Religion & Law

?Feingold?s position on abortion disgusting?

Posted on October 25, 2010
Letter to the editor of the Sheboygan Press: "Sen. Santorum: 'That doesn't answer the question. Let's assume the head is accidentally delivered. Would you allow the doctor to kill the baby?' Sen. Feingold: 'That is a question that should be answered by a doctor, and by the woman who received the advice from the doctor...

One in ten teens has same-sex partners: study

Posted on October 25, 2010
Reuters: "According to a 2002 study of Massachusetts and Vermont teens, only 5 percent to 6 percent of teens had same-sex partners. In the new study, 9.3 percent of teens said they did."

NY judge rejects NOM challenge to election laws

Posted on October 25, 2010
Boston Herald (AP): "A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York?s election law brought by an anti-gay marriage group that?s drafted political ads in support of Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor . . . U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara dismissed the lawsuit Monday as premature because state elections officials haven?t classified the organization as a political committee...

Scotland: Closed ?gay centre? is probed by police over finances

Posted on October 25, 2010
The Herald: "A report by Glasgow City Council into its decision to wind up the Castro Centre, which was spearheaded by a member of the city?s ruling Labour administration who has since been suspended by the party, shows around £64,000 of public money was spent by it before it was axed, considerably more than previously estimated...

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?Pink parenting boom in London as more same-sex couples adopt children?

Posted on October 25, 2010
London Evening Standard: "Government figures show that across the UK adoptions by same sex couples rose by a third, from 90 to 120, in the four years to March."

Australia: Labor MP backs marriage redefinition

Posted on October 25, 2010
The Sydney Morning Herald: "Labor senator Doug Cameron says it's inevitable that laws will be changed to allow gay marriage in Australia."

UK: ?Action needed? on multiple teenage abortions

Posted on October 25, 2010
BBC: "More than 100 go into hospital every month in England and Wales for an abortion that isn't their first. Latest figures show 5,423 under-20s were onto their second abortion and for 62 teenagers it was their fourth."

Global contraceptives market is projected to reach $17.2 billion by 2015

Posted on October 25, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle: "Interestingly, the economic slowdown has not resulted in birth control budget cuts, but has in fact created a rise in the use of birth control measures as fears over the cost of unplanned pregnancies rise amid the weak economic climate ...

National Cancer Institute researcher admits abortion-breast cancer link true

Posted on October 25, 2010
LifeNews: "Now, the main NCI acivist who got the agency to deny the abortion-breast cancer link has co-authored a study admitting the abortion-breast cancer link is true, calling it a 'known risk factor.'"

Same-sex ?marriage? foes back push to oust Iowa justices

Posted on October 25, 2010
Associated Press: "At a Statehouse rally Monday to kick off a bus tour, gay marriage opponents pleaded their case for why voters on Nov. 2 should opt not to retain Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, and justices David Baker and Michael Streit. Iowa voters have never ousted a state Supreme Court justice...

Congo: Bill would set imprisonment and fines for homosexuals

Posted on October 25, 2010
Times Live: "The bill comprises seven articles including imprisonment and fines for homosexuals, and will be debated by the National Assembly's committee on society and culture."

Sexualization of school-aged girls harms women of all ages, expert says

Posted on October 25, 2010
FOX News: "What is it with photo shoots about sexy schoolgirls? . . . Experts tell Pop Tarts that these instances of young women posing suggestively as school girls impact all women by promoting the ideal that the younger the woman, the more appealing she is...

Texas teen nearly forced by parents into abortion

Posted on October 25, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "A 16-year-old girl secured a temporary restraining order last week from a Texas court that blocks her parents from forcing her to have an abortion against her will . . . 'No one should be allowed to decide that an innocent life - especially one that belongs to someone else - is worthless,' said attorney Stephen Casey of Round Rock, who belongs to the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) alliance...

NJ weighs new bullying laws after Rutgers suicide

Posted on October 25, 2010
Forbes (AP): "New Jersey lawmakers introduced an 'anti-bullying bill of rights' Monday that one advocate said would be the toughest state law of its kind in the nation, a proposal that follows the widely publicized suicide of a Rutgers University student who was humiliated online...

AK judge orders Miller documents released

Posted on October 25, 2010
Anchorage Daily News: "In an unusual weekend hearing, retired Superior Court Judge Winston Burbank ruled that the public's right to know about candidates outweighed Miller's right to privacy."

Some ?Sesame Street? viewers sense a ?gay-friendly? vibe

Posted on October 25, 2010
Los Angeles Times: "In its own subtle, perhaps unintentional way, the show's latest season feels more LGBT-friendly than ever."

Attempts by abortion clinic to stop prayer and pro-life speech on public sidewalk foiled

Posted on October 25, 2010
ChristianNewsWire: "On Friday, October 22, 2010, Circuit Court Judge Edward Ramsey for the 10th Judicial District of Jefferson County, Alabama, issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting the Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, their founder, Jeff White, and others, from engaging in constitutionally protected activity ...

Video ? Alliance Defense Fund Weekly Update ? 2010 September 27: San Diego firefighters, Pro-life day

Posted on October 25, 2010
ADF?s Weekly Update is on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPt2K3XT3MQ

Protests persist following removal of ?Christian flag? in N.C. city

Posted on October 25, 2010
Christian Post: "Hundreds King, N.C., residents have held protests and camped out at the city?s Central Park for nearly two months after city officials were pressured into removing a Christian flag from the park?s Veterans Memorial . . . City officials cited financial costs as the reason for the flag?s removal after it received complaints from the American Civil Liberties Union, in conjunction with Americans United for the Separation of Church and State...

New Hampshire newspaper refuses same-sex ?marriage? notices

Posted on October 25, 2010
OneNewsNow (AP): "New Hampshire is one of five states to have legalized homosexual 'marriage.' Two men getting married in Portsmouth on Saturday wanted to publish a marriage notice in the Union Leader of Manchester but were refused."

Doug Napier on the Paul Edwards Program: Civil rights violation for seeking Christian roommate on church bulletin board?

Posted on October 25, 2010
ADF attorney Doug Napier appeared on the Paul Edwards Program to discuss this: Mich. woman accused of civil rights violation for seeking Christian roommate at church. | MP3 audio 10:55 mins

Video: Joel Oster discusses Christian roommate case on Mich. TV

Posted on October 25, 2010
WZZM 13 and WOOD TV

Santa Monica, CA talks equal benefits for same-sex couples

Posted on October 25, 2010
Santa Monica Mirror: "Equal rights supporters lauded the first chance for an Equal Benefits ordinance in Santa Monica for same sex and heterosexual domestic partners."

India: Divorce pleas cite ?gay? relations more frequently than ever

Posted on October 25, 2010
Indian Express: "In the year since the Delhi High Court passed a landmark judgment overturning a 150-year-old law and legalising consensual homosexual relationships between adults, more and more women stuck in unhappy marriages have filed for divorce on the grounds that their husbands are 'homosexual'...

EU progress report to criticize Macedonian reform

Posted on October 25, 2010
EU Observer: "Macedonia has delayed judicial, administrative and economic reforms over the past twelve months, the European Commission is set to conclude in its annual progress report to be published in November . . . The long criticised and hotly debated Macedonian anti-discrimination law also figures in the list of shortcomings for not listing sexual orientation as a ground for protection...

IN: South Bend Common Council set to vote on ?gay rights? measure

Posted on October 25, 2010
South Bend Tribune: "The South Bend Common Council plans to vote today on a long-standing proposal to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."

New UN special rapporteur on religion criticizes Chinese regime

Posted on October 25, 2010
The Epoch Times: "In his debut statement to the United Nations General Assembly?s Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee, the recently appointed Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, boldly demonstrated that he won't ignore China, at once a permanent member of the Security Council and a chronic abuser of religious freedom...

?Gay groups train fire on opposition?

Posted on October 25, 2010
Politico: "Human Rights Campaign and the Courage Campaign, a large California grass-roots group, have filed an IRS complaint against an affiliate of the National Organization for Marriage and are diving into the California Senate race with a new online ad campaign ...

New Zealand Jewish leaders warn against kosher slaughter ban

Posted on October 25, 2010
JTA: "New Zealand Jewish life is in jeopardy if the community loses its legal battle over the ban on kosher slaughter, Jewish leaders there warned."

Eastern Islam and the ?clash of civilizations?

Posted on October 25, 2010
Robert D. Kaplan writing in the Los Angeles Times: " . . . Whereas 20% of Muslims live in the Middle East, 60% are in Asia, according to the Pew Research Center . . . Islam in the eastern tropics . . . shares the moral space with other traditions, so that secular politics flourish...

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