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Campaign To Fight FOCA Under Way

Posted on November 12, 2008
The nation's premier pro-life legal organization has launched a new project aimed at stopping passage of the most radical pro-abortion legislation in the nation's history.

UK: Survey reveals opposition to gay adoption

Posted on November 12, 2008
More than a third of people think gay couples and single people should not be allowed to adopt children, although adoption agencies have long welcomed them as prospective parents, a survey reveals today.

Liberty Counsel Launches Sixth Annual ?Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign?

Posted on November 12, 2008
Orlando, FL - Liberty Counsel, a nationwide public interest civil liberties law firm, is launching its sixth annual "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign," pledging to be a ?Friend? to those entities that recognize Christmas and a "Foe" to the Christmas censors.

Indian Panel Investigating Dow Chemical Construction At Holy Hindu Site

Posted on November 12, 2008
It may be recalled that, last month chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced to appoint four member committee to probe the allegations and fears of villagers and Warkaris who apprehend, Dow's facility will pollute the area which is sacred to Warkari sect as it is a land of Sant Tukaram (17th centaury sage).

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Howard Friedman: U.N. Session on Religious Tolerance Opens Today

Posted on November 12, 2008
A two-day session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss religious tolerance and inter-religious cooperation begins today, with over a dozen world leaders in attendance.

WSJ - Abortion Foes? Dilemma: Confront or Cooperate?

Posted on November 12, 2008
After making significant gains during the Bush administration, the anti-abortion movement was dealt sharp setbacks in last week's election with the defeat of three state ballot measures restricting abortion.

Richard Just and Jeffrey Rosen debate the lessons of CA Prop. 8 at The New Republic

Posted on November 12, 2008
So here are the wages of judicial activism: After the Massachusetts decision declaring a right to gay marriage in 2003, eleven states passed anti-gay marriage initiatives, and today, 30 states now have constitutional bans.

James Poulos: Some Public Theology Thickets

Posted on November 12, 2008
From time to time, arguments surface that a key interlocutor here, or key source of wisdom about America and theology, is to be found in a kind of Protestant Christianity that?s at once less fundamentalist or literalist than some evangelical denominations and less hierarchical and Old World than, say, the Catholic Church.

Estonia: Prosecutor calls for prison sentences in human trafficking case

Posted on November 12, 2008
Prosecutor Antti Simola is calling for prison sentences of more than two years for two Estonian men on trial for human trafficking, which took place in July and August this year.

Investigation reveals child sex slave trade in Oregon

Posted on November 12, 2008
The prostitutes working Portland's notorious 82nd Avenue will tell you they're in it for the cash. A girl who doesn?t want to be identified started at 13 years old.

Jamaica: Two sentenced for human trafficking

Posted on November 12, 2008
Two men, who pleaded guilty to selling a 14 year old girl as a prostitute to a US undercover agent, have been sentenced to one year in prison on human trafficking charges.

Human Trafficking in Wisconsin

Posted on November 12, 2008
It's been called modern day slavery -- human trafficking. Victims' advocates say it's happening across Wisconsin -- "in plain sight."

New Hampshire: Panel has right idea on human trafficking

Posted on November 12, 2008
In fact, that case served as an impetus behind the creation of a state commission that led to the release Monday of "The Hidden Problem of Human Trafficking: Addressing Modern Day Slavery in New Hampshire," a report that is expected to serve as the foundation for legislation in the 2009 session.

Asia: Tackling human trafficking along supply chains

Posted on November 12, 2008
As more companies have pledged to work towards the principles, their collective work leads to a growth in the efforts against trafficking due to the multiplier effect. 12,000 businesses have now signed up and have committed to contributing to anti-trafficking efforts by implementing seven principles:

NY Post: Prayer booths in Manhattan

Posted on November 12, 2008
The city's latest public art installation is a pair of colorful and cheeky prayer booths perched near the entrance to the Roosevelt Island tram in Midtown - replete with a "prayer" sign and an icon of folded hands dangling over the metal and blue-vinyl structures.

Robert Robb: ?States & gay nuptuals?

Posted on November 12, 2008
Arizona is on the leading edge of direct democracy, setting policy through a public vote on ballot measures rather than indirectly through the Legislature.

California: Proposition 8 protests are being ?shaped? on the interent

Posted on November 12, 2008
A cavalcade of e-mails, text messages, blogs and social-networking Web sites is propelling a series of protests against last week's statewide vote to ban gay marriage.

Russia: 56 major religious organisations to be shut down?

Posted on November 12, 2008
Over half of all centralised religious organisations belong to the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), but none are among the 56.

South Africa: Images on Soccer Balls Offend Muslim Sensibilities

Posted on November 12, 2008
An Islamic clerics? group in South Africa is protesting the appearance of Koranic text in advertising and promotional merchandise for the soccer World Cup, which the country is hosting in 2010.

Michigan: ?Gay rights protesters disrupt Sunday service?

Posted on November 12, 2008
A radical gay rights group is claiming responsibility for a protest Sunday at Mount Hope Church in Delta Township.

California parental notification campaign was outspent 11 to 1

Posted on November 12, 2008
?Their victory did not come easily or cheaply. The opposition outspent us over 11 to 1,? the statement added, claiming opponents had spent more than $8 million on ?deceptive ads and other campaign tactics.?

Vatican cardinal says Obama embryonic stem cell policy change ?good for nothing?

Posted on November 12, 2008
Saying that the stem cells produced by the destruction of embryos ?serve no purpose,? he argued that embryonic stem cell research has not resulted in any significant cures so far and was ?good for nothing.?

Iraq: Killing of two Christian sisters renews panic in Mosul

Posted on November 12, 2008
Iraqi Christians who returned to their ancient city after a wave of violence and intimidation are in shock today after two sisters were stabbed to death when attackers broke into their home.

Catholic Bishops Vow to Confront Obama on Abortion

Posted on November 12, 2008
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Pakistan: Christian Colony Cries Injustice at House Razing Order

Posted on November 12, 2008
A Christian colony in Pakistan is in distress over a government order to vacate their homes within 72 hours so that workers can demolish their neighborhood and expand a main road.

Equality California begins petition effort to revoke Prop. 8 if litigation loses

Posted on November 10, 2008
Equality California has launched an online petition: �”I demand my equality back.�I�commit to getting marriage equality back on the ballot if we don’t win in court.” Visit Site » Share This

Prop. 8 legal challenge: Filings Online

Posted on November 10, 2008
Links to the filings�in the litigation have been posted on the California Supreme Court’s website. Visit Site » Share This

Almost 90 Percent of Muslims Voted for Obama Despite Differences on Abortion, Marriage

Posted on November 10, 2008
CNSNews reports: “Nearly 90 percent of American Muslims supported Democrat Barack Obama on Election Day — and did so on the basis of economic and foreign policy concerns, top Muslim groups said in Washington, D.C., Friday.” � Visit Site » Share This

Prof. Robert George receives U.N. appointment

Posted on November 10, 2008
CNA reports:� Intellectual heavyweight, Professor Robert P. George, has received an appointment as a member of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) . . .� As a member of COMEST, Prof. George will join 17 other experts to advise the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the ethics [...

ADF Alliance Alert publication schedule

Posted on November 10, 2008
The ADF Alliance Alert will not be published tomorrow, Nov. 11, as we honor our Nation’s Veterans. � Share This

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