In the 2nd Circuit, the decision involved license plates; in the 5th Circuit, the decision involved ‘Under God’ in a state Pledge; in the 7th Circuit a classroom moment of silence was approved Vermont license plates: In 2004, Vermont resident John Byrne applied for a vanity plate with the state’s motor vehicle department. The proposed... Continue Reading

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to allow the 1993 law against homosexuals serving in the military to remain in place while a constitutional challenge to the ban wends its way through the federal appeals process. The Log Cabin Republicans, a homosexual GOP lobby, had filed an emergency request with the high court to reinstate... Continue Reading

Amazon said in a statement that it “believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable.” The Los Angeles Times gave the details of the story in its Thursday morning edition: Online retail giant Amazon.com came under a storm of electronic protest Wednesday for selling... Continue Reading

“…there are signs, from New York charter schools to western statehouses, that the union grip over public education is beginning to slacken. Not a moment too soon, and we can hope not too late.” By now we know that John Boehner has a sentimental side, but so far only Washington insiders know of his soft... Continue Reading

His predecessor agreed, saying “repeal under the current wartime circumstances would disturb a military already suffering from the heavy strain of fighting two overseas wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.” The new commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps has signaled his opposition to any repeal of the law that bans open homosexuals from military service, saying... Continue Reading

On Friday, attorneys for the Log Cabin Republicans filed an appeal with the U. S. Supreme Court in hopes of finally overthrowing the ban on openly homosexual troops serving in the military. The gay and lesbian group had expressed opposition to last week’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to indefinitely uphold the 1993 law.... Continue Reading

Gallup and other polls have shown that over the past several years, more Americans increasingly consider themselves pro-life than pro-abortion Tuesday’s historic elections sent the message that more Americans want their lawmakers to consistently defend vulnerable human life and reject the president’s radical pro-abortion agenda, said the chamber’s most prominent pro-life leader. Widespread discontent with... Continue Reading

“Parents should be able to choose what school their children attend and where their money goes. Just because religious schools can join the program on the same basis as non-religious ones doesn’t make it unconstitutional” Supreme Court justices squabbled Wednesday over whether or not an Arizona tax credit for donations to non-profit scholarship providers oversteps... Continue Reading

Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi said the assault was “very painful” for the stunned nation because “it harbors a sinister plan to empty the region of one of its main components: the Christians.” An Iraqi police commander was detained for questioning Tuesday in connection with the deadly attack on a Catholic church in the capital as... Continue Reading

There have been many attacks on Christians in Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003. At that time there were estimated to be around one million Christians from several ancient denominations…Their numbers are believed to have dwindled now to 600,000 or less. At least 52 people were killed as security forces stormed a Catholic church... Continue Reading