joan Orie Melvin, the state senator's sister ...

Kentucky lawmakers invited to visit charter school

Posted on April 09, 2010
Bluegrass Institute: "Kentucky lawmakers are being invited to see public charter schools in action. Rep. Brad Montell, R-Shelbyville, recently sent a letter to all state legislators inviting them to tour a public charter school in Indianapolis on Tuesday, the day before the state House can consider charter-school legislation already approved by the Senate...

Proposed Ordinance May Threaten Public Safety in Montana

Posted on April 09, 2010
Citizen Link: "The Missoula, Mont., City Council is considering an ordinance that adds 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' as special classes protected against discrimination."

Religious Liberties at Stake with ENDA Back in Play

Posted on April 09, 2010
Citizen Link: "Tim Tracey, legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, said HR 3017 would give sexual orientation and gender identity protected-class status. 'It sets the statement that sexual orientation and gender identity are compelling interests, that those should override the religious freedom and free speech rights of religious individuals,' he explained...

Indian Court Rejects Government Involvement In Islamic Bank

Posted on April 09, 2010
Religion Clause Blog: "In the Indian state of Kerala, a 2-judge bench of the High Court held that neither the state nor any of its instrumentalities may be involved with the creation of an Islamic banking institution . . . "

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