Religion & Law

CDC: One-third of sex ed omits birth control

Posted on September 15, 2010
Associated Press: "The government says nearly all U.S. teens have had formal sex education, but only about two-thirds have been taught about birth control methods."

Retirement on hold: American workers $6 trillion short

Posted on September 15, 2010
CNBC: "A new study obtained by CNBC says Americans are $6.6 trillion short of what they need to retire. The study, conducted by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, says savings have been squeezed by declines in stock and housing values."

Christine O?Donnell on Rove?s ?un-factual? remarks and ?Republican cannibalism?

Posted on September 15, 2010
George Stephanopoulos writing at ABC News: "The Republican nominee for the Delaware Senate seat fired back at Karl Rove today for what she called 'un-factual' accusations about her record. 'Everything that he is saying is un-factual. And it?s a shame because he is the same so-called political guru that predicted I wasn?t going to win...

One nation under revolt ? The Tea Party Movement

Posted on September 15, 2010
The Washington Examiner has excerpts from "Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system" by Scott Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen: "The Tea Party movement has become one of the most powerful and extraordinary movements in recent American political history...

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Tea Party favorites win GOP primaries in Delaware, New York

Posted on September 15, 2010
CNN: "Tea Party favorites won two primary elections over more mainstream Republicans on Tuesday, demonstrating again the clout of the conservative political movement on the political right . . . The results in Delaware and New York highlighted the last major day of primary voting before the upcoming election in just under seven weeks...

David French: Deference? Do they really deserve it?

Posted on September 15, 2010
ADF Attorney David French writing at Speak Up Movement / University: In the aftermath of CLS v. Martinez, we?ve been seeing quite a bit of discussion about 'deference' ? the idea that courts should give public universities wide room to make its own decisions...

Can a Catholic professor speak about homosexuality without risking his job?

Posted on September 15, 2010
Meghan Duke writing at First Things: "The three-page email was dated May 4, nearly a month earlier. The subject line was 'Utilitarianism and Sexuality.' Howell had sent it late that evening to help his students prepare for the essay question on the final exam in his Introduction to Catholicism class, and to clarify some points he made in his lecture the previous day on the question of homosexuality in Catholic thought ...

?Manhattan Declaration? comes to AZ

Posted on September 15, 2010
The Catholic Sun (Diocese of Phoenix): "The Diocese of Phoenix, the Knights of Columbus and the Phoenix Diocesan Council of Catholic Women are sponsoring the event. Big-name speakers will lay out the Catholic Church?s teaching on three major issues being hotly debated in the public square...

Appeals court asked to reverse decision allowing embryonic research funding

Posted on September 15, 2010
LifeNews: "Today, attorneys for Advocates International, part of the pro-life legal team with the Alliance Defense Fund and the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, filed their 147-page opposition to the government's 165-page request for an emergency stay of the federal district court's order preventing funding while the case continues...

Federal court of appeals asked to allow enjoinder of federally funded embryonic stem cell research

Posted on September 15, 2010
Advocates International (AI), part of the public interest legal team along with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (GD&C) who brought the case before the court more than a year ago, announced this evening that their clients have now filed in the federal court of appeals their 147-page opposition to the government's 165-page request for an emergency stay of the federal district court's order enjoining the government's unlawful, unethical and unnecessary federal funding of research involving the destruction of living human embryos pending the government's appeal of that court's preliminary injunction order.

CNN removes ?are gays bad for society? poll after GLAAD anger and 44% answered yes

Posted on September 15, 2010
Watermark: "CNN came under fire the weekend after labor day when its Headline News Network affiliate posted an online poll asking if 'the surge in gay TV characters bad for society.' GLAAD immediately responded and requested the major news network remove the offensive online poll...

Chuck Bentley: America?s dangerous direction ? following the money trail in families and gov?t

Posted on September 15, 2010
Baptist Press: "Dr. Yin-Kann Wen has a distinguished career as an economic scholar, including 20 years serving as a senior economist at the World Bank . . . By following the money trail, Dr. Wen can clearly see the 'dangerous direction' in which America is headed...

Pope Benedict fighting extreme secularism in visit to Britain

Posted on September 15, 2010
"Benedict?s argument, to be made most dramatically tomorrow at the Palace of Westminster, is that an exclusive or extreme secularism that drives all religious values and voices out of public life leaves itself defenceless against the tyranny of passing trends...

Re-hearing sought in Utah highway crosses case

Posted on September 15, 2010
"The Utah Highway Patrol Association wants the full 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a panel of its own judges and leave in place 14 memorial crosses along Utah's highways."

Kashmir: Islamists bomb Catholic school in anti-Christian rampage

Posted on September 15, 2010
CatholicCulture.org: "The death toll from the September 13 anti-Christian rampage in Kashmir has reached 19, according to Vatican Radio. Following false reports that a Florida Protestant minister had proceeded with his plans to burn the Qu?ran, Muslim protestors bombed a Catholic school and attacked two Protestant schools...

Craigslist says it won?t resume adult services

Posted on September 15, 2010
Boston.com (AP): "A Craigslist official told lawmakers Wednesday that the classified ad website has no plans to resume its adult services section and defended the company's efforts to stop the sexual exploitation of minors."

David French: The beheader?s veto

Posted on September 15, 2010
"No court ruling can stop Islamic terror, but court rulings can limit our liberty. Let?s leave our constitutional doctrine alone and trust our military to protect our lives."

KY: Spotlight on teachers? union advantage controlling school board elections

Posted on September 15, 2010
Bluegrass Policy Blog: "U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves has ruled that Kentucky?s special interest election law limiting individuals? contributions to candidates for local school board races is unconstitutional. The law restricts contributions from individuals to $100 while the union continues to poor hundreds of thousands into the campaign of its chosen candidates...

Vincent Gray beats Adrian Fenty in DC: What does it mean for school reform?

Posted on September 15, 2010
Christian Science Monitor: "Michelle Rhee, the D.C. schools chancellor, launched aggressive school reforms under Mayor Adrian Fenty. But with Vincent Gray's win Tuesday, she'll probably be ousted."

Dick Armey: A GOP majority would take up abortion fight

Posted on September 15, 2010
Christian Science Monitor: "'Tea party' advocate Dick Armey, chairman of Freedom Works, says that if Republicans take control of Congress in November?s elections, changing policies on social issues like abortion will be on their agenda."

FRC Action congratulates Christine O?Donnell; says GOP establishment is the problem

Posted on September 15, 2010
Family Research Council Action President Tony Perkins: "'The Republican establishment is in shock today after FRC Action PAC-endorsed candidate Christine O'Donnell defeated liberal Republican Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) in the Delaware Senate primary. Immediately she was denounced, not congratulated, by Rep...

NY: ACLU urges court to reject government?s restrictive ?anti-prostitution? policy

Posted on September 15, 2010
ACLU: "The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a friend of the court brief today in a case challenging a government policy that requires private organizations that receive federal funding for HIV/AIDS prevention to explicitly state that they oppose prostitution and sex trafficking...

California Family Council: See you at the pole ? Sept. 22

Posted on September 15, 2010
California Family Council: "Now, with boldness and power, millions of students plan to gather at their school flagpoles on September 22 ? to PRAY for their schools, for their teachers, for classmates, and for their communities." | SYATP website

NM: School disciplines students who left doughnuts, religious messages for teachers

Posted on September 15, 2010
"About 200 members of a Roswell church are protesting discipline against students who tried to leave doughnuts with religious messages for their teachers."

Ireland: ?Two-thirds support gay marriage, poll finds?

Posted on September 15, 2010
"Just over two-thirds of people (67 per cent) believe gay couples should be allowed to marry, according to an Irish Times /Behaviour Attitudes social poll."

?Gay groups top priority crowded off schedule?: ENDA

Posted on September 15, 2010
The Hill: "Gay-rights activists say they are resigned to the fact that the House will not vote before the midterm elections ? and perhaps not this year ? on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill adding workplace protections for sexual orientation and gender identity...

Harry Reid?s pipe DREAM: Abortions and homosexual conduct in the military

Posted on September 15, 2010
"Senator Reid announced yesterday that next week he?ll present the DREAM Act amnesty as an amendment to the defense spending bill. This is the bill that already includes the repeal of 'don?t ask, don?t tell' and allows elective abortions at military hospitals...

ADF Allied Attorney Success Stories: September 2010

Posted on September 15, 2010
Congratulations to allied attorneys William Becker, Jim Bopp, Dan Dalton, Ted Hoppe, Brian Hurley, John Mauck, Steven O?Ban, and Randy Wenger for their recent accomplishments and successes listed below. Please take time to congratulate them!

Chicago: LGBT advocates express concern over Meeks mayoral run

Posted on September 15, 2010
Chicagoist: "While the list of potential successors to Mayor Daley continues to grow daily, one name on that list - State Sen. James Meeks - has already put the city's LGBT community on alert. On the heels of the Daley administration's unprecedented support for LGBT Chicagoans, activists say a Meeks win - particularly if accompanied by a Bill Brady win in the gubernatorial race - could unravel the many gains the community has made in recent years...

Chinese province tackles promiscuity with Christian chastity program

Posted on September 15, 2010
LifeSiteNews: "China's Yunnan Province is implementing a new program to encourage chastity in students, using materials produced by the evangelical protestant organization Focus on the Family, according to local media reports."

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