Religion & Law

Planned Parenthood boycott and portfolio

Posted on May 28, 2009
JillStaneck.com: Last week, someone forwarded me aLifeSiteNews.com article listing Life Decisions International's updated partial boycott list of businesses and non-profit organizations that donate or are affiliated with Planned Parenthood.

Legal scholars? letter to NY Assemblyman re: Marriage redefinition?s threat to religious liberty

Posted on May 28, 2009
Rick Garnett posting at Mirror of Justice links to a letter that he and others have forwarded "to New York Assemblyman Sheldon Silver regarding SSM legislation and religious freedom."

?Year of Bible Push Is Misguided?

Posted on May 28, 2009
Steven Waldman writes at the Wall Street Journal: "Personally, I don't necessarily oppose a multi-faith, pluralistic approach. If Congress wants to pass a resolution praising a wide variety of sacred texts and their importance in American history, I could live with that...

Immigration Law: Leahy?s Passport to Same-Sex ?Marriage?

Posted on May 28, 2009
Family Research Council Washington Update: "As part of the movement to give same-sex partners special privileges, Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a bill, S. 424, to allow any gay or lesbian foreigner who is currently dating an American to immigrate to the U...

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?Gay rights demonstrators call on Obama to abolish ?don?t ask, don?t tell??

Posted on May 28, 2009
LA Times: "Although organizers called the event a 'welcome' for Obama, many in the crowd of 200 expressed anger that the president has not moved to repeal the federal defense of marriage act and the military?s 'don?t ask, don?t tell' policy toward gay service member

Polls: Opposition to ?gay marriage? on rise

Posted on May 28, 2009
Townhall: "A handful of state legislatures may be embracing 'gay marriage,' but two new polls show that Americans -- as well as Californians -- are not. A Gallup poll of 1,015 adults released Wednesday (May 27) shows that Americans oppose legalizing 'gay marriage' by a margin of 57-40 percent, the highest opposition has been in the poll since 2005, when a similar survey showed a margin of 59-37 percent against 'gay marriage...

Focus Hosts U.N. Briefing on Marriage, Family

Posted on May 28, 2009
Citizen Link: "Focus on the Family hosted several dozen dignitaries at a lunch briefing today at the U.N. headquarters, as the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights marks its 60th anniversary."

Atheists rebuffed in Detroit: ADF attorneys secure victory for inner-city church

Posted on May 28, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled Thursday in favor of an inner-city church that had been denied reimbursement for property improvements requested by the city of Detroit because of a lawsuit that was filed by American Atheists.

?A Victory for Democracy: California judges leave gay marriage to voters.?

Posted on May 27, 2009
Wall Street Journal: "'It bears emphasis . . . that our role is limited to interpreting and applying the principles and rules embodied in the California Constitution, setting aside our own personal beliefs and values.' That sigh of judicial restraint was actually issued by the California Supreme Court, which yesterday upheld Proposition 8, last year's ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage in the state...

Thirteenth Mexican State Passes Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment with Overwhelming Majority

Posted on May 27, 2009
LifeSiteNews: The amendment reads: "The State of San Luis Potosi recognizes human life as fundamental for all human rights, for which reason it is respected and protected from the moment of its initiation in conception."

?Prop. 8 Challenged in Federal Court; Ted Olson & David Boies to argue case?

Posted on May 27, 2009
American Foundation for Equal Rights: Attorneys Argued Bush v. Gore on Opposite Sides; Now Joined to Strike Down Prop. 8 Filing also calls for injunction against same-sex marriage ban until case is resolved, which would immediately reinstate the right of all Californians to marry

California Planned Parenthood Upset Schwarzenegger Cutting Taxpayer Funds

Posted on May 27, 2009
LifeNews: "Schwarzenegger's state budget proposes cut $36 million in family planning funds Planned Parenthood receives."

CEDAW Committee Targets East Timor on Abortion

Posted on May 27, 2009
Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute: "Despite general support in Timor for the continued criminalization of abortion, a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as the Alola Foundation and Rede Feto, have been agitating for reconsideration of the legal status of abortion...

Diplomats? same-sex partners gain benefits

Posted on May 27, 2009
Washington Times: "In a policy shift, the U.S. State Department will offer equal benefits and protections to same-sex partners of American diplomats, The New York Times reported Sunday."

Obama?s War on Talk Radio

Posted on May 27, 2009
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann write at Townhall: "The opening barrage in Obama's efforts to reign in talk radio was fired by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week when its acting Chairman Michael J. Copps announced an investigation of Arbitron's radio measuring technology called the Portable People Meter ...

ACLU fights veterans over cross

Posted on May 27, 2009
World Magazine: Peter Eliasberg, counsel for the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, says that people defending the memorial are actually denying the cross? true meaning: ?Don?t pretend it?s just a burial marker. It has a meaning.?

Billionaires agree to overcome religious obstacles to controlling population

Posted on May 27, 2009
. . . convened on the initiative of Bill Gates . . . Described as the Good Club by one insider it included David Rockefeller Jr . . . Warren Buffett and George Soros . . . Michael Bloomberg . . . Ted Turner and Oprah Winfrey.

Sotomayor would be part of court?s Catholic shift

Posted on May 27, 2009
CNN: "Sotomayor was raised Catholic and if she is confirmed, six out of nine, or two-thirds of the justices on the court will be from the faith. Catholics make up about one-quarter of the U.S. population . . . 'Is it safer to nominate a Catholic as opposed to an evangelical to get votes? I think the answer is decidedly yes,' Donohue said...

?Gay Groups Call Federal Marriage Suit Premature?

Posted on May 27, 2009
CBS 13: "A coalition of gay rights groups says a federal same-sex marriage lawsuit brought by two high-profile litigators is premature."

Sotomayor reversed 60% by high court

Posted on May 27, 2009
Washington Times: "With Judge Sonia Sotomayor already facing questions over her 60 percent reversal rate, the Supreme Court could dump another problem into her lap next month if, as many legal analysts predict, the court overturns one of her rulings upholding a race-based employment decision...

Rush Limbaugh to GOP in 1997 and again today: Fight ultraliberal Sotomayor nomination

Posted on May 27, 2009
"In the end, the only Republicans to vote against her were Senator John Kyl of Arizona and Senator John Ashcroft of Missouri." Again today . . . Rush Limbaugh called on the GOP to fight Sotomayor's nomination.

Minnesota boy prepares for chemo, ends legal fight

Posted on May 27, 2009
AP: "A 13-year-old cancer patient is preparing for chemotherapy after a legal fight to treat him naturally and a tense six days when the boy and his mother left the state in violation of a court order."

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: ?Just Looking: Should Internet Ignorance Be a Defense to Child Porn Charges??

Posted on May 27, 2009
Does "accessing and viewing child pornography over the internet constitutes 'control' of such pornography under 18 Pa.C.S. sec. 6312(d)?"

?Levi?s Adopts a Tie-In With a Gay Marriage Symbol?

Posted on May 27, 2009
NY Times: "LEVI?S is getting in the spirit of the season by dressing its storefront mannequins in white. In Levi?s-owned stores in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco, that means more than just marking the passing of Memorial Day, the traditional date to begin wearing white: in 20 stores, the mannequins? white Levi?s jeans and shirts are adorned with White Knots, a symbol of solidarity with the same-sex marriage movement...

LA Times: ?Gay marriage interactive map: History of rights for gay couples?

Posted on May 27, 2009
LA Times: "Use the map to see changes in state laws and to take a closer look at legislative, judicial and electoral decisions regarding gay marriage and the rights of gay couples over the years."

Wrongful Death Case Against Jehovah?s Witnesses In Canada Dismissed In Part

Posted on May 27, 2009
The Religion Clause Blog: "Hughes v. Brady, (Alb. Ct. App., May 25, 2009), is a wrongful death action by the father of Bethany Hughes. Bethany died at age 17 of leukemia. In the case, the Alberta [Canada] Court of Appeals held that Bethany's father may not introduce new evidence against the Watchtower Society or its lawyers in his suit for damages...

Sotomayor Has Sparse Record on Social Issues

Posted on May 27, 2009
CNSNews: ?Our concern is judicial philosophy and this idea that courts set--court of appeals is where policy is made, that is fundamentally incorrect,? Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, told CNSNews.com. ?That?s not the way our Constitution works...

Supreme Court pick has GOP, Democrats walking a fine line

Posted on May 27, 2009
Reid Wilson and Aaron Blake write at The Hill: "Even though Republicans have found success in using judicial nominations to excite their base, political observers say the issue is not one that can appeal to independent voters ? especially in lieu of a wounded economy and mounting job losses...

Research Links Homosexuality with Childhood Abuse

Posted on May 27, 2009
Citizen Link: "Many gay activists deny a connection between childhood sexual abuse and adult homosexuality. But 'Unequal Opportunity,' a book written by pro-gay researchers, reveals that men who have sex with men are three times more likely than heterosexual men to have been sexually abused as children...

?Interactive map: Gay marriage chronology?

Posted on May 27, 2009
LA Times: "For the last decade, the battle over same-sex marriage and other rights for gay couples has been hard fought in U.S. courts and legislatures and at the ballot box. Use this map to view milestones in the fight and how state laws have changed since 2000...

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