Religion & Law

Foundation for Moral Law Demands that Pittsford, New York Library Grant Christian Ballet Equal Access to Public Bulleting Board

Posted on April 10, 2008
. . . in a letter sent today to the Pittsford Community Library in Pittsford, NY, that the Library cease its religious discrimination against a Christian ballet studio that has been denied access to the Library's public bulletin board . . .

Witherspoon Fellowship Lecture: Marriage in the Western Intellectual Tradition

Posted on April 10, 2008
FRC is offering this lecture at its Washington DC headquarters on April 14th. Visit Site » Share This

FRC: Most infuriating in NM photographer case - neither civil unions nor homosexual marriage are recognized by the state

Posted on April 10, 2008
Clearly, the commission is so consumed with advancing the homosexual agenda that it is willing to trample the couple's constitutional rights in the process.

New York?s top justice sues legislature for judicial pay raises

Posted on April 10, 2008
The complaint: In the last 14 years New York State-paid judges unlike virtually every other New York State employee have received only one increase in pay and that increase came almost ten years ago in January 1999.

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Minnesota: Adult use business moratorium passes

Posted on April 10, 2008
"The Hastings City Council approved a new one-year moratorium on adult use businesses such as strip clubs and adult bookstores at its meeting Monday night."

Delaware: Prison worker told to lose Bible

Posted on April 10, 2008
"remove all religious materials from the facility. Do not return them to the facility in the future. This is a directive you are expected to comply with it in the future."

German Interior Ministry studies Muslim population as potential threat

Posted on April 10, 2008
Religion Clause blog links to this report (an English summary) from the German Interior ministry that considers the threat that a Muslim population poses. Visit Site » Share This

Clayton Cramer: The End of Freedom? NM Photographer case raises alarm

Posted on April 10, 2008
It occurs to me that if a photographer can't refuse a job like this, then almost anyone else in the business of providing a service is in danger.

China tells Olympic boss to stay out of politics

Posted on April 10, 2008
China bluntly told the world Olympics chief Thursday to keep out of politics, in a tart exchange on human rights following days of protests that have shadowed the Olympic torch around the world.

Guatemalan gangs conquer the abused with abuse

Posted on April 10, 2008
. . . Experts say that as many as 100,000 gang members rule the streets of Central America, most of them in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. The gangs have affiliated groups in Mexico and the United States, creating an international net of lawlessness.

Mike Johnson on Wallbuilders Live: Displays of religious symbols by gov?t employees

Posted on April 10, 2008
ADF attorney Mike Johnson appeared on Wallbuilders Live to discuss a recent settlement with Okolahoma City officials that allows city employees to display religious symbols. The mp3 file is here.  The interview runs just under 8 minutes. Related post: Oklahoma City settles Christmas display case brought by ADF allied attorney Settlement allows religious expression for Okla...

Pennsylvania: Plan sought to regulate adult businesses

Posted on April 10, 2008
Prompted by a legal battle between a strip club and Upper Bucks residents, Warrington is considering a preemptive strike to avoid a similar problem within its borders.

Air Force Academy refuses to show film clips called anti-Catholic

Posted on April 10, 2008
Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement Wednesday that the documentary is "a propaganda film that trashes Catholicism." . . .

Gilbert, AZ: Grandparent urges schools to stand against homosexuality

Posted on April 10, 2008
. . . The latest effort by a conservative coalition, Mission: America, is pushing schools to take a stand, asking them to remove their names from a list of high schools participating in the Day of Silence.

Australia: ?Admit your sins to the Lord, priest tells gay judge?

Posted on April 10, 2008
The rector of St Stephen's Church in Bellevue Hill, the Reverend Richard Lane, denounced the judge for calling himself a Christian Anglican while living in an openly gay relationship and warned as a "messenger, watchman and steward of the Lord in the Anglican Church of Australia", he faced God's judgment.

McDonald?s Throws up A Smoke Screen to Cover Support for Homosexual Agenda

Posted on April 10, 2008
Last week LifeSiteNews.com reported that the McDonalds restaurant chain had put an executive on the board of the U.S. homosexual chamber of commerce.

South Africa Residents Strongly Oppose Abortion New Poll Shows

Posted on April 10, 2008
"The Human Sciences Research Council released the poll on Wednesday and and found approximately 90 percent of South Africans say abortion is wrong."

Theory, Identity, Vocation: Three Models of Christian Legal Scholarship

Posted on April 10, 2008
This article develops three models of Christian legal scholarship - theory, identity and vocation. I employ these models - each with its own set of strengths and weaknesses - to argue that failure to address foundational questions about knowing and learning undermines much of the potential distinctiveness of Christian scholarship because that scholarship remains unconsciously subject to modern/postmodern assumptions.

The Cultural Property Claim within the Same Sex Marriage Controversy

Posted on April 10, 2008
This article argues that traditionalist opposition to same sex marriage can be understood as a cultural property claim - the sort of claim that is often made by Native American tribes and other indigenous or subordinated cultural groups of a right to control the uses of sacred or culturally central rituals, places and objects.

The Moscow Patriarchate urges to protect children?s right to study their religion in school

Posted on April 10, 2008
The priest further questioned if any interpretation of religion could be called neutral.

FDA Examining Requests to Use Embryonic Stem Cells in Human Trials

Posted on April 10, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a request from two biotech companies to begin human trials involving human embryonic stem cells.

American Homeschooling Missionary Family Allowed To Stay In Germany

Posted on April 10, 2008
Clint Robinson, his wife Susan and their three children have been granted permission to legally remain in Germany through to the end of this year, and to continue to homeschool.

Cal. State high court shoots down S.F. handgun ban

Posted on April 10, 2008
The state Supreme Court dealt a final blow Wednesday to San Francisco's voter-approved ban on handguns, rejecting the city's appeal of a lower-court ruling that sharply limited the ability of localities to regulate firearms.

?Man indicted for making threats to Justice Clarence Thomas?

Posted on April 10, 2008
The How Appealing Blog links to several reports on the situation. Visit Site » Share This

Driver of Truck With Abortion Images Threatened With Arrest in Kansas

Posted on April 09, 2008
"For the third time this year, local officials are targeting the drivers of trucks bearing graphic images of abortion and threatening them with arrest."

CWA: Time to ?Walk the Walk? on Judicial Nominations

Posted on April 09, 2008
Even more egregious, there hasn't been a single confirmation of a federal judge this year.

MarriageResourcesforClergy.com

Posted on April 09, 2008
A new site with marriage resources was launched by Rev. Cornell (Corkie) Haan, D.Min, who has served as National Facilitator for Ministry Networks for the Mission America Coalition, a coalition of over 82 denominations and hundreds of national para-church ministries.

MO: Jefferson City voters overwhelmingly reject casinos?again

Posted on April 09, 2008
The people of Jefferson City have spoken?casino gambling does not belong in Missouri?s Capital City.

Detroit Bans ?Transgender Discrimination?

Posted on April 09, 2008
365Gay.com reports that Detroit has passed an ordinance prohibiting “transgender discrimination.” Visit Site » Share This

AZ: Bisbee School Board puts condoms in prom bags

Posted on April 09, 2008
Against the wishes of several area parents, the local Bisbee School Board voted this week to include condoms in the "prom bags" it gives away to teenagers at the annual dance.

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