Religion & Law

Lilburn, GA to hold public meeting over mosque

Posted on November 19, 2010
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The proposed rezoning for an expanded mosque in Lilburn will be the subject of a public information meeting Monday night."

If DADT goes, Harvard pledges to bring back ROTC

Posted on November 19, 2010
Boston Herald: "Harvard will formally bring ROTC back to campus if Congress acts to let gays serve openly in the military, the university?s president pledged Wednesday night in her most pointed comments on the subject to date."

Houston, TX: ?Transgender? judge appointment angers pastors

Posted on November 19, 2010
My Fox Houston: "Hundreds of area pastors say Houston Mayor Annise Parker is pursuing a personal and radical agenda at City Hall."

Illinois parental notification on abortion law gets more legal support

Posted on November 19, 2010
LifeNews: "Yesterday, the Thomas More Society took another step toward the long-overdue enforcement of Illinois? Parental Notice of Abortion Act by filing a 'friend of the court' brief in the Illinois Appellate Court on behalf of a bipartisan group of Illinois state attorneys...

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Burmese Baptist church ordered to halt worship services

Posted on November 19, 2010
Associated Baptist Press: "A local government in Myanmar ordered a Baptist church to cease worship services after the pastor refused to wear an election campaign T-shirt supporting the country's ruling military junta, Compass Direct News reported Nov...

APA joins amicus brief in support of same-sex ?marriage?

Posted on November 19, 2010
Medical News Today: "Citing the importance of stable, committed relationships and the benefits of the institution of marriage, the American Psychiatric Association has joined several other mental health organizations in submitting an amicus curie brief in a case challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage...

Scalia ?wouldn?t have liked? being Chief Justice

Posted on November 19, 2010
Blog of LegalTimes: "Scalia, who was the headliner at the annual dinner of the Federalist Society?s national convention, said he would have felt pressure to build consensus on the Court if he had become chief justice. That would have meant, he said, writing fewer fiery opinions and concurrences...

Same-sex ?marriage? to be law: Australian union boss

Posted on November 19, 2010
The Australian: "One of Labor's most powerful factional bosses, Bill Ludwig, has urged the party against becoming obsessed with gay marriage. However, he has defended the call for same-sex unions, arguing the community's views have evolved on the controversial issue...

Religious people most charitable says study

Posted on November 19, 2010
Iona Institute: "Religious people far more charitable than their non-religious counterparts, according to a new study. The research, carried out by leading academic Dr Robert Putnam and David E. Campbell, lecturer in political science at the University of Notre Dame found that, while secular Americans tended to be somewhat more tolerant, religious people were much more likely to be help the poor and the elderly...

Nobel Peace Prize case study: China?s growing power threatens liberty

Posted on November 19, 2010
Boston Globe: "'The Nobel Prize fiasco merely strengthens a growing suspicion of China -- but also indicates that China feels it has enough power now not to really care about international opinion. Probably a serious miscalculation for China,' said Christopher Hughes, a professor of China's international affairs at the London School of Economics...

Scottish euthanasia bill rejected overwhelmingly by committee

Posted on November 19, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "A bill that proposed to legalize assisted suicide in Scotland has been rejected by a committee of cross-party Scottish parliamentarians. A five-to-one majority of the committee said Wednesday that they could not recommend approval of the principles of the bill...

?#ihadanabortion and I hate myself?

Posted on November 19, 2010
Kelly Clinger writing at LifeSiteNews: "The self-hatred is paralyzing. It lurks closely and tells me that I don?t deserve happiness. The guilt is suffocating. It has affected every relationship I have. I can?t trust or attempt intimacy. I would take a bullet for my out-of-the-womb children...

Iraqi Christians flee after violence

Posted on November 19, 2010
Washington Post: "Just a few weeks ago, before the Oct. 31 massacre, more than 350 people regularly attended Sunday Masses here. But now, many from this ancient Syriac Catholic community have fled. Others are too afraid to attend Mass in a place they think is being targeted by extremist groups and militias that have plagued the country during more than seven years of war...

Canada: Carleton University Student Association may change stance on pro-life groups

Posted on November 19, 2010
Metro News: "The fate of a Carleton University anti-abortion group remains in limbo while the university's student association considers reversing a ban on pro-life student clubs . . . Though the deadline has passed, members of the association have introduced a motion to amend the policy and allow pro-life groups to register as clubs...

Pentagon ?aware? of China Internet rerouting

Posted on November 19, 2010
Reuters: "The Defense Department is aware that Internet traffic was rerouted briefly through China earlier this year, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, referring to what a congressionally appointed panel has described as a hijack."

Obama administration flooding Peru with millions of condoms

Posted on November 18, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "The Obama administration is helping to flood Peru with over 18,000,000 condoms through the USAID program, according to two of Peru's most important Catholic bishops."

Internationalist curriculum infiltrates U.S. schools

Posted on November 18, 2010
C-FAM: "[O]ne American community has awakened to the International Baccalaureate, a study program quietly embraced by nearly 1,000 U.S. campuses and 139 countries worldwide. While found mostly in public high schools, the curriculum has touched middle and elementary schools, and even a number of Catholic schools ...

MT: Sex-ed controversy triggers Helena parents symposium

Posted on November 18, 2010
KXLH: "The recent adoption by the Helena School District of a controversial new sex-education curriculum has sparked some residents to organize a symposium for parents to address the issue and explore their options."

EU parliament investigates alleged ?homophobic attack? on MEP

Posted on November 18, 2010
The Parliament: "An investigation has been launched after UK deputy Nikki Sinclaire was allegedly verbally abused by a former colleague in parliament. Sinclaire says that former Ukip colleague Godfrey Bloom called her a 'queer' during last month's Strasbourg session...

Philadelphia would sell building to Boy Scouts under proposed settlement

Posted on November 18, 2010
The Inquirer: "Philadelphia would stop trying to evict the Cradle of Liberty Council Boy Scouts from its headquarters near Logan Square and instead sell the building to the organization at a cut-rate price, thereby ending a nearly decade-long dispute, under a proposed settlement...

NJ lawmakers introduce federal ?anti-bullying? bill

Posted on November 18, 2010
NJToday.net: "U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) today introduced the 'Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act,' legislation that would require colleges and universities to have anti-harassment policies in place...

UN urges ?social? approach against female genital mutilation

Posted on November 18, 2010
AFP: "The UN children's agency on Thursday proposed a new approach for ending female genital mutilation, saying campaigns should work with communities instead of fighting local traditions. 'One of the key factors that motivate parents' decision to have their girls cut -- "to do what is best for their daughters" -- may also spur a decision to stop the practice,' the report by an Italy-based UNICEF institute said...

Scottish Parliament is told to reject assisted death Bill

Posted on November 18, 2010
Scotsman.com: "Margo MacDonald's bid to legalise assisted suicide should be thrown out by the Scottish Parliament, a committee of MSPs urged today The six-strong, cross-party committee appointed to examine the independent Lothians MSP's proposals decided by a majority of five to one that they could not recommend approval of the principles of her End of Life Assistance Bill...

EU commissioner questions Polish-church bar on ?gay? teachers

Posted on November 18, 2010
The Christian Century: "A European Union commissioner has rejected claims by a Polish government minister that her country's Roman Catholic schools can refuse to employ gay and lesbian teachers . . . 'Organizations whose ethos is based on religion or belief are allowed to take a person's religion or belief into account, where necessary, when recruiting personnel, and to require their personnel to show loyalty to that ethos,' said Reding...

PA: Chester County takes control of courthouse holiday display

Posted on November 18, 2010
Daily Local News: "The Chester County commissioners have approved a new policy to put all winter holiday displays at the Historic Courthouse under county control."

PA: DuBois school board receives complaints about Santa play

Posted on November 18, 2010
The Progress: "A few DuBois Area School District residents want to pull the plug on a fourth and fifth grade play titled 'Santa Goes Green.' Four individuals approached DuBois' school board at its meeting last night to ask the board to reconsider its choice of school play...

Religious groups search for a space of their own at Barnard College

Posted on November 18, 2010
Columbia Spectator: "While a proposal for a prayer room at Barnard sparked interest among religious groups when it was first proposed in 2008, there has been minimal movement toward developing one for the Diana Center . . . For Muslim students, a prayer room in the Diana would alleviate the challenges they face in finding places to pray multiple times daily...

Conn. government threatening religious freedom, Bishop Lori warns

Posted on November 18, 2010
Catholic News Agency: "Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut has warned the faithful of his diocese that their fight for religious freedom has just begun, despite the defeat of a law that would have stripped authority from Catholic clergy...

Court: Calif marriage case may be broadcast

Posted on November 18, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle (AP): "The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal announced Wednesday that it had granted C-Span permission to carry the Dec. 6 proceedings in San Francisco live."

New Jersey Supreme Court rejects bid to recall Senator Robert Menendez

Posted on November 18, 2010
Reuters: "New Jersey's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to recall Senator Robert Menendez, ruling that state law does not allow the removal of a sitting federal representative outside of scheduled elections."

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