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• Andre Bauer Rails Against Religious Freedom in South Carolina

  
  Very Important Stuff — Authority: 127
  Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that South Carolina’s Christian liscence plate was unconstitutional , because it amounted to government endorsement of a particular religious faith. This case presents a textbook example of the need for and continued vitality of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to ...
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• Veterans Day 2009 – RochesterConservative.com’s 2nd Anniversary

  
  RochesterConservative.com — Authority: 426
  By rochester_veteran Today is Veterans Day, which honors those who have served our country in military service. Today is also the 2nd anniversary of the launch of RochesterConservative.com, which is made up of Veterans and Patriots, who continue to honor our oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of ...
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• David French: The inexcusable act of upholding the Constitution

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  David French, Director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom , writing at National Review’s Phi Beta Cons blog : "Late last week, ADF Center for Academic Freedom attorneys issued a cease-and-desist letter in a remarkable case involving Sacramento City College. The story begins, ironically enough, with a request ...
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• Federal judge nixes SC license tag with cross

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  The State (AP) : "A federal judge ruled Tuesday that South Carolina cant issue license plates showing the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window along with the phrase I Believe."
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• Why is the Administration Subsidizing America’s Islamic Adversaries?

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  Christian Freedom International reports at the Christian Newswire : "The objective is to promote education, health care, infrastructure, and jobs in the Muslim world. These all are good things, but shouldnt Washington be focusing on promoting education, health care, infrastructure, and jobs in America, asks Jacobson?"
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• David French: An important (and unsurprising) ruling in Texas

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  David French, Director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom , writing at National Review’s Phi Beta Cons blog : "On Friday, FIRE reported that a federal judge in Texas had issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) permitting two students to hold an empty holder protest next week outside Tarrant County Colleges ...
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• DC: Changes in “marriage” bill offer churches leeway

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  Washington Post : "A D.C. Council committee is expected to approve major changes Tuesday to the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, including adopting a provision that will make it easier for church officials to avoid participation in gay weddings and receptions."
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• Colorado: “Vote on Planned Parenthood deal delayed”

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  Fox Valley Villages Sun : "The agreement would bring to an end a suit filed in August 2007, which alleged that the city had infringed on the First Amendment rights of protesters at Planned Parenthoods New York Street clinic. Copies of the agreement have not been released, and details are scarce, but it reportedly sets ...
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• Utah: Salt Lake City seeks input on “gay-resident protections”

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  Deseret News : "The ordinances would establish a process within the city for tenants and employees to file discrimination complaints based on sexual orientation."
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• California City Eliminates Ban on Church Activities

  
  Free Christian Press — Authority: 147
  RICHMOND, Calif. — The city of Richmond has agreed to eliminate its ban on religious and church activities in its community centers after receiving a letter from ADF attorneys urging the city to cease the implementation and enforcement of its unconstitutional policy. ADF attorneys sent a letter to the mayor on ...
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• DC addresses domestic partnerships, religious protections in gay marriage bill

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  The committee is expected to debate sections of the bill that address D.C.’s current domestic partnership law and the impact of the legislation on religious institutions in the District. DC addresses domestic partnerships, religious protections in gay marriage bill is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of ...
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• Remembering the Victims of Communism

  
  Da Mihi Animas — Authority: 483
  I found this video at the Anchoress site today: Twenty years ago today (actually yesterday), the Berlin Wall was breached and Soviet communism, at long last, entered its death spiral. After claiming approximately 100 million victims in the 20th century, communism was dismissed to the ash heap of history. But ...
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• Iraq: Protect Besieged Minorities

  
  http://www.hrw.org/en/news — Authority: 684
  (Erbil) - Iraqs central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government should protect besieged minorities in the disputed territories of Nineveh province, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. read more
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• Religious Tyranny Shames Religion

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 729
  In a comment on one of Jodi Jacobson’s posts on this site, a commenter who identifies as a “Pro-Life Catholic for Choice,” applauds Stupak’s amendment to the health care bill. Quoting the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops—who stated that they would not support health care reform unless abortion were ...
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• News Update

  
  Books, Bones, Bricks, and Bullets — Authority: 425
  Just two little things for you today. So What Do We Do Now? UK: Christian hotel owners hauled before court after defending beliefs in discussion with Muslim guests Spencer
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• Magistrate recommending Forsyth County be barred from allowing sectarian prayer before meetings

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  Winston-Salem Journal : "A magistrate is recommending that Forsyth County be barred from allowing sectarian prayers at meetings of the board of commissioners . . . Mike Johnson, the ADF attorney representing the county, said final ruling is about a month away, and that he will be filing a brief outlining his ...
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• Venezuela Catholic leaders fear Chavez’s property confiscations could target Church

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  Catholic News Agency : "Widespread anxiety exists among Catholic leaders in Venezuela who fear that President Hugo Chavez could try to confiscate churches, schools and other church property and try to eliminate the work of the Catholic Church, a source close to the Venezuelan Bishops Conference has told Aid to the ...
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• Berlusconi says Italy will not remove crucifix from public display

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  JURIST : "Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Friday that Italy is not bound by last weeks European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) ruling that displaying crucifixes in a public school classroom violates the European Convention on Human Rights."
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• Christianophobia: 12 Theses on Religious Freedom

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  Zenit : "Here are the 12 Theses on Religious Freedom written by Dr. Martin Kugler of the Vienna-based human rights network Christianophobia in Europe, which is hosted by the nongovernmental organization Europe for Christ." http://christianophobia.eu/
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• Magistrate says Forsyth prayer policy unconstitutional

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 462
  FOX8 News : "A federal magistrate has recommended that prayers referencing Jesus and other sectarian deities made before meetings of the Forsyth County Commissioners are unconstitutional . . . The county was represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, which defended the county at no charge . . . The Alliance Defense ...
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