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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Christian convert slain in Somalia

Posted on April 16, 2008
CWNews reports: The widow of a British resident who was shot and killed in Somalia on April 14 has told the BBC that she is certain her husband died “because he was born a Muslim but converted to Christianity.” Visit Site » Share This

Cal. Orange says nude photo studio is really sex-party palace

Posted on April 16, 2008
An underground club that advertises weekly sex parties for couples has operated without a proper business license for more than three years and is in violation of numerous city and fire code violations, city officials allege.

ADF files motion to halt policy in ?JOHN 3:16? drawing case

Posted on April 16, 2008
ADF attorneys filed a motion Tuesday asking a federal court to immediately suspend a Wisconsin school district?s unconstitutional prohibition against religious expression while a student?s lawsuit moves forward.

4th Circuit upholds city?s restrictions on pro-life protestors

Posted on April 16, 2008
This appeal involves challenges to the constitutionality of city ordinances requiring those who wish to picket on public ways to provide the city with prior notice of this intent and comply with certain restrictions while picketing.

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Cal. Homeschooling Update: Jordan Lorence, Kelly Shackelford on Point of View Radio

Posted on April 16, 2008
Jordan Lorence of ADF and Kelly Shackelford of the Liberty Legal Institute appeared on Point of View Radio on April 11th to discuss the California Home School litigation ruling. The mp3 file is here and runs just over 17 minutes. Visit Site » Share This

Dallas City Council weighing strip-club law reform after 12-year-old dances nude

Posted on April 16, 2008
The Dallas Morning News reports: The Dallas City Council is poised to reform the city?s sexually oriented business laws, culminating months of study and preparation by city attorneys at the behest of politicians convinced current ordinances are woefully weak...

MN: Full house urges city not to allow sexually oriented businesses

Posted on April 16, 2008
The overwhelming sentiment of the people in attendance at the public meeting was to have the city adopt the Minnesota statute and brace itself for a legal battle if the law is challenged . . .

Houston Pastors Council Reports Liberal Group for IRS Violation

Posted on April 16, 2008
"Today, the Houston Area Pastors Council (HAPC), represented by the Liberty Legal Institute, sent a letter to the IRS accusing the Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) of attempting to influence elections."

Canada Unborn Victims Bill Expected to Get Second Committee Debate Soon

Posted on April 16, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: A bill in the Canadian parliament that would offer protection and justice for pregnant women and their unborn babies is about ready for a second committee debate. [...]

Bush welcomes pope and says US is open to his message

Posted on April 16, 2008
Famed American soprano Kathleen Battle sang "The Lord's Prayer."

Bill targeting coerced abortions passes Missouri House

Posted on April 16, 2008
The Missouri House has voted to make it a crime to coerce someone to have an abortion.

Chuck Colson: The Demise of Marriage in Britain

Posted on April 16, 2008
Bad news?very bad news?because the links between crime and family breakdown are so well-established nobody could deny them anymore.

A Tuition Secret: In Law School, It Pays to Be Above Average

Posted on April 16, 2008
f you want to save money on law school tuition, your best bet may be to gain admission to a school where your LSAT and GPA scores are above its median.

Sherry F. Colb: The Implications of Death Penalty Law for Human Euthanasia

Posted on April 16, 2008
. . . if lethal injection protocols violate the Eighth Amendment . . . it might rightly appear shocking that we tolerate the consignment of innocent terminal patients - our nation's sick people - to a set of inhumane options . . .

Dutch Court Rejects Religious Objections of Marriage Registrars

Posted on April 16, 2008
Religion Clause blog reports on a recent ruling in the Netherlands requiring marriage registrars to violate their conscience by performing same sex ceremonies or give up their jobs. Visit Site » Share This

ADF attorney available to media after hearing in Deer Valley student lawsuit

Posted on April 16, 2008
ADF attorneys are asking the court to put a hold on district and school policies used to unconstitutionally restrict the First Amendment rights of Christian students while a student?s lawsuit against the district moves forward.

10th Circuit Says RFRA Gives Defense, Not Immunity From Trial

Posted on April 16, 2008
Religion clause blog reports on the 10th Circuit’s ruling in United States v. Quaintance, No. 07-2137 (10th Cir., April 15, 2008) where defendants attempt to use RFRA as a defense in a drug prosecution.� Religion Clause blog observes: Defendants attempted to appeal that order before they were actually tried, arguing that a First Amendment free exercise [...

Supreme Court upholds death penalty by lethal injection

Posted on April 16, 2008
In a widely splintered decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for death-row executions to resume across the country, concluding that the most common method of lethal injection does not violate the Constitution.

Rumor: Cal. marriage ruling on May 23rd

Posted on April 16, 2008
. . . Sources wishing to remain anonymous in the California Court System indicate that the court . . . is considering issuing it on Friday, May 23, 2008, with the decision being written by Chief Justice Ronald George. The Court is readying itself for a backlash that may follow the rumored and bold decision ...

University Accommodation of Non-Majority Religions: Legitimate Protection of Students? Right to Practice or Unconstitutional Governmental Endorsement?

Posted on April 16, 2008
This note will explore the constitutionality of the University of Michigan-Dearborn's decision to accommodate Muslim students by installing footbaths. Additionally, this note will assist school officials in choosing ways to accommodate the progressively diverse religious beliefs of their student bodies without violating the Constitution.

John McCain: ?Difficult? Not to Pick Running Mate Who?s Pro-Life on Abortion

Posted on April 16, 2008
". . . he told a television program on Tuesday night that he would have a 'difficult' time picking someone who didn't have a pro-life view on abortion."

Student Speech: School Boards, Gay/Straight Alliances, and the Equal Access Act

Posted on April 16, 2008
The evolution of case law on this topic suggests that school authorities will best serve the basic aims of public education by granting gay and lesbian student groups the right of equal access to school premises in compliance with the EAA and the basic constitutional principal of the right of free speech.

Florida Lawmakers Consider Specialty License Plate for Christians

Posted on April 16, 2008
The Church Report Online reports on a specialty license plate being considered that includes a stained-glass window and includes the words “I Believe.”� Proceeds would go to a non-profit called “Faith in Teaching” to support faith-based education...

The Application of RFRA to Override Employment Nondiscrimination Clauses Embedded in Federal Social Service Programs

Posted on April 16, 2008
Some federal social service programs have embedded clauses to require that religious grantees not discriminate in employment on the basis of religion. This extended essay demonstrates how the RFRA overrides these clauses. . .

Students Have the Right Not to Remain Silent on the Day of Silence

Posted on April 16, 2008
Liberty Counsel has issued this Alert in connection with the upcoming “Day of Silence” on April 25th.� It reports: “Some school administrators do not understand that students cannot be penalized for refusing to observe the Day of Silence...

Surveys in America?s Classrooms: How Much do Parents Really Know?

Posted on April 16, 2008
The effect of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Fields v. Palmdale was a virtual relinquishment of a parent's ability to have a voice in what his or her child would be exposed to during the course of the school day, regardless of whether the information was a part of the curriculum.

Cultural Values and Government

Posted on April 16, 2008
The case involved the constitutionality of the Helms Amendment, which required that the NEA take decency into account in choosing who should be awarded artistic grants. Karen Finley was one of those whose expected grant did not get renewed after the decency criteria had been invoked.

Marriage Breakdown Costs W.V. Taxpayers $231M Annually

Posted on April 16, 2008
The Family Policy Council of West Virginia reports: “For West Virginia taxpayers, the cost of family fragmentation is $231 million every year, according to a report from the Institute for American Values, the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, Families Northwest, and Georgia Family Council...

Thinking of the Children: The Failure of Violent Video Game Laws

Posted on April 16, 2008
The attempts of state legislatures to pass legislation regulating the sales of violent video games to minors have almost become a fool's errand and the states should instead allow the current system of self-regulation to continue.

Beyond Reductionism: Reconsidering the Right to Privacy

Posted on April 16, 2008
The first part of this article briefly sketches Rand's theory of individual rights. I will then explain why her view entails the fundamentality of rights to liberty and property, particularly in contrast to a proposed right to privacy.

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