Religion & Law

NJ: Wildwood cancels need for religious-pamphlet permit

Posted on July 16, 2009
Trudy Gilfillian reports in the Press of Atlantic City: "In a press release, ADF legal counsel Dale Schowengerdt said, 'Christians shouldn't be discriminated against for expressing their beliefs. ADF commends the city for its quick attention to resolve the matter and for their willingness to ensure that the First Amendment rights of Christians will be honored in Wildwood going forward...

?Constitution Revolution? luncheon at LSU-Shreveport

Posted on July 16, 2009
Drew Pierson reports in the Shreveport Times: "Other speakers at the event included Matt Parker, executive director of the Louisiana Republican Party, and Mike Johnson, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund in Louisiana. Johnson showed several presentations aimed at the younger members of the audience, such as one labeled 'Why our Constitution is Cool...

Judge rules in favor of LACC student defending traditional marriage

Posted on July 16, 2009
Alex Murashko reports in the LA Church & State Examiner: "The Alliance Defense Fund is representing Lopez in the case. 'Christian students shouldn?t be penalized or discriminated against for speaking about their beliefs,' said ADF Senior Counsel David French...

House Committee Rejects D.C. Scholarship Amendment, Adds Funding for Abortion

Posted on July 16, 2009
Citizen Link: "Under legislation in the U.S. House, students in Washington, D.C., will not be able to get funding to attend a better school ? but they likely will have access to taxpayer money for an abortion

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Poll: Two-Thirds of Iowans Want to Vote on Marriage

Posted on July 16, 2009
Citizen Link: "Two-thirds of Iowa voters want to decide the definition of marriage for themselves, by placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Unfortunately, the earliest that could happen is 2012. The poll, conducted for TheIowaRepublican.com ...

Erik Stanley on Michael Medved: Right of Conscience

Posted on July 16, 2009
ADF attorney Erik Stanley discusses the right of conscience on the Michael Medved Show.

Judge sides with Christian student over abuse for views on marriage

Posted on July 16, 2009
Peter J. Smith reports at LifeSiteNews: "Represented by lawyers with the Alliance Defense Fund, Lopez had filed a lawsuit against the District and LACC back in February after he had been censored and threatened with expulsion by Professor John Matteson, who had assigned the members of his public-speaking class in mid-November to give an informational speech on any topic...

?Atheists sue over ?In God We Trust? engraving?

Posted on July 16, 2009
Roger Greer writing at CitizenLink: "'My guess is the federal government will try to get the court to dismiss it,' said Kevin Theriot, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. 'This same group basically is advocating sandblasting national monuments like the Lincoln Memorial...

Democrats for Life cut ties with Congressman Tim Ryan

Posted on July 16, 2009
LifeNews reports: "However, as LifeNews.com has chronicled, Ryan has increasingly backed away from the pro-life position and gone as far as attacking pro-life groups in public. When he took DFLA's legislation, the Pregnant Women Support Act, and compromised it by including taxpayer funding for the nation's largest abortion business, Planned Parenthood, that was the last straw for the organization...

Religious row flares in Malaysia

Posted on July 16, 2009
The BBC reports: "Police in Malaysia have said they will release nine Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim university students to Christianity."

Washington court reverses ban on church?s homeless camp

Posted on July 16, 2009
"A Seattle suburb violated the state's constitution by using a temporary ban on development to block a church's effort to set up a tent city for the homeless, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday."

Sikhs protest school exemption in Oregon religious freedom bill

Posted on July 16, 2009
Harry Esteve reports in The Oregonian: "The bill requires employers to allow workers to wear certain clothing, grow beards and take certain days off to observe their religious practices. But it specifically carves out school districts in Oregon, one of two states that expressly forbid teachers from wearing religious clothing...

Vatican sports foundation criticizes FIFA for trying to ban religious expressions

Posted on July 16, 2009
Catholic News Agency: "The president of the John Paul II Foundation for Sports, Eddio Constantini, has severely criticized the president of the International Soccer Association Board (FIFA), Joseph Blatter, for seeking to prohibit religious speech during matches...

Maine: Large sums being raised for marriage battle

Posted on July 16, 2009
Bangor Daily News: "Groups on both sides of the debate over gay marriage in Maine are building massive campaign warchests in anticipation of a costly and emotional political campaign already drawing national attention and money . . ."

Oregon Court of Appeals ?lesbian parentage? ruling

Posted on July 16, 2009
"If the biological mom's partner consents to the insemination, she is also the parent of the resulting child."

Florida: ?Legal Documents In ACLU Challenge To Gay Adoption Ban Made Public?

Posted on July 16, 2009
ACLU: "The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and the ACLU national LGBT Project today announced that all of the briefs filed in the ACLU?s lawsuit to overturn Florida?s ban on gay adoption have been made public."

Ohio: Bill would require father?s consent before woman could have abortion

Posted on July 16, 2009
SourceNews.com: "A bill was introduced by a western Ohio lawmaker last week that would create a requirement to obtain paternal consent before an abortion may be performed in the state of Ohio. House Bill 252, introduced Friday by Rep. John Adams, R-Sidney, would enact section 2919...

Harvard Law to Job-Hunting Students: Don?t Panic

Posted on July 16, 2009
ABA Journal: "Harvard Law School is advising students looking for jobs to avoid denial and panic?and come up with a Plan B."

Calif tax officials: Legal pot would rake in $1.4B

Posted on July 16, 2009
AP: "California tax officials say a state proposal to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue."

?Should religious conservatives fear the hate crimes bill??

Posted on July 16, 2009
Dan Gilgoff writes at the U.S. News & World Report "God & Country" blog: "As religious conservatives mount a last-ditch effort to derail the bill, however, legal experts say the legislation narrowly focuses on violent acts and that pastors' speech remains protected by the First Amendment...

ACLU Applauds Decision Ending Bible Distribution to Public School Students

Posted on July 16, 2009
a href="http://www.aclu.org/religion/schools/40352prs20090716.html" target="_blank">ACLU: "The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri applauded the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that upheld a permanent injunction ending the practice of Bible distribution in the public school of a rural Missouri county...

Study: ?Young adult attitudes about relationships and marriage?

Posted on July 16, 2009
Child Trends: "Compared with previous generations, fewer young adults today are married, and the age of first marriage has risen. At the same time, living together?or cohabitation?is more common. In fact, cohabiting unions have become the most prevalent type of relationship among men and women in their twenties...

U.S. House Democrats eye funding for needle exchanges

Posted on July 16, 2009
Reuters: "Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday unveiled legislation to lift a ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs, a shift to try to reduce AIDS virus infections but one that likely will spark a fight."

Florida: ?Two gay couples fight over custody of child;? Natural father deemed sperm donor only

Posted on July 16, 2009
365Gay.com: "Katherine Alicea and her partner Ana Sobrino were awarded custody of their son last month after being sued by the boys biological father and his partner in November of 2008 reports the Miami New Times." According to the report, the court ruled that the natural father is only a sperm donor.

House Democrats Manipulate Vote, Prevent Stopping Tax-Funded Abortions in DC

Posted on July 16, 2009
LifeNews: "Members of the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives manipulated a vote on Thursday. The end result is the prevention of a vote on an amendment that would stop forcing taxpayers from having to pay for abortions in the nation's capital...

?Stuck in the Media?s Blind Spot: Religious Freedom in India?

Posted on July 16, 2009
Chuck Colson writes at Breakpoint: "In a profession where 'diversity' borders on an obsession, religion is the exception. People who 'identify with the lives of believers' and 'treat religion with respect' and, when warranted, skepticism, are rare in our newsrooms...

Firefighter criticizes Sotomayor over ruling

Posted on July 16, 2009
AP: "Frank Ricci, the white firefighter who recently won his reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court, said Thursday that an unfavorable ruling by Sonia Sotomayor and other judges 'divides people who don't wish to be divided along racial lines...

White House: Like Obama, Surgeon General Nominee Regina Benjamin Pro-Abortion

Posted on July 15, 2009
LifeNews: "White House officials have confirmed that President Barack Obama's nominee for Surgeon General may be a Catholic, but agrees with his pro-abortion position."

Living Together First Can Spoil Marriage, Study Finds

Posted on July 15, 2009
"And it's not because you start to get on one another's nerves. Rather, the researchers figure the shared abode could lead to marriage for all the wrong reasons."

Honesty at Last! At Sotomayor?s hearing, the abortion protestors are the only ones telling the truth.

Posted on July 15, 2009
Ayone who believes these confirmation hearings represent much beyond empty political theater should consider . . . the only people speaking the truth are being systematically tackled and dragged screaming from the room.

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