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Anglican Church in North America affirms marriage

Posted on June 25, 2009
Christian Telegraph: "The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), a splinter group formed by numerous Anglican organizations across the continent, has announced its decision not to allow practicing homosexuals as well as women to be bishops."

Louisiana passes conscience protection law for health care workers

Posted on June 25, 2009
Catholic News Agency: "On Wednesday afternoon, the Louisiana Healthcare Workers Conscience Act, HB-517, passed the Senate by a vote of 31-2 and the House by a margin of 88-12. The decision is being celebrated by local pro-lifers as a means to help those in the medical profession 'excel' without being forced to act 'against their conscience...

?Gay marriage: Bad science, bad politics?

Posted on June 25, 2009
Arthur Goldberg and Michelle Cretella writing at The Jewish State: "Legislation is presently pending in the New Jersey state legislature to approve same-sex marriage. There is a strong effort by gay activists and their allies to push such a bill through the legislature rather than asking the citizens of the state to vote for its approval...

Rhode Island: Trafficking bill on hold for changes

Posted on June 25, 2009
The Providence Journal: "Senate spokesman Greg Pare said that senators needed more time to amend the bill (S-605 A) introduced by Sen. Rhoda E. Perry, D-Providence, to include language that would reference a separate bill aimed at making indoor prostitution illegal...

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PA: State House edits ?Jesus? from pastor?s prayer

Posted on June 25, 2009
Erin James reports in the York Daily Record: "Stoltzfoos had been invited by state Rep. Will Tallman, R-Reading Township, Adams County, to open Tuesday's session of the House with a prayer as guest chaplain. The pastor declined the invitation after someone on McCall's staff told him he could not use Jesus' name in the prayer...

CA: School board says ?amen? to prayer at meetings

Posted on June 25, 2009
Hesperia Daily News: "The board voted 4-1 to add invocations to their meetings at Monday night?s school board meeting. Board member Chris Bentley voted against the measure, citing concerns over the added legal risks created by adding prayer to the meetings...

Thune succeeds Ensign in GOP leadership post

Posted on June 25, 2009
Associated Press: "Republicans on Thursday elected Sen. John Thune to the leadership post vacated by Sen. John Ensign, who stepped down after admitting to an extramarital affair with a campaign aide."

CA: Stockton strip club, cyber cafe raided over gambling

Posted on June 25, 2009
CBS 13 reports: "The Deja Vu Topless Dance Club and the Lucky Deja Vu Internet Caf� on North West Lane were raided Wednesday afternoon by state authorities in connection with an investigator into internet gambling. Dozens of computers and assorted electronics were seized...

OH: County sues strip club for unpaid taxes, assessment and penalties

Posted on June 25, 2009
The Chronicle-Telegram reports: "The county sued the owners of the Club 57 strip club for foreclosure, contending the club has $63,578 in delinquent taxes, assessment and penalties."

San Diego ?ready for ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? repeal?

Posted on June 25, 2009
Human Rights Campaign reports: "Yesterday the San Diego City Council voted 7-0 to approve a resolution urging passage of a repeal of the ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? policy."

UK: Canterbury told it is ?sufficiently gay?

Posted on June 25, 2009
Telegraph: "The Local Government Ombudsman ? who asked for the city's council to provide evidence of how it supported the gay community ? said it was satisfied the pink pound was being catered for."

ENDA introduced in the House of Representatives

Posted on June 25, 2009
"The bill has been changed from the 'gay-only' version the House passed in 2007 to include language banning job discrimination based on 'gender identity' as well as sexual orientation."

North Carolina Senate rejects abstinence standard

Posted on June 25, 2009
North Carolina Family Policy Council: "By a vote of 25?21, the North Carolina State Senate approved a bill Tuesday that will force the 104 of the state?s 115 school districts that currently teach Abstinence-Until-Marriage (AUM) sex education programs to change to a more contraception-focused Comprehensive Sex Education program (CSE)...

NYCLU to Senate: Put differences aside and pass same-sex ?marriage?

Posted on June 25, 2009
NYCLU Press Release: "Today, during a second extraordinary session, the New York State Senate is scheduled to consider the marriage bill. The New York Civil Liberties Union, one of the largest membership organizations in the state with nearly 50,000 members, called on senators to put aside the fight for power and vote to protect all of New York?s families...

UK: Children as young as four being expelled from school for sexual behavior

Posted on June 25, 2009
Daily Mail: "Children as young as four have been excluded from school for 'inappropriate sexual behaviour', Ofsted has revealed."

Quality education at an affordable price ? is it possible?

Posted on June 25, 2009
Allyn Aldrich writes in the Citizen-Times: "Evaluate, without preconceived answers, the effectiveness of a voucher program that allows parents to choose a private school to educate their children. This should cost less per child (a voucher at 70 percent of the public cost) and provide competition, which generally is productive...

Harold Koh confirmed as State Department legal adviser

Posted on June 25, 2009
Ed Whelan reports at National Review Online's Bench Memos: "By a vote of 62 to 35, the Senate has just confirmed the nomination of Harold Koh to be State Department legal adviser."

Israel: ?Gay parade and Sabbath parking stir Jerusalem tension?

Posted on June 25, 2009
Reuters: "A gay pride parade on Thursday and the planned opening of a municipal parking lot on the Jewish sabbath will test the delicate balance between Jewish religious and secular lifestyles in Jerusalem."

School Superintendent Slams Conscientious Parent: ?Ugh ? small minds!?

Posted on June 24, 2009
Pacific Justice Institute: "Family advocates are crying foul over recent comments by a school superintendent who derided parents seeking to opt students out of a presentation orchestrated by the ACLU and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)."

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland Looks Vulnerable to Challenge From Pro-Life John Kasich

Posted on June 24, 2009
LifeNews: "New polling data in Ohio shows pro-abortion Gov. Ted Strickland looks vulnerable to a challenge from pro-life former Congressman John Kasich. The potential contest between the two could be one of the marquee races in 2010 and would be one with clear contrast on pro-life issues like abortion...

Decrying judicial activism, Robert Bork says choosing Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court was ?a bad mistake.?

Posted on June 24, 2009
Newsweek: Newsweek: What are your thoughts about Judge Sotomayor's nomination? Robert Bork: I think it was a bad mistake. Her comments about the wise Latina suggest identity-group jurisprudence. She also has a reputation for bullying counsel. And her record is not particularly distinguished...

South Korea: Seoul, doctors pull the plug on a woman in a coma. First case of ?passive euthanasia

Posted on June 24, 2009
AsiaNews.it: "This morning the doctors removed the artificial respirator and feeding tube. Kim, 77 years, was in a coma since February 2008 following unsuccessful lung surgery. The Catholic Church considers the decision a sign of the 'degradation of human life...

Notre Dame raises $1.54 billion ahead of schedule

Posted on June 24, 2009
AP: "The University of Notre Dame has met its goal of raising $1.5 billion, reaching that goal with two years remaining in the fund campaign."

Poll: 57% of Texans support ?gay unions,? 48% embryonic stem cell research?

Posted on June 24, 2009
Dallas Morning News: “Texas’ image as a die-hard red state ‘has always been exaggerated,’ said Dr. Daron Shaw, a University of Texas political science professor who conducted the poll. ‘In terms of public policy, it’s always been a practical state...

Handful of Republicans join Dems to force vote on Koh State Dept. nomination

Posted on June 24, 2009
Yale Daily News: "Senate Democrats successfully ended debate on Koh?s nomination this morning, as their cloture motion passed 65 to 31, split mostly along party lines. The cloture motion limits further consideration of Koh?s nomination to no more than 30 hours ...

Showdown at the NY Senate: Today Decides Fate of Same-Sex ?Marriage? Bill

Posted on June 24, 2009
LifeSiteNews: "Even with the political fiasco in New York unresolved, Gov. David Patterson has ordered the embattled state senate into an extraordinary session to vote on legislation today, with the bill to legalize same-sex 'marriage' as his number one priority...

Pro-Life Group Condemns Defeat of Amendment to Stop Health Care Rationing

Posted on June 24, 2009
LifeNews: “The leading pro-life group working to get members of the Senate to add an amendment to the Kennedy health care bill to stop rationing is upset that lawmakers voted against the amendment on Monday.” Visit Site »

Playboy?s historical ?hate rape?

Posted on June 24, 2009
Dr. Judith Reisman writing at Human Events: "Playboy?s recent online 'So Right, It?s Wrong' campaign to ?hate rape? ten conservative women, providing a gallery with their names, photos and videos has received some rightful condemnation. However, few people realize that 'hate rape' mirth is in keeping with Playboy?s long history of marketing the sexual assault of women and children...

Ted Olson files suit claiming same-sex ?marriage? is constitutional right

Posted on June 24, 2009
Monica Gabriel reports at CNSNews: "Jordan Lorence, senior counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund, which focuses on religious liberty issues, suggested that Olson?s 'originalist' view is flawed when interpreting the intent of the drafters of the 14th Amendment...

Oklahoma: Haskell County appeals monument ruling

Posted on June 24, 2009
Robert Boczkiewicz reports in the Tulsa World: "Haskell County commissioners contend that an appeals court was wrong when it ruled that a Ten Commandments monument on the county's courthouse lawn violates the U.S. Constitution . . . Through their attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund, they state that three federal appeals courts in other parts of the country have upheld such monuments...

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