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Florida: ?Frivolous? lawsuit filed against marriage amendment leaders

Posted on November 03, 2008
The Florida Baptist Witness reports: “A lawsuit alleging election law violations filed against leaders of the coalition backing Amendment 2, the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment, is a ‘frivolous’ attempt to keep voters from having the opportunity to protect marriage from judicial redefinition, according to a Nov...

Sexually Charged TV Might Raise Risk of Teen Pregnancy

Posted on November 03, 2008
The Washington Post reports: “New research suggests that teens who spend the most time watching sexually charged television shows are twice as likely to become pregnant or impregnate someone else.” Visit Site » Share This

Florida: Lawsuit against marriage amendment leaders dismissed

Posted on November 03, 2008
"A lawsuit alleging election law violations filed against leaders of the coalition backing Amendment 2, the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment, was dismissed late Monday by a Miami judge."

?School Clams Up on ?Gay? Pledge Cards Given to Kindergartners?

Posted on November 01, 2008
"A California school system refuses to say what action, if any, it will take after it received complaints about a kindergarten teacher who encouraged her students to sign 'pledge cards' in support of gays."

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?The Gay Mafia That?s Redefining Liberal Politics?

Posted on October 31, 2008
Among gay activists, the Cabinet is revered as a kind of secret gay Super Friends, a homosexual justice league that can quietly swoop in wherever anti-gay candidates are threatening and finance victories for the good guys . . .

Pakistani police break up children?s marriage

Posted on October 31, 2008
Reuters reports: “Pakistani police raided a child marriage ceremony in the city of Karachi and arrested a cleric who was presiding over the wedding of a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, police and residents said on Friday . . . the girl was being married off by her father for about 500,000 rupees ($6,138)...

Poll finds tight race for Nevada Supreme Court

Posted on October 31, 2008
Mercury News reports: “A poll found Las Vegas lawyer Kris Pickering and rival Washoe County Family Court Judge Deborah Schumacher in a tight race for a Nevada Supreme Court seat, with incumbent Chief Justice Mark Gibbons well ahead of his opponent in a bid for a second term...

Scotland: ?MSPs examine gay blood ban?

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Christian Institute reports: A committee of the Scottish Parliament will next week consider a petition from homosexual activists calling for a review of health safeguards on giving blood. Under current guidelines, a man cannot donate blood if he has ever had oral or anal sex with another man (even if he used a condom)...

UK: ?Government has been ?neglecting marriage??

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Christian Institute reports: “Married couples have been left out in the cold because of political correctness in the Government?s family policies, a new report suggests . . . In one year the report found that more money was spent on support for same-sex couples than married ones...

NJ: Jesus costume gets child sent home from school

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Bergen Record reports: “A Paramus eighth-grader was sent home from school today and told to change out of his costume: They deemed Jesus Christ inappropriate.” Visit Site » Share This

?Promoting Women?s Human Rights: A Resources Guide for Litigating International Law in Domestic Courts?

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Law Library Blog carries this post linking to the guide: “Promoting Women?s Rights: A Resource Guide for Litigating International Law in Domestic Courts was designed as a practical tool to help lawyers and other legal advocates use international law to advance the promotion and protection of women?s human rights in their daily lives...

Pittsburgh: Hearing on proposed strip club postponed

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reports: “The owner of a proposed strip club on West Carson Street has agreed to postpone a hearing before the city’s planning commission to Nov. 18.” Visit Site » Share This

Kansas City Man Faces Sex Trafficking, Child Porn Charges

Posted on October 31, 2008
MyFoxKC.com reports: “A Kansas City, Missouri, man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the commercial sex trafficking of four female victims and the sexual exploitation of a fifth female victim, who was a minor, prosecutors announced on Thursday...

?NO on Prop 8 Campaign Releases Statement by 300 California Pediatricians?

Posted on October 31, 2008
Noonprop8.com has issued a press release indicating: The NO on Prop 8 campaign today released a statement signed by more than 300 leading California pediatricians announcing their joint opposition to Prop 8 and concluding that the physician who signed the Prop 8 ballot statement, Jane Anderson, MD, in no way represents the majority of pediatricians on [...

S. Korea: Jail-for-adultery law upheld

Posted on October 31, 2008
Reuters reports: “South Korea’s highest court upheld Thursday a decades-old adultery law that can send people to jail for having an extramarital affair that critics say is anachronistic and infringes on personal freedom.” Visit Site » Share This

2.9M Hispanic Voters get Anti-Obama Email from Hispanic Bishop

Posted on October 31, 2008
Operation Rescue has posted this press release with audio links on the Christian Newswire. . . . Bishop Gracida’s ad is running on radio and TV in swing states. Here is the English Translation of the Spanish text that was sent to 2.9 million Hispanic voters ...

?Calif. Prop 8 supporters raise $5 million in one week?

Posted on October 31, 2008
Michael Foust reports in the Baptist Press: “One week after issuing a plea for donations, supporters of a constitutional marriage amendment have surpassed their goal — raising more than $5 million — although it remains to be seen whether it will be enough...

Many states? ballot measures concern social issues

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports: State ballots contain 153 propositions, including 59 initiatives from citizen petitions. Some are on the ballot because of a constitutional mandate? Illinois’ constitutional-convention question is one such measure?but voters can get an initiative on any topic on the ballot in 24 states if they gather enough signatures...

?Emerging Gay Adoption Fight Shares Battle Lines of Same-Sex Marriage Debate?

Posted on October 31, 2008
USA Today reports: “Gay adoption hasn’t sparked a full-blown culture war?yet. The private nature of the process and piecemeal adoption laws have allowed it to be overshadowed by its hot-button cousin, same-sex marriage. But across the country, the issue is bubbling up...

Florida: ?Analysts: Blacks could tilt state vote on gay marriage ban?

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Orlando Sun-Sentinel reports: “Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy may give foes of gay marriage the edge they need to get a ban added to the state constitution. Backers of the proposal are certain Obama helps their cause, and some independent analysts and amendment foes think they’re right...

Study: Do charter schools lead to increased public school funding?

Posted on October 31, 2008
The National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education at Columbia’s Teacher’s College has published this abstract and paper: 168. Fulfilling Parents’ Wishes: Property Taxes, School Choice, and Referendum Success. 2008. Author: Arnold F...

More Child Brides in Middle East Seek Divorce, But Judges May Be Reluctant

Posted on October 31, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: “A 10-year-old Yemeni girl, Nujood Ali, made international headlines earlier this year when she went to court on her own in a successful effort to seek a divorce. But now that other girls are following her lead, it appears that at least some judges are reluctant to grant divorces to preteens [...

8th Circuit: Missouri funeral picketing statute should have been enjoined

Posted on October 31, 2008
The 8th Circuit has issued a ruling in Shirley Phelps-Roper v. Jeremiah Nixon, No. 07-1295 (8th Cir. Oct. 31, 2008). This is the summary posted on the court’s website: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Jefferson City [PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Bowman and Smith, Circuit Judges] Civil Case - [...

Canada: Daughter of sperm donor file legals action seeking to identify biological father

Posted on October 31, 2008
The Vancouver Sun reports: “The daughter of an anonymous sperm donor has filed a legal action against the attorney general of B.C., seeking to change the rules that currently deprive children born by way of ‘gamete donation’ the identity and history of one of their biological parents...

British Parliament MPs File Motion to Force Northern Ireland to Legalize Abortion

Posted on October 31, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Thirteen members of the British parliament have filed a motion saying that the 1967 law that legalizes abortion in the rest of the U.K. should be extended to Northern Ireland. Labour Party MP Diane Abbott is leading the effort in the House of Commons to force abortion on the region...

Michigan Opponents of Proposal 2 Run Radio Ad Against Embryonic Research

Posted on October 31, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “The opponents of Proposal 2 have launched a new ad targeting the ballot measure that would permit the unregulated and unrestricted destruction of human embryos for experimental purposes.” Visit Site » Share This

Maggie Gallagher: ?Marriage Matters: For Kids, for Parents, and for Religious Liberty?

Posted on October 31, 2008
Marriage between a man and a woman is rooted in our nature--''in biology, not bigotry''--sex between men and women makes babies, society needs babies, and babies need a father as well as a mother.

?Germany Takes A New Approach To Gay Tourism Marketing?

Posted on October 31, 2008
In their latest GayGermany campaign, the German National Tourist Office (GNTO) has unveiled a new approach to lesbian and gay travel promotion.

Arkansas: Baptists support adoption ban

Posted on October 31, 2008
Baptist leaders in Arkansas have voted on a resolution supporting a ban on unmarried couples from adopting and fostering children in Arkansas....

?Privacy? Excusing Culture Of Death

Posted on October 31, 2008
She contends that her purpose in writing the book was to show the connections between seemingly disparate issues and how they all work to harm people or the common good: contraception, abortion, assisted suicide and same-sex unions.

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