Daily Archives: February 11, 2008

The study by People Can Change finds that people with homosexual attractions can change those feelings . . .

Deb Price lists so-called negatives and positives from the perspective of those seeking to advance the H-Agenda.

Planned Parenthood has launched radio ads attacking John McCain.

National Right to Life comments on the NY Times article: “The First Ache”

Shadegg, who has served in Congress for 1994, said Monday it is time for him to “seek a new challenge in a different venue.

This lecture series will feature nationally acclaimed scholars from the fields of law, theology, and the health sciences who are dedicated to exploring the complex questions that frame the contemporary discussion of bioethical issues that affect our future.

Life News is reporting that exit polling shows that Louisiana Republicans oppose abortion by a 3-1 margin.

A new bill would lift the $350,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice suits involving abortion.

The Religion Clause blog links to an Orlando Sentinel article and the live webcast of Florida’s State Board of Education proceedings. Also, Josh Montez reports in Family News in Focus (2.11.2008): Is there room for balance in Florida’s science classes? …

According to an unofficial translation from Latin, the new prayer says in part: “Let us also pray for the Jews. So that God our Lord enlightens their hearts so that they recognise Jesus Christ saviour of all men.”

“The Iowa Board of Regents rejected on Thursday an appeal by a professor who said he was wrongfully denied tenure by Iowa State University because of his views supporting intelligent design.”

Administrators from one of the most influential evangelical colleges in the country removed their names from a controversial letter addressed to Muslim leaders that some say compromises the Christian faith.

Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled this past weekend that 12 Christian converts to Islam can “re-convert” back to Christianity.

In a series of clinical trials, he demonstrated that operations performed under minimal or no anesthesia produced a “massive stress response” in newborn babies, releasing a flood of fight-or-flight hormones like adrenaline and cortisol.

The lawsuit, the first legal action against the recently adopted campaign finance laws, was filed today in Federal court against the City of New York, claiming that contribution restrictions on persons doing business with the city are unconstitutional under the First Amendment and will discriminate against minority candidates in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

Greetings!  Between the lawyers chapter and the student chapters, we’ve got quite a few amazing opportunities and speakers this spring; please take the time to review these events and mark your calendars.  Please feel free to share this email with …

I am merely suggesting that the current cultural conditions may be closer to those of the early Church than our grandparents.

9th Circuit: “our omission of post-judgment interest was inadvertent, and we therefore recall the earlier mandate and amend it to provide for post-judgment interest from the date of the original judgment.”

With the introduction of SB 1250 — the Pennsylvania Marriage Protection Amendment — there is hope those voters will get their chance.

"Madrid: Detentions of paedophiles have gone up rapidly in Spain, where experts attribute the increase of such crimes to the opportunities the internet offers to child molesters or pornography consumers." Siy.com reports (2.11.2008)

ADF Attorney David Hacker reports on the ADF Center for Academic Freedom blog and suggests: "UCSD should take note of a recent decision by a federal court in San Francisco that reaffirmed the broad free speech rights students possess on …

CWNews (2.8.2008) reports that Nigerian Christians fear the rise of Sharia law and are facing increased Islamic persecution.

Mobile firms from across the world have launched a new alliance which aims to block paedophiles using phones to send or receive child sexual abuse images.

Judge David B. Sentelle will become the new Chief judge . . .

“You know an industry has become mainstream when its representatives are invited to address the elite institutions of higher learning.”

Marriage & Family The Case for the Genetic Parent: Stanley, Quilloin, Caban, Lehr, and Michael H. Revisited Anthony Miller, 53 Loyola Law Review, New Orleans 395 (2007) SSRN Does a genetic parent have right to exercise the fundamental rights which …

“Though I am no expert on the ‘nature versus nature’ debate, I can sympathize with those who believe sexual preference is genetic. It may be so, but it remains unproved. Even if it were, this does not mean we are ultimately not responsible for the active choices we make . . . ”

“The bill would have prevented pharmacists from using that abortion law to refuse to dispense birth control . . . ”

“The eight-year old program is similar to an Adopt-a-School Initiative that is sweeping the nation. . . ”

. . . A study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law released in January shows same-sex couples in Kansas increased by almost 68 percent − 3,973 to 6,663 − from 2000 to 2005.

A man who wants to distribute Christian literature door-to-door filed a federal lawsuit Friday, alleging that a law in Kewaskum that bans the practice violates his constitutional rights to free speech and religion.

Citizen Link reports on ADF’s pledge to defend Puerto Rico’s marriage amendment in court if necessary.

The Religion Clause blog links to various reports, including an Americans United for Separation of Church and State press release,  on the nomination of Richard H. Honaker to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. Our …

It is a blow to the independence of the Hong Kong bar, which — while it is not a political organization — has served as a pillar of support for the rule of law, democracy and human rights in the city-state and a beacon for the mainland . . .

In the 1990s, the church was active politically in fighting same-sex marriage legislation nationwide.

Republican legislators are moving to have Arizona voters decide whether to amend the state Constitution to define marriage as a union of one man and one woman.

The conservative coalition has learned a lot about picking judges since 1987, and especially since the nomination of David Souter by another Republican President.

Adam Key, 23, sued Regent University in November claiming that the school violated his free speech rights and committed fraud in recruiting him by casting its law school as a place that valued free speech . . .

In his Federalist Society-sponsored presentation, Pilon noted that “too often in Con Law today we focus on the trees and lose the forest,” . . .

The NY Times begins: “President Bush staged an event in the East Room last week for his unconfirmed appointees and repeated a story line so tired that it’s hard to imagine even he believes it.”

Beijing Olympic organisers said Monday they backed a ban on political protests by athletes attending this year’s Games, amid uproar over an effort to silence British athletes.