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Albert Mohler: ?Rights Talk? in California ? Confusing the Same-Sex ?Marriage? Issue

Posted on August 12, 2008
In her 1991 book, Rights Talk: The Impoverishment of Political Discourse, Glendon defined the problem as "our increasing tendency to speak of what is most important to us in terms of rights, and to frame nearly every social controversy as a clash of rights...

Colorado may elect the ?third openly gay member of Congress?

Posted on August 12, 2008
Time reports: “If he wins Tuesday’s closely contested race for the seat Senate-contender Mark Udall is vacating in Colorado’s second congressional district, the 33-year-old Internet mogul will almost assuredly join Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank as just the third openly gay member of Congress ? and become the first openly gay man elected to [...

Court of Appeals turns down appeal over Cal. Marriage Amend. Ballot language

Posted on August 12, 2008
365Gay.com reports: “The Project Marriage Coalition said it made the decision after a state appeals court in Sacramento turned down an urgent appeal of a lower court ruling that upheld Attorney General Jerry Brown?s definition of the proposed constitutional amendment ...

ACLJ Welcomes Court?s Dismissal of ACLU Contempt Charge Against Ohio Judge

Posted on August 12, 2008
ACLJ reports: “The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is pleased to announce that a U.S. District Court sitting in Cleveland has formally dismissed a motion brought by the ACLU of Ohio to hold in contempt of court Richland County Judge James DeWeese for displaying in his Mansfield courtroom a poster entitled ‘Philosophies of [...

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Alan Keyes: ?2-party system: No choice but evil?

Posted on August 12, 2008
Alan Keyes has this commentary on WorldNetDaily that begins: I remember reading somewhere that societies in decline reach a point where they are so corrupt that attempted remedies only reveal and further aggravate the causes of their demise. Sometimes I’m tempted to believe that the American Republic has passed well beyond this point, that our [...

Natural Family Planning, Radical Openness to Life Gains Ground in Protestant Circles

Posted on August 12, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: After decades of division over issues surrounding fertility and the moral issues inherent to procreation, many protestants are now turning away from the contraceptive culture and towards Natural Family Planning (NFP), a completely natural method, that allows couples to “space” children without the use of artificial contraceptives...

Terri Schiavo, Persistent Vegetative State, and Materialist Neuroscience

Posted on August 12, 2008
PVS is the only modern medical diagnosis that denies the personhood of a patient, and thus is fraught with logical and ethical problems.

What does ?homophobia? really mean?

Posted on August 12, 2008
By ?homophobic? disapproval, I mean disapproval of others? desires motivated by fear that one shares in those desires.

Wall Street Journal: South Dakota Abortion Vote Draws Attention

Posted on August 12, 2008
Two years ago, South Dakota voters rejected an abortion ban . . . But polls then showed that many who voted against the ban would have switched sides if the proposal had made exceptions for women impregnated through rape or incest.

Maine considers making techs report child porn

Posted on August 12, 2008
The AP reports: “State lawmakers will consider a proposal that would require computer repair technicians to report any child porn they discover to law enforcement officials.” Visit Site » Share This

Socialist Forces in Ecuador Desecrate Eucharist in Conflict over new ?Abortionist? Constitution

Posted on August 12, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “In response to criticisms by the nation’s Catholic bishops regarding pro-abortion and anti-family language in Ecuador’s new proposed Constitution, a group of people entered a chapel in Guayaquil, grabbed the Eucharistic host that was exposed for adoration, tore it apart, spat on it, and stepped on it, according to ACI Prensa...

New York City Has Extremely High Abortion Rate Despite Free Birth Control

Posted on August 12, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: . . . While a survey from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a part of Planned Parenthood, shows fewer than 20 percent of all pregnancies nationwide end in abortion, 72 pregnancies end in abortion in New York for every 100 births. More than 250 abortions are done every day in New York City at more [...

Columnist Says Proposed Democratic Party Platform Fully Pro-Abortion

Posted on August 12, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “. . . the platform contains an uncompromising statement saying abortions should be allowed throughout pregnancy and paid for by taxpayers across the country.” Visit Site » Share This

Senate Abortion Advocates Continue Blocking Bush Pro-Life Judicial Pick

Posted on August 12, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Abortion advocates in the U.S. Senate continue to hold up a pro-life former state legislator President Bush selected to become a Wyoming federal judge. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Richard Honaker in February but may never take a vote on his nomination...

UK: Universities accused of ?fixing? admissions

Posted on August 12, 2008
The Telegraph reports: An investigation by this newspaper has uncovered plans by several leading universities to ignore the new award because it will mean offering more places to independent school pupils. The A* grade was introduced by ministers because universities were finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish between [...

Federal Court: N.Y. Had Right to Halt Medicaid Funding for Gender Reassignment

Posted on August 12, 2008
"A federal court has held that New York state had the right to stop using Medicaid funds to cover the cost of gender reassignment treatments for a 48-year-old plaintiff who has been living as a woman since the age of 20."

Jennifer Roback Morse: The New Civil Rights Movement

Posted on August 12, 2008
Jennifer Roback Morse has this post on the National Catholic Register website. She writes: “But I issue them this challenge: Black America has made significant progress since the first civil rights movement. Today, any significant improvements in black well-being will have to include a renewal of marriage and the restoration of black fathers to the [...

Richard Posner: ?The Economics of Gay Marriage?

Posted on August 12, 2008
Judge Richard Posner of the 7th Circuit has this post on the Becker-Posner Blog discussing the economics of marriage redefinition. Prof. Gary Becker has a similar post. Share This

Integrating International Legal Norms into Domestic Law to Protect the Rights of Middle Eastern Diasporas

Posted on August 12, 2008
With regard to diasporas of Middle Eastern origins, those laws are often influenced by Islamophobia and the global War on Terror.

The Immanent Structure of Free Speech Doctrine: Bong Hits, Jesus, and the Role of the Public Schools in Controlling Student Speech

Posted on August 12, 2008
This Article is the first in a series that seeks to uncover the immanent structure of free speech doctrine.

Study: Women rise in state government leadership

Posted on August 12, 2008
The AP reports: The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the percentage nearly mirroring their representation in the general population in six states, a study has found. Visit Site » Share This

New ABA President Speaks Out on Judiciary

Posted on August 12, 2008
Tony Mauro reports on the Legal Times: The ABA’s House of Delegates will be voting Monday or Tuesday on recommendations to improve the federal process by encouraging more and earlier bipartisan consultations on vacancies and possible nominees. The measures call on senators to create bipartisan commissions to recommend qualified nominees, ask presidents to consult with senators [...

College Raises Church-State Issues By Program Offered Through A Church

Posted on August 12, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “Inside Higher Ed today reports on problems faced by North Carolina Central University, a part of the University of North Carolina system. The campus violated UNC rules by opening an out-of-state program housed at a Georgia megachurch, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church...

8th Circuit Upholds Prison Grooming Rules In Split Decision

Posted on August 12, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In Fegans v. Norris, (8th Cir., Aug. 11, 2008), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, rejected an Assemblies of Yahwah adherent’s challenge to Arkansas grooming regulations for prisoners...

David Limbaugh: The ?Making Abortion Rare? Hoax

Posted on August 12, 2008
David Limbaugh has this commentary on Townhall that begins: ABC reports that the group “Democrats for Life,” whose title gives new meaning to “oxymoronic,” decided last week not to press the Democratic Party to restore a life-tolerant “conscience clause” to its party platform...

ADF attorney on WDET Public Radio: Defending a Wayne State U. Pro-Life group

Posted on August 12, 2008
ADF attorney Joe Martins appeared on WDET Public Radio Detroit to discuss ADF’s suit against Wayne State University for denying a pro-life group student equal access. The mp3 file is here. It runs just over 13 minutes. Related: University denies students funds for pro-life week Wayne State University denies funds, access to pro-life student group, ADF sues Visit Site [...

Patrick J. Buchanan: A Catholic Case Against Barack

Posted on August 12, 2008
Patrick J. Buchana has this commentary on Townhall. He writes: In the Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama rolled up more than 90 percent of the African-American vote. Among Catholics, he lost by 40 points . . . But if Barack had a problem with Catholics then, he has a far higher hurdle to surmount [...

Legal Experts Weigh Implications of Temple U. Speech Case

Posted on August 11, 2008
Higher-education lawyers who have spent the week parsing Monday's appeals-court ruling in a Temple University free-speech case say the decision may make it harder for colleges to prohibit discrimination and harassment while promoting the open exchange of ideas.

Pro-Life Group Wins Free Speech Suit

Posted on August 11, 2008
Lawyers for the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a suit on behalf of Rock of Life after the university insisted the student group relocate its pro-life displays to less prominent areas of campus.

San Diego: Christian Marriage Movement?s Ground Zero

Posted on August 11, 2008
San Diego is quickly earning a reputation as the ground zero of the Christian marriage movement.

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