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Religious Bias Filings Up

Posted on October 16, 2008
The WSJ reports: Mass firings at meatpacking plants in Colorado and Nebraska last month highlight growing conflicts over how to accommodate religion in the workplace. The plants, owned by the U.S. unit of Brazil’s JBS SA, collectively fired about 200 Muslim Somali workers who walked off the job over prayer disputes ...

Judges Make the Debate

Posted on October 16, 2008
Jonathan Adler has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy that carries portions of the transcript from last night’s Presidential debate. Visit Site » Share This

Europe?s Mosques Move from Back Alleys to Boulevards

Posted on October 16, 2008
The real issue of debate . . . Muslims in Germany want to become more visible -- they are no longer content to have their places of worship largely hidden from public view . . .

?Equal protection? an inadequate argument for redefining marriage

Posted on October 16, 2008
"A denial of equal protection, then, would mean that the law prohibits gay men from marrying women. I seriously doubt there is [such] a legal ban anywhere . . . "

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Privileging and Protecting Schoolhouse Religion

Posted on October 16, 2008
To what extent does federal law protect public school students from religious discrimination?

UK: ?Big sky thinking: Why home schooling must be saved from the bureaucrats?

Posted on October 16, 2008
The Independent carries this report discussing the experience and concerns of one homeschooling family in England. Visit Site » Share This

Texas Appoints 3 Anti-Evolutionists To Curriculum Review Panel

Posted on October 16, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “Yesterday’s Dallas News reports that conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education have appointed three supporters of teaching intelligent design or creationism to a six-member review committee for science curriculum standards in Texas schools...

Hispanic Catholics: the Fastest Growing Voting Bloc

Posted on October 16, 2008
Surveys show that most Hispanics oppose abortion and attend church more often than the general population.

Dutch abortion ship sparks controversy in Spain

Posted on October 16, 2008
AFP reports: “A Spanish pro-life group said it plans to protest the arrival on Thursday of a Dutch boat that is offering to provide abortions that circumvent Spain’s strict laws.” Visit Site » Share This

Abortion plans for Northern Ireland abandoned due to peace process

Posted on October 16, 2008
The Telegraph reports: Pro-choice Labour MPs had been preparing to table an amendment to the Embryology Bill that would allow terminations in Northern Ireland, the only part of Britain where the procedure remains illegal. They have scrapped the move after being privately warned by ministers that with the Stormont executive close to collapse, it could tip the [...

Okla. mayor nixes plan to help fund Jesus statue

Posted on October 16, 2008
The AP reports: “The mayor of this conservative Oklahoma City suburb on Wednesday retreated from a board’s decision to help buy a bronze sculpture depicting Jesus Christ and said a private group will buy out the city’s commitment. ‘We’re not looking for a lawsuit,’ Edmond Mayor Dan O’Neil said...

Missouri appeals court hears ?Choose Life? case

Posted on October 16, 2008
The AP reports: “A federal appeals court in St. Louis is hearing arguments in a lawsuit over Missouri’s ‘Choose Life’ license plates.” As the article mentions, this is an ADF suit. Visit Site » Share This

Visiting Panel of Judges to Hear Suit Over Pa. Judges? Pay Raise

Posted on October 16, 2008
Shannon P. Duffy has this post in the Legal Intelligencer.� It reports: . . . The suit alleges that the leadership of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, together with Gov. Rendell and the former Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, Ralph J. Cappy, conspired to violate the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights by passing the pay raise legislation in a manner that [...

7th Circuit: No taxpayer standing in Establishment challenges to congressional grants that have been paid and expired

Posted on October 16, 2008
After Hein, taxpayers continue to have standing to sue for alleged Establishment Clause violations . . . but this standing extends only to suits to enjoin the violation.

Media stunned by scope of grassroot support for Cal. marriage amendment, Proposition 8

Posted on October 15, 2008
Several reporters were so skeptical that a ?million lawn sign grassroots effort? would really materialize. We could easily have used two million!

Baltimore Judge Orders Visitation for Lesbian Co-Parent

Posted on October 15, 2008
Leonard Link reports: “Finding that ‘exceptional circumstances’ had been established in the case of a lesbian co-parent seeking visitation with the child borne by her former partner during their relationship, Baltimore Circuit Judge Lawrence R...

The Last Acceptable Prejudice: An epidemic of Down Syndrome abortions.

Posted on October 15, 2008
Gary Bauer and Daniel Allott have this article on National Review. They write: “But numerous studies have shown that children with Down Syndrome affect their families more positively than negatively, and help cultivate virtues like kindness, empathy, and respect for diversity...

Ark. pastor challenges IRS with pro-McCain sermon

Posted on October 15, 2008
The AP reports: In a predominantly black church in a city known for its past racial strife, Bishop Robert Smith is taking sides . . . “You never heard him once say you should vote for this person. He just said, `This is who I’m going to vote for and here are the principles behind it,’” said [...

Abortion, Population and Eugenics

Posted on October 15, 2008
Bill Muehlenberg has this post on his Culture Watch Blog: Every reason offered for abortion is a bad reason. But there is one reason often thrown around which is not only bad, but dumb. I refer to those who argue that abortion is necessary because it helps to control our overpopulation crisis...

Iowa Judicial Retention Elections: For Conscientious Voters, Ignorance is NOT Bliss

Posted on October 15, 2008
The Iowa Family Policy Council Action has emailed a report that begins: According to Article 1, Section 2 of the Iowa Constitution, ?All political power is inherent in the people.? It is for this reason that officeholders, including judges, are required to periodically go before the voters...

?Trial Ends in Challenge to Florida Anti-Gay Adoption Ban?

Posted on October 15, 2008
The ACLU reports: “The LGBT Project and the ACLU of Florida recently completed a trial in juvenile court in Miami challenging a Florida law that bars lesbians and gay men from adopting in the state. The ACLU is representing a gay man, Martin Gill, who, along with his partner of eight years, has been raising [...

Albert Mohler: The Abortion Question and the Future

Posted on October 15, 2008
Albert Mohler has posted this article on his blog. He begins: The shadow of abortion looms large over the American conscience.� Over thirty years after Roe v. Wade, the abortion controversy has not gone away.� If the U.S. Supreme Court majority really thought that their decision to create a new “right” to abortion would resolve the [...

NM: City Reaches Settlement With Sex Shop

Posted on October 15, 2008
KOAT.com reports: “‘Seductions’ at Juan Tabo and Menaul had been cited since the summer for devoting too much of its floor space to selling adult novelties, which violated zoning codes for the building according to city officials. The city had threatened to shut the business down because of the violations...

NC: Abortion foes aim to sway minds

Posted on October 15, 2008
The Winston-Salem Journal reports on a 40 Days of Life vigil in Winston-Salem, NC: Halfway through a 40-day protest, abortion opponents here say that they can count two “saves” — women who decided not to have an abortion after encountering their sidewalk campaign...

Florida: It?s about marriage, period

Posted on October 15, 2008
Terry Kemple has this article on the St. Petersburg Times. He writes: Now, the spokesmen for the groups opposing Amendment 2 won’t even acknowledge that it’s about marriage, even though the Supreme Court clearly said that marriage is exactly what it is about...

Muslim fired from nuclear warship job seeks review

Posted on October 15, 2008
The AP reports: A Muslim scientist who lost his security clearance and his job at a nuclear warship components plant deserves an administrative hearing to learn more about why he was fired and to ensure Department of Energy regulations were followed, his attorney told a federal judge Tuesday...

NY court hears appeal in marriage case

Posted on October 15, 2008
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports: A state appeals court heard arguments today on whether New York can give equal benefits to same-sex couples married in other jurisdictions . . . Brian Raum, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, argued that since same-sex marriages cannot legally be performed in New York, the state cannot recognize them [...

$68.7 Million Paid in Out-Of-Court Settlements by Contraceptive Patch Manufacturer

Posted on October 15, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Legal documents have shown that the manufacturer of one of the world’s most popular long-term contraceptive drugs has paid out at least US $68.7 million in out-of-court settlements over side effects of the drug ...

Poll: Over 90% of Americans Want Limits on Abortion

Posted on October 15, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “A new poll conducted for the Knights of Columbus by the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion between Sept. 24 and Oct. 3, 2008 showed that almost all Americans think abortion should be restricted. The pollsters conducted over 1700 interviews with Americans across the country...

Lecture: ?The Defense of the West: How to Respond to the Islamist Challenge?

Posted on October 15, 2008
The Ethics and Public Policy Center is sponsoring this lecture: The Honorable Rick Santorum and The Ethics and Public Policy Center cordially invite you to attend the lecture “The Defense of the West: How to Respond to the Islamist Challenge” with Professor Roger Scruton on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 from 6:00 - 7:30 p...

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