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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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New England surpasses West Coast as least religious region as Catholic population shrinks

Posted on March 16, 2009
LA Times: "A full 22% of New Englanders identified with no religion last year, compared with 20% on the West Coast, the survey says. New England's shrinking Catholic population is part of the explanation."

Why the GOP Can?t Win With Minorities

Posted on March 16, 2009
Shelby Steele writes at the Wall Street Journal: Today conservatism is stigmatized in our culture as an antiminority political philosophy. In certain quarters, conservatism is simply racism by another name. And minorities who openly identify themselves as conservatives are still novelties, fish out of water.

Six Calgary Pro-Life Students Plead ?Not Guilty? to Charge of Trespassing

Posted on March 16, 2009
LifeSite reports: The six University of Calgary students who were charged by the university with trespassing on their own campus after they participated in a pro-life event last year, were scheduled to appear in court this morning where they intended to enter a "not guilty" plea.

NC keeps abstinence education

Posted on March 16, 2009
OneNewsNow: “While some states are dropping abstinence education, others will continue to use it – including North Carolina. School districts can teach either abstinence or comprehensive sex education, the latter of which Jere Royall of the North Carolina Family Policy Council believes encourages promiscuity...

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?Day of Decision? Rallies Planned Regardless of California Court?s Ruling on Prop 8

Posted on March 16, 2009
CNSNews: Win or lose, homosexual activists in California and across the nation are preparing to ?respond immediately? to the upcoming California Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of Proposition 8.

?Obama Backs Health Benefits for Same-Sex Partners of Federal Employees?

Posted on March 16, 2009
CNSNews: The recently passed $676-billion omnibus spending bill includes language urging the federal government?s Office of Personnel Management to "consider" federal health benefits for same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about that recommendation, something the Obama administration supports, he indicated.

Hundreds of Thousands in Canadian Lent Collection Money Funding Pro-Abortion Groups in Mexico

Posted on March 16, 2009
LifeSiteNews: The official international development organization of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is funding groups in Mexico that are pressuring the Mexican government to legalize abortion, LifeSiteNews has learned. The five pro-abortion groups have received $170,000 in total this year from Development and Peace...

Two More Undercover Videos of Planned Parenthood Rape Cover-Ups Set for Release

Posted on March 16, 2009
LifeSiteNews: Two more videos exposing illegal cover-ups of sexual abuse by Planned Parenthood employees are due for release tomorrow by Live Action Media, a pro-life student group that has received national attention by exposing the illegal practices of the abortion giant ...

Mexican State of Puebla Approves Pro-Life Amendment to Constitution

Posted on March 16, 2009
LifeSiteNews: Despite fierce opposition, political maneuvering, and disruptive protests meant to stop the process, the Congress of the Mexican State of Puebla has approved an amendment protecting the right to life "from the moment of conception to natural death, except in cases foreseen by law...

UK: Government ?failing to keep pornography out of schools?

Posted on March 16, 2009
The Telegraph: The Government has been accused of missing an opportunity to keep pornography out of schools after refusing to give teachers powers to frisk pupils for explicit magazines.

Suspicion of vaccines spurs debate, worry

Posted on March 16, 2009
Seattle Post Intelligencer: "Vaccination rates aren't going down just because parents like me are talking about our child's adverse reactions," Dalpez wrote in an e-mail. "They are going down because people are beginning to question the safety of the vaccine program...

ADF seeks dismissal of ACLU suit challenging Ark. voter approved adoption law

Posted on March 16, 2009
The court should not allow the ACLU to undermine the democratic process,? said Babione. ?In November, Arkansas voters cast their ballots to ensure that children wouldn?t be deprived of the best possible family environment and decisively approved Act 1...

Rethinking Original Intent

Posted on March 16, 2009
Jess Bravin writes at the Wall Street Journa: . . . This new twist on originalism is gaining momentum, and its proponents hope it will lead courts to take a more expansive view of individual rights. Although nurtured by liberals -- including some with close ties to the Obama administration -- some conservatives are backing the broader application of the originalist method ...

Air Force Investigating Commander?s Promotion of Religious Website Video

Posted on March 16, 2009
Religion Clause Blog: "Today's New York Times reports that the Air Force has begun an investigation into whether its policy on religious neutrality was breached when a commander sent an e-mail to thousands of personnel in her 501st Combat Support Wing in Europe urging them to view an inspirational video on Catholic website ...

The Fairness Doctrine: Coming to a Campus Near You

Posted on March 16, 2009
Mike S. Adams, writing at Townhall: "Finally, I?ll have my friend Travis Barham of the Alliance Defense Fund give a speech to the Women?s Resource Center. In it, he?ll explain that the Fourth Circuit has ruled that the display of child pornography is not protected by the First Amendment...

Why I?m Celebrating Madison?s Birthday

Posted on March 16, 2009
Steve Waldman writes at the Wall Street Journal: It really was Madison who shaped the most holistic and effective theory of what religious freedom was and why we wanted it. For Jefferson, it was often about protecting the political system from religious interference...

DC Circuit: Religious College is exempt from NLRB jurisdiction

Posted on March 16, 2009
Inside Higher Ed: . . . But on Friday, in a ruling that focused primarily on whether Carroll was entitled to be exempt from unionization because of its religious ties, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the NLRB ruling, effectively quashing the union drive ...

Another UN resolution to criminalize defamation of Islam

Posted on March 16, 2009
Religion Clause Blog: A new chapter began last week in the long running effort of Muslim countries to obtain United Nations support for banning "defamation of religion," particularly criticism of Islam.

5th Circuit: Texas moment of silence is constitutional

Posted on March 16, 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Monday upheld a Texas law allowing students to observe one minute of silence following the Pledge of Allegiance.

New Mexico education secretary OKs religious curriculum for now

Posted on March 16, 2009
Associated Press: New Mexico Secretary of Education Veronica Garcia has said a Bloomfield school can use a curriculum that contains religious content until the end of the school year.

Lambda Legal argues being called ?gay? is not defamation per se in Howard Stern case

Posted on March 16, 2009
Lambda Legal: "Today at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Lambda Legal filed a brief arguing that the Court should reject Howard K. Stern's claim that being called gay is defamatory per se and entitles him to collect damages ...

UK: Call to force religious schools to open up admissions, hiring

Posted on March 16, 2009
The Herald: The LibDem conference heard a call yesterday for denominational schools to be forced to open up their pupil intake and staffing to all, regardless of religious belief. The proposal came during a session considering six new potential policy initiatives suggested by delegates.

Protestors demonstrate against Fla. adoption ban

Posted on March 16, 2009
The Pensacola News-Journal: "Hundreds of chanting, sign-waving demonstrators marched to the Capitol today to lobby for repeal of Florida's legal ban on adoption by gay couples and passage of bills to include sexual orientation in civil-rights laws."

Presbyterian Church votes on ?gay ministers?

Posted on March 16, 2009
John P. Connolly, writing in the Philadelphia Bulletin: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is voting to decide whether or not gay ministers should be allowed to serve and whether or not single ministers should be bound to practice chastity.

Texas: Teen Dancing At Strip Club, Police Say

Posted on March 16, 2009
KSAT.com: "Undercover investigators searching for underage drinkers said they found a minor dancing topless at a club on the city's near north side late Thursday evening . . . "

Former strip club manager to stand trial on solicitation charges

Posted on March 16, 2009
Contra Costa News: "The former manager of an area strip-club chain is set to stand trial Tuesday in Colorado for allegedly traveling to meet a police detective posing as a mother willing to involve her 9-year-old daughter in sex."

Three nominees for Missouri appeals court announced

Posted on March 16, 2009
KansasCity.com (AP): "A western Missouri trial judge and attorneys from Lee's Summit and Columbia are nominated to fill one of three vacancies on the state's Kansas City-based appeals court. The finalists for the first vacancy are Judge Jacqueline A. Cook, of Belton; Mark D...

Maryland Coalition Against Pornography Condemns Jesuit School?s Sex Free-for-All

Posted on March 16, 2009
Christian Newswire: "Jesuit-run Georgetown University promoted 'Sex Positivity' week on campus from February 24-February 28, 2009. Condoning sexual misconduct and deviance places undergraduate students, many of whom are still legally considered to be minors, in a potentially predatory and psychologically abusive environment...

New Jersey Seeks to End Federal Sports Gambling Ban

Posted on March 16, 2009
Online Casino Advisory: "New Jersey lawmakers are the first to respond, proposing a lawsuit against the US law preventing any but four states from legalizing sports betting."

Delaware Gambling Plan Makes Every Bar a Casino

Posted on March 16, 2009
Online Casino Advisory: Delaware Governor Jack Markell's proposal to revive the state sports gambling program would allow gambling plays to be made from local sports bars, taverns, and convenience stores. Legislative hypocrisy is once again revealed, as the opening of a few casinos meets with mighty resistance, but turning sports bars into de facto state gambling venues is considered.

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