Religion & Law

House Democrats to Wilson: Apologize or Face Censure

Posted on September 11, 2009
Fox News: "Democrats had threatened to censure Rep. Joe Wilson unless he apologized on the House floor for accusing President Obama of lying during his address to a joint session of Congress. Wilson refused to do so."

Opposition to same-sex ?marriage? as anti-culture

Posted on September 11, 2009
"We are no longer dealing with differences of political opinion, you see, with matters of mere ratiocination on which intelligent persons of good will might disagree. We are dealing with the deep-down psyche-shaping forces of culture. With matters of Purity...

D.C. Says Votes Aligned for Bill to Redefine Marriage

Posted on September 11, 2009
"The District is poised once again to become the battleground for a divisive social issue as the D.C. Council moves a step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage, an action that could force Congress and White House to take sides in the debate."

ADF attorneys submit motion to defend California Marriage Act

Posted on September 11, 2009
Pipeline News: "ADF attorneys and ADF-allied attorney Andrew Pugno submitted a motion to intervene Thursday on behalf of the campaign committee for Proposition 8, ProtectMarriage.com, and the former proposition's official proponents, asking the court to allow it to become a defendant in the lawsuit...

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Indiana: ?Goshen city leaders decide against gay protections?

Posted on September 11, 2009
On Top Magazine: "After a heated six hour debate on the issue, the Goshen, Indiana City Council voted last week against altering its civil rights ordinance to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity (transgender protections), local broadcaster WSBT reported ...

Reality?s Knocking as Law Schools Provide More Practical Training

Posted on September 11, 2009
Law.com (National Law Journal): Washington and Lee University School of Law has thrown out its traditional third-year curriculum and replaced it with a series of legal simulations meant to prepare students to practice law in the real world . . . The movement to incorporate practical skills into legal education isn't new, but legal educators and researchers report that the floundering economy is increasing incentives for law schools to revamp their curricula to prepare students for the realities of the legal profession.

ADF receives $9.2M to defend free speech at universities

Posted on September 11, 2009
Christian Post: "The grant, given by a family whose name was not disclosed, is matched by the recipient group, Alliance Defense Fund, so nearly $20 million will go towards its University Project. 'Christians on public university campuses shouldn?t be discriminated against for their beliefs,' said ADF Senior Counsel David French, director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom...

Well-Known Local Pro-Life Activist Gunned Down in Michigan

Posted on September 11, 2009
"Locals say that the victim, James Pouillon of Owosso, was well-known in the area for his pro-life activities."

Judge shields signatures on Washington ?Protect Marriage? Referendum

Posted on September 11, 2009
"U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma granted the preliminary injunction involving petitions for Referendum 71 . . . "

Cass Sunstein confirmed for Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Posted on September 11, 2009
Washington Independent: "Cass Sunstein, President Obama?s pick to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, was confirmed handily by the Senate just now by a vote of 57 ayes to 40 nays."

Is America coming apart?

Posted on September 11, 2009
"In what sense are we one nation and one people anymore?"

Michigan: Pro-lifer shot in front of Owosso High School

Posted on September 11, 2009
MLive.com: "State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School. The victim's identity has not yet been released . . . "

Australia: Ad campaign calls for same-sex ?marriage?

Posted on September 11, 2009
Brisbane Times: "Proud mother of two Shelly Argent believes one of her sons is being treated as a second-rate citizen because he is gay and can't get married. In a new national television advertising campaign she calls on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to give same-sex couples the right to legally tie the knot...

Texas: Curriculum plan would remove mention of Christmas

Posted on September 11, 2009
Houston Chronicle (AP): "A proposal for new social studies curriculum in Texas public schools removes a mention of Christmas in a sixth-grade lesson, replacing it with a Hindu religious festival, a change that's riled conservatives who say it's another battle in the "war" against the Christian holiday...

Census Bureau severs ties with ACORN in 2010 count

Posted on September 11, 2009
AP: "The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud."

?Would proposed amendment make birth control illegal in Florida??

Posted on September 11, 2009
Tampa Tribune: "Anti-abortion conservatives are proposing a new constitutional amendment that critics claim would make it a crime to take birth control pills in Florida."

?Iran set to allow first transsexual marriage?

Posted on September 11, 2009
Guardian: "Woman wins court battle for father's approval to marry schoolfriend who has undergone sex-change operation"

Iowa: ?Gay marriage draws out-of-state couples?

Posted on September 11, 2009
JournalStar.com (subscription): "Of 5,214 marriage certificates issued statewide between April 27 and July 27, 676 were for same-sex couples. Gender was concealed on 339 marriage certificates. Of the 676 same-sex couples, 312 were not from Iowa . . . "

The Horrors of Sexual Trafficking, American-Style

Posted on September 11, 2009
John W. Whitehead writes at the Rutherford Institute: "The only way to truly combat sex trafficking is to expose its seedy underbelly, harshly punish perpetrators and bring justice to the victims. Yes, as collective communities and as a nation, we must make sexual trafficking a priority...

Survey Reveals Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Misconduct

Posted on September 11, 2009
Christian Post: "According to research by Baylor University, 3.1 percent of adult women who attend religious services at least once a month have been victims of clergy sexual misconduct since turning 18. In other words, seven women in every congregation of 400 adults have been victimized...

Ohio governor says send Rifqa Bary back

Posted on September 11, 2009
Orlando Sentinel: "Gov. Ted Strickland's office says Ohio officials can protect Fathima Rifqa Bary, who ran away from her Muslim parents to Christian evangelists in Orlando."

NC Officials Defend Charter School Cap

Posted on September 11, 2009
North Carolina Family Policy Council: "North Carolina?s education leaders have asked the Obama Administration to rethink its emphasis on charter schools in making determinations for the distribution of federal funds for innovations and accountability in education...

Maryland Attorney General expected to issue legal opinion that Maryland should recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages

Posted on September 11, 2009
Proposition 8 and the Right to Marry Blog: "Raquel Guillory, director of communications for Gansler?s office, said Tuesday that a decision is 'expected in the next few weeks.'"

Equality California gives Harvey Milk Day petitions to Gov. Schwarzenegger

Posted on September 11, 2009
Washington Blade: "Equality California and Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) delievered close to 40,000 petitions . . . "

Wis. man to plead guilty to sex-trafficking charge

Posted on September 11, 2009
WXOW.com (AP): "A Milwaukee man accused with his father of pimping teenage girls has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors . . . "

Ex-stepfather of slain girl sentenced in porn case

Posted on September 11, 2009
Boston Globe (AP): "The former stepfather of a slain 12-year-old Vermont girl was sentenced Friday to nearly 17 years in prison on child pornography charges that surfaced while authorities investigated her disappearance last summer."

NC: 2 charged in fatal strip club shooting

Posted on September 11, 2009
WCNC.com: "Two men are charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a west Charlotte strip club on Thursday."

Archbishop of Canterbury laments loss of Christian knowledge

Posted on September 11, 2009
Times Online Article of Faith blog: "The Archbishop of Canterbury has blamed education and pluralism for Britain's loss of Christian culture. He said the Church does still have its foot in the door but the foot is being 'squashed very painfully'. Writers in the past such as PG Wodehouse could assume knowledge in the reader of the Bible and Hymns Ancient & Modern...

Congressional Research Service: ?Mixed court views on gays in military?

Posted on September 11, 2009
Associated Press: "Conflicting Supreme Court rulings on homosexual rights make it difficult to predict whether any new laws protecting gays who want to serve openly in the military would be upheld, a congressional report concludes." Homosexuals and the U...

Richmond Times article argues for domestic partner benefits at Virginia universities

Posted on September 11, 2009
Bob Witeck writes at the Richmond Times-Dispatch: "It is time for Gov. Kaine to lead. It is time for all leaders in Virginia to become part of the solution. This is not about ideology or politics. It is about keeping our universities competitive nationally -- and our commonwealth having the decency to enable our employees to buy this coverage...

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