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Beyond Theocracy and Secularism (Part I)

Posted on March 26, 2008
Beyond Theocracy and Secularism (Part I): Toward a New Paradigm for Law and Religion Mark C. Modak-Truran, 27 Miss. C. L. Rev. 159 (2008) As part of a larger project challenging and moving beyond the pre-modern and modern paradigms, this article focuses on the modern paradigm and its notion of secularization...

NBC pokes its finger in the FCC?s eye; Fox says ?No? to fine.

Posted on March 26, 2008
They do NOT like the fact that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has become more serious about enforcing decency standards. And they are throwing corporate temper tantrums.

Basic Causes of Divergent First Amendment Interpretations

Posted on March 26, 2008
By comparison, it is rather debatable whether either these worldviews or interpretations can realistically be situated on a linear spectrum, with the ?religionists? at one end and the ?secularists? at the other. A better but decidedly more complex approach might be to envision them within a multi-axis framework...

The Constitution and the Rights not to Procreate

Posted on March 26, 2008
I show that while the Supreme Court's jurisprudence unquestionably protects a right not to be a gestational parent as a fundamental right, it does not compel recognizing a right not to be a genetic parent, when genetic parenthood is unbundled from the obligations of legal and gestational parenthood.

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International Law, and Order: The Supremes limit foreign intrusion on U.S. courts.

Posted on March 26, 2008
. . . the Supreme Court did something else entirely: It insulated American law from the international variety.

Islam and Free Speech

Posted on March 26, 2008
The Netherlands is bracing for a new round of violence at home and against its embassies in the Middle East. The storm would be caused by "Fitna," a short film that is scheduled to be released this week . . .

Many Muslims Turn to Home Schooling

Posted on March 26, 2008
Across the United States, Muslims who find that a public school education clashes with their religious or cultural traditions have turned to home schooling.

Religious charities excluded from Iowa giving program, suit filed

Posted on March 26, 2008
A new lawsuit in Iowa challenges the exclusion of religious charities from the list of organizations eligible to receive donations through a charitable giving program for state employees.

Germans use comics to combat al Qaeda

Posted on March 25, 2008
As European authorities grope for ways of combating the appeal of militant Islamism, one German security agency has hit on a novel idea: cartoon comics.

ADF files in defense of Wis. marriage laws

Posted on March 25, 2008
Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief Wednesday defending Wisconsin?s marriage laws. ADF is helping to defend against a lawsuit filed last year by a man seeking to end enforcement of the state?s marriage amendment.

FRC urges la carte pricing in wake of Sirius/XM satellite radio merger

Posted on March 25, 2008
Today’s FRC Washington update reports on the Sirius/XM satellite radio merger and observes that the FCC has a period to implement regulations.�� The FRC update also indicates: “Sirius and XM have pledged to adopt a permanent ‘a la carte’ system, which would allow customers to pay only for the channels they want while blocking any [...

Missouri cloning battle shifts to appeals court

Posted on March 25, 2008
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan crafted insufficient, unfair and biased ballot summary language that has resulted in yet another delay in the battle over whether a proposed constitutional amendment on preventing human cloning will go before the voters in 2008 ...

ACLU targets H&R Block over civil unions

Posted on March 25, 2008
Leonard Link reports that the ACLU has sent a demand letter to H&R Block because it either fails to support online civil unions or charges more to accomodate them. Share This

Does profanity reign supreme?

Posted on March 25, 2008
hile it's laudable that the nation's top court would take up the matter, it's beyond outrageous that what Hollywood really wants ? and, in a cowardly way, is refusing to declare publicly ? is the "right" to bombard your living room, and your children, with obscenities.

Algeria shuts down 13 Protestant Christian churches

Posted on March 25, 2008
No official reason has been given for the government order, but the decision might be linked to recent tension over allegations that Christians were trying to convert Muslims . . .

Petition supports Romania?s defense of marriage

Posted on March 25, 2008
The World Congress of Families issued a leadership petition in support of a move by Romania to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman . . .

Petition supports Romania?s defense of marriage

Posted on March 25, 2008
The World Congress of Families issued a leadership petition in support of a move by Romania to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman . . .

Roy Moore et. al. 5th Cir. Amicus: Bible usage didn?t taint death penalty deliberations

Posted on March 25, 2008
The Foundation argued in the case, Oliver v. Quarterman, that a jury's use of the Bible is a natural occurrence since a jury has historically reflected the diversity of the community from which it is drawn, including members who consider the Bible an integral part of their faith and morality.

Saudi king calls for interfaith dialogue

Posted on March 25, 2008
King Abdullah is calling for a dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews, the first such proposal from this strictly Muslim kingdom at a time of mounting tensions between followers of Islam and those of other religions.

Michigan: Deal with Hustler Club is protested

Posted on March 25, 2008
Lincoln Park's attorney and city manager have come under fire for signing off on a deal with an adult-entertainment venue that will allow it to open without several stipulations the council had wanted . . .

Kansas: Bill regulating sex businesses may be shelved

Posted on March 25, 2008
It would prohibit sexually oriented businesses from being open between midnight and 6 a.m. and ban serving alcoholic beverages. Nude or semi-nude dancers would have to remain at least six feet from patrons.

Missouri: Sexually oriented businesses sue Jackson County

Posted on March 25, 2008
Sanders said he received a notice informing him that Erotic City, and other local adult entertainment businesses, have jointly filed a lawsuit against Jackson County alleging their Constitutional Rights to free speech have been violated by the county's new ordinance to regulate adult entertainment businesses in unincorporated parts of the county ...

ACLU sends demand letter to company for revoking domestic partner?s insurance

Posted on March 25, 2008
"Underlying all of this is the confusion and mistrust engendered by terms like ?civil union? and ?domestic partnership? as opposed to 'marriage,'" said Ed Barocas, Legal Director the ACLU of New Jersey

N.Y. bill waives parental consent for HPV vaccine

Posted on March 25, 2008
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, Westchester County is sponsoring legislation that would waive the consent requirement for minors. The vaccine is most effective when given to girls before they are sexually active, she said . . .

ACLU asks Sacramento library board to relax pornography controls

Posted on March 25, 2008
The Sacramento Public Library Authority Board is being pushed by the American Civil Liberties Union to increase access to pornography on taxpayer-funded computers.

Malta rejects EU pressure to legalize abortion

Posted on March 25, 2008
Bonnici told the Times of Malta that the Council of Europe is not like the European Union and doesn't have binding laws and that Malta would retain its abortion limits.

China censors media coverage of Tibet

Posted on March 25, 2008
The government appears to be blocking foreign Web sites inside China and censoring foreign television broadcasts here about Tibet . . .

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Will Allow Free Vote on Human Cloning Bill

Posted on March 25, 2008
ritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finally bowed to pressure from pro-life groups and Catholic Church leaders to allow a free vote on a bill that would allow human cloning.

French leader considers Olympic boycott

Posted on March 25, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that he cannot rule out the possibility he might boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics if China continues its crackdown in Tibet.

Vaccination Objectors, Sociopaths, and Sheeple

Posted on March 25, 2008
The Volokh Conspiracy links to a series of posts discussing the vaccinations controversy and government efforts to force parents to have vaccinations. On the same topic, Glen Reynolds has this InstaPundit post in response to a post by Michelle Malkin...

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