Religion & Law

Court Refuses To Reconsider Opinion In UW Catholic Foundation Case

Posted on December 18, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: #8220;In Roman Catholic Foundation, UW Madison, Inc. v. Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101390 (WD WI, Dec. 16, 2008), a Wisconsin federal district court denied plaintiffs#8217; motion for reconsideration in a case plaintiffs had largely won challenging the constitutionality of the University#8217;s refusal to [...

Austin R. Nimocks: ?Twas the Night Before Goodridge

Posted on December 18, 2008
#8216;Twas the Night Before Goodridge by Austin R. Nimocks ?Twas the night before Goodridge, when all through the land Marriage was stable, one woman?one man; Matrimony was placed on a pedestal with care, In hopes that society would cherish it there; Most judges were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of judicial restraint danced in their heads; And with W in [...

PTC Analysis of YouTube Finds Explicit Content is One Click Away from Children

Posted on December 18, 2008
n its first analysis of online media, the Parents Television Council? found that extremely graphic content and harsh profanity are just a click away for kids entering seemingly innocent search terms on YouTube, the most popular destination for online video that has undertaken several policies to control inappropriate content...

Blackstone Fellow featured in Christian Science Monitor: Young Republicans seek a new kind of party

Posted on December 18, 2008
Philip Henderson, a law student at The University of Georgia in Athens, is one of a growing number of idealistic young Republicans joining the conversation as the political party struggles to redefine itself after the 2008 elections . . .img src="http://feeds...

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Whatever Happened to the Marketplace of Ideas?

Posted on December 18, 2008
Caleb Price writes at Citizen Link regarding the Prop. 8 protests: #8220;. . . These protests are the ugly face of a pansexual ideology that will not allow for honest disagreement or dissenting viewpoints. And even though it claims to be all about tolerance and diversity, laws are coming that will enforce the politically correct [...

FRC Praises Issuance of Conscience Protections

Posted on December 18, 2008
FRC has issued this press release that begins: The Family Research Council (FRC) praises President Bush and Secretary Leavitt for the Administration#8217;s issuance of regulations to enforce the Church, Coats, and Weldon Amendments that protect health care providers#8217; right of conscience...

CNSNews.com Teacher?s Union Chief Pushes Preschool for Three-Year-Olds

Posted on December 18, 2008
CNSNews.com reports: #8220;Children as young as three years old should be in public pre-school programs, according to Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation?s largest teacher?s union . . . #8220; Visit Site #187; Share Thisimg src="http://feeds...

CWA, FRC others mourn the Passing of Paul Weyrich: Conservative icon led the way for a generation of leaders

Posted on December 18, 2008
CWA has issued this press release mourning the passing of Paul Weyrich: The Economist named Paul Weyrich ?one of the conservative movement?s more vigorous thinkers.? He co-founded the highly influential think tank, Heritage Foundation, and the Moral Majority...

?Gay leaders furious with Obama? over Rick Warren selection

Posted on December 18, 2008
The Politico: #8220;Barack Obama?s choice of a prominent evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration is a conciliatory gesture toward social conservatives who opposed him in November, but it is drawing fierce challenges from a gay rights movement that ? in the wake of a gay marriage ban in California ? is looking for [...

?Phoenix to allow hospital visitation by domestic partners?

Posted on December 18, 2008
The AZ Republic reports: Phoenix has become the second city in Arizona to grant hospital-visitation rights to unmarried gay or straight couples who live together. The City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to create a domestic-partner registry, following in the footsteps of Tucson, which launched a similar program in 2003 ...

Washington State Appeals Court Upholds Teachers? Right to Restitution for Dues Illegally Spent By WEA Union Officials

Posted on December 17, 2008
A recent decision by a Washington State Court of Appeals, Division 2, has ruled union officials can be held liable for illegally spending teachers? forced union dues under a now-effectively defunct campaign finance regulation.img src="http://feeds.feedburner...

?Poll: Connecticut voters back gay marriage?

Posted on December 17, 2008
Newsday reports: #8220;A slim majority of Connecticut voters support a recent state Supreme Court ruling to allow same-sex couples to marry, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday . . . #8220; Visit Site #187; Share Thisimg src="http://feeds...

Where the Parents Are of the Same Sex: Quebec?s Reforms to Filiation

Posted on December 17, 2008
Leckey, Robert, Where the Parents Are of the Same Sex: Quebec#8217;s Reforms to Filiation (July 15, 2008). International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1140686 To advance debates on legal responses to parenting by gay and lesbian couples, the paper introduces reforms enacted by the legislature of [...

HRC: Phoenix passes domestic partner registry

Posted on December 17, 2008
The Human Rights Campaign is reporting that the Phoenix City Council has approved a domestic partner registry. Visit Site #187; Share Thisimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/alliancealert/~4/488109222" height="1" width="1"/

Mohler challenges Newsweek reporter over ?biblical case for gay marriage? cover story

Posted on December 17, 2008
Newsweek's recent cover story seeking to make a "biblical case for gay marriage" runs directly counter to 2,000 years of Christian history that interprets Scripture as rejecting same-sex relations, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" program...

Muslim push for ban on criticizing religion creates stir

Posted on December 17, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: #8220;Islamic proposals to ban criticism of religion, which have gathered strength since the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad two years ago, threaten to derail an already troubled U.N. anti-racism conference planned for next year ...

Albert Mohler: Faith Equals Fertility?

Posted on December 17, 2008
Albert Mohler writes on his blog: #8220;A growing number of researchers and observers are beginning to take note of a huge demographic reality #8212; those who take belief in God most seriously tend to have more babies. For many years, the conventional wisdom has held that demography determines destiny...

Senator To Push Measure On Encouraging Organ Donations

Posted on December 17, 2008
The American Constitution Society Blog reports: #8220;. . . The WSJ and The New York Times take note of a measure likely to be introduced next year by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) aimed at keeping the ban on profiting from organ donations but allowing states to #8216;experiment with incentives like tax credits, contributions to 401K [...

Law School Raises $600K as Lawyers Ante Up to Name Walkways, Classrooms

Posted on December 17, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: #8220;The St. Thomas University law school in Miami has raised about $600,000 from lawyers willing to make donations in exchange for naming rights to everything from walkways to classrooms.#8221; Visit Site #187; Share Thisimg src="http://feeds...

Efforts to repeal Proposition 8 on the 2010 ballot begin

Posted on December 17, 2008
365Gay.com reports: #8220;LGBT groups have begun efforts to put a repeal of Proposition 8 on the 2010 ballot . . . The group, GetToKnowMeFirst.org, said the spots will run in both urban and rural markets throughout California. They are currently being previewed on the group?s Web site ...

Planned Parenthood suspends Ind. staffer in video

Posted on December 17, 2008
The AP reports: #8220;Planned Parenthood has suspended a counselor after an anti-abortion group released its second video in two weeks showing what it says is a clinic staffer ignoring Indiana law to report sexual abuse of minors . . . #8220; Visit Site #187; Share Thisimg src="http://feeds...

Minn. professor undermines Creation Museum promotion

Posted on December 17, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: #8220;. . . Earlier this month it was announced that the Cincinnati Zoo and the Creation Museum #8212; located in nearby Petersburg, Kentucky #8212; would join forces and offer a ticket promotion that gave visitors the chance to visit both attractions at a reduced price...

Despite Threats and Intimidation from Homosexualist Government, Spanish Judge Stands Firm

Posted on December 17, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: #8220;Despite threats, intimidation, and the possibility of a jail sentence, Judge Fernando Ferrin Calamita is unapologetically defending his refusal to approve the adoption of a Spanish child by the lesbian lover of the child#8217;s mother ...

Supreme Court orders new review of detainee religious-rights case

Posted on December 17, 2008
APB reports:  The Supreme Court has instructed a lower court to review its decision that terrorism detainees lack religious rights under United States law. The justices issued an order Dec. 15 reversing the January decision by the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals...

President-Elect Obama and The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)

Posted on December 17, 2008
The Blog of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia has carries this post that reports:  FOCA is a bill that was introduced to the United States House of Representatives and Senate in 2004.  From the Library of Congress, the title of the bill is ?to prohibit, consistent with Roe v...

Today! ADF attorney on Fox News Channel to discuss Vermont John 3:16 license plate case

Posted on December 17, 2008
ADF attorney Dave Cortman is scheduled to appear live on Fox News Channel?s ?America?s News Headquarters? sometime between 3:30 and 4:00 PM AZT  today.  He will be talking about the Vermont John 3:16 license plate case that was recently argued at the 2nd Circuit...

Married Parents, Church Attendance Spell Success for Kids

Posted on December 17, 2008
CitizenLink: #8220;Children have fewer problems at school and home when they live with their biological parents and frequently attend religious services, according to a study released today by the Family Research Council#8217;s Mapping America Project ...

Provider Conscience Regulations: Teresa Collett v. Marcia Greenberger debate the issue

Posted on December 17, 2008
WHYY radio carries this debate (12.16.2008): Hour One The federal government has proposed a new rule which would protect a health care professional from providing care that violated his or her own personal morals and conscience. Critics say that this law, referred to as #8220;provider conscience regulatons,#8221; could significantly impinge on a woman#8217;s right to receive the reproductive [...

Wisconsin Suit Will Challenge Nativity Scene At Courthouse

Posted on December 17, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: #8220;The Freedom from Religion Foundation plans to file a lawsuit today challenging a nativity scene displayed on the courthouse lawn in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. WBAY-TV News reported yesterday that the display has been up every year for the last 62 years ...

ACLU offers to settle prayer suit against Forsyth County

Posted on December 17, 2008
The Winston-Salem Journal reports:  The American Civil Liberties Union is offering to settle its suit against Forsyth County over public prayer before meetings if the county will agree to stop sectarian prayer and pay legal fees to the ACLU, the Winston-Salem Journal has learned...

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