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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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German churches unable to maintain their buildings

Posted on March 31, 2008
. . . about six thousand Christian churches in Germany are financially unable to maintain their church buildings, Christian Telegraph reports.

Sen. Orring Hatch: Senate Democrats are failing to meet historical and their own standards.

Posted on March 31, 2008
In the last ten months, for example, the Judiciary Committee has held a hearing on just three appeals-court nominees. During the same period under President Clinton, the Judiciary Committee held a hearing on 11 nominees.

Kentucky House bill on casinos labeled ?dead?

Posted on March 31, 2008
OneNewsNow reports: “Legislation changing the Kentucky state constitution to allow casino gambling is a dead issue until at least 2010, says an opponent of the bill, after backers of the measure failed in their bid to get it out of the state House and before voters this November...

Ore. sets record for assisted suicides

Posted on March 31, 2008
Oregon recorded more deaths by physician-assisted suicide in 2007 than in any year in the decade since the practice was legalized.

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Stop the Martyrdoms

Posted on March 31, 2008
. . . the first item on every agenda should be the fact that most Islamic nations persecute their religious minorities.

Chaplain Who Called for Attack on Islam Fired

Posted on March 31, 2008
A top Navy chaplain who wrote a book several years ago attacking Islam, calling the religion ?evil,? and urging the United States to launch a ?jihad? against the faith, has been fired from a prestigious theological institute after officials at the school recently became aware of the chaplain?s controversial book ...

TN: Complaint filed with ACLU over public financing for Bible Park

Posted on March 31, 2008
One Blackman resident has complained to the American Civil Liberties Union about plans to use Rutherford County tax dollars to help pay for Bible Park USA.

Why Canadians are Forbidden to Express Their Church?s Teaching

Posted on March 31, 2008
Finally, the reason for ?indifference and confusion? is that the Supreme Court has legislated sexual orientation to be a Charter right . . . This new right of equality now conflicts with existing (Charter) rights such as freedom of the press and of religion ...

France Poll Finds Support for Assisted Suicide After Chantal Sebire?s Death

Posted on March 31, 2008
new poll of French people conducted just before the death of Chantal Sebire finds more than 90 percent favor legalizing assisted suicide there or are learning towards it.

Barack Obama Would Back Daughters? Abortion, ?Don?t Punish Them With a Baby?

Posted on March 31, 2008
"I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby," Obama said.

The Fight Over ?Fleeting Expletives?: How A Grant of Supreme Court Review May Lead to Expanded FCC Power and Reduced First Amendment Rights for Broadcasters

Posted on March 31, 2008
The best explanation for why the Court has decided to review the new FCC policy -- which addresses the subject of "fleeting expletives" -- is that the Court wants to give the policy its blessing, or at least to warn lower federal courts to grant more deference to the FCC in similar broadcast indecency cases.

New Marriage and Divorce Statistics Released

Posted on March 31, 2008
Among adults who have been married, the study discovered that one-third (33%) have experienced at least one divorce.

Nate Kellum: Academic freedoms said to be stifled in areas beyond science

Posted on March 31, 2008
The April 18 release of the Ben Stein documentary ?Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,? may be highlighting accusations of widespread censorship involving Intelligent Design, but professors and attorneys say the bias goes much wider

Muslims more numerous than Catholics: Vatican

Posted on March 31, 2008
Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said on Sunday . . .

Praying parents? indicted and other 3 kids removed

Posted on March 31, 2008
The three siblings of a girl who died of diabetes that went untreated as her parents prayed instead of taking her to a doctor have been removed from the home during an investigation, police said Friday.

Civic Virtue and the Case for Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on March 31, 2008
I will (1) identify autonomy as a critical virtue that is necessary for raising citizens in a modern, liberal, tolerant democracy, (2) locate the connection between marriage and the transmission of this virtue, and (3) argue in favor of the objective ability of gays and lesbians to convey this virtue.

Irrational Exuberance about Babies: The Taste for Heterosexuality and its Conspicuous Reproduction

Posted on March 31, 2008
Courts too have a taste for heterosexuality, shown here in two state court cases denying gays and lesbians the right to marry. These courts hold that homosexuals reproduce deliberately while heterosexuals may do so recklessly, leading the courts to conclude that only heterosexuals require marriage to ensure stable homes for children.

Poway free speech case again before 9th Circuit

Posted on March 31, 2008
In 2004, then-sophomore Chase Harper wore a T-shirt to school expressing a biblical viewpoint on homosexual behavior during the school?s ?Day of Silence,? an event sponsored by the school?s Gay-Straight Alliance club.

Jeremy Tedesco discusses a pending Washington equal access case

Posted on March 31, 2008
ADF filed a federal lawsuit against a Washington school district Wednesday after officials refused to honor the rights of Christian students wishing to assemble on campus during non-instructional time.

Supreme Court agrees to hear Summum Case

Posted on March 31, 2008
The federal appeals court had ruled in favor of Summum in both cases, saying the group could insist upon erecting its own ?Seven Aphorisms? monument in the city parks because the cities already displayed monuments of the Ten Commandments . . .

ACLU?s absurd definition of ?the people?

Posted on March 31, 2008
William J. Federer has this commentary on WorldNetDaily regarding the ACLU’s recent filing in the 2nd Amendment case, District of Columbia v. Heller, that is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Share This

South Dakota Pro-Life Group Exceeds Signature Goal to Qualify Abortion Ban

Posted on March 31, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: The South Dakota pro-life group heading up the effort to get a second attempt at banning abortions on the November ballot has far exceeded the minimum of 16,776 signatures required to qualify. Vote Yes for Life tells LifeNews.com the group has collected almost 50,000 signatures and confirmed over 47,000...

ADF defends Wis. high school student facing religious discrimination

Posted on March 31, 2008
Citing a policy prohibiting depictions of ?blood, violence, sexual connotations, [or] religious beliefs,? officials penalized a Christian student for his artwork depicting a Bible verse and a cross . . .

Gary McCaleb discusses the Cal. home school case

Posted on March 28, 2008
ADF Attorney Gary McCaleb appears for this interview on the Mark Larson Show on San Diego 1700 AM to discuss the California homeschooling case. The interive is just under 4 minutes in duration. Share This

Federal Court Rules Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Library of Congress Can Proceed

Posted on March 28, 2008
Finding that sex may not be "a cut-and-dried matter of chromosomes," the court ruled that federal protections against sex discrimination may also protect transgender people who are discriminated against based on their gender identity . . .

Making Condoms Part of a Partner?s Proper Attire

Posted on March 28, 2008
U.S. News and World Report has this report on a new campaign by Planned Parenthood to make condoms seem cool to single women.� They’ve planned the details down to the logo and which grocery story aisle condoms should be placed in. Share This

Salt Lake changes from domestic partner to mutual commitment registry

Posted on March 28, 2008
Some legislators argued that the term "domestic partnership," at least in spirit, violated Utah's constitutional Amendment No. 3, which bans same-sex marriage and substantially similar civil unions.

Michael Medved: Abortion - A Serious Sin. Many Americans say no.

Posted on March 28, 2008
Michael has this comment on his Townhall blog: For cultural conservatives, the good news is that nearly all Americans ?87% — still believe in the concept of sin, but the bad news is that we?re deeply confused on how to define it. �According to a 2007 study by Ellison research, an overwhelming 81% percent think adultery [...

Embryo Bill in Northern Ireland Could Bring Legal Abortion in by ?Back Door?

Posted on March 28, 2008
LifeSiteNews reports: Pro-life groups in Northern Ireland warn that attempts to force Britain’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) bill into the country could result in a constitutional crisis. Northern Ireland’s pro-life group, Precious Life, said the bill could be used to bring abortion into Northern Ireland by the back door against the wishes of the majority [...

Indy Star Employees Lose Religious Discrimination Claims

Posted on March 28, 2008
Plaintiffs alleged that the newspaper's president and vice president conspired to force them out of their jobs because the executives disagreed with plaintiffs' religious opposition to homosexuality.

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