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The Community Defense Reporter Online

Posted on September 23, 2008
The August 2008 edition of the Community Defense Reporter is now available online via the Community Defense Counsel.

McCain, Obama wary of fueling marriage debate

Posted on September 23, 2008
The AP reports: “Proposed bans on same-sex marriage are on the ballot in three important states this fall, rousing passions on both sides, yet neither John McCain nor Barack Obama seems eager to push the issue high on their campaign agendas . . ...

Backers of California marriage amendment are out-fundraising opponents

Posted on September 23, 2008
"The Yes on Prop. 8 campaign has raised $17.8 million, compared to its opponents' $12.4 million."

California: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Tied to Obama Factor

Posted on September 23, 2008
The NY Times reports: Could Senator Barack Obama?s popularity among black voters hurt gay couples in California who want to marry? That is the concern of opponents of Proposition 8, a measure on the November ballot that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, which was legalized in May by the State Supreme Court...

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FRC to Host Book Event on Making Sense of the Abortion Experience

Posted on September 23, 2008
FRC has issued this press release: “Family Research Council, will host a women’s health book lecture with Michaelene Fredenberg, founder and creator of Abortion Changes You, and author of Changed: Making Sense of Your Own or a Loved One’s Abortion Experience...

L.A. Protesters Take Aim at Bolthouse Farms over Prop. 8 support

Posted on September 23, 2008
In front of a busy supermarket on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, a handful of protesters on Saturday stood up against Bolthouse Farms, a produce grower whose founder contributed $100,000 to get Proposition 8 -- the initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in California -- on the ballot.

Gingrich urges vote against ?stupid? Paulson plan

Posted on September 23, 2008
The Hill reports: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that any lawmaker who votes for the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout package, which he called a ?dead loser,? will face defeat in November . . . ?I thought if [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin had written that, I?d understand it,? Gingrich said...

Colorado 5th Grader Suspended For Anti-Obama Shirt

Posted on September 23, 2008
FoxNews reports: “An 11-year-old in Aurora says his first amendment rights are being trampled after he was suspended for wearing a homemade shirt that reads ‘Obama is a terrorist’s best friend.’” Visit Site » Share This

New Report Finds Black, Older, Poor Women More Likely to Have Abortions

Posted on September 23, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “A new report from the research group associated with Planned Parenthood expands on its previous report showing abortions at their lowest point [...]

Australian Archbishop Says Catholic Hospitals Set to Close in Face of Mandatory Abortion Bill

Posted on September 23, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has warned that, in the event that a new bill passes the Victoria Parliament requiring that all medical personnel either perform abortions or give abortion referrals, all Catholic hospital maternity and emergency departments could close, lest Catholic doctors and nurses be forced to go against Catholic teaching and their [...

Kentucky Court Upholds Constitution, Rejects Illegal ?Gay? Adoption

Posted on September 23, 2008
Liberty Counsel has issued this press release that reports: The Kentucky Court of Appeals has strongly rebuked an activist lower family court for allowing a lesbian woman to illegally adopt her female companion’s child, in clear violation of both Kentucky law and the Kentucky state constitution...

Look Who?s Irrational Now: Study shows religion insulates against superstition

Posted on September 23, 2008
Mollie Ziegler has this commentary in the Wall Street Journal. She writes: The reality is that the New Atheist campaign, by discouraging religion, won’t create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass superstition...

Catholic Bishops Warn Congress on Pro-Abortion ?Freedom of Choice Act?

Posted on September 23, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “The head of pro-life outreach for the nation’s Catholic bishops has sent a letter to members of Congress warning them about a bill that could be the [...]

Hanoi: Church must end vigils or face legal action

Posted on September 23, 2008
The AP reports: “Communist authorities in Hanoi have threatened to take legal action against the city’s archbishop unless he immediately disbands illegal prayer vigils to demand the return of former church lands, state media reported Monday...

Denver Post: Vote ?no? on Amendment 48, Personhood Amendment

Posted on September 23, 2008
The Denver Post has this editorial that begins: Colorado voters should reject a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would define a fertilized human egg as a human being. Such a change would usher in a host of legal problems, contradict U...

Judge won?t drop LA obscenity case after mistrial

Posted on September 23, 2008
The AP reports: . . . As opening statements were under way at Ira Isaacs’ trial in June, the Los Angeles Times reported that Judge Alex Kozinski had posted sexually explicit materials on his personal Web site. He recused himself and declared a mistrial...

With Wall Street in turmoil, some turn to religion

Posted on September 23, 2008
Reuters reports: As financial workers suffer through tumultuous times on Wall Street, some are turning to an old source of solace: religion . . . People are just sitting there, praying or crying and definitely exhausted. There has definitely been an increase in the number of people who have come in,” he said in his office after [...

Ireland?s Abortion Law Gets Help from U.S.

Posted on September 23, 2008
CBN reports: Currently, abortion in Ireland is illegal in most cases. But three Irish women who traveled out of the country to get abortions are hoping to overturn the law. The case could impact abortion laws throughout the entire European Union. “This definitely has the potential to be the Roe v...

ADF offers ?See You at the Pole? students free legal backing

Posted on September 23, 2008
?The only wall that prevents religious expression is the ACLU?s, not Thomas Jefferson?s,? Cortman added. ?Our government and courts have already spoken: Students have a constitutional right to peacefully participate in ?See You at the Pole? . . .

125,000 more abortions per year under proposed ?Freedom of Choice Act?

Posted on September 23, 2008
. . . 125,000 children (added to the existing 1.3 million abortions) . . . will be killed . . . every year after FOCA is passed. FOCA is indeed a staggering expansion of abortion, both in principle and in actual lives lost.

Lifting the Floor: Sex, Class, and Education - ?third wave feminism?

Posted on September 23, 2008
This paper was written for a conference on third wave feminism. Third wave feminism recognizes the importance of "raising the floor," and this paper - from two second wave feminists - helps in developing an agenda for achieving that goal.

The Ten Commandments Cases: A View From Within

Posted on September 23, 2008
It suggests that the Court's new reliance on examining the context of the public display of original symbols assumes an observer who ignores a reading of historical intent...

Thou Shalt Use the Equal Protection Clause for Religion Cases (Not Just the Establishment Clause)

Posted on September 23, 2008
Thou Shalt Use the Equal Protection Clause for Religion Cases (Not Just the Establishment Clause) Susan Gellman and Susan Looper-Friedman, 10 U. Pa. J. Const. L. 665 (2008) (An excerpt is below. To view the full text, please use Westlaw, Lexis, a law library or alternative source...

LA Times: Do tax laws gag the clergy?

Posted on September 23, 2008
"The point is not whether pastors actually will speak on the issues of candidates and elections . . ., but whether the government has the right to tell them they cannot under threat of losing their tax-exempt status, which is not a gift but a right."

Binormativity and the Construction of Parenthood

Posted on September 23, 2008
Given where we are, at the demise of the marital regime and the potential rise of the biological one, it seems appropriate to ask some fundamental questions about why the law should care about biological parenthood.

Prop. 4 - Parents should be notified before teen?s abortion

Posted on September 22, 2008
Steve Francis has this commentary on the San Francisco Chronicle site: “California voters will have an opportunity to decide whether teenage girls should have stronger legal protections for their physical and emotional health. Supporting Proposition 4 on the November ballot can keep parents as a guiding force in a turbulent world...

Participation in ?See You at the Pole? is Constitutional

Posted on September 22, 2008
The North Carolina Family Policy Council has this post discussing the constitutionality of “See You at the Pole” activities. It links to ADF resources. Visit Site » Share This

Texas: County approves new sexually oriented business ordinance

Posted on September 22, 2008
The El Paso Times reports: Sexually oriented businesses in the county will now have to comply with regulations about where they can be located and how they can present themselves to the community . . . The main restriction on the businesses such as strip clubs, sex shops and adult theaters is a requirement that [...

Palm Springs City Council decries state ballot measure

Posted on September 22, 2008
The Desert Sun reports: “The Palm Springs City Council voted 3-0-2 Wednesday to oppose a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in California, saying it’s a civil rights issue that is making an economic impact in the city.” Visit Site » Share This

See You at the Pole at 7 a.m. Wednesday

Posted on September 22, 2008
The Baptist Press reports: “Students across the nation will gather to pray at the flagpole in front of their schools Wednesday as part of See You at the Pole, the annual student-led, student-initiated prayer event begun in 1990.” Visit Site » Share This

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