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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Opponents of same-sex ?marriage? fight Conn. bill

Posted on April 22, 2009
The Day: "The state Senate could vote as soon as today on a measure to formally codify last year's Connecticut Supreme Court decision overturning the state's ban on same-sex marriage, prompting a 'last-ditch' attempt by social conservatives and the Catholic Church to pressure lawmakers to block the bill...

?Consortium of top law reviews to produce op-ed-length online versions?

Posted on April 22, 2009
Robert J. Ambrogi writes at Legal Blog Watch: "Is legal scholarship on its death bed? The current and former editors of several law reviews suggest it is and they believe they have a way to revitalize it. In what they are calling an unprecedented online collaboration, seven of the most influential U...

German Parents Convicted after Withdrawing Daughter from Explicit ?Sex-Ed? Program: Appeal Filed

Posted on April 22, 2009
"Parents, not the government, are the ones ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children," said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska.

Texas Committee Backs Choose Life License Plates Helping Pregnancy Centers

Posted on April 22, 2009
LifeNews: "The Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved the bill, SB 1098, on a 6-1 vote and now it heads to the full Senate for consideration."

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Texas legislation would add ultrasound to abortion procedure

Posted on April 22, 2009
Star-Telegram: "Texas women getting abortions would have to undergo an ultrasound ? and choose whether to see the images or hear the fetal heartbeat ? under a bill considered by state lawmakers Tuesday."

NYC tries new tactic to convert Catholic schools to charter schools

Posted on April 22, 2009
New York Times: "Seeking to avoid a potentially drawn-out battle in Albany, city education officials have decided to try to get around a 1998 state ban on converting private schools to charter schools by arguing that the new charter schools, which are publicly financed but independently run, will open as entirely new schools...

Time Magazine Promotes Euthanasia Kits Making Sure Assisted Suicide Really Kills

Posted on April 22, 2009
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes at Life News: "'Foolproofing Suicide with Euthanasia Test Kits.' The matter-of-fact headline should chill you, especially since it didn't appear in some fringe publication or advocacy magazine. It appeared in Time magazine."

Georgetown University to Honor Pro-Abortion Vice President Joe Biden With Award

Posted on April 22, 2009
LifeNews: "Georgetown University could find itself as the latest Catholic college to upset pro-life Catholics as it plans to present a legal award to pro-abortion Vice President Joe Biden. It could join the University of Notre Dame, which has invited President Barack Obama to give commencement, in the doghouse...

Muslim woman?s appointment as Obama advisor draws cautious optimism

Posted on April 22, 2009
LA Times: "Egyptians are cautiously rejoicing over the recent appointment of a veiled Egyptian American Muslim woman as an advisor to President Obama. Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, was appointed this month to Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships...

Hate crime legislation is separate but unequal protection

Posted on April 21, 2009
Townhall: "It inarguably codifies unequal protection under the law, creating a two-tiered justice system made up of first-class victims such as those who self-identify as homosexual or ?transgender? and second-class victims such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, veterans, the homeless and others who choose not to engage in homosexual or cross-dressing behaviors...

South Africa: Prostitution, increase in crime linked

Posted on April 21, 2009
iol reports: "'The inaction of the NPA [National Prosecuting Authority] has undermined the City's programme to reduce crime,' safety and security chairperson, Councillor JP Smith, said in a statement."

Rally in Rhode Island for bill curbing sex trafficking

Posted on April 21, 2009
WPRI reports: "Supporters of a bill aimed at curbing human and sex slave trafficking in Rhode Island are taking their message to the Statehouse."

Study says dad?s involvement during pregnancy is key

Posted on April 21, 2009
Reuters: "Fathers who are involved in their children's prenatal care are more likely to be around for the long haul, whether they marry the child's mother or not, new study findings suggest."

?California?s gay marriage trailblazers look East for signs of progress?

Posted on April 21, 2009
Sacramento Bee: "Marc Solomon, marriage director for Equality California, said his group is hopeful that the Iowa decision will have an impact on public opinion in California, where the state's highest court must issue its second ruling on gay marriage rights by early June...

Poll shows 53% in N.Y. backing gay marriage

Posted on April 21, 2009
Buffalo News: "By a margin of 53 percent to 39 percent, respondents to the Siena College poll believe the Senate should pass marriage-equality legislation introduced last week by Gov. David A. Paterson. Eight percent were unsure or had no opinion."

Supreme Court deny Texas inmate?s Bible-sentencing challenge

Posted on April 21, 2009
CBNNews: "The high court ruled that even though the jurors were wrong to use the Bible, there wasn't enough evidence to show there was prejudice sending Oliver to death row."

Supreme Court to decide extent of federal court control over education

Posted on April 21, 2009
CNSNews: "At issue now is who gets to decide what constitutes 'appropriate action' -- the Arizona Legislature or the federal courts. Horne and Arizona?s legislative leaders argue that since the 1974 law doesn?t define what actions are appropriate, it is up to Arizona?s Legislature to define the goals of the ELL program and to decide how to fund them -- not Judge Marquez...

Christian voters in India face intimidation

Posted on April 21, 2009
Christian Today: "There have been reports that voters in Orissa State in India have been subjected to intimidation and have been forced to vote for the Hindu nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)."

Pro-Lifers make eleventh hour effort to derail Sebelius nomination

Posted on April 21, 2009
Christian Post: "A Senate panel is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the bid of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as health and human services secretary. But pro-life activists are making an eleventh-hour push to derail her nomination."

UK bishop speaks out against contraception in schools

Posted on April 21, 2009
Christian Post: "The Catholic Bishop of Birmingham, William Kenney, has criticized a scheme at six Oxfordshire schools, including one Catholic school, where students will be given access to contraception including the emergency pill and advice on how to use it...

Biased ?Hate Crimes? bill would create a caste system of victims

Posted on April 21, 2009
Christian Newswire (Concerned Women for America): "The Hate Crimes Act constructs a ranking of victims based on actual or perceived 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity.' This legislation flies in the face of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees 'equal protection under the law' for all citizens -- regardless of their sexual preference...

Hoekstra, Farris encouraged by grassroots support for parental rights amendment

Posted on April 21, 2009
Christian Newswire: "The grassroots support has been encouraging. The amendment has gained more than double our original goal for congressional co-sponsors upon introduction of the bill, from 30 to 70, and with continued support there is really no telling how fast we can drive this initiative...

Russian Church asks world conference to address ?Christianophobia?in int?l law

Posted on April 21, 2009
Interfax reports: "The Russian Orthodox Church has asked the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR), which started in Geneva on Monday, to introduce into international law the notion of Christianophobia...

Creationist group says state rejection of degree plan violates its civil rights

Posted on April 21, 2009
Holly K. Hacker reports in the Dallas Morning News: "The Dallas-based group alleges that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board violated its civil rights by denying the institute's request to offer a master's degree in science education."

ADF attorney to testify before Maine Legislature against same-sex ?marriage? bill

Posted on April 21, 2009
?Maine?s judges, politicians, and legislators should never impose a system upon its citizens that intentionally deprives a child of a mom and a dad,? said Nimocks. ?Maine?s existing marriage protections should not be placed at risk. The issue is much bigger than a ?personal relationship...

A sign of the times for churches?

Posted on April 21, 2009
OneNewsNow: "'They actually only permit a church's signs to be posted on Saturday night, after it's dark, 12 hours before their service,' [Cortman] explains, 'but yet other signs -- such as political signs, garage sale signs, homeowners association signs -- can be put up weeks, months, and sometimes years before their events...

Wilson County schools defend decision on ?God? posters

Posted on April 21, 2009
Tennessean: "The Alliance Defense Fund, on behalf of four families, filed suit in U.S. District Court in March, claiming that the school board censored posters for a student-led prayer event."

Bringing ?Truth? to the homosexuality debate

Posted on April 21, 2009
CBN News reports: "Day of Truth was sponsored by the Alliance Defense Fund, Focus on the Family and Exodus International-- all strong supporters of traditional marriage and other moral and religious rights issues. The nationwide event was started in 2005...

Parents appeal conviction for protecting daughter from German ?sex education? program

Posted on April 21, 2009
The two parents were convicted under German law when they chose to educate their child at home on the subject of sexuality rather than allow her to participate in a four-day ?sexual education? course and related stage production at her school, both of which taught views of sexuality in conflict with the family?s Christian faith.

Lawsuit claims Irish anti-abortion law is in violation of European Convention on Human Rights

Posted on April 21, 2009
Irish Times: "Groups which have sent in observations defending restrictions on abortion include the Pro-Life Campaign, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children and the European Centre for Law and Justice ? on behalf of Kathy Sinnott MEP ? and the Alliance Defense Fund...

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