Religion & Law

Debate over abortion pill erupts again in Italy

Posted on April 05, 2010
Euro News: "In Italy, a row has broken out over the availability of the abortion drug, known as RU 486. Two newly elected conservative regional officials say they?re going to stop the distribution of the so-called abortion pill."

Hastings heads to Supreme Court

Posted on April 05, 2010
The Daily Bruin: "Case concerns school?s right to deny recognition of student group in violation of membership policy."

Analysis: Is the tea party brewing a revolution?

Posted on April 05, 2010
AP: "They heeded a pamphleteer's call for 'manly opposition to the machinations of tyranny' - the 60 American colonists who stormed Griffin's Wharf and emptied 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. And with that, a revolution brewed. Now, more than two centuries later, come the angry throngs of the modern-day tea party ...

?NJ Rep. Michael Carroll says gay unions of no societal consequence?

Posted on April 05, 2010
On Top Magazine ("gay advocacy website"): "In his first comments on why he's intervened to defend against a lawsuit to win gay marriage in New Jersey, Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll says gay relationships are of no 'societal consequence.' Carroll, along with Republican Senators Gerald Cardinale and Anthony R...

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NJ activists seek new marriage definition

Posted on April 05, 2010
OneNewsNow: "Homosexual activists are trying to reopen a New Jersey Supreme Court case that instructed the legislature to create the marriage equivalent for homosexuals. The New Jersey legislation created civil unions for homosexuals in a 2006 decision, but 'the plaintiffs in that original case are now seeking basically to reopen the case and to argue that that civil unions option wasn't enough, that the legislature actually has to redefine the institution of marriage in order to properly comply with what the court said,' explains Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney [Jim Campbell]...

National pro-life legal symposium will be held at Columbia University next week

Posted on April 05, 2010
LifeNews: "Advocates for Life (a division of Americans United for Life) and Columbia University?s Law Students for Life will host a daylong legal symposium, 'Looking Back, Looking Forward: Pro-life Strategy & Jurisprudence for the 21st Century' next Friday, April 9 ...

N.J. lawmakers oppose same-sex ?marriage?

Posted on April 05, 2010
The Advocate ("gay advocacy website"): "Senators Anthony R. Bucco and Gerald Cardinale, with Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, are being represented by Alliance Defense Fund, the Christian-based group that helped file the suit. 'There's more to marriage than just any two people in a committed relationship,' ADF Senior Legal Council [Austin R...

Non-discrimination ordinances become law in Salt Lake City

Posted on April 05, 2010
KSL: "The ordinances take effect Friday and make it against the law for landlords and employers to deny someone housing or a job because of their sexual orientation or gender identity."

CA: Carly Fiorina outlines her anti-abortion stance

Posted on April 05, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle: "In a wide-ranging interview Friday, Fiorina also explained her opposition to abortion rights in the most personal way since her campaign officially started last fall . . . 'I recognize that a lot of women disagree with me on that,' Fiorina said...

UK: Sharia Councils ?undermine social cohesion?

Posted on April 05, 2010
Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for The Wrekin, writing in the Shropshire Star: "Since the 1996 Arbitration Act, Government ministers have allowed Islamic tribunals around Britain to rule on a range of financial disputes, provided both parties agree to accept the court?s decision...

Stop-N-Go stores take porn off shelves

Posted on April 05, 2010
Associated Press: "A Fargo-based convenience store chain is pulling adult magazines from its shelves. Stop-N-Go chain owner Sheldon Ellig says the move was prompted by customer requests."

X-rated internet explosion wreaks havoc with troops? careers, lives

Posted on April 05, 2010
"Military therapists and chaplains say . . . with the explosion of Web 2.0 . . . the seamy side of Porn 2.0 is picking off military marriages and killing promising careers like a shadow army of well-placed snipers."

Iowa gubernatorial candidiate vows to push same-sex ?marriage? vote

Posted on April 05, 2010
Omaha World-Herald: "Republican candidate for governor Rod Roberts said if elected, he would use all of his authority to ensure that Iowa residents get to vote on gay marriage."

UK: Union ?to defend state education?

Posted on April 05, 2010
BBC: "A teaching union has called on its members to 'defend state education', saying there is a stark choice between public services and a free market."

Studies find patterns of Catholic clergy sex abuse

Posted on April 05, 2010
AP: "Researchers' findings so far have helped explain some patterns of abuse in America's Roman Catholic church and challenge some misconceptions about the underlying causes . . . "

IN: Fort Wayne OKs measure requiring abortion practitioners to notify local hospital

Posted on April 05, 2010
LifeNews: "A county commission in Indiana has approved a landmark measure that could eventually be seen in other states that helps limit abortions. The three-member governing body in Allen County approved an ordinance cracking down on botched abortions that injure women ...

Justice Stevens to retire while Obama in White House

Posted on April 05, 2010
Baptist Press: "'I can tell you that I love the job, and deciding whether to leave it is a very difficult decision,' he told The Post. 'But I want to make it in a way that's best for the court. "I will surely do it while [Obama is] president.'"

Census Bureau urges same-sex couples to be counted

Posted on April 05, 2010
Google News (AP): "With strong backing from the Census Bureau, gay-rights activists are urging maximum participation by their community in the first U.S. census that will tally same-sex couples who say they're married ? even those without a marriage license ...

Supreme Court prospects are Kagan, Wood, Garland

Posted on April 05, 2010
AP: "Two experienced federal judges and the Obama administration's top Supreme Court lawyer are widely considered the leading candidates for the next high court opening if Justice John Paul Stevens retires this year."

David Hacker: UC system considering new speech code

Posted on April 05, 2010
ADF Attorney David Hacker writing at the Academic Freedom File: "The University of California System is considering a new speech code in the wake of a few unfortunate speech incidents on its campuses . . . The proposed speech code, which has surfaced from the UC Students Association, will prohibit 'hanging a noose, burning a cross, or placing a symbol, such as a swastika, without authorization, on university property or at official university functions...

Oakland taking steps to fight sex trafficking

Posted on April 05, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle: "Oakland officials and community leaders are taking steps to fight sex trafficking in the city."

White House invites ?gay adoption pioneers? to Easter Egg roll

Posted on April 05, 2010
NBC: "The White House honored the family at the center of Florida's battle over same-sex adoptions on Monday. Martin Gill, his partner and their two adopted sons were guests at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll."

Psychology Today: ?Is Marriage Toxic to Women? Part I?

Posted on April 05, 2010
Diana Kirschner, Ph.D. writes at Psychology Today: "Is marriage in the 21st century toxic to women? Yes, say many. My friends (especially women) from around the world . . . are constantly posting comments like 'marriage is dying,' and that living together is 'so much better...

Ritual sacrifice of children on rise in Uganda

Posted on April 05, 2010
Boston Globe (AP): "In this Feb. 11, 2010 photo, Balluonzima Christ, left, and Rose Ajiba hold a photograph of their child Caroline Aya, allegedly killed for a sacrificial ceremony in Jinja, Uganda. The number of children and adults killed in ritualistic murders rose to a new high in Uganda last year, police figures show...

Obscenity Charges Filed in Florida

Posted on April 05, 2010
Citizen Link: "The Polk County Sheriff's office said undercover detectives identified two convenience stores selling hard-core pornography. Officers seized more than 250 DVDs and magazines, according to the News Chief . . . "

Doctors Say Schools May Be Spreading Misinformation About Homosexuality

Posted on April 05, 2010
". . . adolescents who initially experience same-sex attraction, or are sexually confused, no longer experience such attractions by age 25 . . . "

Muslim militants attack US Consulate in Pakistan

Posted on April 05, 2010
Aol.News: "Islamist militants attacked a U.S. consulate in northwest Pakistan with car bombs and grenades Monday, killing three people, hours after 41 people died in a suicide attack on a political rally elsewhere in the region."

UK: Tories set for victory with 10-point lead

Posted on April 05, 2010
Times Online: "David Cameron will this week unveil a £1 billion tax break for married couples, as a Sunday Times poll puts the Conservatives on course for a 20-seat majority."

Kenyan legislature approves pro-abortion constitution

Posted on April 05, 2010
Christian NewsWire: "The World Congress of Families sadly notes that, without actually voting on the plank, late last week, the Kenyan Parliament approved the draft of a new Constitution which hypocritically affirms a right to life while simultaneously denying the application of that right...

CA Senators scheduled to vote on bill that undermines Proposition 8

Posted on April 05, 2010
California Family Council: "[SB 906] (Leno, D-San Francisco) makes several unnecessary changes to the state Family Code related to the definition of marriage by replacing the term 'marriage' with the phrase 'civil marriage,' attempting to create a new class of marriage...

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