Daily Archives: June 17, 2008

Robert Knight has this article on the Culture and Media Institute. He writes: Now that the media have shared with us their joy over the advent of homosexual “marriage” in California, here’s the other shoe that will drop in the …

The Christian Post reports: “Louisiana’s state senate unanimously voted to pass a landmark academic freedom bill that would protect the right of teachers to discuss scientific theories supporting and critiquing evolution.”

Reuters reports: Gay men and straight women share some characteristics in the area of the brain responsible for emotion, mood and anxiety, researchers said on Monday in a study highlighting the potential biological underpinning of sexuality. Brain scans also showed …

Steven Wu has this post on SCOTUS Blog discussing the Pleasant Grove case: On Monday, the city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, filed this opening brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, No. 07-665. …

Virginia Walden Ford, Executive Director of DC Parents for School Choice, Inc., has this article on National Review. She reports that former DC Mayor Marion Berry long opposed school choice has recently written in support of school choice. Why? “‘Moms, …

Today, California same-sex couples are rushing to the altar. But this November, California voters will have their chance to say “I do” or “I do not” to gay marriage.

The LA Times reports: Opponents of gay marriage made a pointed effort today to keep a low profile on the first full day of same-sex ceremonies. Ron Prentice, chairman of ProtectMarriage.com, wrote in an e-mail to supporters that they will …

Lambda Legal has issued this press release that begins: “Lambda Legal issued the following statement today concerning the introduction by Alderman Tom Tunney of a proposed amendment to the Chicago domestic partnership ordinance that will preserve benefits for city employees …

Lambda Legal has issued this press release that begins: “The Tenth District Ohio Appeals Court ruled, on June 10, 2008, that lesbian mother Denise Fairchild should never have been permitted to attack the enforceability of a shared custody agreement with …

The LA Times reports: During the campaign for Proposition 22, the successful 2000 initiative that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, Quinn said many Californians were appalled by images of groups like the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, …

Interfax reports: “Organizers of the Moscow gay pride parade have sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights in Starsbourg, asking to compel the Russian authorities to pay compensation of 30,000 euro for denying them the right to …

Saying the Cal. Supreme Court had made its intentions clear, the AP reports: “An appeals court has rejected a conservative group’s latest effort to stop gay marriages in California before the November election.” Liberty Counsel has issued this press release: …

CBS has issued this report discussing a new poll on American attitudes on marriage redefinition. The report begins: “Most Americans continue to think there should be some legal recognition of gay and lesbian couples, and 30 percent say same-sex couples …

Concerned Women for America has issued this press release: Concerned Women for America (CWA) is calling for a Day of Prayer and Fasting to ask God’s intervention to protect marriage. Tuesday, June 17, is the first full day that California …

The Oregonian reports: “Social conservatives and church groups are admitting defeat in their efforts to collect signatures for initiatives to repeal two Oregon gay rights laws in this November’s election.”

The Christian Post reports: . . . That case, like dozens of other similar cases that have dotted the nation, have spurred the development of a growing number of new “pro-life pharmacies” that cater specifically to guarding the religious objections …

The AP reports: “A 61-year-old man is headed to California to face federal charges he traveled abroad to abuse a Costa Rican girl.”

Liberty Legal Institute has issued this press release: LIBERTY LEGAL INSTITUTE Headquarters: 903 East 18th Street, Suite 230 * Plano, TX 75074 Phone: 972-423-8889 ext 102, Fax: (972) 423-8899 MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Hay 972-423-8889 ext 102 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June …

The AP reports: From the beach of Lake Willoughby’s Southwest Cove, the sheer cliffs of Mount Pisgah tower over the deep, frigid water. Across the narrows, Mount Hor’s peak completes the look of a Scandinavian fjord. In the summertime, the …

“Two people don’t have to live together for one to be eligible for palimony when the relationship ends, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.”

The AP reports on OneNewsNow: “The seven Roman Catholic bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles say “the church cannot approve of redefining marriage” to include same-sex couples.” The Bishops’ statement is online here.

Albert Mohler has this post commenting on the roles of husband and wife.  He concludes: . . . One key and unavoidable insight of all this research is the fact that egalitarianism doesn’t end up being very egalitarian in reality. …

NBC Augusta reports: Tuesday owners of X-Mart will protest a recent decision by city leaders to deny the company a business license. Opponents of the adult entertainment store also plan to protest. Many opponents of the store will appear at …

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: A man is not being allowed to see his three children because he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old , a relationship that he says was legal, but a county agency called sexual abuse, according …

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal appeared on the Michael Medved show to discuss various initiatives in the state of Louisiana including school choice and other issues. The link to the broadcast is on Townhall. The broadcast runs just over 26 minutes.

Bob Unruh reports on WorldNetDaily about various threats to Christians in North America. He begins: When a Christian pastor in Canada wrote a commentary on the Bible’s perspective on homosexuality, a government commission ordered him to renounce his faith and …

The AP reports: The United States last week became the world’s first nation of 200 accredited law schools, as the American Bar Association gave provisional approval to two North Carolina institutions . . . The 150,000 students enrolled in law …

LifeSiteNews.com reports: On Monday, the Arizona Senate approved a revised partial-birth abortion ban that takes into consideration the problems pro-abortion Gov. Janet Napolitano had with an earlier version she vetoed. The bill needs a final approval from the Arizona House …

David Brook has this commentary on the NY Times: The United States has been an affluent nation since its founding. But the country was, by and large, not corrupted by wealth. For centuries, it remained industrious, ambitious and frugal. Over …

n defense of marriage in New York, attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed their opening brief in a New York appellate court Monday to prevent officials from illegally recognizing same-sex “marriages” conducted outside the state.

Religion Clause Blog reports on and links to the legislation. “The bill provides that the state board of education shall, upon request from a local school board, assist schools in promoting “critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective …

Catholic Online reports: Norma McCorvey appears in her first-ever TV commercial speaking out against abortion, and denouncing her role as “Jane Roe”, the plaintiff in the supreme court case Roe v. Wade, which paved the way for so called “legal” …

“If past rulings are any guide, it is religious rights that are likely to be “obliterated” by an emerging popular majority supporting same-sex relationships — and it seems unlikely that the California courts will intervene. That’s a shame.”

How Appealing links here and here to numerous reports discussing the situation. It appears the 3rd Circuit will head up the investigation.

William Rusher has this commentary on Townhall. He writes: On Monday, June 16, San Francisco began implementing the ruling of the California Supreme Court authorizing same-sex marriages in the state. Meanwhile a state constitutional amendment negating the ruling is heading …

Pat Buchanan’s latest column on Townhall begins: Freedom of the press is on trial in Canada. The trial is before a court with the Orwellian title of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. The accused are Maclean’s magazine and author …

William McGurn reports on the Wall Street Journal: Barack and Michelle Obama send their children to an upscale private school. When asked about it during last year’s YouTube debate, Sen. Obama responded that it was “the best option” for his …

The Washington Post reports: Students in the D.C. school voucher program, the first federal initiative to spend taxpayer dollars on private school tuition, generally did no better on reading and math tests after two years than public school peers, a …

The NY Times has this pro-abortion piece by Monica Davey that discuses the Kansas grand jury that is reviewing a case involving the infamous abortionist George Tiller.

Howard Bashman reports on the controversy at the How Appealing Blog.  Jonathan Adler also comments on the issue at the Volokh Conspiracy Blog.

Jan LaRue has this commentary at the Culture and Media Institute. The subcaption reads: “The Supreme Court’s decision granting rights to enemy combatants will make life for our soldiers much tougher. For the enemy, combat may become even deadlier.”

The legal concept of obscenity cannot be reformed and therefore must be scrapped.

The history of the law of free expression is one of vindication in cases involving speech that many citizens may find shabby, offensive, or even ugly. – Justice Anthony M. Kennedy (2000)

This Note will begin by illustrating the Rastafari religion and the struggle it has faced in becoming recognized as a legitimate religion. This will be followed by an examination of the historical background and current state of the law, including the development of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), and will briefly discuss the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA).

This Note argues that the Ninth Circuit incorrectly decided Navajo Nation. [FN7] Part I of this Note discusses early judicial interpretations of the Free Exercise Clause and establishment of the strict scrutiny test.

MetroNews of West Virginia has this piece discussing the marriage debate. It reports: . . . Chrisler was a guest on Tuesday’s MetroNews Talkline along with Jeremy Dys, the President and General Counsel for the West Virginia Family Policy Council. …

Reuters reports: “Germany could elect its first openly gay Lutheran bishop next month, a move conservatives say would alienate many Christians and open divisions in the Church.”

The NY Times reports: With a series of simple “I dos,” gay couples across California inaugurated the state’s court-approved and potentially short-lived legalization of same-sex marriage on Monday, the first of what is expected to be a crush of such …