Religion & Law

Ireland: Ban on Religious Advertisements May be Relaxed

Posted on March 13, 2009
Becket Fund International Freed News: Ireland is set to relax broadcasting legislation on religious advertising in order to avoid further bans on religious promotion, the London Times reported on March 8.

Obama?s Court Nominees Are Focus of Speculation

Posted on March 13, 2009
NY Times: "President Obama will soon begin naming a small stream of nominees to the federal appeals courts, administration officials said, a step that will provide the first signs of how much he intends to impose any ideological stamp on the nation?s judiciary...

ACLU Urges Vista Unified To Change Parental Notification

Posted on March 13, 2009
a href="http://www.kpbs.org/news/local;id=14099">KPBS.org: Two legal groups are asking the Vista Unified School District to change a controversial policy that requires teenagers to get parental consent to leave campus for confidential medical services...

ADF Sues after College Rejects Pro-Life Event

Posted on March 13, 2009
Citizen Link: "Christian students shouldn't be threatened, silenced and discriminated against for attempting to share their beliefs on public college campuses," said Heather Gebelin Hacker, litigation staff counsel for ADF. "But this school goes beyond censorship to actually try to compel the students to make statements they don't believe...

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Spokane college sued for blocking anti-abortion display

Posted on March 13, 2009
Seattle Times: "That is obviously chilling their speech," said Heather Gebelin Hacker, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund . . . "In addition, it allows the school to punish speech that they don't like. That's Orwellian." . . .

NC: ?Sexual Orientation Bill? Re?Introduced

Posted on March 13, 2009
The North Carolina Family Policy Council: The so-called Bullying Bill, which purports to be about safety but actually seeks to promote acceptance of homosexuality and transgenderism in North Carolina public schools, was introduced in the General Assembly yesterday.

Iowa bill to redefine marriage ?withers?

Posted on March 13, 2009
"Legislation that would make marriage gender neutral in Iowa appeared dead Friday after it was stripped from the list of measures to be take up by lawmakers this session . . . "

An Interview with Mikey Weinstein, Founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Stanford Progressive carries this interview with Mikey Weinstein founder of the Miltary Religious Freedom Foundation.

ADF Allied Montana Attorney Tim Fox on radio: The effort to force Canyon Ferry Road Baptist to register as a political committee

Posted on March 13, 2009
Tim Fox discusses the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church v. Montana Commissioner of Political Practices that ruled the State of Montana had violated the Constitutional rights of a small rural Baptist Church when it required the Church to register as an incidental political committee for speaking in support of Montana's CI-96 ballot initiative amending the Montana Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

Obama in ?Tough Spot? over Benefit Orders for Same-Sex Lawyer Couples

Posted on March 13, 2009
"President Obama faces a difficult decision as he weighs how to respond to judicial orders requiring the federal government to pay insurance benefits to the same-sex spouses of two lawyers . . "

NJ: Appellate ruling stops Sayreville SOB shutdown

Posted on March 13, 2009
MyCentralJersey.com: A state appeals court has granted a reprieve to a Route 35 all-nude juice bar battling with the borough to stay open . . . The three-judge panel issued the order Thursday staying the judgment of Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman.

What?s Left of the Constitution? The Effects of Rescinding Rules Protecting Rights of Conscience

Posted on March 13, 2009
ADF What's Left of the Constitution: Why is this important? The conscience of pro-life health care workers is likely the thing that leads many of them to dedicate their careers to saving lives. The repeal of these reasonable protections could drive these workers right out of the profession.

Free speech causes controversy

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Guardsman: The university attempted to sanction the group for a similar incident in 2007. The lawsuit?s settlement, filed on behalf of the College Republicans by the Alliance Defense Fund, required SFSU to pay attorney fees and change much of its free speech policy.

Philippines: In financial crisis trafficking concerns grow

Posted on March 13, 2009
IRIN Asia: Concerns are growing that the global economic slump, which is causing increased joblessness, could see an increase in human trafficking, said specialists.

Austria ?smashes international child porn ring?

Posted on March 13, 2009
Int'l Herald Tribune (Reuters): Austrian police on Friday said they have broken an Internet child porn ring that stretched across 170 countries, charging nearly 200 men and confiscating 14,000 computers, hard drives and diskettes.

Authorities arrest 25, seize 103 computers in Ga. child porn crackdown

Posted on March 13, 2009
Macon.com (AP): Authorities have arrested 25 people, including two state-certified correctional officers, in a statewide crackdown on Internet child pornography described as the largest operation of its kind in Georgia.

Maryland AG backs same-sex ?marriage?

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Capital reports: Despite slim prospects of success this year, the movement to permit gay marriage in Maryland continues to draw high-profile support . . . Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler . . .

Ill.: City of Peoria sues sexually oriented business

Posted on March 13, 2009
WEEK (NBC): The City of Peoria has filed a lawsuit against Elliott's on North University Street [accusing] the men's club [of] using the building next door for a dressing room for the club's dancers . . .

Okla. House votes to outlaw embryonic stem cell research

Posted on March 13, 2009
KJRH 2: "House Bill 1326, by state Rep. Mike Reynolds, makes it illegal for any Oklahoma business to conduct research that would kill a human embryo or subject an unborn child to a substantial risk of death or injury."

Wisconsin: Dodge County to address prayer resolution

Posted on March 13, 2009
Watertown Daily Times: The Dodge County Board of Supervisors will . . . address a resolution to ensure future board sessions begin with prayer . . . The county's attorney was directed to prepare a resolution based on Supreme Court rulings and the Alliance Defense Fund, which has a document outlining the parameters for prayer at meetings.

ACLU upset about Ohio County adoption policy that favors married couples

Posted on March 13, 2009
WTT28.com (AP): "An Ohio county's policy giving preference to married couples in adoption and foster care is drawing criticism from state and national organizations involved with child welfare and from the American Civil Liberties Union."

Obama Advisor: Not Sure if Abortion Will be Included in National Health Care

Posted on March 12, 2009
LifeNews: “With President Barack Obama having already promoted abortion on several occasions on of the upcoming battles concerns whether he will include abortion in a health care reform plan. A top White House officials says she’s not sure if that will happen...

?Bill could lower birth control costs at colleges?

Posted on March 12, 2009
AP: ". . . The bill Obama signed Wednesday restores an incentive for drug-makers to offer discounts for the pills, although it doesn't guarantee they will do so."

Fourth Circuit Candidate Andre Davis

Posted on March 12, 2009
Ed Whelan reports on National Review Bench Memos about the rumored nomination of the Hon. Andre Davis to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

?Army fired 11 soldiers in Jan. as openly gay?

Posted on March 12, 2009
AP: “The Army fired 11 soldiers in January for violating the military’s policy that gay service members must keep their sexuality hidden, according to a Virginia congressman . . . The White House has said President Barack Obama has begun consulting ...

?Wife or Servant? Why Marriage Is Still Inequitable?

Posted on March 12, 2009
Alessandra Whitney writes at AlterNet: “Becoming a wife can still mean losing our sense of self, our independence, and our ability to say no to housework.” Visit Site » Share This

Cable, Satellite Providers to Push Pay-per-View Porn

Posted on March 12, 2009
"Faced with increased competition from former phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon, satellite and cable companies are loosening their chastity belts and getting more aggressive about promoting adult content on other male-heavy channels . . . "

Indiana: Lesbian sues over denial of prom tuxedo

Posted on March 12, 2009
USA Today: “The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, filing on behalf of the 17-year-old, wants a federal injunction that would let her wear the same kind of attire as male students at the prom.” Visit Site » Share This

Supreme Court asked whether Equal Access Act can be ?circumvented?

Posted on March 12, 2009
WorldNetDaily: The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether school officials at Kentridge High School near Seattle can circumvent the requirements of the Equal Access Act by denying religious student groups the rights afforded other organizations ...

Porn lawyer confirmed as Holder?s No. 2 at Justice

Posted on March 12, 2009
The vote in the Senate was 65-28.

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