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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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What Is ?Judicial Activism?? A shopworn phrase that has outlived its usefulness.

Posted on February 09, 2011
Wall Street Journal: "Now that two different federal courts have declared ObamaCare unconstitutional, the administration's answer is to call the courts guilty of 'judicial activism,' " writes the great conservative economist and columnist Thomas Sowell ...

?You?d have more chance of a job if you dressed like a man?: Transsexual sues Jobcentre for ?insensitive? advice

Posted on February 08, 2011
Daily Mail: "A transsexual is to launch legal action after Jobcentre workers told her she would have more chance of getting a job if she dressed as a man."

Maryland Senate Pres. expects marriage redefinition bill to pass

Posted on February 08, 2011
Miller (D-Calvert) put the chances of the legislation passing the Senate at 60 percent to 70 percent, but said the vote count "is going to be very close." He suggested that the bill would get somewhere between 22 and 25 votes in the chamber. Twenty-four are required for passage.

UK: Marriage makes us all richer ? not poorer

Posted on February 08, 2011
The Telegraph: "The cost to the nation of family breakdown is immense. It is time for politicians to act, argues Jill Kirby ."

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Harvard Law Review Elects First Openly ?Gay? President

Posted on February 08, 2011
Harvard Crimson: "Mitchell Reich, a second year at Harvard Law School, was elected the first openly gay president of the Harvard Law Review. Reich, a Yale College and Dalton School graduate and Manhattan native, is the 125th president of the esteemed publication...

CATO VP says social conservatives offer phony solutions

Posted on February 08, 2011
David Boaz writes at the LA Times: "Social conservatives say they want to address family breakdown, crime and welfare costs. But those problems have nothing to do with abortion or gay marriage, the issues they most often target."

Gay Politics: ?In Maryland, 7 out legislators make the politics personal?

Posted on February 08, 2011
Gay Politics: "Numerous national and statewide groups will lobby the Maryland state legislature this month on the question of marriage equality, but the personal relationships built by seven openly gay and lesbian members of that legislature may have as great an impact, according to recent news coverage of the issue ...

CO: Mother-to-be could lose baby after pharmacist gave her abortion pill by mistake

Posted on February 08, 2011
Daily Mail: "A pregnant woman could lose her child after a pharmacy mistakenly gave her an abortion pill."

Top U.S. Religious Freedom Post Closer to Being Filled

Posted on February 08, 2011
Christian Post: "President Obama has sent his nomination for the position of Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom to the Senate to be approved, the White House announced Monday."

Alan E. Sears: ADF Suit Ensures School Officials Are in Tune with Religious Liberty

Posted on February 08, 2011
ADF President Alan Sears writes at the ADF Blog: "Please join me in giving thanks for Daniel Watkins of Newport Beach, and the nearly 1,900 other attorneys in the ADF alliance, who are graciously contributing their talents in defense of religious freedom...

Md. Senate Holds Hearing On Same-Sex Marriage Bill Today

Posted on February 08, 2011
DCIST: "The Maryland Senate's Judicial Proceedings Committee will hold a public hearing today on the 'Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act' -- one of the most important milestones to date for legislation which could find Maryland joining five other states and the District of Columbia in granting licenses for same-sex marriages...

Australia: Union revolt on same-sex ?marriage? ban

Posted on February 08, 2011
The Australian: The move comes after Mr De Bruyn, the SDA's national secretary, said the more Labor "panders" to the Greens, the more it will lose the middle ground. "There are no votes for Labor in the marginal electorates in the big metropolitan areas on the gay marriage issue," he said...

Bill in Iowa House aims to protect same-sex ?marriage? objectors

Posted on February 08, 2011
Des Moines Register: "It would be legal for an Iowa business owner who cites religious beliefs to refuse to provide jobs, housing, goods or services to people involved in a marriage that violates his or her religious convictions, according to a bill an Iowa House subcommittee will consider on Wednesday...

Bald Knob Cross Wins Round in Efforts to Keep State Grant Money

Posted on February 08, 2011
WJBD Radio: "A Chicago-area atheist's efforts to force the return of a state grant given to restoration efforts of a southern Illinois cross landmark has suffered another legal setback." | Sherman v. State of Illinois, No. 3:10-cv-03206-MPM -DG (C...

Ohio Abortion Ban Hinges on Heartbeat

Posted on February 08, 2011
Fox News: "An unborn child's heartbeat can be detected as soon as 18 days after conception, and supporters of a bill slated to be unveiled in the Ohio Legislature Wednesday say that women should be prohibited from ending pregnancies beyond that milestone...

Planned Parenthood announces retraining

Posted on February 08, 2011
Reuters: "Planned Parenthood will retrain staff in all clinics on reporting risks to minors' welfare and tighten disciplinary action to terminate staff in any confirmed instances where policies are not followed, the organization said on Tuesday."

Suwannee County Commission: Prayers will continue

Posted on February 08, 2011
Suwannee Democrat: "The chairman of the Suwannee County Commission said Friday that while the county has not received any letters from atheist organizations regarding prayer at commission meetings, the practice of opening meetings with prayer will continue...

?Researchers drew the wrong conclusions,? says expert about abortion/mental health study

Posted on February 08, 2011
LifeSiteNews: "The Danish study, entitled ?Induced First-Trimester Abortion and Risk of Mental Disorder? and financed by the pro-abortion Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, found that women in Denmark who have abortions are two to three times more likely to seek psychiatric help for the first time in their lives in the months surrounding their abortion than women who give birth...

Hawaii Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Quickly Defeated

Posted on February 08, 2011
LifeNews: "No sooner did a bill to make Hawaii the third state to officially legalize assisted suicide receive a hearing than it was tabled in committee, essentially killing the legislation."

New Hampshire Bill Would Cut Planned Parenthood Tax Funding

Posted on February 08, 2011
LifeNews: "In light of a slew of new videos showing officials at local centers of the nation?s largest abortion business helping sex traffickers, a New Hampshire legislator has filed a bill to cut off state taxpayer funding."

Sen. Coburn open to Rand Paul spending cuts

Posted on February 08, 2011
The Hill: "One of the Senate's most influential fiscal hawks says he is open to a proposal from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to cut federal spending by $500 billion.'

New Video Has New York Planned Parenthood Helping Sex Traffickers

Posted on February 08, 2011
LifeNews: "A new video in a series of undercover investigations reveal staff at a New York City Planned Parenthood abortion business going further than centers in New Jersey and Virginia in helping alleged sexual traffickers."

FBI Agent Turned ACLU Counsel: Feds Spy On Citizens Based on Religion, Politics

Posted on February 08, 2011
Daily Tech: "The police are watching you. If you're the wrong religion, they'll spy on your every move. If you voice the wrong political opinions they'll be watching you. According to Mike German, a 16-year veteran with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations, this is happening right in the U...

Thomas Sowell: The ?Judicial Activism? Ploy

Posted on February 08, 2011
Townhall: "In recent years, a brand-new definition of "judicial activism" has been created by the political left, so that they can turn the tables on critics of judicial activism. The new definition of "judicial activism" defines it as declaring laws unconstitutional...

Federal judicial vacancies reaching crisis point

Posted on February 08, 2011
Washington Post: "Federal judges have been retiring at a rate of one per week this year, driving up vacancies that have nearly doubled since President Obama took office. The departures are increasing workloads dramatically and delaying trials in some of the nation's federal courts...

NY: RLUIPA Challenge To Zoning Denial For Christian Drug Treatment Center Is Filed

Posted on February 08, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: "In Vestal, New York, a lawsuit was filed by Candlehouse Teen Challenge over the town's refusal to make zoning changes that would permit creation of a Christian-based rehabilitation center for recovering female drug addicts."

Cameras approved for final days of B.C. polygamy trial

Posted on February 08, 2011
Vancouver Sun: "A B.C. judge has approved the use of TV cameras and webcams to cover the closing arguments of the case examining the constitutionality of Canada's anti-polygamy laws."

ACLU Settles With Some of the Parties In Suit Challenging Minnesota Charter School

Posted on February 08, 2011
Religion Clause Blog: "The�Minneapolis Star Tribune yesterday reported that the settlement involves Islamic Relief paying the ACLU $267,500, and the state increasing its screening of charter schools to assure that they do not promote religion."

Rasmussen: 68% Believe Government and Big Business Work Together Against the Rest of Us

Posted on February 08, 2011
Rasmussen: "The view that government and big business work together against the interests of others is shared across partisan, demographic and ideological lines. Seventy percent (70%) of liberals hold that view, along with 69% of conservatives. Seventy-one percent (71%) Republicans think it?s true, and so do 64% of Democrats...

Ginsburg on health care timing

Posted on February 08, 2011
SCOTUS Blog: Out of Court, Justice Ginsburg suggests that Virginia will not be allowed to pursue an immediate appeal to challenge the new federal health care law.

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