Religion & Law

UK: School Cancels Traditional Christmas Play for Muslim Eid Celebrations

Posted on December 04, 2008
Fox News reports: “British parents looking to see their children in a traditional Christmas play are fuming after a school decided to cancel the performance because it conflicts with the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, the U.K.?s Telegraph newspaper reported...

Walter Williams: Walter Williams: Ignorance could eventually put our freedom in peril

Posted on December 04, 2008
Walter Williams writes in the State-Journal Register: How about a few civics questions? Name the three branches of government. If you answered the executive, legislative and judicial, you are more informed than 50 percent of Americans. The Delaware-based Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) recently released the results of their national survey titled ?Our Fading Heritage: Americans [...

Colorado: Proposed strip club appeals Grand Junction denial of permit

Posted on December 04, 2008
GJSentinel.com reports: “A second rejection of a conditional-use permit for a proposed strip club in Grand Junction brought a second appeal Tuesday, with a representative for the would-be club owner arguing the Planning Commission offered no evidence to support its decision ...

HRC Blog: ?New survey shows religious right is losing the culture war?

Posted on December 04, 2008
The HRC Backstory Blog carries this post: “The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has rolled out today the results of a new survey by Harris Interactive undertaken in the aftermath of Prop 8 . . . The results also show that, as more and more people come out and live their lives openly, [...

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Sweden: Can we say ?Merry Christmas??

Posted on December 04, 2008
Varldan Idag Blog carries this post that begins: “Should the press not be allowed to publish cartoons that may be offensive to Muslims? Should shop keepers refrain from saying ?Merry Christmas?? Is it hate speech to express that practiced homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible? The discussions are many and the number of [...

Senate advised to distance itself from Minn. recount

Posted on December 04, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: “A former member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) says it would be a “grave error” for the U.S. Senate to intervene in the Minnesota recount involving Republican Senator Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken ...

Florida: Man shot in face at Pompano Beach strip club

Posted on December 04, 2008
The Sun-Sentinel reports: “A  man was in the hospital today with a gunshot wound to his face after he was shot at a strip club, authorities said . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Strip club near Safeco Field? City planners give OK

Posted on December 04, 2008
The Seattle Times: “Seattle city planners today rejected the Seattle Mariners’ opposition to a strip club near Safeco Field, clearing the way for nude dancing and lap dances a home run’s distance from the main entrance to the ballpark ...

Vancouver is gateway for international sex trafficking

Posted on December 04, 2008
The Financial Post carries this report that begins: “Prostitution in Vancouver leading up to the 2010 Olympics is a growth industry that is creating a demand for women and children from Pacific Rim countries, activists said Wednesday.” Visit Site » Share This

A Saint on Trial: Analyzing the Condemnation of Sir Thomas More

Posted on December 04, 2008
Michael P. Foley has this post on First Things discussing the trial and legal merits of the claims against Sir Thomas More.  He also discusses its relationship to modern hate crimes legislation. Visit Site » Share This

?Moscow?s mayor links gays to spread of AIDS?

Posted on December 04, 2008
Reuters: Moscow has banned gays and lesbians from promoting their way of life because they can help spread HIV/AIDS, the Russian capital’s 72-year-old mayor was quoted as saying on Thursday by RIA news agency . . . “We have banned, and will ban, the propaganda of sexual minorities’ opinions because they can be one of the factors [...

Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco defends Prop. 8 support

Posted on December 04, 2008
Indeed, to insist that citizens be silent about their religious beliefs when they are participating in the public square is to go against the constant American political tradition.

Many outraged over athiest display in Washington State Capitol

Posted on December 04, 2008
KGW.com reports: “An atheist display inside the Washington State Capitol is sparking some outrage and getting attention across the nation. A spokesman at the Capitol said they?ve been getting calls from across the country at a rate of about 200 an hour...

Iowa becomes a battleground in the same-sex marriage wars

Posted on December 04, 2008
The Iowa Independent reports: The state?s next turn in the national spotlight begins on Tuesday, Dec. 9, when the state Supreme Court hears arguments on same-sex marriage. The legal drama has been three years in the making . . . Jim Campbell, litigation counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, provided the crux of the opposition brief by [...

?Same-sex marriage is too limiting?

Posted on December 04, 2008
Robert Epstein writes in the LA Times: . . . In the U.S., the highest priority should be to give official recognition to cohabitation, which is, in effect, renewable short-term marriage. Married households are now in the minority in the U.S., and cohabitation is increasing, especially among the elderly...

Dec. 9th rally for school choice at the Arizona Supreme Court

Posted on December 04, 2008
The Institute for Justice has published this announcement indicating: Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. on the steps of the AZ Supreme Court located on 1501 West Washington Street in Phoenix, AZ. Hundreds of families participate in AZ’s voucher programs, which allow their special needs and foster children to attend schools that provide them with the [...

Lawsuits Challenging Obama?s Citizenship Persist

Posted on December 04, 2008
Legal Blog Watch reports: “. . . But the matter has gained more attention because one case out of New Jersey has reached the Supreme Court, which will decide on Friday whether to review the lawsuit. Not surprisingly, experts (including blogger Eugene Volokh who’s quoted in the article) don’t give the case much chance of [...

Bar Exam Pass Rates Climb in Several States

Posted on December 04, 2008
Law.com reports: “Passage rates for the July bar examination rose in several states with historically high numbers of applicants, including California, Massachusetts and New York and in the Multistate Bar Examination portion of the test used in most jurisdictions ...

Parents Torn over Surplus Embryos

Posted on December 04, 2008
Citizen Link reports: “At least 400,000 embryos are frozen at clinics around the country, and many of their parents don’t know what to do with them, The New York Times reported. A survey of 1,020 patients at nine fertility clinics shows 43 percent do not want their embryos destroyed ? yet 66 percent said they [...

Marriage preserved from redefinition in NY Senate majority leader deal?

Posted on December 04, 2008
"Diaz, an ordained minister, had held out his opposition to legalizing gay marriage in New York as one of his terms for supporting Smith. 'I'm very confident that it will not happen,' Diaz said in a phone interview after the meeting."

European court makes landmark DNA sample ruling

Posted on December 04, 2008
AP: “Europe’s top human rights court ruled Thursday that storing DNA from people with no criminal record is in breach of their rights - a landmark decision that could force Britain to destroy the samples of nearly 1 million people on its database...

Korean court orders feeding stopped for woman in coma

Posted on December 04, 2008
CatholicCulture.org reports: “In a ruling that reverses the country’s existing legal precedent, a Korean court has ordered the feeding tubes removed from a 75-year-old woman living in a coma that doctors say is irreversible.” Visit Site » Share This

Grand Duke of Luxembourg Loses Veto Power After Threatening Veto of Euthanasia Law

Posted on December 04, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is set to lose his power to veto laws after he threatened to prevent the passage of a law permitting euthanasia in the tiny European country. As the head of state, Grand Duke Henri has the power to prevent the passage of a law by refusing to sign it, according to the [...

Ohio Teacher Sues National Education Association, Union for Pro-Abortion Dues

Posted on December 04, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “An Ohio teacher has filed suit against two teacher’s unions over the fact that her compulsory union dues are used to promote abortion. Kathy Hart, a fourth grade teacher from the Coldwater Exempted Village School District filed the lawsuit in federal court ...

Johns Hopkins Review of Abortion, Depression Link Ignores Three New Studies

Posted on December 04, 2008
LifeNews.com: “Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have looked at more than a dozen studies on abortion and mental health issues and they claim there is no link. However the [...]

Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban driven by religion

Posted on December 04, 2008
AP: “Voters’ economic status and religious convictions played a greater role than race and age in determining whether they supported the Nov. 4 ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in California, a new poll shows . . .” Visit Site » Share This

Civil Court May Decide Scope of Authority of Archdiocese Agent

Posted on December 04, 2008
The Religious Clause Blog reports: “In Favalora v. Sidaway, (FL Ct. App., Dec. 3, 2008), a Florida state appellate court rejected a First Amendment religious autonomy challenge to civil court jurisdiction in a suit against the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami...

?Big Ten Battleground Poll: Iowans? views on gay marriage and civil unions?

Posted on December 04, 2008
“The Iowa sample of the Big Ten Battleground Poll was collected Oct. 19-22. Reported results are weighted to match the sex, age, and race of Iowa registered voters. David Redlawsk and Caroline Tolbert, associate professors of political science in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, coordinated the Iowa portion of the poll...

More than 60% of California?s eligible voters went to the polls

Posted on December 03, 2008
LA Times: More than 60% of Californians who were eligible to vote cast ballots in the Nov. 4 presidential election, the highest turnout since Richard Nixon and George McGovern competed for the office in 1972, elections officials reported Tuesday . . ...

Senator Vitter Will Continue Efforts to De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

Posted on December 03, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Pro-life members of the Senate may be in the minority and may see their numbers decrease following the presidential election, but that doesn’t mean they will give up on efforts to press the cause. Senator David Vitter says he will continue working to revoke taxpayer funding from the nation’s largest abortion business...

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