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KY: Anti-porn group seeks license plate

Posted on April 24, 2008
An anti-pornography group based in Louisville has renewed its effort to create an "In God We Trust" license plate in Kentucky.

Focus on the Family Hosts Debate with Noted Atheist

Posted on April 24, 2008
Noted atheist Dr. Michael Newdow visited the Focus on the Family campus Wednesday night for a debate on whether God should play a role in society.

300 Schools to Close in Ontario because of Birth Rate Crash

Posted on April 24, 2008
300 schools are slated to be closed in the province simply because there are not enough children to go into them according to a report by People for Education

Muslim chaplain probe demanded

Posted on April 24, 2008
WorldNetDaily reports: Fearing the radicalization of U.S. soldiers, the leader of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus has called for a government investigation of all Muslim chaplains serving in the U.S. military to determine whether they have ties to radical Islamic groups...

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New Mexico Pro-Life Student Prevented From Holding Silent Abortion Protest

Posted on April 24, 2008
fficials at a middle school in New Mexico have prevented a pro-life student from organizing a silent abortion protest next week. James Monroe Middle School student Jannelle Bushnell hoped to get friends to wear red tape on their mouths to be the silent voice for babies who die in abortions.

School says transportation OK for student clubs? unless they?re Christian

Posted on April 24, 2008
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit and a request for a temporary restraining order against Calcasieu Parish Public Schools Thursday. School officials prohibited students of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes club from using school buses to attend an event even though the school does not prohibit other clubs from using the buses.

Students nationwide to observe ?Day of Truth? Monday

Posted on April 24, 2008
Monday, high school students across the nation will have the opportunity to participate in the fourth annual ?Day of Truth,? a student-led initiative sponsored by the Alliance Defense Fund.

Drug dealers turn to sex business: 3 types of pimps

Posted on April 24, 2008
When selling crack cocaine became a tougher way to make money at the beginning of the decade because of increased police pressure, many drug dealers turned to pimping instead . . .

CWA: Defund Planned Parenthood?s Billion Dollar Industry

Posted on April 24, 2008
Allegations are swirling that Planned Parenthood may violate state laws by underreporting the cases of statutory rape. And that?s not all.

?Prof. Douglas Laycock on the future of gay rights and religious liberties?

Posted on April 24, 2008
CLS’ The Center blog has linked to excerpts from a talk by U. of Mich. Law Professor Douglas Laycock that were delivered at the Emory Center for the Study of Law and Religion.� The title of Laycock’s talk: The Future of Religious Liberty, A Conscripted Prophet?s Guesses About the Future of Religious Liberty in America...

Florida: Two Arrested as Adult Club Raided

Posted on April 24, 2008
During the search of the club, agents found two employees - dancer Joannie Gandarilla and disc Jockey Stephen Whitehill - to be in possession of small amounts of marijuana . . .

Ohio AG takes up abortion-pill fight at the 6th Circuit

Posted on April 24, 2008
The Columbus Dispatch reports: The Ohio attorney general’s office tried again yesterday to save a state law that restricts the use of a pill that induces abortion. The law was supposed to take effect in 2004, but it has [...]

7th Circuit reinstates prisoner?s RLUIPA suit over dietary accomodations

Posted on April 24, 2008
The 7th Circuit has issued this opinion: Koger v. Bryan, 05-1904 (7th Cir., Apr. 24, 2008). The opinion begins: MANION, Circuit Judge. Gregory Koger (?Koger?), a former inmate at the Pontiac Correctional Center in llinois, filed suit against six prison officials claiming they failed to accommodate his religious-based requests or a non-meat diet...

?Some students staying home to protest gay-support effort?

Posted on April 24, 2008
The AZ Republic reports: Many students in Gilbert and nationwide will stay silent at school Friday to raise awareness of bullying against gays. But some parents who disagree with the annual observance are keeping their kids at home - a form of protest recommended by a national conservative coalition...

Sacramento library reconsiders Internet porn policy

Posted on April 24, 2008
The California Family Policy Council reports: Earlier this month, the Sacramento Public Library Authority (SPLA) board met to reconsider its policy on Internet access of pornography in the libraries.The board agreed to put the matter on a future agenda for the final consideration of a policy on pornography viewing in libraries...

Canada?s Prohibition on Blasphemous Libel as a Case Study in Obsolete Legislation

Posted on April 24, 2008
Given a modernist recasting as a "hate speech" prohibition, the law may have a surprising resistance to attack.

Black pastors protest Planned Parenthood ?racism?

Posted on April 24, 2008
A Republican congressman will join a group of black pastors and pro-life activists in a demonstration at Planned Parenthood offices in the nation's capital to protest an alleged pattern of racist practices by the abortion provider.

Family drops lawsuit vs. NAMBLA for influencing boy?s murder

Posted on April 24, 2008
The Boston Herald reports that the family of a young murder victim has dropped its suit against NAMBLA. The young boy was abucted, raped and murdered. During the murder trial evidence revealed that NAMBLA publications were found in the murderer’s apartment...

Wisconsin: Groups want to buy Holmen land to remove star and cross

Posted on April 24, 2008
The New Richmond News reports that the Freedom from Religion Foundation and the American Humanists have bid on public land that contains a star and a cross so that they can remove the symbols.� “The Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison says it will offer at least $500 for the 30-by-30-foot property ? five times [...

FBI Director: ?We?re Losing? the Child Porn War

Posted on April 24, 2008
"We're losing," Mueller said bluntly when asked about the issues of computer crime and child pornography on the Web by Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz.

Texas FLDS case: religious belief and homeschooling or abuse on trial?

Posted on April 24, 2008
. . . some . . . assert that the CPS may take all of the FLDS?s children away because . . . the ?culture? of the FLDS is inherently abusive, as it encourages early marriage and leaves its children inherently isolated by homeschooling . . .

San Diego Agrees Church Can Feed the Poor Without a Permit

Posted on April 24, 2008
The Religion Clause blog reports on the settlement agreement between Pacific Beach United Methodist Church and San Diego that allows the church to feed the homeless without a permit. Visit Site » Share This

?Singapore fines TV station for gay show?

Posted on April 24, 2008
The AP reports: A Singapore television station has been fined for airing a show that depicted a gay couple and their baby in a way that “promotes a gay lifestyle,” the city-state’s media regulator said Thursday. The Media Development Authority fined MediaCorp TV Channel 5 $11,000, it said in a statement on its Web site...

The homosexual lifestyle is an unhealthy one

Posted on April 24, 2008
"Views presented on homosexuality are one-sided, and its portrayal as a completely healthy alternative lifestyle is inaccurate. Fact is, being gay is very hazardous to one's health."

Bald Eagles Limit Florida Church?s Expansion Plans

Posted on April 24, 2008
The Religion Clause blog reports on the situation at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Bradenton, Florida.� Apparently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is prohibiting development of a 14 acre property owned by the church, because a pair of bald eagles are nesting on it...

Damaged children: Family breakdown and too many tests take their toll on mental health

Posted on April 24, 2008
Children are suffering an epidemic of mental health problems due to family breakdown, body image worries and too many school tests, a report warns today.

Federal funding of abstinence-only sex education programs debated

Posted on April 24, 2008
Continued federal funding of abstinence-only sex education in public schools was debated before a House committee Wednesday amid questions about whether the government should sponsor a program that many experts say doesn't work.

US pushes states to count graduation rates the same

Posted on April 24, 2008
New rules announced this week, including a uniform counting system, are an essential first step toward bolstering the number of students who earn a diploma, many education advocates say.

ACLU says constitutional rights threatened in Texas FLDS child custody proceedings

Posted on April 24, 2008
The ACLU of Texas has joined the debate over the removal of 416 children from a polygamous sect's ranch more than two weeks ago.A Utah man also has gathered 1,000 signatures through an online petition site from people who oppose the blanket removal of the children from the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado.

Becket Fund International Religious Freedom News Update

Posted on April 24, 2008
The Becket Fund has issued its latest summary of news reports impacting religious freedom around the world. This issue includes the following stories: 1. Indonesia: Government Panel Recommends Banning Ahmadi Community 2. Singapore: Couple Charged with Sedition for Distributing Religious Materials 3...

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