Religion & Law

2nd Cir. Judge: Pro Bono Is Antisocial

Posted on October 14, 2008
Judges sometimes say the darndest things. Take Dennis Jacobs, chief judge of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. At a Federalist Society event this week in Rochester, N.Y., he argued that pro bono work by lawyers is "antisocial" and "self-serving." The legal newspaper The Daily Record reported his comments, which were picked up and posted on the American Constitution Society Blog.

Texas: Commissioners Propose Sexually-Oriented Business Changes

Posted on October 14, 2008
County Commissioners are close to voting on new sexually-oriented business regulations. But first, they want your feedback.

Iraq contractor gets 3 years in child porn case

Posted on October 13, 2008
The AP reports: “A federal judge rejected arguments Friday from a former civilian contractor in Iraq who said his sentence for possessing child pornography should be lighter to more closely align with what military personnel would face.” Visit Site » Share This

Atheist soldier to leave Army, drops religion suit

Posted on October 13, 2008
The AP reports: An atheist soldier who accused U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Defense Department of violating his religious freedom dropped the lawsuit Friday, citing his plans to leave the Army next spring. But the Military Religious Freedom Foundation ...

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Marriage ruling not the end of debate in Conn.

Posted on October 13, 2008
The AP reports: “Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions.” Visit Site » Share This

2nd out-of-state teen abanonded at Neb. hospital

Posted on October 13, 2008
The AP reports: “This is the second time since law went into effect in July that a child from outside the state has been left at a hospital in Nebraska. To date, 18 children between the ages of 1 and 17 have been abandoned.” Visit Site » Share This

First-graders attend lesbian wedding

Posted on October 13, 2008
"A group of San Francisco first-graders took a field trip to City Hall to attend the marriage of their lesbian teacher . . . 'It really is what we call a teachable moment,' Jaroflow said."

Net program helps porn addicts

Posted on October 13, 2008
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The Financial Crisis: Lessons on the virtue of thrift

Posted on October 13, 2008
S. Michael Craven has this commentary on the Center for Christ & Culture website. He writes: I don?t claim to be a financial expert or economist; however, economics are not so much the source of this debacle as is a fundamental shift in values, namely, away from the historic Christian virtue of thrift...

Connecticut Supreme Court legalizes ?gay marriage?

Posted on October 13, 2008
Michael Foust has this report on the Baptist Press discussing the Connecticut Supreme Court’s marriage ruling.  It includes this: Alliance Defense Fund attorney Brian Raum, whose organization filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Family Research Council, criticized the ruling...

Michigan Ruling Wrongfully Denies Teen?s Distributing Pro-Life Abortion Fliers

Posted on October 13, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “A public school can prohibit a student from distributing anti-abortion leaflets in the halls in order to prevent ?hallway clutter and [...]

Obama favors female draft

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Even as the U.S. confronts two long wars, neither Sen. John McCain nor Sen. Barack Obama believes the country should take the politically perilous step of reviving the military draft. But the two presidential candidates disagree on a key foundation of any future draft: Mr...

Okla. abortion ultrasound requirement challenged

Posted on October 13, 2008
n the lawsuit filed Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court, the Center for Reproductive Rights says that the requirement intrudes on privacy, endangers health and assaults dignity.

When it comes to kids, marijuana, faith matters

Posted on October 13, 2008
WorldNetDaily reports: Parents who hope that their efforts to communicate and involve their children in their faith will keep them from falling prey to the temptations of drug use have some good news from a new study to be released tomorrow: It works...

Catholic Volunteer Violently Attacked for Distributing Prop. 8 Lawn Signs

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Christian Newswire reports: “Prop. 8 supporter, Jose Nunez, 37, was brutally assaulted while waiting to distribute yard signs to other supporters of the initiative after church services at the St. Stanislaus Parish in Modesto.” Visit Site » Share This

?Stand against Prop. 8 costs priest dearly?

Posted on October 13, 2008
The LA Times reports that a priest who “came out” and announced his opposition to Proposition 8 during a Mass has been removed from his parish. Related: ?Proposition 8 Won?t Be Easy to Defeat?: Fresno Catholic priest?s ?coming out? as barometer Share This

Texas: Jailer allegedly shoots strip club customer

Posted on October 13, 2008
ABC reports reports that a jailer shot a strip club customer after he stormed out of a strip club due to a dispute with dancers over money.  When the dancers left the club, the customer crashed his truck into their car and then drove toward the jailer who shot him...

Colorado: Boulder?s Nitro takes strip-club fight to court

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Daily Camera reports: . . . Cobb has been battling city officials since the strip club opened late last year in an alley behind the Pearl Street Mall. In a complaint filed in Boulder District Court last month, he says the city’s zoning guidelines are subjective — and accuses city officials of abusing that subjectivity [...

Oklahoma: Man hospitalized following strip club shooting

Posted on October 13, 2008
KJRH.com reports: “A man is in critical condition after being shot in the groin during a fight at an East Tulsa strip club.” Visit Site » Share This

Middle school for boys part of a trend toward single-sex education

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Baltimore Sun reports: . . . Proponents argue that single-sex schools help students concentrate on academics and improve performance. Their resurgence has come about since 2006, when the U.S. Department of Education gave school districts more leeway to develop single-gender classes and schools, and there are now about 100 nationwide...

Connecticut: ?Thousands set to marry,? other branches work to prop up redefinition of marriage

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Journal Inquirer reports: Advocates of same-sex marriage predicted thousands of couples will move quickly to benefit from Friday?s state Supreme Court decision opening marriage to all couples. Gov. M. Jodi Rell and legislative leaders from both parties indicated they now will work to revise the state?s marriage laws to conform to the ruling, rather than push [...

Proper Burial Planned Tuesday for Abortion Survivor

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Christian Newswire reports: “Shanice, a kicking, crying baby of 23 weeks gestation, survived her intended abortion only to be disposed of in a biohazard bag filled with bleach. Police found her body nine days later in a closet. All of this occurred in July 2006 at a South Florida abortion facility in Miramar that [...

Islamic Finance System ?Can Replace Capitalism?

Posted on October 13, 2008
CNSNews reports: Muslims should seize the opportunity provided by the global financial crisis to build a system based on Islamic principles, an influential Sunni cleric said on Sunday . . . The Islamist cleric told the conference that Muslims have ?all the means of power,? pointing to the oil wealth enjoyed by many Islamic nations ...

Religious bias in Connecticut?s marriage ruling?

Posted on October 13, 2008
Greg Baylor has this post on the CLS Blog wherein he questions Connecticut’s marriage ruling.  He concludes: The Connecticut Supreme Court plainly has nothing but disgust for traditional sexual ethics, even those rooted in religious commitment. Such rhetoric hardly bodes well for theologically orthodox religious groups who seek constitutional protection from the growing movement to marginalize [...

Grandmother, 72, Violently Attacked Outside Nebraska Abortion Mill

Posted on October 13, 2008
Christian Newswire reports: “On Saturday, October 11, 2008, Mary Adam, 72, was knocked to the ground and injured outside a Bellevue, Nebraska abortion clinic by the angry mother of a woman who Mary had turned away from the clinic the previous day...

California: Marriage Amendment supporters gather

Posted on October 13, 2008
ABC reports: “Several hundred people attended Friday night’s rally and prayer meeting here at the Jubilee Christian Center in San Jose. Inside the center, the mood was celebration and change. What these church goers are here to support is Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage...

Woman accused of Seattle-area brothel conspiracy

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports: A federal grand jury accused a Thai woman Friday of operating brothels in Kirkland, Bellevue and SeaTac. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Chomphoonut Dongird on Thursday on a charge of conspiracy to transport individuals in furtherance of prostitution...

The Top 15 Schools From Which the Most ?Prestigious? Law Firms Hire

Posted on October 13, 2008
LeiterRankings.com offers this report that seeks to answer this question: “Where do the most elite law firms in the United States go to hire new lawyers?” Visit Site » Share This

Maryland: Adult store is targeted

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Baltimore Sun reports: The Love Craft adult video store in North Laurel violates zoning laws and must close or move, Howard County officials say, though they expect a prolonged legal battle over the issue. The county recently lost a decade-long legal struggle to displace a similar store - the Pack Shack - on U...

More adult children support cash-strapped parents

Posted on October 13, 2008
The AP reports: . . . Even into adulthood, there is this notion that parents will be there to take care of us, emotionally or financially, possibly with a nice inheritance. That’s still the case for many families. But increasingly, adult children like Martin are finding themselves cutting into their own savings and retirement funds or even going [...

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