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Over 220 Texas Pastors Back Declaration on Immigration Reform

July 8th, 2010

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Over 220 pastors in state of Texas have drafted and signed a statement expressing their support behind what they believe to be the best balance between justice and compassion in regards to border security and immigration issues.

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Lawrence D. Jones

Christian Legal Group Backs 4 Arrested Street Preachers

June 23rd, 2010

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A Christian law firm is backing a group of street preachers that was arrested last week after engaging in conversations with attendees of a large Arab festival.

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Lawrence D. Jones

Sex Offender Asks N.H. High Court to OK Church Attendance

June 20th, 2010

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A sex offender in New Hampshire is asking the state’s supreme court to grant him permission to attend a church with a chaperone.

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Lawrence D. Jones

Conn. School District Sued Over Megachurch Selection

May 7th, 2010

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Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Connecticut have filed a lawsuit in federal court over a public school district’s decision to hold this year’s graduation ceremonies in a Christian megachurch.

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Lawrence D. Jones

Houston Clergy at Arms Over Lesbian Mayor’s Orders

April 6th, 2010

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An interdenominational coalition of clergy in Houston is pressing its mayor to rescind the executive orders she issued recently that added sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in Houston.

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Lawrence D. Jones

High Court Declines to Hear Ex-Lesbian Mother’s Appeal

February 24th, 2010

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The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a Texas mother’s petition to review a decision the declared her former lesbian partner a legal parent of her daughter under California law.

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Lawrence D. Jones

D.C. Marriage Referendum Rejected; Appeal Filed

February 10th, 2010

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A Christian legal group and a coalition of traditional marriage advocates have appealed last week’s decision by the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics to refuse to place the marriage issue before voters.

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Lawrence D. Jones

Calif. Court of Appeal Mulls Mall’s Ban on Religious, Political Talk

February 10th, 2010

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A California youth pastor who was arrested for violating a shopping mall’s ban on controversial conversations with strangers has brought his case up to the California Court of Appeal for consideration and is now awaiting a response.

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Lawrence D. Jones

Impartiality of ‘Outed’ Prop 8 Judge Assured

February 9th, 2010

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Two days after “outing” the federal judge who will be ruling on California’s key gay marriage case, San Francisco’s largest newspaper emphasized Tuesday that Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has a “proven record of impartiality.”

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Lawrence D. Jones

Legal Battle Looms Following ‘No Vote’ on Hawaii Civil Unions

February 5th, 2010

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Gay rights group Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Foundation are planning to take legal action against the state of Hawaii after the State House of Representatives declined to vote last week on legislation to legalize civil unions in the Aloha State.

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Trial of Accused Abortionist Killer Opens Without ‘A-Word’

January 24th, 2010

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The trial of the man accused of fatally shooting late-term abortionist George Tiller opened Friday without mention of the “a-word” in front of jurors.

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Lawrence D. Jones

High Court Blocks Judge’s Attempt to Broadcast Federal Prop 8 Trial

January 14th, 2010

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against video streaming the high-profile federal court trial on California’s voter-approved marriage definition.

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Judge OKs YouTube Broadcast of Key Gay Marriage Case

January 7th, 2010

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The federal judge who will preside over a highly anticipated gay marriage case in California will allow the trial to be videotaped for later showing on YouTube despite the negative effects that doing so could have on witnesses.

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Montana Becomes 3rd State to OK Doctor-Assisted Suicide

January 3rd, 2010

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Montana became the third state to allow physician-assisted suicide after its Supreme Court determined Thursday that nothing in the state law prevents patients from seeking it.

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Ex-Lesbian Christian Faces Deadline to Turn Over Child to Former Partner

December 29th, 2009

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A Christian woman in Virginia must turn over her daughter to her former lesbian partner in Vermont before 1 p.m. Friday or face possible arrest.

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Grand Jury: Deadly Force Against Ga. Pastor ‘Legally Justified’

December 23rd, 2009

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The officers involved in a botched drug bust that left a young Baptist pastor dead should not face criminal charges, according to a Georgia county grand jury.

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Christian Photographers to Appeal N.M. Court’s Discrimination Ruling

December 22nd, 2009

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A young Christian couple will appeal the recent decision by a New Mexico judge, who found them guilty of “sexual orientation” discrimination for declining to photograph a same-sex “commitment ceremony.”

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New Study Highlights Importance of Spiritual Support for Terminally Ill

December 21st, 2009

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Terminally ill cancer patients who receive spiritual support from their medical team are, on average, found to be in a better state of being near death than those who don’t, according to a recently published study.

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Lawrence D. Jones

Custody Battle Between Lesbian-Turned-Christian, Ex-Partner Reaches Va. Appeals Court

December 13th, 2009

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The Virginia Court of Appeals heard oral arguments this past week on the issue of whether Virginia must enforce a custody order and visitation order arising from a dissolved Vermont same-sex civil union.

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High Court Turns Away 2nd Religious Grad Speech Case

November 30th, 2009

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The Supreme Court for the second time in as many weeks refused to hear the case of a high school valedictorian who spoke about their faith in a graduation speech.

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