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IMAPP: June Marriage Law Digest

Posted on July 08, 2008
The June Issue Marriage Law Digest by the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy is now online. Visit Site » Share This

Georgia: Dad of Pakistani descent kills daughter for rejecting arranged marriage

Posted on July 08, 2008
ABC reports: “A Georgia father of Pakistani descent allegedly strangled his 25-year-old daughter because she wanted to get out of an arranged marriage to a man she had not seen in months, according to police in Clayton County, Ga.” Visit Site » Share This

Did Roe v. Wade Reduce Crime?

Posted on July 07, 2008
Paul Cassell has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy. He writes: John Lott has this very interesting article about the thesis that Roe v. Wade reduced crime. The thesis has been most prominently advanced by economists John Donohue and Steven Levitt ...

Bishop Henry on Alberta?s Human Rights Act: ?Path of Conscientious Objection ? Ought to Be Respected?

Posted on July 07, 2008
Zenit includes the text of the Bishop’s letter to Premier Ed Stelmach of Alberta which begins: I have raised the issue of the Alberta Human Rights Commission several times with you in the past eighteen months. On each of those occasions, you said that you understood the issues and shared my concerns...

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Justice Ginsburg: Don?t Judge U.S. By 7-Year Period

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Blog of the Legal Times reports: “I would not judge our country by seven years,” Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an audience in Vienna, Austria, according to the ABA Journal web site. Visit Site » Share This

Church of England votes to allow women bishops

Posted on July 07, 2008
AFP reports: “The Church of England voted Monday to allow the ordination of women bishops following a divisive debate which pitched conservatives against liberals, British media reported.” Visit Site » Share This

Massachusetts: ?Cops take aim at Brighton brothels: Seek to shut down online sex rings?

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Boston Herald reports: “Boston police are cracking down on roving Brighton brothels, deploying undercover decoys to infiltrate the illicit online sex rings in an all-out effort to wipe out the blight of neighborhood prostitution . . . But the trend in transsexual prostitution is an emerging phenomenon, cops said ...

El Paso, Texas: Public to weigh in on strip clubs

Posted on July 07, 2008
The El Paso Times: Strip clubs, adult bookstores and adult theaters may soon face county restrictions after years of operating with nearly no local oversight. El Paso County Commissioners Court on Thursday will have a public hearing to allow people to voice their opinions about the effects of such businesses on the community ...

Wisconsin: Strip club wants OK for underage customers

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Milwaukee Sentinel Journal reports: “A Walker’s Point strip club is once again trying to obtain a license to allow 18- to 20-year-olds to enter the club, even though it serves alcohol.” Visit Site » Share This

UK Catholic, Muslim Doctors May be Forced to Refer for Abortion

Posted on July 07, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “The British Medical Association’s (BMA) policy-making body will consider a proposal to remove the rights of conscience that allow doctors to refuse to commit or refer women for abortions. The proposal will be considered at the BMA’s upcoming Annual General Meeting, 7-10 July...

Oregon: City tries to block strip club near school

Posted on July 07, 2008
The AP reports: “. . . Oregon bans cities from discriminating against strip clubs in commercial zones, so the city is going after the club’s ability to serve liquor . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Georgia: Five Charged in Sex Trafficking Ring

Posted on July 07, 2008
11Alive.com reports: “Five people have been accused of bringing women to Atlanta from Mexico and then forcing some of them to become prostitutes, sometimes servicing between 20 to 30 men a night, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday . . ...

UK: Tolerate sharia, yes, but never respect it

Posted on July 07, 2008
Minette Marrin has this article in the Times Online that begins: “One of life?s many mysteries is the question of why the lord chief justice Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the most senior judge in England, was moved to speak out in public about sharia...

Kansas City Star v. Kline

Posted on July 07, 2008
Tom Hess has this article on Citizen Link discussing the Kansas City Star’s crusade against Phil Kline, who is prosecuting Planned Parenthood. Share This

Christians are arrested in Yemen for handing out Bibles

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Christian Telegraph reports: “Seven Christians have been arrested in Yemen, and their future is uncertain, reports MNN.” The article also indicates that the Christians are converts who face torture. Visit Site » Share This

Neopaganism growing quickly

Posted on July 07, 2008
Electa Draper reports on the Denver Post: Their numbers roughly double about every 18 months in the United States, Canada and Europe, according to the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Neopaganism, whether a careful reconstruction of ancient practice or a completely modern interpretation of ancient lore, is now among the country’s fastest-growing religions...

After decades of repression and marginalization, Christianity rises rapidly in China

Posted on July 07, 2008
Evan Osnos reports in St. Louis Today: Christianity ? repressed, marginalized and, in many cases, illegal in China for more than half a century ? is sweeping the country. By some estimates, Christian churches, most of them underground, now have roughly 70 million members, as many as the Communist Party itself...

First lesbian couple in Iceland ?marries? in church

Posted on July 07, 2008
The Christian Telegraph reports: “Katrín Thóra Vídisdóttir and Erla Björk Pálmadóttir will today become the first lesbian couple in Iceland to have their cohabitation validated in church, following a recent law amendment. It is debated whether such a validation can be defined as marriage, reports Iceland Review online...

Bishops Investigate Report: 39 Abortions, 9684 Sterilizations Performed in Texas Catholic Hospitals

Posted on July 07, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “An anonymous report providing evidence from government statistics has indicated that 23 Catholic hospitals in Texas performed 39 abortions and 9684 sterilizations between 2000 and 2003.” Visit Site » Share This

?Does Gay Marrige Affect Me??

Posted on July 07, 2008
Brett Urig has a post on the Center for Arizona Policy Blog discussing the question. Visit Site » Share This

?Gays: ?The Out Club? on Christian Campuses?

Posted on July 07, 2008
Newsweek reports: “While in the secular world some colleges are debating whether to designate special restrooms for transgendered students, Christian colleges are pondering whether to allow gay students to organize at all.” Visit Site » Share This

ADF attorney available to media following ?right of conscience? hearing

Posted on July 07, 2008
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4598 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY July 7, 2008 ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 ADF attorney available to media following ?right of conscience? hearing WHO: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley WHAT: Answering questions from the media following oral arguments in Stormans v...

Movie review: Struggle for the soul in ?Sword?

Posted on July 07, 2008
Joe Garofoli has this movie review in the San Francisco Chronicle. He begins: In our current political environment, where conservative evangelical Christians leaders have a direct line to the highest levels of government, it takes guts to ask why so many horrible things continue to be done in the name of Christianity...

Albert Mohler: Just What Are Schools to Do? The Aims and Purposes of Education

Posted on July 07, 2008
. . . any debate over education is an ideological debate -- a worldview clash. There is no neutrality in education. The education is designed to produce some kind of result, some kind of citizen. There is no way that this can be separated from character, morality, and worldview ...

Judicial Nominee Could Face Trouble Over Copying Issue

Posted on July 07, 2008
The ABA Journal reports on the nomination of Michael O?Neill, now an associate law professor at George Mason law school, to a seat on the Washington, D.C., federal district court. Visit Site » Share This

Canadian Human Rights Commission Dismisses Charges Against Catholic Magazine

Posted on July 07, 2008
Religion Clause Blog reports that the Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint against a Catholic magazine that was filed due to its opposition to homosexual behavior. Visit Site » Share This

European Commission adopts anti-discrimination measure

Posted on July 07, 2008
Religion Clause Blog reports: “On July 2, the European Commission announced its adoption of a proposed anti-discrimination directive that broadly prohibits discrimination on various grounds, including religion.” The measure includes protections based on sexual orientation...

Connecticut: Bethel church wants judge to overturn zoning ruling

Posted on July 07, 2008
The News-Times reports: “A Christian congregation in Bethel is appealing a decision from the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals that prohibits it from building a new church on Shelter Rock Lane.” Hat tip Religion Clause Blog. Visit Site » Share This

Florida Court: Homelessness alone is not grounds to remove child from parents

Posted on July 07, 2008
A three-judge panel of the Third District Court of Appeal, in an opinion reversing a ruling by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Valerie R. Manno Schurr, said being homeless is not sufficient cause to take children from their parents.

Ken Connor: Big Bang on the Bayou

Posted on July 07, 2008
Ken Connor has this Townhall commentary on the newly adopted “Lousiana Science and Education Act”, which allows educators to promote “critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of a variety of scientific theories including, but not limited to, evolution, the origins of life, global warming, and human cloning...

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