Religion & Law

Amy Payne: Porn isn?t normal

Posted on July 10, 2008
Pornography can become just as addictive as any hard drug and can have just as negative an impact on family and marital relationships.

Alaska court: Tax exemption for religious school constitutional

Posted on July 10, 2008
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4602 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE July 10, 2008 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom Alaska court: Tax exemption for religious school constitutional ADF-allied attorney wins victory for two churches in important ruling ANCHORAGE, Ala...

Steve Sanders: ?The Case for a Right of Marriage Recognition: Why Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Should Protect Same-Sex Couples Who Change States?

Posted on July 10, 2008
Sanders contends "that courts should recognize a right of marriage recognition, grounded in the Fourteenth Amendment?s due process clause, which would protect same-sex couples from this kind of harmful and unwarranted discrimination."

ADF-allied attorneys set to back Florida fair funding referendum

Posted on July 10, 2008
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4601 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE July 10, 2008 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom ADF-allied attorneys set to back Florida fair funding referendum Court grants motion to intervene in support of proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent religious discrimination in public programs TALLAHASSEE, Fla...

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Persecution of Christians in Iran on the increase

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Christian Telegraph reports on increasing persecution and continued growth of Christian churches in Iran. Visit Site » Share This

White House Rally in Support of Egyptian Coptic Christians

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Christian Newswire reports: Coptic Organizations in America along with activists from Egypt, the Middle East, Europe and the United states, will conduct a peaceful demonstration in front of the White House on Wednesday July 16, 2008, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm...

Fight to Preserve Marriage Gains Strength as California Marriage Protection Act Hires Top Communications Director

Posted on July 10, 2008
The PR Newswire reports: “The proponents of Yes on Proposition 8, the California Marriage Protection Act, and ProtectMarriage.com announced today the hiring of public relations professional Jennifer Kerns as Communications Director for the statewide ballot initiative...

Mass. Legislature to vote on repeal of law preventing non-resident same-sex couples from getting ?married?

Posted on July 10, 2008
"State lawmakers are expected to vote next week on repealing a 1913 law that prevents out-of-state gay and lesbian couples from getting married in Massachusetts . . ."

On Obama?s Faith-Based Plan, the Debate?s (Still) Over Hiring Rights

Posted on July 10, 2008
The question is whether a religious organization should retain the right to base employment decisions on a person's faith when it provides services with taxpayers' money . . .

Poor need access to birth control, education: World Bank

Posted on July 10, 2008
AFP reports: “Giving women in poor nations better access to birth control and education would help to slash the number of unwanted births in the developing world, the World Bank said Thursday.” Visit Site » Share This

California: The only sex shop in Martinez closes down

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Mercury News reports: The downtown sex shop that bedeviled city leaders for years closed recently without fanfare, when the building owner chose not to renew the store’s lease . . . Stanley Kuhns, who was convicted in 1996 of having sex with a 14-year-old girl, had owned Frenche’s on Escobar Street for more than [...

Paterson Will Pick a New Chief Judge of New York

Posted on July 10, 2008
The NY Sun reports: “With Chief Judge Judith Kaye set to retire, Governor Paterson will get his chance to start remaking the state’s top court and put his mark on issues including the death penalty and gay marriage.” Visit Site » Share This

Work/Life Balance More Male Lawyers at Big Firms Taking Paternity Leave

Posted on July 10, 2008
The ABA Journal reports: “As more big law firms offer paid paternity leave, male lawyers aren?t hesitating to use the new benefit. And their numbers are increasing.” Visit Site » Share This

Pro-Lifers maintain protests outside Planned Parenthood near Texas A & M

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Battalion reports: Bryan-College Station residents may notice the individuals standing outside Planned Parenthood day to day - some may honk, others wave - but few know who they are. Shawn Carney, class of 2005 and executive director of the Coalition for Life, said the organization is made up of more than 60 churches and thousands [...

Planned Parenthood?s Denver Mega-Clinic Opens Three Months Early

Posted on July 10, 2008
Citizen Link reports: “A $6.3 million Planned Parenthood of the Rockies facility opened last week in Denver ? three months ahead of schedule.” Visit Site » Share This

Virginia Authorities Will Investigate - But Not Prosecute - Catholic Charities for Illegal Abortion Scandal

Posted on July 10, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: The Attorney for the Commonwealth of Virginia says he will investigate, but has no intentions of prosecuting, Commonwealth Catholic Charities of Richmond (CCR) for their involvement in procuring an illegal abortion for a 16-year-old Guatemalan girl in their care...

?ACLU To Fight For Religious Freedom Of American Indian Incarcerated In Wyoming?

Posted on July 10, 2008
The ACLU has issued this press release that indicates: “Corrections officials are refusing to allow Andrew John Yellowbear, a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe incarcerated since 2006, to possess bald eagle feathers ? the single most sacred religious symbol to the tribe and most American Indian...

NY AG: AT&T and AOL block child porn newsgroups

Posted on July 10, 2008
The AP reports: “Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says two of the nation’s largest Internet providers have removed newsgroups that featured child pornography.” Visit Site » Share This

Terri Schiavo?s Family Concerned About Italian Woman and Euthanasia Fight

Posted on July 10, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: The family of Terri Schiavo is concerned about an Italian woman whose father has won the right form a court to subject her to a painful euthanasia death. They fear Eluana Englaro will be dehydrated and starved to death in the same way Terri’s husband forced her to endure...

Obama?s Religious Affairs Director

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Boston Globe has this article discussing the background and activities of Barak Obama’s religious affairs director. [Joshua] DuBois, who says he found his religious and political voice while a student in Boston, heads what has become the most intensive outreach effort by a Democratic candidate to people of faith in a nation where the [...

NY: Lesbian couple sues BlueCross over denial of spousal health care benefits

Posted on July 10, 2008
"When a Buffalo lesbian couple was denied spousal health care benefits in February following their marriage in Canada two years ago, BlueCross BlueShield denied their human rights guaranteed under state law, a civil liberties group claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday...

Michigan group forms to oppose expansion of embryonic stem cell research

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Michigan Family Forum has sent an update reporting: Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation (MiCause) is a coalition of groups coming together to oppose the ballot proposal loosening restrictions on embryonic stem cell research...

It?s Time for Your Midsummer Associate?s Review

Posted on July 10, 2008
Lynne Traverse and Dimitra Kessenides report in the American Lawyer: Summer programs are, basically, extended interviews. In the eight to 12 weeks you’re with a firm, you’ll receive anywhere from six to 10 assignments. And in this economy, it should go without saying that every one counts...

UK: Warning over universities? future in the face of a declining number of 18-20 year olds

Posted on July 10, 2008
The BBC reports: Some universities will face closure or merger as they struggle to compete for a dwindling number of students over the next 20 years, vice-chancellors warn. A report for umbrella body Universities UK says unless institutions adapt quickly to the changing demographics, some institutions will become unviable...

Indiana: University attacks student for reading this book

Posted on July 10, 2008
WorldNetDaily reports on a student who is in hot water with Perdue University: “By reading the book, Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan,” in a university work break room, he was told, he was guilty of racial harassment...

FCC will take public comments for proposed new rules on product placement in children?s television programming

Posted on July 10, 2008
Parents for Ethical Marketing has this post indicating that “The FCC will be taking public comments regarding product placement rules on television.” Visit Site » Share This

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Approves An ?Informed Consent? Requirement for Abortions: The Slippery Quality of Statutory Definitions

Posted on July 10, 2008
Sherry F. Colb has this commentary on Findlaw discussing the recent Eighth Circuit ruling on South Dakota’s informed consent law. She concludes: Despite its value-laden content, the government, under existing precedents, may directly communicate with women the view that embryos and fetuses are entitled to consideration and life ...

Texas AG: School Bible course passes constitutional muster

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Houston Chroncle reports: A proposed Bible course for public schools would not violate the First Amendment, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday, although he would not approve any specific curriculum. A letter from Abbott’s office to the State Board of Education triggered conflicting interpretations...

It?s Time for Your Midsummer Associate?s Review

Posted on July 10, 2008
Lynne Traverse and Dimitra Kessenides report in the American Lawyer: Summer programs are, basically, extended interviews. In the eight to 12 weeks you’re with a firm, you’ll receive anywhere from six to 10 assignments. And in this economy, it should go without saying that every one counts...

DOJ sends ?regrets? on omitted cite

Posted on July 10, 2008
SCOTUS Blog reports: “The Justice Department has notified the Supreme Court that a legal development on the death penalty in federal law was left out of the Court?s consideration of Kennedy v. Louisiana (07-343). In that decision, on June 25, the Court ruled 5-4 that it is unconstitutional to impose the death penalty for the [...

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