Daily Archives: March 3, 2008

. . . A final vote in both houses could happen as early as next week. Once approved, a final version of the ban would go to Gov. Janet Napolitano . . .

“Alaska legislative committees are advancing two pro-life bills — one that would ban partial-birth abortions in the state and another that would allow parents to object to their teenage daughter having an abortion.”

“First-year teacher Randy Yang showed the film, The Silent Scream, to five eighth-grade classes at Russell Middle School and came under heavy criticism . . . ”

ADF attorneys Chris Stovall and Jim Campbell will be live blogging during tomorrow’s Cal. Supreme Court marriage hearing from 9 am through 12 pm (PST).

“Most Iowans believe marriage should be only between one man and one woman, but a majority of Iowa adults also support the creation of civil unions granting benefits to gay couples similar to those offered to heterosexuals in marriage, according to a new Iowa Poll.”

“Rants, a Republican from Sioux City, wants a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage brought to the House floor this year, but he says the measure has been stalled by Democrats in the Judiciary Committee.”

“. . . Obama signed his named to the personal promise of greater advance against the institution of marriage of any candidate to ever run for the highest office.”

. . . closing the ministry would cause more harm to county residents, the decision said . . .

“BROOKLYN Assemblyman Dov Hikind yesterday predicted that Jewish voters would make ‘a mass movement toward Sen. McCain’ if Barack Obama knocks Hillary Rodham Clinton out of the race in tomorrow’s critical Democratic primaries.”

“Pro-family activists in Massachusetts warn that a series of bills pending in the state legislature are pivotal for the future of the legal institution of marriage in the state and across the US.”

The Family Research Council has released a new pamphlet titled: The Top Ten Myths About Abortion.

MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Conference – "Sexual Orientation and Military Preparedness: An International Perspective" WHEN: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. WHERE: Georgetown University Law Center Gewirz Student Center – 12th Floor 120 F Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20001 …

Over the objections of the District Attorney’s office, Planned Parenthood has reached an agreement with a grand jury that will release censored information from subpoenaed abortion records, but not the records themselves . . .

“The houses of worship do not, however, inspire praise from all quarters. Some . . . contend that the churches take up ground-floor space that might otherwise be occupied by large stores capable of luring shoppers to the area.”

The list of recent articles and books is here including these two: Symposium: A Second-Class Constitutional Right? Free Exercise and the Current State of Religious Freedom in the United States. Opening remarks by Vincent Martin Bonventre; articles by Michael P. …

“Two different courts last week focused on when an organization meets the standards for a property tax exemption as a religious or charitable non-profit institution.”

“Education ministers in the United Kingdom evaluating sex education programs have produced a new booklet for school children that warns Christian values should not be taught in schools . . . ”

“Mgr Faraj Raho, Chaldean bishop of Mosul, was abducted today after he celebrated the Via Crucis. Three people who were with him were killed.”

“According to a study led by BYU Associate Professor Jason Carroll, college-aged women may be more accepting of pornography than are their fathers.”

. . . the KGB used to be in the vanguard of official atheism, but this is one legacy of his past life that Putin has repudiated. He is fervently and ostentatiously observant in his religious beliefs. As a result, the Russian Orthodox Church, now richer and more powerful than at any time for almost a century . . .

“A federal judge on Friday postponed the tax evasion trial of the founder of the ‘Girls Gone Wild’ video series, but did not rule on whether the filmmaker could be released from jail.”

“Forcing pro-life students to pay for insurance in order to exercise their right to free speech guaranteed under the First Amendment is unconstitutional. Free speech should not have a price tag.”

Lawyers for a team of Christians convicted of disorderly conduct for praying at a “gay” fest in a public park in Elmira, N.Y., are promising an appeal of the verdict that left them with $100 fines.

“Mathew Staver is scheduled to present oral argument at the California Supreme Court in San Francisco.”

“A leading breast cancer surgeon has published an article in a top medical journal accusing scientists and the federal government of ignoring the well-established link between abortion and breast cancer.”

The How Appealing blog links to several reports about the arguments and he provides the live webcast link to tomorrow’s Cal. Supreme Court arguments. Additional reports can be found on Google and Yahoo News. ADF’s press release on the arguments …

The result is a remarkably balanced look at what Lindsay describes as “the most discussed but least understood group in America today.”

. . . The Supreme Court on Monday granted no new cases . . .

“At the hearing, ADF Senior Counsel Glen Lavy will defend California marriage laws that recognize marriage as a union between one man and one woman only.”

“We agree … ‘the educational program of the State of California was designed to promote the general welfare of all the people and was not designed to accommodate the personal ideas of any individual in the field of education.’”

Though not “ideal,” a couple’s efforts to control the weight of their obese daughter were made in good faith and did not justify a county agency’s repeated removal of the girl from her parents’ custody, an upstate New York appeals court ruled Thursday.

Wes Vernon has this commentary on Renew America. He begins: Dr. Bernard Lewis — a British-American who is one of the most widely read authorities on the Middle East — says, “Current trends show that Europe will have a Muslim …

“The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Tangipahoa Parish School Board on Friday — its seventh federal court challenge to the board’s prayer policies, with two others scheduled for court dates next month . . . ”

“Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) told a crowd at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, Sunday that he believes the Sermon on the Mount justifies his support for legal recognition of same-sex unions.”