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?Freedom of Religious Expression in the Home Act of 2008? Proposed in Congress

Posted on September 19, 2008
How Appealing reports: “Under legislation just introduced in Congress, residents of condominiums and co-ops would be guaranteed the right to post religious displays, such as the mezuzahs installed by observant Jews, outside apartment doors.” Visit Site » Share This

Illinois: Stripper?s private dancing lands DeKalb lawyer in hot water

Posted on September 19, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports: A DeKalb lawyer was suspended for 15 months Thursday for arranging to have a female client perform nude dances for him in exchange for credit on her legal fees, a state commission said. Scott Robert Erwin, a lawyer since 1980, will begin his suspension Oct...

Connecticut: Top Democrats oppose constitutional convention

Posted on September 19, 2008
Newsday reports: Two of the state’s top elected officials urged voters Wednesday to reject a proposal on the November ballot for a convention to consider changing the Connecticut Constitution . . . If a majority [of voters] vote yes, a convention, made up of people appointed by the General Assembly, will be held to consider various amendments [...

?Straight Arizonans share message of unity in Phoenix vigil?

Posted on September 19, 2008
ABC15.com reports: A group of Valley residents are expected to gather at a Phoenix corner Tuesday night to deliver a unifying message: ‘Divisive ballot measures hurt all Arizonans.’ . . . In November, Arizona voters will vote on Prop 102, a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman ...

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Episcopal Church: House of Bishops Votes to Depose Bishop Duncan 87 to 36 with Four Abstentions

Posted on September 19, 2008
Virtue Online reports: The Episcopal Church House of Bishops today passed a resolution formally requesting that the Bishop of Pittsburgh, the Rt. Rev. Robert Duncan be deposed from the Episcopal Church for abandoning the communion of the church. By a vote of 87 to 36 with four abstentions the HOB overwhelming moved to have the evangelical [...

Top United Nations Official Wants More World Population Control Programs

Posted on September 18, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Despite the fact that underpopulation plagues much of Europe, Russia, Japan and elsewhere, a leading United Nations official is clamoring for more population control programs. At United Nations headquarters last week, the director of the UNFPA made the announcement...

Imprisoned in the American Nightmare: Freeing the silent sufferers of human trafficking and bringing their captors to justice

Posted on September 18, 2008
Officer.com carries this report: ”We used to think trafficking was only happening overseas,” adds Teresa Flores, author of “The Sacred Bath: An American Teen’s Story of Modern Day Slavery,” an account of her own victimization as a domestic sex trafficking victim...

Joe Biden to address HRC national dinner

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Washington Blade reports: “Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden will address the Human Rights Campaign national dinner in Washington, D.C., on October 4, according to a press release from HRC.” Visit Site » Share This

Washington: Olympia judges rules for same-sex benefits

Posted on September 18, 2008
The AP reports: “Thurston County Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks ruled Friday that [unemployment] benefits were owed to Dean Lake who quit his job to care for his dying partner, Tony Sisneros.” Visit Site » Share This

Florida: Strip Club Owner Sues To Keep Dancers Nude

Posted on September 18, 2008
WFTV.com reports: “David Wasserman, owner of Fantasy Gentlemen’s Club on Highway 27, says the ordinance that regulates adult entertainment licenses violates his constitutional rights. Wasserman says the dancing done at his club is considered free expression and is protected by the U...

KY strip club penalized for 14 year old dancer

Posted on September 18, 2008
14WFIE.com reports: “A Lexington strip club has been fined and its liquor license has been suspended after it was caught allowing a 14-year-old stripper to work there.” Visit Site » Share This

Utah: WordPerfect co-founder kicks in $1M to fight California marriage amendment

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Salt Lake Tribune reports: With the LDS Church prodding its members to give of their “means and time” to help eliminate same-sex marriage in California, many Utahns have funneled cash to the Golden State’s Proposition 8 campaign ...

U.S. Court Is Now Guiding Fewer Nations

Posted on September 18, 2008
The NY Times reports: Judges around the world have long looked to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court for guidance, citing and often following them in hundreds of their own rulings since the Second World War. But now American legal influence is waning...

Oregon: Onerous court rulings frustrate residents opposed to increasing strip clubs

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Oregonian reports: Several hundred frustrated residents learned this week just how little the city or state can do to stop Tualatin’s second nude dancing club from opening its doors, probably in mid-November . . . An opinion from a Portland law firm hired by the city minced no words: “Crafting ordinances that regulate adult businesses may [...

Michigan: Sexually oriented business poised to open in Thomas Township

Posted on September 18, 2008
MLive.com reports: “As Intimate Ideas stocks its shelves for its grand opening in the coming days, Thomas Township residents prepare to picket . . . The sexually oriented shop, 7886 Gratiot east of Miller, will sell lingerie, adult novelties, magazines and videos after ending a 16-month lawsuit against the township with a June 10 consent judgment...

?Anti-abortion images spark strong reactions in downtown Austin?

Posted on September 18, 2008
KVUE.com reports: Two 26-foot trucks showing images of 10-week-old aborted fetuses wound through downtown Austin this week, as part of a group’s campaign against abortion. ”Even when you do this story and say ‘these pictures are too awful to look at,’ that’s my message...

Historic Virginia School Forced to Stop Discriminating Against ?Good News Clubs?

Posted on September 18, 2008
Liberty Counsel has issued this press release: “After a federal court ruled in favor of Child Evangelism Fellowship of Virginia (CEF), against the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, the district was forced to end its discrimination against the organization’s Good News Clubs...

Remaking Humanity: ?Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population?

Posted on September 18, 2008
Christine Rosen has this post on the Ethics and Public Policy Center web site. She writes: When historians study hubris, they usually tell stories about the dazzling, cruel, or ill-fated exploits of specific people–presidents, dictators, revolutionaries...

Conference: The Future of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Ethics and Public Policy Center is promoting this conference: The Future of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy Friday, October 10, 2008 8:45 AM - 3:45 PM EPPC is pleased to co-sponsor the third of three symposia at Georgetown University commemorating the tenth anniversary of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Act...

11th Circuit upholds Hillsborough County, Fla. ordinances regulating sexually oriented businesses

Posted on September 18, 2008
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has issued a four page per curiam opinion in 5634 East Hillsborough Avenue, Inc. v. Hillsborough County, Fla., No. 07-14955 (11th Cir. Sept. 10, 2008). This case involves a challenge to the County’s ordinances regulating sexually oriented businesses...

Australia issues first license to clone human embryos

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Globe and Mail reports: he Australian government has issued its first licence allowing scientists to create cloned human embryos to try and obtain embryonic stem cells. The in vitro fertilization firm Sydney IVF was granted the licence and reportedly has access to 7,200 human eggs for its research...

Alice von Hilderbrand: The Meaning and Purpose of Marriage

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Homiletic and Pastoral Review carries this article by Alice Von Hilderbrand. The article, written from a Roman Catholic perspective, contains an interesting discussion about the means and ends of marriage. Here is a sample: The point that von Hildebrand highlights, however, is that the relationship between the marital embrace and procreation should not be [...

Federal Lawsuit Challenges District Of Columbia?s Funding Of Religious Mission

Posted on September 18, 2008
The ACLU has issued this press release that begins: “The ACLU of the National Capital Area, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the District of Columbia’s plan to grant more than $12 million in public property and cash to the Central [...

The Demise of ?Brain Death?

Posted on September 18, 2008
LifeSiteNews carries this commentary by Dr. Paul A. Byrne, M.D. who concludes: What is going to happen when it becomes better known that “brain death” was a hoax from the beginning? Do doctors and laymen not realize that destroying human life before its natural end is a heinous crime? Do they not realize that excision of [...

Albert Mohler, Jr.: Putting a Stop to Large Families

Posted on September 18, 2008
Albert Mohler, Jr. has this commentary on LifeSiteNews. He begins: These days, the issue of family size can be controversial - just ask any couple with several children. Large families are often seen as oddities and treated as an imposition. Why would anyone willingly have so many kids? Don’t they know about birth control? Few comments reveal [...

Invasive Tests Cause Two Healthy Children to Die by Miscarriage for Every Three Down Children Detected

Posted on September 18, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “The invasive procedures used to detect Down syndrome in unborn children result in the miscarriages of two healthy children for every three Down babies detected, a British study has found.” Visit Site » Share This

USCCB Applauds Proposed Conscience Regulations From HHS

Posted on September 18, 2008
The USCCB has issued this press release that begins: “Proposed government regulations to protect the conscience rights of health care professionals and institutions drew applause September 12, from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)...

Two Decisions Underscore Importance of Having a Mom and Dad

Posted on September 18, 2008
Citizen Link reports: Two key decisions Tuesday likely will lead to more children being adopted into families with a married mom and dad. In Arkansas, a liberal activist group has decided to let the voters decide on a ballot initiative that would reserve adoption for married, heterosexual couples ...

NY Appellate Court upholds ban on displaying Bible in presence of the jury

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports on the case of In People v. Williams, 2008 NY Slip Op 06889 (App. Div., Sept. 16, 2008). “A New York appellate court concluded that a murder defendant’s free exercise rights were not violated when the trial judge prohibited him from displaying his Bible in the presence of the jury...

Minnesota School Faces Issue of Accommodating Students? Prayer Times

Posted on September 18, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In Willmar, Minnesota, school officials are at odds with some Somali Muslim parents over how far the schools should go in accommodating students’ need for prayer time . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

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