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Richard Land: ?Same-Sex Marriage: Are the People Sovereign, or is it to be the Courts??

Posted on November 18, 2008
Richard Land has this post on For Faith and Family. He writes: A majority of Californians have exercised that right and have amended their constitution to define marriage with great specificity and precision as being only between a man and a woman?no same-sex marriage and no polygamy...

?British government wants crackdown on sex trade?

Posted on November 18, 2008
The AP reports: The British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to “name and shame” men who visit prostitutes — a move critics say would turn back the clock to Victorian times. Visit Site » Share This

?Gay marriage throughout New England by 2012??

Posted on November 18, 2008
365Gay.com reports: “The Boston-based group that won equal marriage rights in Massachusetts and Connecticut said Tuesday it intends to fight for gay marriage rights in the other four New England states and predicted success by 2012. Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders announced the campaign on the fifth anniversary of the Massachusetts court ruling that [...

NY: Bath set to pass sexually oriented businesses law

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Steuben Courier reports: “Nearly three years since the opening of an adult products store on Worth Road enraged area residents, the Bath town board is ready to pass a law regulating the location of adult oriented businesses in the municipality...

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Florida: Destin to review sex shop ordinance

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Destin Log reports: Now that Destin has received its first request in at least a decade to open a topless bar, the city must review the rules governing “adult entertainment,” City Councilor Dewey Destin says. Visit Site » Share This

Georgia Planned Parenthood Loses $420,000 Grant Because of Economic Woes

Posted on November 18, 2008
LifeNews reports: “There is a silver lining in the troubled economic times for pro-life advocates in Georgia as Planned Parenthood of Georgia (PPGA) has lost a massive grant from the state. As the state government cuts spending as a result of the economy, the state abortion business received news a contract was not renewed...

Int?l Furor over Forced Abortion Case in China

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Christian Post reports: “The international community is outraged and warns China it is watching closely the case of a Muslim Uyghur woman who is being forced against her will to have an�abortion . . .�Late on Sunday, Tursun fled the hospital that she was staying at while awaiting her abortion...

Kan. abortion doctor?s attorney spars with ex-AG

Posted on November 18, 2008
AP: “Attorneys for an abortion provider facing criminal charges questioned the former attorney general Monday, trying to show that the abortion opponent who started the investigation had intended to prosecute Dr. George Tiller even before taking office...

Hate Crimes Legislation: The Politically Correct Way to Silence People of Faith

Posted on November 18, 2008
Concerned Women for America carries this commentary by�Shaun Waymire that begins: The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council stated: “In Canada, we respect freedom of speech, but we don’t worship it.” That’s Canadian lingo for intolerance of pro-heterosexual programming on its airwaves...

APA: ?Anti same-sex marriage amendments spark psychological distress among GLBT adults and their families, according to new research?

Posted on November 18, 2008
The APA has issued this press release that begins: “Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples ? such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California ? have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults, as well as among their families of origin, according to [...

Massachusetts: ?5 years later, views shift subtly on gay marriage?

Posted on November 18, 2008
David Filipov has this commentary on the Boston Globe that begins: “When the Supreme Judicial Court handed down its landmark decision five years ago tomorrow allowing same-sex couples to wed in Massachusetts, opponents warned that traditional marriage would be endangered, while supporters envisioned an equality movement that would spread across the nation...

Porn prosecutors seek recusal of entire 9th Circuit

Posted on November 18, 2008
How Appealing links to filings and reports�quoting from the Daily Journal of California:� Federal prosecutors have written to all 50 judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, asking them to consider recusing themselves from hearing accused pornographer Ira Isaacs’ appeal...

Dennis Prager: ?Is Gay the new black??

Posted on November 18, 2008
Dennis Prager has this commentary on Townhall. He writes: There is in fact no comparison between the situation of gays in America in 2008 and the situation of most black Americans prior to the civil rights era. Gays are fully accepted, and as a group happen to constitute one of the wealthiest in American life...

?Gay rights abandoned on sidelines after election?

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Washington Times reports: “The 2008 election was a success for nearly every segment of the Democratic coalition, with one stark exception: gay rights advocates . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Some Abortion Foes Shifting Focus From Ban to Reduction

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Washington Post has this report that begins: “Frustrated by the failure to overturn�Roe v. Wade, a growing number of antiabortion pastors, conservative academics and activists are setting aside efforts to outlaw abortion and instead are focusing on building social programs and developing other assistance for pregnant women to reduce the number of abortions...

Six separate legal challenges now pending against Prop. 8

Posted on November 18, 2008
Mercury News reports: “A�women’s rights group Monday filed the latest legal challenge to the measure, arguing that allowing such a change to the California Constitution could lead to stripping women and minorities of legal rights.�A coalition of religious groups, led by the California Council of Churches, also sued separately Monday to block the law...

HHS Proposal on Religious Objectors Opposed by Some EEOC Members

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “Today’s�New York Times�reports on the many comment letters that the Department of Health and Human Services has received on its proposed regulations designed to protect conscience rights of doctors and other health care providers participating in programs receiving HHS funding...

LA Times nudges church stance on homosexuality out of ?free exercise? to civil rights violation

Posted on November 18, 2008
Diogenese has this post on the Catholic Culture Off the Record Blog: “The�Los Angeles Times�has an editorial deploring the Holy See’s newly-issued�Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in the Admission and Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood...

Scalia: Foreign law isn?t ours

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Houston Chronicle reports: “Judges who use foreign laws to interpret the U.S. Constitution are rewriting it rather than respecting its founders, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a roomful of judges and top lawyers in Houston on Monday night...

?Why same-sex ?marriage? matters?

Posted on November 18, 2008
Marcia Segelman has this commentary on One News Now that concludes: “What’s at risk in this fight is not the civil rights of homosexuals.� What’s at risk is religious freedom for every American.� That and the not-so-small problem of undermining what has been for centuries the very foundation of society...

California asks Court to review marriage amendment case

Posted on November 18, 2008
The NY Times reports: “The�California�attorney general asked the State Supreme Court on Monday to review the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the voter initiative passed two weeks ago that bans�same-sex marriage.�The attorney general,�Jerry Brown, said in a brief that such a review was necessary to provide closure and clarity on the ballot measure, which has prompted [...

Colorado: Centennial State sued for ?Day of Prayer?

Posted on November 18, 2008
One News Now reports: “The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has filed a lawsuit against Colorado, claiming its official day of prayer violates the separation of church and state philosophy. But Mike Johnson, senior counsel with the�Alliance Defense Fund, says separation of church and state is not part of the United States Constitution...

Home-school family harassed by social worker

Posted on November 18, 2008
One News Now reports: “According to Kris Klicka of the�Home School Legal Defense Association�(HSLDA), a social worker in Miami, Florida, overstepped the boundary of law when she demanded to interview a home schooler’s children. He says the social worker showed up at the family’s home when the father was at work — and out of [...

ACLU sues W.Pa. borough on church?s behalf

Posted on November 18, 2008
The AP reports: “The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has accused a western Pennsylvania borough of violating a church’s religious beliefs by refusing to allow it to shelter homeless people.” Visit Site » Share This

ACLU responds to post-election complaints from parents

Posted on November 18, 2008
WLBT.com reports: “Mary Easterling�has always encouraged her daughter to stand up for what she believes in. So when the Madison Central High�senior told her mother she wasn’t allowed to talk about President-Elect Barack Obama in school, Easterling contacted the American Civil Liberties Union...

ACLU sues over abortions for immigrant teens

Posted on November 18, 2008
The ACLU has issued this press release that reports: �”The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to order the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to release documents outlining U.S. policy limiting refugee and undocumented teenagers’ access to important reproductive health services, including contraceptives and abortion...

HSLDA Files Political Asylum Case

Posted on November 18, 2008
A homeschooling family who recently fled Germany has filed for political asylum in the United States. "The persecution of homeschoolers in Germany has dramatically intensified," said HSLDA staff attorney Michael P. Donnelly . . .

NY: Gospel message met with ?resistance? in public square

Posted on November 18, 2008
One News Now reports: Ithaca, New York, is being taken to court over a free-speech case.�Jim Deferio set out to take the gospel to the Ithaca Commons area where people meet to converse and where public events such as concerts, rallies, and speeches often occur...

?Admirals, generals: Let gays serve openly?

Posted on November 18, 2008
The AP reports: “More than 100 retired generals and admirals called Monday for repeal of the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays so they can serve openly, according to a statement obtained by The Associated Press...

Indiana?s ?In God We Trust? plate in, Indiana woman?s ?GOD? plate out

Posted on November 18, 2008
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Monday challenging an Indiana statute that does not allow references to religion or a deity on personalized license plates even though the state itself issues ?In God We Trust? specialty plates.

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