Religion & Law

Study: Abortion raises risk for subsequent babies

Posted on September 24, 2009
Baptist Press: "The meta-analysis by Canadian researcher Prakesh Shah found that a woman who had an abortion in the first six months of a pregnancy later had a 35 percent greater risk of a baby with low birth weight and a 36 percent increased risk of a premature baby...

Audio: Center for Arizona Policy Legal Counsel discusses new abortion litigation

Posted on September 24, 2009
The Legal Broadcast Network Page carries an audio interview (just over 6 mins.) with Deborah Sheasby of the Center for Arizona Policy. Center for Arizona Policy media information: CAP Responds to Legal Challenge to Abortion Consent Act ADF Media information: ADF responds to attack by pro-abortion groups on Ariz...

Mass. GOP seeks to enjoin immediate apppointment of ?Kennedy successor?

Posted on September 24, 2009
Politico: "A Massachusetts GOP source says the state party filed for an injunction shortly before 11 a.m. to stop Sen.-designate Paul Kirk's (D) immediate appointment."

Bishop arrested in Phoenix, Arizona

Posted on September 24, 2009
The Citizen: "Bishop Rick Painter, rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Phoenix, Ariz., was recently . . . arrested and convicted for ringing bells . . . Now the bells at the church in Phoenix ring only for Sunday worship services. They have been silenced otherwise...

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Iowa: New Strip Club in Davenport?

Posted on September 24, 2009
KWQC.com: "Does Davenport need another strip club? New owners are trying to re-open the Chorus Line on Brady Street and that has some neighbors concerned."

Arrest made in case of deadly stabbing at Boise strip club

Posted on September 24, 2009
KIVITV.com: "Boise police have arrested an Idaho City man on a charge of second degree murder. Police say 31-year-old Tariq McWilliams stabbed a man outside the Torch Lounge early this morning."

Indiana: New Albany to seek full court review in ?adult? bookstore case

Posted on September 24, 2009
"The appeals panel ruled Sept. 9 that New Albany must present clear evidence that the business, which sells adult books and movies, causes litter, crime and other problems in order to impose additional restrictions on its operations."

Cornell panel explores free speech and religion

Posted on September 23, 2009
Cornell Daily Sun: "The dialogue was partly intended as a response to last spring?s controversy over student funding for religious organizations. When the Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship asked one of its members to step down from a leadership position last spring after he embraced the fact that he was gay, the resulting furor led many to question whether Cornell should subsidize student groups that discriminate based on race, gender or sexual orientation...

Yes on Question 1 Campaign Launches New Statewide Television Advertisement

Posted on September 23, 2009
Christian Newswire: "Stand For Marriage Maine, the committee urging Mainers to vote Yes on Question 1, today announced a statewide television ad that features a Massachusetts couple whose seven year old son was exposed to classroom instruction on homosexual marriage...

Panel: Should religious charities discriminate?

Posted on September 23, 2009
On Faith: "Dozens of major religious groups and denominations are urging Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to renounce a Bush-era memo that allows faith-based charities that receive federal funding to discriminate in hiring. Should religious charities that receive federal grant money be allowed to discriminate in hiring?"

?No religion? segment of U.S. population profiled

Posted on September 23, 2009
Reuters FaithWorld: "But Americans who claim no religion are fast growing and Trinity College in Hartford offers a detailed portrait of this group in a new report released this week called 'American Nones: The Profile of the No Religion Population.'"

Charter Schools Pass Key Test in Study

Posted on September 23, 2009
John Hechinger and Ianthe Jeanne Dugan write at the Wall Street Journal: "New York City students who win a lottery to enroll in charter schools outperform those who don't win spots and go on to attend traditional schools, according to new research to be released Tuesday...

ECLJ Assists Christian Convert Couple Win Asylum in United Kingdom

Posted on September 23, 2009
ACLJ: "The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), the international affiliate of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), has assisted in providing a critical victory in the United Kingdom ? clearing the way for a Pakistani Christian who married a Muslim woman who converted to Christianity to secure asylum in the U...

Confusing a liberal education with public education

Posted on September 23, 2009
"What is worrisome [about the New Hampshire home schooling case] are the misconceptions Family Court Justice Lucinda V. Sandler has about liberal, home, and public education . . . "

Bath photos and Wal-Mart: What is child pornography?

Posted on September 23, 2009
FindLaw.com: "An Arizona couple had to regain custody of their children after Wal-Mart employees and local authorities deemed their bath time photos child pornography. Their horror story has many wondering: what exactly constitutes child pornography?"

FBI nabs ?Boy Lovers? child-porn ring

Posted on September 23, 2009
Chicago Breaking News: "The FBI today announced child-pornography charges against four men from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, accusing them of operating a ring that distributed pornographic images and videos and referred to themselves by the name 'Boy Lovers...

9th Circuit expedites Washington R-71 signature privacy case

Posted on September 23, 2009
The Stranger: "The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed today to expedite a case about releasing the names and addresses of everyone who signed Referendum 71. A three-judge panel will hear oral arguments on October 14 in Pasadena, California. Each side will have 15 minutes to present their case...

?Teacher sues LA school dist. over gay agenda?

Posted on September 23, 2009
Evangelical Examiner: "Manuel Fernandez, a special education teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District has filed a discrimination suit against LAUSD, saying he was forced to quit for not showing enough support for the pro-homosexual emphasis at his school...

Jamaican House passes child pornography bill

Posted on September 23, 2009
Radio Jamaica: "A bill which proposes to outlaw child pornography in Jamaica is one step closer to being enacted into law."

Judge to decide course of Arizona abortion law challenge

Posted on September 23, 2009
Sierra Vista Herald (Capitol Media Services): "A federal judge agreed Tuesday to decide by a week from today whether to let the state start to require a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can terminate her pregnancy. Judge David Campbell said he will hear arguments next week from attorneys for the Center for Reproductive Rights that the requirement, part of a more comprehensive law restricting abortion, should be precluded from taking effect until a full-blown trial on the constitutionality of the statute...

Christian tombs desecrated in an historic Istanbul cemetery

Posted on September 23, 2009
AsiaNews.it: "About 90 tombstones are broken. Incidents of this nature are not rate in the city but the local press failed to report it. Only recently and through a movie, have young Turks begun to learn about past anti-Christian pogroms. Ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew visits the cemetery in question...

Oklahoma: Housing Authority Denies Homeschooling

Posted on September 23, 2009
HSLDA: "Earlier this year a Home School Legal Defense Association member family in Tulsa was notified by the housing authority of their development that they would be in violation of their lease agreement if they continued to teach their children in the apartment...

Uruguayan Legislators Approve Gender Change as a ?Right?

Posted on September 23, 2009
LifeSiteNews: "Days after the Uruguayan Senate approved a bill that analysts say will legalize adoption by homosexual couples, the nation's Chamber of Deputies (its lower legislative house) has passed a measure to allow people to decide what their gender will be -- regardless of their actual sex...

Spanish Pro-Lifers Prepare Massive Demonstration in Madrid

Posted on September 23, 2009
LifeSiteNews: "The leader of Spain's opposition People's Party is encouraging members to attend a massive demonstration in favor of life in the nation's capital, following the approval of a new abortion legalization bill by Spain's Council of State."

2009 State Report: 60 Pro-Life Measures Enacted on Abortion, Bioethics

Posted on September 23, 2009
"A new report of pro-life activity in state legislatures found lawmakers nationwide enacted 60 pro-life measures on abortion and bioethics issues during the 2009 legislative session . . . "

Mitch McConnell: ?Severe? reaction if reconciliation used

Posted on September 23, 2009
Politico: "Senate Republicans issued a blunt warning to their Democratic colleagues today: Don?t even think about using reconciliation to ram through a health care bill."

New Push Wednesday to Post House Bills Online Before Lawmakers Vote on Them

Posted on September 23, 2009
"A Democrat has joined a Republican in trying to force action on a bill that would require the House to post the final text of major bills online at least 72 hours before voting on them."

?Court, 4-3, Upholds Paterson?s Appointment of Lieutenant Governor?

Posted on September 23, 2009
How Appealing reports: "In a stunning reversal, New York State's highest court on Tuesday upheld Gov. David A. Paterson's authority to appoint a lieutenant governor."

NC: Advocacy group sues for charter school funds

Posted on September 23, 2009
Charlotte Observer: "An advocacy group sued Mecklenburg and six other counties Thursday to force them to consider giving money to charter schools for construction and capital projects . . . The charter schools receive public funding for operating expenses and per-pupil allotments just like traditional schools, but have been frozen out of construction and maintenance money...

Frequent adolescent religious attendance = frequent adult religious attendance

Posted on September 23, 2009
Adult Religious Attendance by Adolescent Religious Attendance Mapping America "According to the General Social Surveys (GSS), 59.3 percent of adults who worshiped at least monthly as adolescents now worship at least monthly as adults. In contrast, 36...

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