Politics

Do Parental Rights Stop at the Schoolhouse Door?

by Peter J. Smith February 24, 2007

Lawyers for parents aggrieved over material normalizing homosexual families taught to their children, argued that the Lexington school system's refusal to permit them to withdraw their primary school-age children violated their First Amendment Rights under the US Constitution.
"The defendants…

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“Bizarre” UK High Court Ruling on Abortion Images to Be Appealed

by Gudrun Schultz February 23, 2007

UK High Court Justices handed down a partial victory last week to a woman convicted of malicious conduct for sending abortion images to pharmacists, in a "bizarre" decision she will appeal to the House of Lords.
A member of LifeLeague,…

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High Court Allows Anti-Christian School Holiday Policy to Stand

by Thomas More Law Center February 22, 2007

The US Supreme Court decided on Tuesday not to review a case challenging the constitutionality of a New York City public school policy that expressly permits the display of the Jewish menorah and the Islamic star and crescent during their…

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Pro-life Demonstrators Win in Sixth Circuit

by Thomas More Law Center February 21, 2007

On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio, unanimously ruled that a three-hour police detention of law-abiding, pro-life demonstrators presented valid constitutional claims under the First and Fourth Amendments. The…

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Fargo Bishop Calls Catholic Politicians to Live Their Faith

by Gudrun Schultz February 19, 2007

Catholic political leaders have a fundamental responsibility to ensure their public actions reflect the Church's teachings on respect for life and the dignity of the human person, said Fargo Bishop Samuel Aquila in a homily during the Catholic Legislative Mass…

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Anti-Catholic Aide for John Edwards Resigns

by Gudrun Schultz February 15, 2007

A top campaign blogger for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards acknowledged defeat Monday after a storm of protest followed her gratuitously offensive commentary against Christianity and the Catholic Church.
Amanda Marcotte announced her resignation from the campaign yesterday in a…

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ACLU Sues to Remove Ten Commandments from Courthouse

by Thomas More Law Center February 13, 2007

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to force a conservative Christian county in Florida to remove a hulking Ten Commandments monument from the courthouse steps.
The 5-foot-tall (1.50-meter-tall), 6-ton black granite monument stands in front of a building for…

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Judge Denies Illinois Effort to Ban “Choose Life” Plates

by LifeSite News February 12, 2007

Thursday morning a federal district judge denied a motion by the Illinois Secretary of State to overturn his recent ruling that allowed "Choose Life" to be a slogan on Illinois specialty license plates. On January 22, Federal Judge David Coar…

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Look What John Edwards Has Done

by Catholic League February 10, 2007

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, issued the following statement today about John Edwards' decision to retain two staff members who have a history of making obscene attacks on Christians:
"Over the next week, we will contact hundreds of…

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Presidential Hopeful John Edwards Hires Two Anti-Catholics

by Catholic League February 8, 2007

[Editor's note: The language quoted in this article is vulgar and potentially upsetting.]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue is demanding that presidential hopeful John Edwards fire two recently hired anti-Catholics who have joined his team: Amanda Marcotte as Blogmaster and…

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