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Texas Back In Court Over Some FLDS Children

Posted on August 06, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In San Angelo, Texas, state Child Protective Services is back in court in connection with children of FLDS Church members . . . In each case, the mothers involved refuse to agree to keep the children away from birth fathers, close relatives or former husbands who have either married underage [...

Malaysian Appellate Court Avoids Deciding On Right To Renounce Islam

Posted on August 06, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “The Court of Appeal sitting in Putrajaya, the federal administrative center in Malaysia, has used a technicality to reject a plea by a Muslim convert that she be permitted to renounce Islam and return to the practice of her original Christian faith...

Our Class-Action System Is Unconstitutional

Posted on August 06, 2008
George Krueger and Judd Serotta report in the Wall Street Journal: The Constitution provides for the resolution of “cases” and “controversies” between aggrieved parties. Courts are empowered to resolve those specific disputes, and not to transfer a corporate defendant’s assets to an outside organization that has not appeared before the court...

ADF attorney available to media following Prop. 8 ballot title hearing

Posted on August 06, 2008
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4635 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY August 6, 2008 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom ADF attorney available to media following Prop...

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Hearing concerns N.Y. governor?s directive ordering state agencies to recognize out-of-state same-sex ?marriages?

Posted on August 06, 2008
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4634 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY August 6, 2008 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom ADF attorney available to media following hearing in lawsuit against N...

You Still Can?t Write About Muhammad

Posted on August 06, 2008
Asra Q. Nomani reports in the Wall Street Journal: Starting in 2002, Spokane, Wash., journalist Sherry Jones toiled weekends on a racy historical novel about Aisha, the young wife of the prophet Muhammad. Ms. Jones learned Arabic, studied scholarly works about Aisha’s life, and came to admire her protagonist as a woman of courage...

?Obama says he supports LGBT adoption?

Posted on August 06, 2008
365Gay.com reports: “Barack Obama assured the LGBT community that he supported their right to adopt, in a statement he sent to the LGBT organization the Family Equality Council.” Visit Site » Share This

Cal. charter schools eye windfall

Posted on August 06, 2008
The LA Daily News reports: “State funding to build new charter schools would increase sixfold in four years - to more than $100million - under a clause tucked into a larger bill that has won strong support from traditional charter-school opponents...

U.S. Border patrol agent held at gunpoint in U.S. by Mexican military

Posted on August 06, 2008
The Washington Times reports: “A U.S. Border Patrol agent was held at gunpoint Sunday night by members of the Mexican military who had crossed the border into Arizona, but the soldiers returned to Mexico without incident when backup agents responded to assist...

Discovering Child Pornography: The Death of the Presumption of Innocence

Posted on August 06, 2008
Part III considers the rights of the defendant under the Constitution and federal statutes, finding that the refusal of discovery in child pornography cases is a clear invasion of the defendant's rights.

Ohio: Man heckles Obama about Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on August 06, 2008
The AP reports: “A man who wore press credentials and took photographs from a platform interrupted Barack Obama’s town-hall meeting Tuesday by shouting complaints that the Democratic presidential candidate had not called for the audience to say the Pledge of Allegiance...

As Marriage Declines, Church Attendance Falls

Posted on August 05, 2008
"Men are 57 percent less likely to regularly attend church if they are not married. Single women are 41 percent less likely to attend church than their married counterparts."

Leonard Link: ?ADF has been pretty much on a role in the speech code wars??

Posted on August 05, 2008
Leonard Link has this post titled: Another Chapter in the Culture Wars: 3rd Circuit Panel Invalidates Former Temple University Sexual Harassment Policy. It discusses the 3rd Circuit’s Temple University speech code ruling.� The post indicates: Alliance Defense Fund is behind this case, which sends a clear signal to the panel that the eyes of conservative court watchers [...

Phillipines Catholics protest deal expanding autonomous region for Muslims

Posted on August 05, 2008
CNA reports: “Thousands of Catholics in two southern Philippines cities on Monday demonstrated against a government agreement granting Muslims more territory and political and economic powers.” Visit Site » Share This

A Toast to Open Debate and Defend Financial Supporter of Prop. 8

Posted on August 05, 2008
Jennifer Roback Morse has this article on Townhall. She writes: I propose a toast. Let me tell you why, and to whom. Here in San Diego, gay rights activists are organizing a boycott against the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, an elegant downtown hotel with magnificent views of the San Diego Bay, Coronado Island, and the Pacific [...

Texas Attorney General Defends Moment of Silence

Posted on August 05, 2008
The Christian Post reports: In court papers filed Friday, Abbott urged the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the state’s required moment of silence, which a lower court has declared constitutional. ?The United States Constitution plainly protects young Texans? right to observe a moment of silence before school each morning,? Abbott said in a statement [...

Victory at the Third Circuit for Christian DeJohn

Posted on August 05, 2008
The ADF Center for Academic Freedom has this post discussing its recent victory against Temple University’s speech code. Related: 3rd Circuit upholds ruling against Temple University ?speech code? Temple: Another Court Decision Striking Down a Campus Speech Code Visit Site » Share This

California?s AG hears from marriage supporters

Posted on August 05, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: “Some ten protestors joined Otterstad and marched for about two hours late last week in front of the office that is part of a mammoth complex in downtown Sacramento, holding signs with sayings like ‘Jerry Brown perverts Prop...

Pope Benedict tells China: open up to Christianity

Posted on August 05, 2008
The AP reports: “Pope Benedict XVI urged China Tuesday to open up to Christianity as he visited the birthplace of a 19th century saint who died as a missionary there 100 years ago.” Visit Site » Share This

ERLC urges action on indecency bill

Posted on August 05, 2008
Baptist Press reports: Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, called for action on the bill after a federal appeals court struck down a $550,000 fine by the Federal Communications Commission against CBS . . . Land urged passage of the Protecting Children From Indecent Programming Act, S...

Michigan: Council defers decision on sex shops

Posted on August 05, 2008
Petoskey News reports: With some legal questions yet to be answered, Petoskey City Council members decided Monday to defer action on some proposed zoning rules for sexually-oriented businesses. Council members decided to have city legal counsel attend the next meeting, which is planned for Aug...

Mass. ?Adult entertainment license rejected?

Posted on August 05, 2008
The WickedLocal reports: “In front of a packed and vocal crowd at Town Hall, the Board of Selectmen last night denied End Zone Sports Pub’s application for adult entertainment, saying it is outside a special zoning district.” Visit Site » Share This

16% of Midlevel Associates Owe More than $100K on Student Loans

Posted on August 05, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: Seventy-seven percent of midlevel associates surveyed by the American Lawyer have student loan balances, and some of them owe in the six-figure range. About 16 percent report that they owe more than $100,000, the Am Law Daily reports...

Maryland Montgomery Co. referendum seen as guide to nixing transgender laws in U.S.

Posted on August 05, 2008
The Examiner.com reports: “Religious conservatives are hoping a referendum on a Montgomery County law protecting transgender people could become a template to repeal similar measures across the country.” Visit Site » Share This

NPR: ?Candidates Mum On Gay Marriage Debate?

Posted on August 05, 2008
NPR has this report that begins: “For all of the countless times the presidential candidates have laid out their positions on the war, the economy and health care, there is one issue that they haven’t talked about much: gay marriage.” Visit Site » Share This

7th Circuit: Freedom from Religion Foundation lacks standing to challenge ?pastoral care? provided by the VA?s Chaplain Service

Posted on August 05, 2008
Freedom From Religion Foundation objected to four specific aspects of the chaplaincy including the clinical focus of the Chaplain Service, the provision of pastoral care to VA outpatients; and the integration of spirituality/religion into VA treatment programs.

Matt Bowman to William Saletan: Thou shall not kill even in the name of birth control

Posted on August 05, 2008
William Saletan fails to see the difference between taking a pill that is designed to stop pregnancy by any means necessary?including killing?and engaging in activities that are good or neutral in themselves and have nothing to do with targeting children.

California Court Finds No Curfew Violation By Student Educated At Home

Posted on August 05, 2008
The Pacific Justice Institute has issued this press release that reports: “A sixteen year old student enrolled in an independent study program through a private school was detained by the police while on his way to meet with a tutor. The student produced his school ID card for the officer, but to no avail...

Washington Poll Shows Support for Measure to Legalize Assisted Suicide

Posted on August 05, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “A new poll shows a plurality of voters favor a measure appearing on the November ballot in Washington that would make the state the second to legalize assisted suicide. Only Oregon currently allows the grisly practice and I-1000 would have Washington state follow suit...

New Web Site Clearinghouse Features Info on Abortion?s Risks, Complications

Posted on August 05, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “An organization that is one of the leading research institutions on the physical, medical and mental health problems women face after abortion has launched a new web [...]

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