Religion & Law

Reading, Writing, and Wardrobe?

Posted on September 27, 2006
The 2004 Spirit Week began with "Opposite Sex Day." Huh? Yes, the school district, as the court summarized, "encouraged students to dress as a member of the opposite sex." . . . I wonder whether the school district will also be encouraging little boys--dressed like girl--to use the little girls' restroom? That's not diversity, but perversity...

David French: And So the Purge Begins

Posted on September 27, 2006
David has this post at the National Review Phi Beta Cons blog....(read more)

Who Owns Johann?

Posted on September 27, 2006
Most believe that owning another human is barbaric and primitive. Slavery must be abolished, and rightly so. However, modern European jurisprudence has created a statist exception to the ban against servitude. It turns out, despite a plethora of Euro "liberty rhetoric," that the State functionally owns Johann, and therefore the State's educational mandate can trump even the fundamental "natural right" of parents to direct the care and upbringing of their children...

EU Court Rules German Persecution of Homeschoolers Does Not Violate European Convention on Human Rights

Posted on September 26, 2006
The prospect of jail and jack-booted thugs snatching homeschooled children in Germany naturally raises the issue of whether German parents could seek asylum in the United States . . . Even more explosive would be the political implications of accepting religious refugees from Germany in the 21st century...

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Beyond "Sexual Orientation:" Straight Homosexuals?

Posted on September 25, 2006
Weird, but unsurprising really. A new study done in NYC focuses on the so-called "low down" phenomenon. Apparently, this denotes the practice of self-identified "straight" men trolling for sex with men. This study indicated that 10% of "straight" men behave in that way, and that 70% of this group are married to women...

Rick Esenberg: Banishing Faith to the Upper Room

Posted on September 25, 2006
Jordan Lorence posts below on a decision by a divided panel of the 9th Circuit in Faith Center Church v. Glover. The Court held that a public library that has opened its doors to "meetings, programs, or activities of educational, cultural, or community interest" may nevertheless exclude religious worship...

Mark C. Anderson: Defining the Place of Prayer in Public Schools

Posted on September 25, 2006
Millions of students will assemble at their schools on September 27 for "See You At The Pole" (SYATP). This annual gathering, which began in Burleson, Texas in 1990 and now spans the globe, brings students of all ages at a flagpole in front of their local school for prayer, scripture reading, and hymn singing before the start of classes...

Hey PETA: What's Bugging You?

Posted on September 25, 2006
PETA is upset about a promotion at an amusement park. Eat a live Madagascar hissing cockroach and receive unlimited "line-cutting" privileges. ...(read more)

Mike Manno: Are Liberals the Only People Who Have Choice?

Posted on September 25, 2006
Everywhere I look there is someone who is demanding "freedom of choice." Usually that person argues for what can only be described as a "liberal" choice; the "choice" to kill one?s offspring, engage in anti-social behavior or an unconventional lifestyle...

Educational Choice: Charity versus Coercion

Posted on September 20, 2006
There they go again, "they" being members of local Arizona school boards. What have they done? They are litigating to stop the implementation of . . . charity, charity that benefits students. Of course, the ACLU--those champions of "choice"--are also one of the plaintiffs trying to squelch educational choice...

In the Ninth Circuit, It's Back to the Dark Ages for Equal Access

Posted on September 20, 2006
It is hard to find words to express how bad the decision of the Ninth Circuit is today denying equal access for a church seeking to use a library meeting room in Antioch, California for a worship service on the same terms and conditions as all other community groups...

Jokes aside, the government may have violated the free speech rights of this Miss Piggee

Posted on September 20, 2006
Although I have not come to a final decision about what I think about yesterday's Seventh Circuit opinion, I think some parts of it should trouble those who respect First Amendment rights. Martha Piggee has more of a First Amendment claim here than the Seventh Circuit and smirkers in the blogosphere are giving her credit for...

Twenty years of Justice Scalia

Posted on September 19, 2006
Antonin Scalia became an associate justice on the Supreme Court 20 years ago on September 17, 1986, the 199th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. He has served as a champion for judicial restraint and interpreting the Constitution according to its text...

Wash. Post's "Bad Editorial" conveniently ignores VA AG's marriage amendment analysis

Posted on September 18, 2006
In Sunday?s Washington Post, the editorial board labeled the Virginia Marriage Amendment ?A Bad Amendment.?  The Post argues that even opponents of same-sex ?marriage? should reject what it characterized as an ?absurdly broad? amendment constituting a threat to ?the rights of individuals to enter into private contracts or employers to extend benefits such as health care coverage to unmarried couples...

Alan Sears: Constitution Day prompts the question: Who really built the Wall?

Posted on September 18, 2006
It?s about time that a court recognized that this wall is just part of a house of cards, ready to fall at any minute. Hopefully, as more and more truth shines down on the true meaning of Jefferson?s words, the ACLU?s house of cards will come toppling down, and our First Liberty ? religious freedom ? will thrive once again...

A "Boy" Named Danielle?

Posted on September 15, 2006
Even if one assumes that one's "sexual identity" may deviate from biology, why is it necessarily the case that one must surgically suppress the objective biological reality, rather than treating the patient's subjective misapprehension of their sexuality?...

War Porn - Not Just a Military Addiction

Posted on September 15, 2006
Today we have a whole generation of young people becoming addicted to pornography because of the easy access to it on the Internet. This gives them a tortured view of women, relationships, and to marriage. There is help . . . ...(read more)

No Double Talk on Judicial Activism Here, I Just Agree with Chief Justice Roberts

Posted on September 15, 2006
. . . there is such a thing as judges misusing their authority to impose their own public policy predilections on the people by court decrees that have no reasonable textual support in the Constitution. That is what I call, "judicial activism," and it does exist...

David French: Georgetown's Broken Promises

Posted on September 14, 2006
David's post is on the National Review Phi Beta Cons blog....(read more)

The Supreme Court's Mega-Session Set for September 25

Posted on September 13, 2006
Here is a list of some of the cases involving religious liberty, the sanctity of life and traditional family values that will be considered for review by the Supreme Court on September 25. Most of these will probably be denied review, but I would predict that the high court will probably grant review on a couple of them:...

The New York Times Redefines "Judicial Activism" To Besmirch Scalia and Thomas

Posted on September 11, 2006
The New York Times should not evoke a distorted caricature of judicial activism to cover up for judges who impose their personal POLICY views on an unwilling populace. This obscures the real debate over the judicial branch usurping legislative prerogatives...

Who's on Campus And, Who's Not!?

Posted on September 11, 2006
There is no Christian Legal Society (CLS) chapter permitted on campus. Why? Lack of interest? No. The CLS group is being excluded from the campus public square. Why? Because it believes that its leaders should be, . . . . well, . . . .Christian--confessionally and functionally, creedally and ethically...

Losing Their Faith: Young Adults Abandon Their Faith During College Years

Posted on September 11, 2006
ADF Attorney David French has this post on the Center for Academic Freedom Blog. ...(read more)

Baptist News Quotes Constitutionally Correct: New Judicial Activism Against Marriage by Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson, III?

Posted on September 11, 2006
This article by Michael Foust appeared in Friday's Baptist News Press.  Michael quotes from this earlier post by ADF attorney Chris Stovall. ...(read more)

?Dad, What Did You Do in the War?? Why I Joined

Posted on September 11, 2006
That is the title of an article by ADF Attorney David French on National Review. ...(read more)

Alan Sears: The "ACLU Considers Christians the Terrorists"

Posted on September 11, 2006
Today, ADF President Alan Sears has an Op-Ed on Townhall titled: Five years after 9/11, the ACLU considers Christians the terrorists.  Judging by the number of comments, it appears to be causing quite a stir....(read more)

A Worrisome DOJ Obscenity Prosecution Strategy

Posted on September 08, 2006
. . . nearly all that DOJ has been willing to prosecute is worst of the worst obscene material. DOJ has been told repeatedly throughout the years that such a strategy is a failure. ...(read more)

Letter to President from 75 Pro-Family Leaders Seeks Stepped-Up Enforcement of Obscenity Laws

Posted on September 07, 2006
In a letter to the President, the group states that obscenity "contributes to the destruction of marriage, the demeaning of both women and men, and the sexual exploitation of children and adults." ...(read more)

Same-Sex Unions Raise Parenting Concerns

Posted on September 07, 2006
Baptist Press has posted this article by ADF attorney Glen Lavy. More information on the Hernandez v. Robles decision referenced in Glen's article is available on DomaWatch here....(read more)

Launch of ConstitutionallyCorrect Announced: Thanks for the Links

Posted on September 07, 2006
On Tuesday, ADF issued a press release announcing the launch of this site. It was also covered in ADF's Alliance Alert.  Many thanks to those sites that shared the announcement with their readers including but not limited to the Religion Clause Blog, The Conservative Voice, Stop the ACLU, VoluntarilyConservative Blog, Jeremy Richey's Religion Law Blog, Arkansas Republican Assemblies Blog and others...

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