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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Pope Admonishes US Bishops to Oppose Marriage Redefinition, Warns about Porn

Posted on April 18, 2008
Evils like Internet pornography, he pointed out, rob children of innocence. "What does it mean to speak of child protection when pornography and violence can be viewed in so many homes through media widely available today?" said the pope.

Indiana Judge Dismisses ACLU Challenge, Upholds ?God? License Plate

Posted on April 18, 2008
A judge has upheld the issuance of Indiana license plates bearing the message "In God We Trust," dismissing a constitutional challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana.

Watchdog group questions Wis. sheriff?s prayer breakfast

Posted on April 18, 2008
watchdog group on Friday called on Wisconsin Supreme Court justice-elect Michael Gableman to skip a prayer breakfast hosted by a sheriff's department.

Now, Yale abortion art story claimed not to be hoax

Posted on April 18, 2008
WSJ: What we find most fascinating about all this is the Yale administration's claim that if the project was on the level, it "would have violated basic ethical standards."

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Roberts: Lawyers ?Backboards? to Judicial Debate

Posted on April 18, 2008
"Because, quite often, the judges are debating among themselves, really, and just using the lawyers as a backboard."

Calif. Judge Deals Blow to Medical Pot Movement

Posted on April 18, 2008
Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that federal law allows landlords to boot medical marijuana dispensaries that rent from them.

State expert says Fundamentalist Mormon beliefs are abusive

Posted on April 18, 2008
The belief system at a polygamous sect is abusive and teen girls do not resist early marriages because they are trained to be obedient and compliant, an expert testified Friday in a custody hearing for 416 children seized from a secluded ranch.

Hundreds, Thousands, or Millions? Rally for homosexual agenda in Minnesota

Posted on April 18, 2008
Kare11.com reports: Hundreds rallied on the Capitol lawn today for the country’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender lobby day. Supporters at the OutFront Minnesota’s justFair Lobby Day hoped to send a strong message to lawmakers and the governor to support GLBT-friendly legislation...

Embryo: A Human Person, Actually

Posted on April 18, 2008
In their bold new book, Embryo, philosophers Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen defend the proposition that the embryo?the organism that comes into being as the result of fertilization, the union of sperm with oocyte?is in fact a human being.

UK: ?Gay concern bans mum and dad in classroom?

Posted on April 18, 2008
"TEACHERS are being urged to stop using terms such as husband and wife when addressing students or families under a major anti-homophobia push in schools."

Massachusetts Legislature to spend $500,000 helping homosexual activists target kids in the schools.

Posted on April 18, 2008
On Wednesday, April 16, the House Ways and Means Committee released its 2009 budget with $500,000 that will go directly to to fund homosexual programs in the public schools.

Michigan?s Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Blocked By Pro-Abortion Legislators

Posted on April 18, 2008
. . . the House judiciary committee, led by Democrat Paul Condino, has refused to complete the processes needed to send the bill to the House for a vote.

Upcoming Congressional Hearing on Abstinence Could be One-Sided Attack

Posted on April 18, 2008
Leading Congressional abortion advocates plan a hearing next week on abstinence education and the forum has the makings of a one-sided attack.

N.Y. DJ accused of having child porn video on how to abuse

Posted on April 18, 2008
Police say one video shows a 4-year-old girl having sex with a man and the other gives advice and examples on how to sexually abuse minors . . .

Missouri plan to change way judges are selected is rebuffed

Posted on April 18, 2008
The changes would have removed state Supreme Court judges from the panels that select new judges and replaced those spots with governor-appointed citizens

?Non-Muslim? father banned from London pool

Posted on April 18, 2008
The Telegraph reports: “A father has described his anger after he and his son were refused entry to their local swimming pool because they weren’t Muslims.” This is reportedly a public swimming pool. Visit Site » Share This

Texas strip clubs must pay ?pole tax? during appeal

Posted on April 18, 2008
Texas still expects strip clubs to pay its so-called "pole tax" while the state appeals a ruling that declared the fee unconstitutional.

UK Universities: Fears as Islamic funding dwarfs public funding

Posted on April 18, 2008
A closed meeting called by the Higher Education Funding Council for England . . . amid fears that . . . Muslim organisations exert too much influence over UK universities as a result of donations that dwarf government funding.

WI court: no ?ministerial exception? for Catholic School in teacher discrimination suit

Posted on April 18, 2008
. . . a Wisconsin state court of appeals held that the "ministerial exception" does not preclude a first-grade teacher at a Catholic elementary school from bringing an age discrimination case.

An Enigmatic Court? Examining the Roberts Court as It Begins Year Three

Posted on April 18, 2008
I think Justice Alito might find that speech is protected even in certain circumstances where it is a student speaking in a public school, where it is a government employee speaking out against an employer, or a recipient of government funds, but I think it is the content of the speech that will matter more to Justice Alito.

Father Raymond J. de Souza: China has spilled the blood of religious believers for decades

Posted on April 18, 2008
"All of which is more than a little creepy, as China is one of the few states still busy at the work of making real martyrs, killing and imprisoning its own citizens for their religious beliefs."

Jonah Goldberg: ?Courting Disaster?

Posted on April 18, 2008
What is staggering, or at least should be, is that Stevens freely admits that he no longer considers ?objective evidence? or even the plain text of the Constitution determinative of what is or isn?t constitutional: ?I have relied on my own experience in reaching the conclusion that the imposition of the death penalty? is unconstitutional.

Pope Benedict XVI on Marriage: A Compendium

Posted on April 18, 2008
A new analysis published on the eve of Pope Benedict's historic U.S. visit, finds that in less than three years of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI has spoken publicly about marriage on 111 occasions . . .

Pedophilia and the Pope

Posted on April 18, 2008
. . . ?We will rid the church of pedophile priests,? said Pope Benedict on his flight to America. That?s good news except for one thing: the root problem among the priests was homosexuality, not pedophilia . . .

Rich Lowry: The Dictatorship of Relativism

Posted on April 18, 2008
The Catholic Church long was suspicious of America as a freewheeling Protestant nation that rejected the state support for religion seen in Europe. Not anymore.

Bartender shot during armed robbery at Oregon strip club

Posted on April 17, 2008
KTVZ.com reports: “Police say a bartender was shot several times during an attempted robbery at a Portland strip club.” Visit Site » Share This

Florida: Sexually oriented businesses restricted to one area of town under new High Springs law

Posted on April 17, 2008
A city cannot legally keep out such businesses, but cities are allowed to restrict adult entertainment businesses to certain zoning categories and to add other restrictions.

Tenn. House passes bill to trim Planned Parenthood funding

Posted on April 17, 2008
A Tennessee Senate committee passed a bill Wednesday that would allow state family planning funds to be diverted away from Planned Parenthood affiliates in Tennessee.

Iowa Legislatures continue Planned Parenthood funding

Posted on April 17, 2008
Radio Iowa reports: The Iowa Senate spent a few hours today debating a $1.2 billion spending plan for state health and human services programs, but much of the debate focused on just under a million dollars for family planning services . . . Senator David Johnson, a Republican from Ocheyedan, failed in his attempt to divert that [...

Vermont: Same-sex ?marriage? report due

Posted on April 17, 2008
"The long-awaited report to the Vermont Legislature on the possibility of expanding marriage rights to same-sex couples will be released Monday."

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