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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Florida: Ave Maria clinic won?t offer contraception, ACLU frets

Posted on March 06, 2008
The medical clinic in Ave Maria, which drew national attention when the town?s co-founder boasted about its restrictions on contraception, opened for business Monday amid continued concerns from civil liberties groups . . .

Biology may preclude women from workplace success?

Posted on March 06, 2008
Forget the patriarchy, long blamed as the major culprit against gender equality at work ? a new book argues that biology may be the cause of what often precludes women from conventional success in the workplace.

Becket Fund: Cuba Signs International Rights Treaties ?With Reservations?

Posted on March 06, 2008
The Becket Fund provides an update on Cuba’s actions and other International Religious Freedom issues around the world: 1. Australia: Private School Fails to Accommodate Sikh Student 2. Cuba: International Rights Treaties Signed “With Reservations” 3...

NY officials have begun the de facto legalization of same sex ?marriage?

Posted on March 06, 2008
But opponents are not giving up so easily. Both rulings are being appealed, and the Alliance Defense Fund has gone to court . . . [it] "should not be something that bypasses the democratic process,? said Brian Raum . . .

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ADF files appeal to restore Oregon voters? right

Posted on March 06, 2008
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund have appealed a decision by a federal judge against disenfranchised petition signers who sought to put Oregon?s ?domestic partnership? law before the voters. The case will now be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Scalia Says ?Living Constitution? Reduces Democracy

Posted on March 06, 2008
"American democracy has been weakened by a shift toward a so-called 'living Constitution' that gives judges more power and lawmakers less, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Tuesday during an appearance at the University of Central Missouri."

Ruling undermining homeschooling will be appealed to Cal. Supreme Court

Posted on March 06, 2008
A "breathtaking" ruling from a California appeals court that could subject the parents of 166,000 students in the state to criminal sanctions will be taken to the state Supreme Court.

Kentucky: Court rules grant to Baptist pharmacy is unconstitutional

Posted on March 06, 2008
"A gay rights group filed suit to try to block an $11 million appropriation to create a pharmacy school at the University of the Cumberlands, a Southern Baptist school in Williamsburg."

Atheist sues military over "fundamentalist Christianity"

Posted on March 06, 2008
"The complaint alleges that Hall's First Amendment rights were violated as early as Thanksgiving 2006 when, because of his atheist beliefs, Hall declined to participate in a Christian prayer ceremony commemorating the holiday . . . "

Md: Same sex ?marriage? proponents may try slipper slope tactics

Posted on March 06, 2008
"We champions of gay and lesbian couples prefer civil marriage. We'll start with all those rights and benefits and work our way down." . . .

Illinois: High School Officials Assign Racist ?Gay? Porn

Posted on March 06, 2008
Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois, had assigned the pornographic book ?Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes? to students as required reading.

Senate Judiciary Committee OKs Seven Nominees

Posted on March 06, 2008
In a related matter, the committee also agreed to send the nominations of four district judges and a U.S. marshal to the Senate floor . . .

Columbia, SC bans discrimination based on gender identity

Posted on March 06, 2008
City Council voted unanimously to pass the ordinances prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing and public accommodations.

NYC Mayor Seeks Same-Sex Domestic Violence Protections

Posted on March 05, 2008
Grace Raugh reports on the New York Sun: “A proposal backed by Mayor Bloomberg to expand protections for unmarried victims of domestic violence would open the family court system to individuals in same-sex couples seeking protection from an abuser...

Transforming Culture: Christian Truth Confronts Post-Christian America

Posted on March 05, 2008
Ablert Mohler writes: The evidence is overwhelming. Moral relativism has so shaped the culture that the vast majority of Americans now see themselves as their own moral arbiter. Truth has been internalized, privatized, and subjectivized. Absolute or objective truth is denied outright...

D. Hawai?i: Split Re Statute of Limitations in IDEA Attorney?s Fees Actions

Posted on March 05, 2008
The Split Circuits blog reports here of the split under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Share This

Volin, SD Leaders Limit Local Strip Club

Posted on March 05, 2008
KTIV.com reports: Tuesday night, the town board amended a law that’s been on the books for more than a century. It actually levied fines against anyone indulging in “indecent, lewd or lascivious behavior.” The new amendment prohibits four “categories” of activity...

Calls for Religious Freedom in Jordan

Posted on March 05, 2008
Concerned Women for America has provided an audio discussing the upcoming meeting between the President and Jordan’s King and� indicating: In advance of the meeting between President Bush and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, the Institute for Religion and Public Policy asked the administration to keep religious freedom a front burner issue, even with our nation’s allies [...

Minnesota Judicial Candidate Sues Over 20 Person Solicitation Rule

Posted on March 05, 2008
In 2004, Minnesota?s judicial canon prohibiting all personal solicitations by a judicial candidate was struck down . . . Minnesota responded by passing a new rule allowing candidates to personally solicit money - but only to groups of 20 or more.

Wisconsin: Judge Files Suit Over Democratic Party Membership

Posted on March 05, 2008
"Milwaukee County Circuit Judge John Siefert filed a constitutional challenge in federal court Thursday in Madison against a Wisconsin regulation barring judges from belonging to political parties."

ACLU: Texas School To Stop Teaching Bible Class

Posted on March 05, 2008
The lawsuit challenged the school board?s decision to teach a Bible course created by the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS),

Washington: Legislature passes expanded domestic partnerships

Posted on March 05, 2008
The Senate gave final approval Tuesday on a 29-20 vote after minimal debate. The bill now goes to Gov. Christine Gregoire, who is expected to sign it.

Mass. governor supports transgender bill

Posted on March 05, 2008
". . . legislation introduced by State Representative Carl Sciortino that would add the terms "gender identity and gender expression" to current state antidiscrimination and hate crime laws."

HSLDA Comments: Bad Decision by Second Appellate District of California

Posted on March 05, 2008
The opinion holds that homeschooling is not a legal option in California. HSLDA strongly disputes this interpretation of California law.

14 charged in child porn case

Posted on March 05, 2008
Twelve U.S. men were indicted with participating in a global child pornography ring that distributed more than 400,000 pictures and videos of children engaged in sexual activities.

Anti-communist activist believes China needs war to keep regime in power

Posted on March 05, 2008
Chad Groening has this report on OneNewsNow.com: "McGuire believes that an invasion of Taiwan will take place sometime between the conclusion of the 2008 Olympics and 2012 . . . China may try to distract the United States from defending Taiwan by getting it embroiled in conflicts with Muslim terrorist allies like Iran, adds McGuire...