Court rejects Satanist’s discrimination appeal; revealing his religion to jury not a violation of Constitution
The jury considered his Satanism to be a factor that could lead future violent activity. They gave him the death sentence. Does religion have a place in the courtroom? For example, if a convicted murderer is a Satanist, is that relevant? Last week, a Texas court ruled yes. An appellate court in El Paso upheld... Continue Reading
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case Against School Ban of Christmas Carols and other ‘Celebratory Religious Music.’
“Forcing students to strip all religious content from music is like asking them to study art history while excluding paintings from the Renaissance because they contain religious subjects.” The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of a man who sued his children’s school district over its ban on celebratory religious music. The case against... Continue Reading
Families of 9/11 Victims Shocked after Supreme Court Rejects Burial Appeal
Horning sharply criticized New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for supporting the right of Muslims to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero, while denying a proper burial for 9/11 victims. Relatives of 9/11 victims who believe debris from Ground Zero contains human remains and should be given a suitable burial said they are “shocked”... Continue Reading
Christianity in Britain a ‘Faded Memory’ for Most Young People
Young people only sought a religious perspective on “rare occasions” and that when they did, they often “made do” with a “very faded, inherited cultural memory of Christianity in the absence of anything else.” Most young people consider Christianity irrelevant to their lives but they are not as hostile towards religion as their parents’ generation,... Continue Reading
FBI, Justice Department Co-Host Training Seminar against Pro-Life Activity
“The resource guide is not only completely one-sided, it adopts the bias against free speech that the abortion movement has been trying to promote for years. It raises a concern that this is now the official view of the FBI. I don’t think they can pass the buck on this.” The Obama administration has teamed... Continue Reading
Tone down Islam in textbooks, Texas Education Board says – 7-6 vote warns publishers; critics slam state school panel
“It is easy to see textbook writers have a political agenda when they devote much more space to Islam than to Christianity.” Publishers were put on notice on Friday when a divided State Board of Education vowed to reject textbooks with a pro-Islamic and anti-Christian slant, sending a message that critics say promotes fear and... Continue Reading
‘Ground Zero’ Mosque Stakeholder Considers New Site – seven blocks away
The controversial Park51 project may end up being constructed significantly farther away from the former World Trade Center site than originally planned. An attorney for Hisham Elzanaty, the man who claims to be the majority stakeholder in the project, said he is considering building the Islamic community center at 30 Cliff Street, the location of... Continue Reading
Faith-Based Hiring Bill an ‘Assault’ on Religious Charities, Says NRB Leader
The Christian communicators association fears that its members, which include humanitarian groups such as World Vision, will be forced to hire atheists to administer Gospel-inspired relief work. A pending bill that seeks to bar government funding for non-profits that have a religious requirement in their hiring process is a “serious assault” on faith-based charities, said... Continue Reading
Four Dearborn, Michigan Arab Fest Preachers Acquitted of Peace Disturbing Charges
Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly Jr., however, says he believes the preachers were pulling a publicity stunt on YouTube in order raise money. A jury in one of the most densely populated Muslim communities in the United States has acquitted four Christian street preachers of all but one of the charges laid against them earlier this... Continue Reading
Federal District Judge orders lesbian nurse reinstated to Air Force
Major Margaret Witt was discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and sued to get her job back. A federal judge ruled Friday that a decorated flight nurse discharged from the Air Force for being gay should be given her job back as soon as possible in the latest legal setback to the military’s... Continue Reading
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