Religion & Law

Detroit: Teens Being Used As Sex Slaves

Posted on January 23, 2009
MSNBC reports on one woman’s story and: “. . . Special agents from the FBI said they are aware of human trafficking and that its a real issue in metro Detroit . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

?Obama hires LGBT Presidential Appointments Project leader?

Posted on January 23, 2009
GayPolitics.com carries this statement by Chuck Wolfe, President and CEO of the Victory Fund: . . . For more than a year we have coordinated the LGBT community?s Presidential Appointments Project.  At the helm of the Project, Mark Perriello spent countless hours advocating on behalf of openly LGBT applicants for presidential appointments ...

Judge Roy Moore and Foundation for Moral Law File Brief Defending Ten Commandments Display in Kentucky County Courthouse

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Foundation for Moral Law has issued this press release on the Christian Newswire that begins: Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Foundation for Moral Law, a religious-liberties legal organization in Montgomery, Alabama, filed a legal brief defending the constitutionality of a display of the Ten Commandments and other documents in a Kentucky courthouse...

Wisconsin: ?Transgender person sues Appleton nightclub?

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Post-Crescent: Broussard, previously known as Slade Michael Broussard, said she was twice denied entrance to Park Central, 318 W. College Ave., because of her race and her transgender status . . . A club manager told The Post-Crescent this summer, however, that the bars do not discriminate against gays or lesbians, but cannot accommodate Broussard because [...

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FRC: What Exactly is the Mexico City Policy?

Posted on January 23, 2009
FRC reports: “In as little words as possible, the Mexico City policy halts U.S. family planning funds from going to foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that perform abortions or ‘actively promote’ abortion as a method of family planning in other countries...

A Matter of Time: What the same-sex marriage crowd isn?t telling us.

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Blog of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia has this post that links to the ADF Alliance Alert reports: . . . we will continue to face in ever growing numbers is an entire generation of kids being reared by same-sex couples that may or may not stay together for the rest of their [...

W.Va. Farmers Aim at Growing Muslim Market

Posted on January 23, 2009
CNSNews: There’s a growing demand in West Virginia for sheep and goats from Muslim residents tired of traveling hundreds of miles for meats prepared in accordance with their faith’s dietary requirements . . . But there are pockets of the state — Charleston, the university towns of Morgantown and Huntington — where the Muslim population is growing [...

ACLU lays of a tenth of its workforce in wake of Madoff

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Huffington Post: “The American Civil Liberties Union, impacted by the unfolding economic crisis, laid off ten percent of its national workforce this week. Thirty-six staffers lost their jobs, including five in the Washington, D.C. legislative office, a source familiar with the firings told the Huffington Post ...

Matt Bowman: Real ?abortion reduction? agendas don?t fund abortions

Posted on January 23, 2009
By Matt Bowman, Esq. Today, major news outlets are reporting that newly-sworn-in President Barack Obama is set to issue an executive order to give federal funds international groups that advocate or perform abortion. If the executive order occurs as reported, President Obama will be illustrating just how hardcore and extreme he is in favor of killing unborn [...

1400 Flowers to be Placed in Front of White House Today in Honor of 1400 African American Children Slain Each Day Through Abortion

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Christian Defense Coalition has issued this press release on the Christian Newswire: “A prayer vigil and memorial is to be lead by well known civil rights activist Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  The Vigil will take place today, Friday Jan...

Delaware: Kaufman fills Biden?s Senate seat

Posted on January 23, 2009
WBOC-TV carried this report last week discussing Delaware’s new Senator: “Ted Kaufman, a Delaware Democrat who for decades has been a political adviser to Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., was sworn in Friday to fill the Senate seat Biden relinquished to become vice president ...

New Judiciary Committee Lineup

Posted on January 23, 2009
Jonathan Adler writes on the National Review Bench Memos Blog: “As reported on BLT, three Democratic Senators will be joining the committee, Senators Ted Kaufman (DE), Amy Klobuchar (MN), and Ron Wyden (OR) . . .” Visit Site » Share This

FDA Begins Tearing Down Walls Protecting Human Embryos

Posted on January 23, 2009
Mail Smith writes on the Americans United for Life Blog: Today the biotech company Geron will make an unprecedented announcement: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to allow the company to conduct human trials utilizing human embryonic stem cells...

Indiana: Business fights back against truck stop prostitution

Posted on January 23, 2009
MSNBC: Police say prostitution has become a constant problem along Indiana highways. They say businesses along I-65 are attracting more than semi traffic, and that they’ve become a hotbed for prostitutes cruising for customers . . . But Tuesday, a manager at Whiteland’s Pilot Truck Stop took action...

ECLJ: ?Exceptional? Religious Freedom Victory: European Court Rules Against Bulgaria

Posted on January 23, 2009
ACLJ: The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) said today it was very pleased by an unanimous decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that Bulgaria violated the religious freedom of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ...

Congressional Democrats? ?Stimulus? Bill Includes Taxpayer Funding for Contraceptives, Abortion Industry

Posted on January 23, 2009
Now comes the latest revelation about the congressional Democrats? ?stimulus? plan: it includes taxpayer funding for contraceptives and the abortion industry . . .

ADF attorney to debate same-sex ?marriage,? religious freedom at Georgetown

Posted on January 23, 2009
ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE January 23, 2009 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom ADF attorney to debate same-sex ?marriage,? religious freedom at Georgetown Jordan Lorence will participate in panel discussion with Chai Feldblum, other law professors WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence WHAT: Panel Discussion on same-sex ?marriage? and religious freedom WHEN: [...

Robert P. George: Our Struggle for the Soul of our Nation

Posted on January 22, 2009
. . . seven justices created a license to kill the unborn. These men probably had no idea that they were unleashing a struggle for the soul of the nation . . . we are a people under judgment. We are called to account for the national sin of abortion ...

Pro-Lifers Mark Roe v. Wade Anniversary

Posted on January 22, 2009
Thousands of pro-lifers march on the mall in D.C. today.

When the moral life of a nation is decided by one judge

Posted on January 22, 2009
Now, it?s a funny situation in which the moral life of a nation is in effect decided by one judge, because you have four solid liberal votes, four solid originalist votes, and one vote you can?t predict too accurately in advance,? said Judge Robert Bork

Silencing Islam?s Critics: A Dutch court imports Saudi blasphemy norms to Europe.

Posted on January 22, 2009
He has compared the Koran to Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and urged Muslims to tear out "hate-filled" verses from their scripture.

Prosecuting the Womb

Posted on January 22, 2009
This Article argues that the reproductive policing efforts of the past twenty years are consistent with a communitarian approach to reproduction. The Article sheds light on the inconsistencies of this approach to behavior policing, which tends to disfavor (or treat in a more punitive manner) the less sophisticated, less powerful members of society?in this case, drug-addicted, poor women of color?and yet ignores the risks posed to fetuses by wealthier would-be parents who use sophisticated, expensive reproductive technologies in their attempts to reproduce.

Obama Cannot Fulfill Vow to Put Homosexuals in Military Unless Congress Changes the Law

Posted on January 22, 2009
CNSNews: “Although President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to open the U.S. armed forces to homosexuals, he cannot fulfill this promise unless Congress passes new legislation repealing the existing statute that expressly prohibits homosexuals from serving in the military...

?Stop Foreign Aid to Nigeria for Banning Gay ?Marriage?: European Union?s Homosexual Rights Group?

Posted on January 22, 2009
LifeSiteNews.com: The European Union?s Intergroup on ?gay rights? has demanded that all foreign aid to Nigeria be suspended after that country?s House of Representatives voted to prohibit attempts to create legal ?gay marriage.? The Nigerian vote was unanimous this week in favour of a bill that ?prohibits marriage between persons of same gender, solemnisation of same [...

Thousands Show up for Washington State March for Life on Inauguration Day

Posted on January 22, 2009
LifeSiteNews: “The Washington State March for Life rally took place yesterday on the steps of the state Capitol, while the legislature was in session, to coincide with the presidential inauguration in Washington DC. According to organizers an estimated 6,000 pro-lifers participated in the march, the highest ever number ...

Court Permanently Enjoins Illinois Moment of Silence Law

Posted on January 22, 2009
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In Sherman v. Township High School District 214, (ND IL, Jan. 21, 2009), an Illinois federal district court enjoined enforcement of the Illinois statute that provides each school day must begin with a brief period of silence for prayer or reflection ...

Bush leaves his successor nasty surprise ? final publication of Regs

Posted on January 22, 2009
The Hill: . . . Even though Bush is out of the White House, some of his final imprints on government policies appeared in the Federal Register, the government?s official publication for executive orders and government rules. A number of last-minute rules that the Bush administration wanted to publish appeared in Wednesday?s Federal Register, including a controversial [...

9th Circuit upholds restaurant?s manager?s termination for leading Bible studies

Posted on January 22, 2009
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In EEOC v. Serrano’s Mexican Restaurant, LLC, (9th Cir., Jan. 5, 2009), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Arizona federal district court jury’s determination that a restaurant chain had reasonably accommodated a fired manager’s religious beliefs ...

NPR: ??Roe V. Wade? Anniversary Could Bring Policy Change?

Posted on January 22, 2009
NPR: Thursday marks the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. It’s also likely to mark the day President Barack Obama will reverse at least a few of the anti-abortion policies of George W...

Federal Judge To Decide Fate Of Religious Ed Program In Huntington County

Posted on January 22, 2009
Indiana’s News Center reports: A Federal judge in Fort Wayne heard arguments Wednesday on whether a form of religious instruction in Huntington County should be forced off the property of a public school. Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union say the program as it?s currently set up, violates the First Amendment, while representatives of Huntington County [...

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