Daily Archives: August 29, 2008

The NYCLU has issed this press release that begins: “Responding to opposition led by the New York Civil Liberties Union, Otsego County has abandoned revisions to its employee health care policy that unlawfully excluded from coverage couples who are lesbian …

The North Carolina Family Policy has this post reporting on some recent developments at the American Psychological Assocation.

The Independent Gay forum carries this post by Law Professor Dale Carpenter. He writes: We have just over two months to go before California voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to prohibit marriage for gay couples. If …

Hugh Hewitt has this post reporting that four more Roman Catholics are blasting Nancy Pelosi’s abortion comments. He writes: “Nancy Pelosi has single-handedly energized the Roman Catholic hierarchy into effective action against her attempt to obscure Roman Catholic teaching on …

HSLDA reports: “Jordan Garver’s dream to work in law enforcement appeared in danger of an abrupt death when the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s office told him they would not hire him because of his parent-issued high school diploma . . . …

CNSNews reports: . . . He voted against George W. Bush’s two anti-choice nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts and Samuel Alito, and he opposed anti-choice Justice Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the Court as well as multiple anti-choice …

The Christian Post reports: . . . Pastor Bertrand Crabbe of the True North Community Church of Port Jefferson said the donor, who asked to remain anonymous, said, “This was why God put the ticket in his hands.” The state …

The ADF Alliance Alert email digest will not be published on Monday, September 1, 2008. The normal publication schedule will resume on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. New posts may appear on this site this evening and over the long weekend.

CNA reports: Speaking of her husband, Michelle Obama said: “He’ll protect a woman’s freedom of choice, because government should have no say in whether or when a woman embraces the sacred responsibility of parenthood.”

The Chicago Tribune reports: “There are plenty of ways to cut your carbon footprint, whether it’s driving less or buying an energy-efficient refrigerator. But the British Medical Journal, in an editorial last month, urged a more controversial one: having fewer …

365Gay.com has this report that begins: A study released Tuesday shows that legalized same-sex couple relationships appear to be longer-lasting than those without a legal status. Conducted by researchers from the University of Washington, San Diego State University and the …

The Washington Post reports: “I have never met a Japanese man who did not want me to be his mommy.” . . . “I want a mature, equal-partner kind of marriage,” she said. “Anyway, there are complete lives without a …

The Christian Science Monitor reports: “American parents shoot ourselves in the foot by making our children the center of our universe. And we certainly don’t help our kids, either.”

The Houston Chronicle reports: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott was supposed to settle a dispute over whether public schools must offer a course in Biblical study, but his opinion Thursday created more confusion. Yes, schools are required to offer a …

LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Very few people,” says the head of Britain’s leading pro-life organisation, “realise that the pro-abortion and pro-euthanasia lobby believes it can be right intentionally to kill innocent human beings.” John Smeaton, Director of the Society for the Protection …

LifeNews.com reports: “A new poll of California voters find a plurality support a November ballot proposal that would help parents by allowing them to know when their teenage daughters are considering an abortion. “

LifeSiteNews.com reports: “The Philippine Court of Appeals recently rejected claims made by a radical pro-abortion group based in New York. The court dismissed an effort seeking to overturn an executive order promoting natural family planning.  The petition was filed earlier …

The Huffington Post has posted the video and text of the speech.

OneNewsNow.com reports: Another American governmental body faces threats for opening sessions with prayer. The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is responding to the threat in Mesa County, Colorado, where commissioners are facing objections from a local group of atheists, according to ADF attorney …

Eugene Volokh reports on The Volokh Conspiracy: “The decision — Ostergren v. McDonnell, [No. 3:08cv62, E.D. Va. August 22, 2008)] handed down last Friday — is quite narrow, focusing chiefly on the fact that the social security numbers were drawn …

“John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, two senior campaign officials told The Associated Press on Friday.”

My name is Theresa Bonopartis and I am post abortive.

The Religion Clause reports: “On Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued its third opinion in the long-running zoning dispute in Shepherd Montessori Center Milan v. Ann Arbor Charter Township, (MI Ct. App., Aug. 26, 2008). In the case, a …

The Jewish Daily Forward reports: The most powerful Orthodox Jewish umbrella group has thrown its support behind a ballot initiative that aims to overturn California’s historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage. In late August, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations …

Reuters reports on Yahoo News: “Hindu mobs ransacked a church and clashed with Christian villagers in eastern India on Thursday, police said, as Italy said it would summon India’s ambassador to demand ‘incisive action’ to prevent more attacks.”

The Religion Clause Blog reports on this case: “Church of Universal Love and Music v. Fayette County, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65564 (WD PA, Aug. 26, 2008), involves a zoning dispute in which William Pritts and the church he founded …

Ann Woolner reports on Bloomberg: “As the Democratic National Convention this week kicks off the next phase of the race for the White House, there is hardly a question more consequential than how the next president will pick the next …

How Appealing links to numerous reports covering the situation including this DOJ press release: “U.S. District Court Judge Charged With Attempted Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact.“

The AP reports: “A former San Francisco radio talk show host and former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography.”

The AP reports: Now that same-sex couples can get married in California, state prison officials are trying to figure out what that means for gay inmates. No prisoners so far have sought to arrange weddings with same-sex partners . . …

The AP reports: A woman has sued a town that refused to allow her to open a dance studio that featured pole-dancing exercise classes on the grounds it was a sexually oriented business. Adams Township officials violated Stephanie Babines’ right …

365Gay.com reports: Gay pride organizers in Birmingham have filed a civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Larry Langford over his refusal to allow Pride Week banners to be hung in the city. The lawsuit by Central Alabama Pride accuses the mayor …

Citizen Link reports: “In the course of his lengthy acceptance speech this evening, Sen. Barack Obama devoted only five lines to the issues of marriage and abortion, but he made clear he continues to hold liberal positions on both.”

The AP reports: “Appellate Judge Charles Canady, who as a congressman helped prosecute then-President Bill Clinton at his 1999 impeachment trial, was appointed Thursday to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Charlie Crist.”

Noeleen G. Walder reports in the New York Law Journal: The stay of a June court order that gave the New York Legislature and governor 90 days to raise the pay of the state’s 1,300 judges will remain in effect, …

The BBC reports: The introduction of a database of details about every child in England has been delayed for the second time . . . Children’s minister Kevin Brennan said “some issues” with the system, called ContactPoint, had been identified …