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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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God?s Row: houses of God v. the god of commerce

Posted on March 03, 2008
"The houses of worship do not, however, inspire praise from all quarters. Some . . . contend that the churches take up ground-floor space that might otherwise be occupied by large stores capable of luring shoppers to the area."

Religion Clause Blog: Recent books and articles of interest

Posted on March 03, 2008
The list of recent articles and books is here including these two: Symposium: A Second-Class Constitutional Right? Free Exercise and the Current State of Religious Freedom in the United States. Opening remarks by Vincent Martin Bonventre; articles by Michael P...

Courts in Illinois, Virginia review religious property tax exemptions

Posted on March 03, 2008
"Two different courts last week focused on when an organization meets the standards for a property tax exemption as a religious or charitable non-profit institution."

UK Ed. ministers warn against Christian values

Posted on March 03, 2008
"Education ministers in the United Kingdom evaluating sex education programs have produced a new booklet for school children that warns Christian values should not be taught in schools . . . "

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Iraq: Chaldean bishop of Mosul abducted, 3 with him killed

Posted on March 03, 2008
"Mgr Faraj Raho, Chaldean bishop of Mosul, was abducted today after he celebrated the Via Crucis. Three people who were with him were killed."

Study: Increased Pornography Acceptance Among Young Adult Women

Posted on March 03, 2008
"According to a study led by BYU Associate Professor Jason Carroll, college-aged women may be more accepting of pornography than are their fathers."

Religious influence: Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church

Posted on March 03, 2008
. . . the KGB used to be in the vanguard of official atheism, but this is one legacy of his past life that Putin has repudiated. He is fervently and ostentatiously observant in his religious beliefs. As a result, the Russian Orthodox Church, now richer and more powerful than at any time for almost a century ...

?Girls Gone Wild? tax trial delayed, filmmaker still in jail

Posted on March 03, 2008
"A federal judge on Friday postponed the tax evasion trial of the founder of the 'Girls Gone Wild' video series, but did not rule on whether the filmmaker could be released from jail."

Tomorrow: ADF to argue in court for Arizona State U. pro-life club

Posted on March 03, 2008
?Forcing pro-life students to pay for insurance in order to exercise their right to free speech guaranteed under the First Amendment is unconstitutional. Free speech should not have a price tag.?

Christians ordered to pay big bucks ? for praying at "gay pride" event

Posted on March 03, 2008
Lawyers for a team of Christians convicted of disorderly conduct for praying at a "gay" fest in a public park in Elmira, N.Y., are promising an appeal of the verdict that left them with $100 fines.

Liberty Counsel to argue Cal. Marriage Case at California Supreme Court Tomorrow

Posted on March 03, 2008
"Mathew Staver is scheduled to present oral argument at the California Supreme Court in San Francisco."

Breast Cancer Surgeon: Gov?t suppressing abortion/breast cancer link

Posted on March 03, 2008
"A leading breast cancer surgeon has published an article in a top medical journal accusing scientists and the federal government of ignoring the well-established link between abortion and breast cancer."

Tomorrow: Cal. Supreme Court marriage arguments - live webcast

Posted on March 03, 2008
The How Appealing blog links to several reports about the arguments and he provides the live webcast link to tomorrow’s Cal. Supreme Court arguments. Additional reports can be found on Google and Yahoo News. ADF’s press release on the arguments is here...

Book Review: Faith in the Halls of Power

Posted on March 03, 2008
The result is a remarkably balanced look at what Lindsay describes as "the most discussed but least understood group in America today."

Today at the Supreme Court: No new grants; ruling on tax evasion

Posted on March 03, 2008
. . . The Supreme Court on Monday granted no new cases . . .

ADF will oppose marriage redefinition at Cal. Supreme Court tomorrow

Posted on March 03, 2008
"At the hearing, ADF Senior Counsel Glen Lavy will defend California marriage laws that recognize marriage as a union between one man and one woman only."

Cal. court orders homeschoolers into government schools

Posted on March 03, 2008
"We agree ? 'the educational program of the State of California was designed to promote the general welfare of all the people and was not designed to accommodate the personal ideas of any individual in the field of education.'"

NY: Appeals Court Faults Removal of Obese Child From Parents

Posted on March 03, 2008
Though not "ideal," a couple's efforts to control the weight of their obese daughter were made in good faith and did not justify a county agency's repeated removal of the girl from her parents' custody, an upstate New York appeals court ruled Thursday.

Eurabia ? is America next?

Posted on March 03, 2008
Wes Vernon has this commentary on Renew America. He begins: Dr. Bernard Lewis ? a British-American who is one of the most widely read authorities on the Middle East ? says, “Current trends show that Europe will have a Muslim majority by the end of the 21st Century at the latest…...

Louisiana: ACLU files 7th suit against Tangipahoa over school board prayer

Posted on March 03, 2008
"The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Tangipahoa Parish School Board on Friday ? its seventh federal court challenge to the board's prayer policies, with two others scheduled for court dates next month . . . "

Obama: Sermon on Mount Justifies Same-Sex Unions

Posted on March 03, 2008
"Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) told a crowd at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, Sunday that he believes the Sermon on the Mount justifies his support for legal recognition of same-sex unions."

Illinois: Federal Court strikes abortion parental notification law

Posted on March 02, 2008
AP writer Michael Tarm reports: “A federal judge refused to allow enforcement of an ill-fated state law requiring teenage girls to notify their parents before getting abortions, potentially ending any chance the decades-old measure will ever take effect...

5th Circuit: Texas seeks rehearing in sex devices case

Posted on February 29, 2008
Howard Bashman provides the update and links to the documents in this post on the How Appealing blog.

Updated Important Announcement: Broken Links in older Emails

Posted on February 29, 2008
UPDATE:� we are advised that things have now been readjusted so that both the old and new links should work.� We apologize for the inconvenience. (3:02 pm MST). The information below can be disregarded. ____________________________ Yesterday, we were forced to move this website to a new host for reasons beyond our control...