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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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Irish Bishops Stress Human Dignity in Elections

Posted on February 21, 2011
Zenit: The Irish bishops are underlining value of human dignity, urging people to promote this by their choices in the upcoming national elections and in other circumstances.

Europe?s Bishops Urge Defense of Religious Freedom: Note Christian Role in Continental Integration

Posted on February 21, 2011
ZENIT: "Several Catholic bishops of Europe recently met with Orthodox, Protestant and Anglican leaders to once again call for the defence of religious liberty, especially of Christians."

Census: How religious is the UK?

Posted on February 21, 2011
BBC: "A publicity drive has started for the census, now just five weeks away, but the survey is being criticised for its question on religion. So is it even possible to accurately measure how religious the UK is?"

Chuck Colson: Playing Chicken with Free Speech

Posted on February 21, 2011
Chuck Colson writes at the Christian Post: Is giving away chicken sandwiches an act of homophobic bigotry? According to certain homosexual groups and websites, it is: when you give away sandwiches to people attending a conference on marriage. You heard that right...

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Union workers rally across Nevada

Posted on February 21, 2011
Boston Herald: "Nevada union members plan to rally in Las Vegas and Carson City to show their support for public workers in Wisconsin fighting to keep their collective bargaining rights."

Hundreds in Dayton protest Ohio collective bargaining bill

Posted on February 21, 2011
"The debate over a Republican-backed Ohio bill that would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights is reaching outside the state capital, with hundreds of people rallying against the measure in Dayton."

MI: Labor plans Lansing lobbying blitz Tuesday

Posted on February 21, 2011
Detroit News: Organized labor will send 300 to 400 workers and union officials to the Capitol on Tuesday to try to stop "Wisconsin-style assaults" on collective bargaining, the president of the Michigan AFL-CIO said today.

Delaying Sex Positively Affects Marriage Longevity, Study Finds

Posted on February 21, 2011
Citizen Link: "It didn?t make a lot of headlines, but a Brigham Young University study found a correlation between delaying sex and a longer-lasting marriage."

Oklahoma Senate panel approves changes to teacher firings, expand charter schools

Posted on February 21, 2011
A Senate committee has approved bills to expand the number of charter schools in Oklahoma and make it easier to fire public school teachers, despite concerns from some Democrats that the proposals amount to an "assault" on public education.

Florida public unions gear up for rallies

Posted on February 21, 2011
St. Petersburg Times: "Opposition is heating up statewide as the Florida Legislature closes in on monumental changes to the teaching profession."

Two Arrested in India After Woman Dies in Failed Abortion

Posted on February 21, 2011
LifeNews: "Two people have been arrested by local police in southeastern India, near Bangladesh, after a woman died in a failed abortion Sunday night."

?GOP targets Missoula gay rights ordinance?

Posted on February 21, 2011
NECN.com: "Leaders of the House Judiciary Committee backed a plan Monday that bars Missoula and other cities from establishing their own criteria for those protected from discrimination. . . "

KY: Bible class in public schools questioned: Legislation calls for creating curriculum

Posted on February 21, 2011
Courier-Journal.com: "Several reports in recent weeks have said Senate Bill 56 would allow Kentucky public schools to teach the Bible as an elective social studies course. Actually, no law prevents districts from doing that now . . . "

Row as university says it?s impossible to discriminate against Christians

Posted on February 21, 2011
The Iona Institute: David French, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said that the definition amounted to ?radical political correctness run amok?. He said it was absurd to single out Christians as oppressors and non-Christians as the only oppressed people on campus...

??Happy occasion? as Israel names first gay judge?

Posted on February 21, 2011
The Jewish Chronicle Online: "Civil rights activists in Israel have praised the appointment of Israel?s first openly gay judge."

Chick-fil-A: Florida Students Disagree Over Restaurant?s Right To Be On Campus

Posted on February 21, 2011
Miami New Times: "The problem is that Chick-fil-A has recently been outed as a huge supporter of anti-gay organizations. Some students have a problem with a homophobic restaurant being established on campus, but some just don't care . . . "

Belarus: Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Roger Kiska Urges ?to Vacate Their Current Punitive Actions Towards Lawyers?

Posted on February 21, 2011
DemocraticBelarus.eu: "I write this letter as legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal alliance of more than 1700 lawyers dedicated to the protection of religious freedom internationally. The Alliance Defense Fund is accredited with the United Nations, European Parliament, Fundamental Rights Agency and Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe...

Nigeria: Bar Association Flays Corruption in Judiciary

Posted on February 21, 2011
AllAfrica.com: Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the face-off between the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu and the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Ayo Salami and described the allegations of corruption "as a tip of the iceberg".

Arizona House to consider abortion restrictions

Posted on February 21, 2011
AZCapitolTimes: "The Arizona House on Monday is scheduled to consider bills to place new restrictions on abortions, including steps that Planned Parenthood Arizona says would force it to drop medication abortions in its clinics outside the Phoenix and Tucson areas...

Texas: Abortion legislation gets green light from

Posted on February 21, 2011
The Daily Cougar: "Texas Senators passed Bill 16 on a margin of 21-10. This bill, as some may recall, requires doctors to perform a sonogram two hours before allowing a pregnant woman to have an abortion."

California Gender Nondiscrimination Act introduced

Posted on February 21, 2011
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News: "Assemblymember Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, has introduced the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB 887) sponsored by Equality California and the Transgender Law Center."

Idaho: Assisted Suicide Legislation Hits the Senate Floor

Posted on February 21, 2011
KIVITV.com: "It's a life and death issue that's hitting the Statehouse: Physician assisted-suicide and what Idaho code should say about the topic."

Indiana union workers rally at Statehouse to protest bills

Posted on February 21, 2011
"Over the protests of thousands of labor union members who filled the Statehouse, a House committee voted on party lines today to send a bill that would bar unions and companies from negotiating contracts that require all employees to pay fees for representation...

Evangelicals could make up half of Brazil?s population by 2020

Posted on February 21, 2011
Christian Post: "An international missions organisation reports that evangelicals are expected to reach 57.4 million in Brazil this year in accordance with the evangelical annual growth rate of 7.42 per cent."

Hearing postponed in Madison School District action against teachers union

Posted on February 21, 2011
WI State Journal: "With teachers likely headed back to their classrooms Tuesday, a Madison School District request for a temporary injunction barring further walkouts remains in limbo."

?Polygamy hurt 19th century Mormon wives? evolutionary fitness?

Posted on February 21, 2011
Indiana University: "Polygamy practiced by some 19th century Mormon men had the curious effect of suppressing the overall offspring numbers of Mormon women in plural marriages, say scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and three other institutions in the March 2011 issue of Evolution and Human Behavior...

9th Circuit understands conservative argument

Posted on February 21, 2011
One News Now: Both sides have presented their appeal in the case involving Capistrano High School student Chad Farnan, who sued his history teacher, Dr. Corbett, in April 2008 for attacking Christianity during his lectures and for calling creationism "superstitious nonsense...

Christie?s ?revolution? against judicial activism

Posted on February 21, 2011
One News Now: "A New Jersey-based attorney says Governor Chris Christie is "launching a revolution" in taking on the liberal status quo of the Garden State."

Vatican Canon Law Adviser: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Should Be Denied Communion

Posted on February 21, 2011
CNSNews: In receiving communion at a Mass offered by the Roman Catholic bishop of Albany, NY, that state?s governor, Andrew Cuomo, who supports abortion, gay marriage, and lives with his girlfriend, committed an ?objectively sacreligious? act that ?produces grave scandal,? according to Dr...

MI: Amash?s ?present? vote on Planned Parenthood amendment provokes spirited on-line discussion

Posted on February 21, 2011
MLive.com: "Mlive readers had strong feelings and many comments about U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's decision�to vote "present" rather than yea or nay on a controversial amendment to defund Planned Parenthood."

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