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Wisconsin School District Sued For Permitting Free Use of Buildings By Religious Groups

Posted on April 30, 2008
"The Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed suit against the Rio (WI) Community School District and the Wisconsin state Superintendent of Public Instruction challenging the Rio district's policy of allowing all local non-profit groups to use school buildings after school hours free of charge...

ADF attorney available to media after hearing in Wis. religious drawing lawsuit

Posted on April 30, 2008
Alliance Defense Fund attorneys will be available for media interviews following a hearing Thursday in A.P. v. Tomah Area School District. ADF attorneys are asking the court to suspend an unconstitutional policy prohibiting religious art while a federal lawsuit moves forward.

Michigan: Judge in veil case to issue written ruling

Posted on April 30, 2008
A Muslim woman who lost a small-claims suit in Hamtramck district court in 2006 after she refused to remove her religious veil during testimony took her case before a federal judge today, hoping to overturn the district judge's decision and establish precedent in eastern Michigan courtrooms.

President and 50 Governors Issue National Day of Prayer Proclamations

Posted on April 30, 2008
National Day of Prayer Task Force officials confirmed today that the governors of all 50 states and the Virgin Islands have signed proclamations for the 57th annual National Day of Prayer, which is Thursday.

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Florida abortion bill debate gets hypothetical

Posted on April 30, 2008
The debate over whether to force pregnant women considering abortion to pay for ultrasounds turned to emotional ''what if'' scenarios Tuesday as the proposed law hinges on a tie-breaker.

Sacramento public library system continues policy allowing porn viewing

Posted on April 30, 2008
The Sacramento Library Authority Board voted last Thursday to retain its policy of minimal interference with patrons who access pornography on library computers, News10 Sacramento reports.

NY: Religious-freedom group requests end to action against Acts

Posted on April 30, 2008
The town charged Mr. Burritt last fall with not having a permit for a religious message on a parked semitrailer on his property on Route 11. The town contends the trailer is a billboard.

Homeschoolers in court: We?re constitutional

Posted on April 30, 2008
The appeals court also, in its order for a rehearing, expanded the case far beyond the original family situation involved to include an evaluation of whether the state laws regarding homeschooling allow that activity, and whether the state is in conflict with any U...

ADF attorneys appeal N.C. pro-life advocate?s free speech case

Posted on April 30, 2008
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to take another look at the case of pro-life advocate Dennis Green, whom Raleigh police silenced for peacefully expressing his views on abortion.

ADF ready to defend observance of National Day of Prayer

Posted on April 30, 2008
ADF attorneys will also be available to defend, free of charge, any municipality that is threatened with legal action for observing the event.

Florida abortion ultrasound bill fails on tie vote

Posted on April 30, 2008
proposed law requiring all Florida women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound -- then have a chance to view the image and have it explained to her -- failed in a tie vote Wednesday after almost 90 minutes of impassioned debate about privacy, pregnancy and women's rights that crossed party lines.

Ellis Sandoz on the American Founding

Posted on April 30, 2008
Moreover, all aspects of the political, constitutional, and philosophical debate were strongly conditioned by an ethics and ontology grounded in the ample range of religious convictions of an Ameri�can Protestant Christianity dominated by Dissenter or Nonconformist perspectives.

High-Value Speech and the Basic Educational Mission of a Public School: Some Preliminary Thoughts

Posted on April 30, 2008
This Article explores the extent to which inculcating particular ideas can be part of a school's mission, and the still narrower set of cases in which suppression of dissent can be an acceptable means of inculcating those ideas.

Pharmacists and the ?Duty? to Dispense Emergency Contraceptives

Posted on April 30, 2008
Only in rare circumstances will a pharmacist and customer have the type and quality of relationship giving rise to a duty to dispense.

Religion and State: An Ecclesiological Perspective

Posted on April 30, 2008
In January of 2007, John Finnis published a paper arguing that the state has not only the right, but, in the name of public order, has the obligation to name the true religion.

Swiss Grant Rights to Animals, Consider Same for Plants - Liberalize Abortion Laws

Posted on April 29, 2008
The nation that liberalized its abortion laws in 2002 is now giving unprecedented protection to animal and plant life.

Vt. school recognizes Bible club after ADF files suit

Posted on April 29, 2008
The Middlebury Union High School District, school officials will grant a student-run Bible club formal recognition. The change will allow members to gain access to the same benefits afforded to other campus clubs.

Kansas Senate Expected to Vote Wednesday on Overturning Abortion Bill Veto

Posted on April 29, 2008
Kansas lawmakers return to Topeka, on Wednesday and members of the Senate are expected to vote on overturning a veto from Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on a measure that would reduce abortions.

Tulsa named emerging city for same-sex couples

Posted on April 29, 2008
What do Tulsa; Plano, Texas; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Anchorage, Alaska, and Jacksonville, Fla., have in common? Not much. However, The Advocate, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender magazine, has named Tulsa among those "top five emerging cities for gays and lesbians...

Presbyterian Church clears minister in same sex ?marriage? case

Posted on April 29, 2008
The highest court of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has found that a Northern California minister did not violate denominational law when she officiated at the weddings of two lesbian couples.

J.I. Packer Quits Anglican Church of Canada

Posted on April 29, 2008
.I. Packer, one of the world's most renowned evangelical theologians, left the Anglican Church of Canada, citing "poisonous liberalism" in the church body.

UK: Elderly sisters told they can?t have same tax rights as homosexuals

Posted on April 29, 2008
Two elderly sisters have lost their battle to enjoy the same tax benefits as same-sex couples who register for civil partnerships.

Rutherford Attorneys Ask Appeals Court to Re-Visit Case of Football Coach Prohibited from Bowing Head During Team?s Pre-Game Prayer

Posted on April 29, 2008
Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have filed a petition for re-hearing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case of a football coach who was prohibited by school officials from silently bowing his head or "taking a knee" while his players offered a pre-game prayer.

Where Has All the Money Gone? State University Systems

Posted on April 29, 2008
The National Review Phi Beta Cons blog links to a study by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.� Apparently, only 20-40% of the money pumped into North Carolina’s colleges and universities actually goes to instruction. Visit Site » Share This

El Paso: Committee to study regulation of sexually-oriented businesses

Posted on April 29, 2008
After hearing from a handful of Canutillo residents complaining about the proximity of a strip club to their homes, churches, and schools, Commissioners unanimously approved appointing a committee that will address the regulation of sexually oriented businesses in the county.

Polygamy Aside?Don?t Give a Break to Statutory Rape

Posted on April 29, 2008
However, the actual legal issue at stake in the Texas case is not polygamy, or child custody, or even "pedophilia" or "child sexual abuse," which are terms usually applied when the victim is pre-pubescent. Instead, the issue is a crime usually referred to as "statutory rape...

CLS urges court to protect equal access for religious charities seeking inclusion in Iowa state employee charitable campaign

Posted on April 29, 2008
The CLS Center filed a motion for preliminary injunction today in Association of Faith-Based Organizations v. Anderson to request the enjoining of the Iowa "One Gift" state employee charitable campaign requirements demanding that applying charities certify that they do not engage in religious activity, including advocacy for religious viewpoints.

Moscow warns homosexuals not to organize ?gay? demonstrations

Posted on April 29, 2008
"The Moscow City government has made it clear that it will not tolerate the public promotion of sodomy during Labor Day celebrations on May 1st, reports Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, LifeSiteNews.com. "

Rounding up communities of children without specific evidence? The Texas polygamist raid

Posted on April 29, 2008
Don't we normally arrest individual suspects and try them for their crimes? Do we normally and pre-emptively round up all the children in a community where it is suspected abuse is taking place without specific evidence?

How ?Swingers? Might Save Hollywood from a Federal Pornography Statute

Posted on April 29, 2008
This recordkeeping statute has generally been limited to the adult film industry . . . For over two decades, the statute has withstood numerous constitutional challenges by the adult film industry and civil libertarian organizations. On October 23, 2007, however, the U...

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