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?IRS withdraws audit on pastor who preached politics?

Posted on July 29, 2009
Nathan Black reports in The Christian Post: "'This latest action from the IRS continues to leave churches in limbo when it comes to speaking freely from their pulpits,' Stanley added in a statement Tuesday. 'It illustrates everything that is wrong with the current enforcement of the Johnson Amendment...

California: ?Tighter Rules for Strip Clubs in Tulare County?

Posted on July 29, 2009
ABC 30 HD: "Sugar Daddy's and a strip club in Lindsay are the two places the county says will be affected. The new rules would require the county to look at a dancer's criminal background before they're allowed to go to work."

Mississippi: Undercover officers arrest 4 at strip clubs

Posted on July 29, 2009
Clarion Ledger: "An undercover operation at a pair of Jackson strip clubs has led to the arrests of four people, including three dancers accused of offering sexual favors for money."

Matt Bowman on 100.7 FM with Janet Medford: Pro-life nurse resists coerced participation in abortion

Posted on July 29, 2009
ADF attorney Matt Bowman appeared on 100.7 FM with Janet Medford to discuss a case involving a pro-life nurse who resisted hospital efforts to force her to participate in an abortion. The MP3 audio runs just under 15 minutes. ADF Media information page: NY nurse threatened, forced to assist in late-term abortion

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Tim Tracey on Jody Hice: The Marriage Battle in Washington D.C.

Posted on July 29, 2009
ADF attorney Tim Tracey discusses the marriage battle in Washington D.C. on the Jody Hice Show. The MP3 audio runs just under 18 minutes. Visit Site »

Hutchison will oppose Sotomayor

Posted on July 29, 2009
Austin American-Statesman: "U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Republican who is running for governor next year, said today she will oppose the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court."

Have Wives? Rights to Abortion Undermined Marriage?

Posted on July 29, 2009
Balkinization Blog: "So the 'irony' is that the equality argument for abortion gives married women more rights with respect to abortions than married men have."

China: Pastor Sent to Labor Camp

Posted on July 29, 2009
Voice of the Martyrs: "On June 29, Pastor Dou Shaowen who is currently serving a one-year sentence for ?engaging in illegal activities? was secretly transferred to Shifo Re-education through Labor Center in Zhengzhou."

Baptist Press: ?When homosexuality hits home?

Posted on July 29, 2009
Bob Stith writes at the Baptist Press: "Over and over we've heard 'I'm so glad you're here. I just had to talk to someone.' I've often wished that all Southern Baptists could hear the despair in these voices, for it is easy to overlook the fact that when homosexuality hits home, the struggler is not the only one who is impacted...

Americans United Urges Senate Armed Services Committee to Question McHugh On Religious Liberty Issues

Posted on July 29, 2009
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: "[John M.] McHugh, who currently represents New York?s 23rd District in the House of Representatives, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be the Secretary of the Army. His confirmation hearing is tomorrow...

ACLU Lawsuit Requests Government to Recognize Conscientious Objectors

Posted on July 29, 2009
Washington Post: "A Washington state Quaker filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. government is discriminating against him because it will not recognize his status as a conscientious objector on military draft forms."

Blue Dog Democrats announce deal on health care reform

Posted on July 29, 2009
Fox News: "The compromise would cut the cost of the $1 trillion-plus package by $100 billion, according to one member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition. The deal also would ensure that the proposed government-run insurance program would not be forced on anyone...

IRS postpones case against pro-life pastor who endorsed McCain over Obama

Posted on July 29, 2009
LifeNews reports: "A group of pastors issued endorsements for McCain in late September as a part of an effort to overturn a decades-long rule prohibiting endorsements from the pulpit. Aided by the pro-life law firm Alliance Defense Fund, they say the rules violate their free speech rights...

Christians Challenged to Be More Proactive in Strengthening Marriage

Posted on July 29, 2009
Christian Post: "With the institution of marriage weakening in American society, Christians are left with three options . . . IRD [Institute for Religion and Democracy] released a new paper touting the social value of traditional marriage and taking stock of the debate about its future in U...

Kansas: ?City changes adult business regulations?

Posted on July 29, 2009
El Dorado Times: "The city of El Dorado filled in some gaps in their city codes with an amendment to the ordinance regulating adult businesses in the city. The issue arose because of all of the talk about The Retreat."

Catholic nurse forced to perform abortion

Posted on July 29, 2009
Jarrett Skorup reports in the Midland County Public Policy Examiner: "According to a lawsuit filed by the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal alliance of Christian attorneys, a New York woman named Catherina DeCarlo was forced to perform a late-term abortion against her will...

IRS halts inquiry into Warroad pastor who endorsed McCain from pulpit

Posted on July 29, 2009
Paul Walsh reports in the Minneapolis Star Tribune: "The fund's senior legal counsel, Erik Stanley, said Tuesday that the IRS's latest action 'continues to leave churches in limbo when it comes to speaking freely from their pulpits. ... After an 11-month audit, it is disingenuous for the IRS to simply close the file and walk away as if nothing happened...

Children of Married Parents Less Likely to Divorce

Posted on July 29, 2009
The FRC Blog reports on the findings by the FRC Mapping America Project.

Italian watchdog to approve abortion drug

Posted on July 29, 2009
AFP reports: "An Italian drug board is set to approve sales of the abortion-inducing drug RU486 in the predominantly Roman Catholic country, a news report said Wednesday."

Judge to take up sale of polygamous sect?s farmland

Posted on July 29, 2009
Brooke Adams reports in the Salt Lake Tribune: "Nine months after she halted its sale, 3rd District Judge Denise Lindberg will again consider a proposal to sell a farm that has become a battlefield for a controversial polygamous sect, a court-appointed fiduciary and attorneys general in two states...

Senators Want Changes in Confirmation Hearings

Posted on July 28, 2009
"'These hearings have become little more than theater,' Feingold said . . . Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., agrees. 'We need to let judges let us know what they really think,' he said."

Why Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Matter Less Than You Think

Posted on July 28, 2009
Christopher L. Eisgruber writes at Findlaw: "The Sotomayor hearings tell very little about what to expect the next time there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court. Indeed, despite the attention they get, the hearings matter much less than people suppose...

Arizona: Brewer taps Tucson judge for state Supreme Court

Posted on July 28, 2009
AZ Republic: "Gov. Jan Brewer will name A. John Pelander III of Tucson to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court, according to an Arizona Republic source."

DC budget ?slash $570,000 from LGBT groups?

Posted on July 28, 2009
Washington Blade: "Four LGBT-related groups and projects will lose $570,000 in city grants for fiscal year 2010 under a budget reduction plan announced earlier this month by Mayor Adrian Fenty."

Czech Christian Democrat leader against new mosque in Brno

Posted on July 28, 2009
Ceske Noviny reports: "Svoboda said he respected traditional Muslims and wanted an open Europe but that newcomers had to respect the local traditions. It would help if Muslim countries were open to Christians, he added. Svoboda noted that it is often a problem for Christians in Turkey to build a church...

Nurse forced to aid in abortion sues hospital

Posted on July 28, 2009
ABS-CBN News (Philippines) reports: "A Filipina nurse has filed charges against a hospital for allegedly forcing her to assist in a late-term abortion procedure in Brooklyn, New York City."

Operation Outcry: Exposing the Truth About Abortion

Posted on July 28, 2009
Operation Outcry collects stories about women who?ve been emotionally, physically and spiritually harmed by abortion.

New artificial stem cells have their own ethical issues

Posted on July 28, 2009
Telegraph: "nduced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which are created by reprogramming adult tissue into a versatile, embryo-like state, have been described as an ethical breakthrough . . . The cells may not require the destruction of embryos but they are very much products of embryo research...

Study: Turkish women with abortions have 66% increase in breast cancer risk

Posted on July 28, 2009
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer Media Advisory: "A retrospective study conducted by Dr. Vahit Ozmen and his colleagues at the Istanbul Medical Faculty and Magee-Women's hospital reported a statistically significant 66% increase in breast cancer risk among women who'd had any abortions...

Amnesty Int?l wants Nicaragua to reverse adoption ban

Posted on July 28, 2009
Mike Wooldridge reports for the BBC: "Amnesty International has called on Nicaragua to repeal a law introduced last year criminalising abortion in all circumstances."

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