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5th Circuit: Louisiana street preacher loses his battle, for now

Posted on November 26, 2008
SunHerald.com reports that the 5th Circuit ruled in favor of a Baton Rouge suburb that threatened a street preacher, John Netherland, with arrest for preaching outside of a bar: Alliance Defense Fund senior counsel Kevin Theriot said the appeals court essentially ruled that Brady’s order [ie...

ADF: Husband retains guardianship of wife over sister-in-law, securing spouse?s life

Posted on November 25, 2008
A man seeking to protect his disabled wife from having her nutrition and hydration removed by his sister-in-law succeeded in having the court name him as guardian Tuesday when the sister-in-law withdrew her application for guardianship.

Electors have duty to investigate? Volume ramps up on Obama citizenship question

Posted on November 25, 2008
WorldNetDaily carries this report that begins: A one-time vice presidential candidate who is considered an expert on the U.S. Constitution says it is up the electors from the 50 states to make certain President-elect Barack Obama is a natural-born U.S...

6th Circuit Revives Challenge to District?s Use of Christian School for Alternative Education

Posted on November 25, 2008
The School Law Blog reports: “A federal appeals court today revived part of a lawsuit that challenges a Tennessee school district’s decision to contract out its alternative education program to a private Christian school . . . The majority in Smith v...

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Marriage redefinition and the presumption of paternity

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Opine Editorials carries this post discussing the nature of the marital presumption of paternity:� “. . . When people enter the social institution they consent to the marital presumption of paternity. This is based on the both-sexed nature of human procreation...

?North Dakota Supreme Court Extends Civil Commitment of Gay Man Over Strong Dissent?

Posted on November 25, 2008
Leonard Link reports: “A decision by the North Dakota Supreme Court to prolong the civil commitment of a gay man whose past includes a sexual interest in adolescent males drew a strong dissenting opinion from a member of the court, who argued that the man, identified in the opinion as M...

Tennessee: County files notice to appeal in Bible Park case

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Murfreesboro Post reports: “Rutherford County took the first step in appealing a local court?s decision in the Bible Park rezoning case. The county filed a notice of appeal last Tuesday, which was forwarded on to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Nashville Friday...

Who?s Indoctrinating Who? The Fight for Fair and Balanced Science Education in Texas

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Blog of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia has this post commenting on this: “A bitter battle is brewing in the Lone Star state of Texas. Just last week the Texas State Board of Education began hearing testimony for and against its proposed standards for teaching science, according to a story in the [...

Prof. Garnett on ?Excluding Religion?

Posted on November 25, 2008
Greg Baylor reports on the CLS Blog reports: “Professor Rick Garnett of Notre Dame has prepared a critical response to “Excluding Religion,” an article in which Professor Nelson Tebbe argues that government may sometimes selectively exclude religion from its support programs...

ACLJ to Assist Activists in Pro-Life Cause Outside White House During Presidential Inaugural Week

Posted on November 25, 2008
This Christian Defense Coalition news release on ACLJ reports: Activists will “sidewalk chalk” pro-life messages and pictures for President Obama on the two blocks of Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House on January 24, 2009. This “prophetic art display” is part of a major pro-life witness taking place in Washington, D...

Massachusetts: ?Crosstown fire over adult zones?

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Daily Newscript: “Dedham/Westwood ?The town’s contentious adult entertainment zoning proposal officially became a cross-border dispute this week, as Westwood selectmen went on the record expressing “extreme concern” about the two chosen locations - both of which are on their town line...

Calhoun, Georgia considers sexually oriented businesses ordinance

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Calhoun Times reports: “Calhoun city officials said a draft Adult Entertainment Ordinance would regulate such businesses inside the city limits but could not totally prohibit them. The proposed ordinance is modeled after similar ordinances in other cities, said William Bailey, city attorney...

6th Circuit: Ohio high court should decide on provisional vote count in tight congressional race

Posted on November 25, 2008
How Appealing links to several reports and the 6th Circuit ruling. Visit Site » Share This

Does Constitution Bar Clinton from Secretary of State Job?

Posted on November 25, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: “The authors of two law review articles on the emoluments clause say its language apparently bars Hillary Clinton from the job of secretary of state?but they doubt she will actually be ousted from the position . . . President Bush issued an executive order earlier this year that increased the [...

Look out MTV, Here Come Pro-Life Ads which Have Been Shown to Decrease Abortion Numbers

Posted on November 25, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Pro-life television commercials with a proven track record of substantially lowering abortion rates are set to air on MTV beginning the day after Christmas . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Americans Still See Media as Biased After No Abortion Coverage in Election

Posted on November 25, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “A Zogby Poll, commissioned by IFC, found 72.6% believe the news they read and see in the mainstream media is biased.” Visit Site » Share This

California to probe allegation of Mormon church role in Prop. 8

Posted on November 25, 2008
California's political watchdog agency is investigating a complaint alleging the Mormon church failed to report non-monetary contributions to the Yes on 8 campaign . . . phone banks from Utah and Idaho and sent direct mail to voters.

Claremont parents clash over kindergarten Thanksgiving costumes

Posted on November 25, 2008
LA Times: For decades, Claremont kindergartners have celebrated Thanksgiving by dressing up as pilgrims and Native Americans and sharing a feast. But on Tuesday, when the youngsters meet for their turkey and songs, they won’t be wearing their hand-made bonnets, headdresses and fringed vests...

U.N.?s 3rd Committee Approves Resolution on Combatting Defamation of Religions

Posted on November 25, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “Yesterday the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee (which focuses on social humanitarian and cultural issues) adopted a controversial resolution urging countries to combat the defamation of religion...

Texas Judge Allows Defamation Suit Against Pastor and His Church To Proceed

Posted on November 25, 2008
MySanAntonio.com reports: “A defamation lawsuit against Pastor Rick Godwin and his North Side congregation, Summit Christian Center, cleared a hurdle Monday when a judge denied a request by Godwin’s attorneys to throw it out on grounds it was an internal religious matter...

?Gay Marriage and the California Courts: Democracy loses if Prop. 8 is overruled.

Posted on November 25, 2008
How much healthier our politics would be if those so convinced of the rightness of their views would have equal faith in the decency of their fellow Americans -- and their openness to being persuaded by clear, fair and honest argument.

Does Europe believe in international law?

Posted on November 25, 2008
There is a simple explanation for all this. Europeans hold their values and interests dear, just as Americans do, and will not subordinate them to the requirements of international law. When a conflict arises, international law must yield.

Legal experts puzzled over California justice?s seeming reversal on Prop. 8

Posted on November 25, 2008
The LA Times reports: Justice Joyce L. Kennard has been a reliable supporter of gay rights in the past, but last week she was the only Supreme Court jurist to vote against hearing legal challenges to the gay-marriage ban . . . In fact, her record is so unwavering that many gay-rights activists and several independent legal [...

Custody battles in Egypt bring Islamic law into question

Posted on November 25, 2008
OneNewsNow.com carries this report from Compass: “Egyptian human rights workers are looking to international bodies for support against Muslim judges who use sharia (Islamic law) to undermine custody rights of Christian mothers.” Visit Site » Share This

Boy is 36th dropped off under Neb. safe-haven law

Posted on November 25, 2008
AP: “Nebraska officials say a 14-year-old California boy has become the last child reported abandoned under the state’s safe-haven law before it was changed to limit such drop-offs to infants no more than 30 days old.” Visit Site » Share This

?Miami judge rules against Fla. gay adoption ban?

Posted on November 25, 2008
Miami Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman ruled Tuesday there was "no rational basis" for prohibiting gays from adopting children.

Sweeping Away the Traditional from the Public Square

Posted on November 25, 2008
Diana West has this commentary on Townhall. She writes: . . . Tradition as pariah is the message of the past weeks of protests, boycotts, firings, condemnation and revilement of supporters of Prop. 8, not only by same-sex marriage activists but also by leading figures in the political, media, educational and entertainment establishments...

Dennis Prager: Townhall.com Columnist Why Reporters ? and Judges and Professors ? Are Biased

Posted on November 25, 2008
Dennis Prager writes on Townhall: . . . For most liberal news reporters, therefore, the purpose of news reporting is not to report news as objectively as possible. The purpose of the media in general and of reporting specifically is to promote social justice and the social transformation of society...

Thomas Sowell: ?Jolting? the Economy - Media hype paves way for political takeover

Posted on November 25, 2008
Thomas Sowell writes on Townhall: Barack Obama says that we have to “jolt” the economy. That certainly makes sense, if you take the media’s account of the economy seriously– but should the media be taken seriously? Amid all the political and media hysteria, national output has declined by less than one-half of one percent...

California: Yuba College speech rule going to court

Posted on November 25, 2008
"I have not seen policies quite this bad before," Heather Hacker, an attorney the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom at its Sacramento office, said Monday of the regulations set for the January hearing in federal court in Sacramento. "We think these are clearly unconstitutional...

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