In two unrelated court cases, judges dealt blows yesterday to the abortion industry. A federal judge in Detroit dismissed an attempt by the ACLU to force Catholic hospitals to perform abortions, and a judge in Illinois upheld the First Amendment rights of a pro-life organization to distribute fliers exposing the gruesome business of dumping babies in landfills.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
ACLU Sues Catholic Hospitals to Force Abortions
Babies Dumped in Landfills: South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio
Aborted Babies Incinerated to Produce Waste Heat
Babies in Dumpsters Closes Michigan Abortion Clinics
South Carolina Abortion Licenses Suspended over Baby Disposal
-- From "Hospital with anti-abortion policy wins decision in lawsuit" by The Associated Press 4/11/16
Detroit federal Judge Gershwin Drain says the American Civil Liberties Union and its members have no standing to sue Trinity Health Corp. In a 13-page decision Monday, he said the ACLU failed to explain what medical conditions would place their members at risk or if they are currently at risk.
The judge says any harm is "speculative."
An attorney for Trinity, Kevin Theriot, says no one should be forced to perform abortions. The ACLU says it's considering its next step.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge throws out abortion lawsuit against Catholic hospital group" by Khalil AlHajal, mlive.com 4/11/16
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of its members last year, calling for an injunction against the anti-abortion policies of Trinity Health Corporation, a Livonia-based health care group with 90 hospitals that adhere to directives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
ACLU lawyers pointed specifically to one member who was denied abortion procedures at a Trinity hospital despite suffering "emergency complications during her pregnancy that required the termination of her pregnancy in order to stabilize her condition."
The lawsuit also argued that other pregnant members were "at risk of suffering similar harm should their pregnancies suffer complications in the future."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Health system wins suit over emergency abortion policy" posted at The Detroit News 4/11/16
In his ruling, [Judge] Drain said the ACLU did not provide enough specific proof of harm to its members to give the organization standing to sue.
“Therefore, even assuming that the complaint contains sufficient factual matter to establish past actual harm — considering the vagueness of the allegation, this is dubious — the allegations of past exposure to defendants’ illegal conduct is not sufficient to create standing,” he wrote.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Court Dismisses ACLU Lawsuit Attempting to Force Catholic Hospital to Do Abortions" by Steven Ertelt and Emily Derois, LifeNews 4/11/16
Alliance Defending Freedom [ADF] attorneys represent the Catholic Medical Association, the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, and the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which the court allowed on March 10 to intervene in the case in defense of Trinity Health Corporation. Trinity Health operates 86 facilities in 21 states.
“No American should be forced to commit an abortion—least of all faith-based medical workers who went into the profession to follow their faith and save lives, not take them,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. “No law requires religious hospitals and medical personnel to commit abortions against their faith and conscience, and, in fact, federal law directly prohibits the government from engaging in any such coercion. As we argued in our brief to the court, the ACLU had no standing to bring this suit and demand this kind of government coercion.”
“Those who doubt that anyone would ever try to force someone to commit an abortion need only look at this case,” explained ADF Senior Counsel Matt Bowman. “This is precisely what the ACLU sought to do. The court came to the right conclusion in putting an end to their quest. The ruling relies on important case law that our pro-life medical group clients cited showing that the ACLU’s case was based on pure speculation.”
“Forcing health care workers to act contrary to the very faith and ethical convictions that led them into the medical profession—to serve, help, and bring healing to people—is counterproductive, unnecessary, and against the law,” Bowman continued.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to stop anti-abortion fliers targeting CEO" by The Associated Press 4/11/16
Lake County [Illinois] Associate Judge Margaret Marcouiller ruled Monday that the Ohio-based group Created Equal can keep distributing fliers that show pictures of an aborted fetus and a Lake Forest [Illinois] resident, and also include the executive's home address.
The fliers have been left with neighbors of Charles Alutto, who heads Stericycle, a medical waste company.
Created Equal says Stericycle "enables baby killing" by transporting medical waste from a Planned Parenthood facility in Ohio
Marcouiller said Monday that "even insulting and outrageous speech must be tolerated."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to stop anti-abortion fliers targeting Lake Forest CEO" by Susan Berger, Chicago Tribune 4/12/16
Created Equal Executive Director Mark Harrington called the court ruling a victory and said the campaign, which includes fliers, mobile billboards and postcards, will continue.
"If Stericycle wants to stop our awareness campaign, they simply need to cease transporting and disposing of aborted babies for Planned Parenthood," Harrington said.
Despite denying the emergency order, the judge said she will take up the issue again and gave the plaintiffs two weeks to update and resubmit their complaint.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Stericycle loses bid to stop campaign exposing it for transporting aborted babies’ remains" by Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews 4/11/16
Stericycle's “regulated medical waste acceptance policy” states that the company does not accept “complete human remains (including heads, full torsos, and fetuses).”
Mark Harrington, the national director of Created Equal says the company is playing a game of semantics.
“However, babies are not 'complete' after being dismembered, decapitated, and disemboweled in standard abortion methods,” Harrington said. “Their broken parts and torn tissue are categorized by Stericycle as 'pathological waste,'” which the company willingly transports.
He wrote a letter to Alutto on February 10 with a sample flier that would be handed out in his community to raise awareness of Stericycle's actions. It included Alutto's home address and business phone number. If the company would stop providing services to abortionists, Harrington said, he would not go forward with the campaign.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Judge Forces Abortion Clinic Open With NO Doctor
In accordance with Missouri law, state health officials prepared to revoke Planned Parenthood's license to perform abortions in Columbia because abortionist Colleen McNicholas lost her hospital admitting privileges, but yesterday U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey blocked the revocation to allow the clinic until May 1, 2016 to reestablish its hospital privileges.
-- From "Judge Stops Missouri From Revoking Abortion License of Planned Parenthood Clinic" by The Associated Press 12/28/15
After national anti-abortion activists released undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the handling of fetal tissue, Missouri Republican lawmakers began investigating abortion in the state. During those investigations, a panel of [University of Missouri] Health Care staff voted in September to discontinue the clinical privileges granted to Dr. Colleen McNicholas, ending the clinic's ability to provide abortions.
U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey's ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and mid-Missouri [PPKM] after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said in September it would revoke the clinic's abortion license Dec. 1. Laughrey had issued a temporary restraining order, which was scheduled to expire Monday.
The Missouri Attorney General's office is reviewing the ruling, spokeswoman Nanci Gonder said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Missouri blocked from revoking Columbia Planned Parenthood's abortion license" by Alex Stuckey, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/28/15
The clinic, however, still cannot perform abortions until a physician affiliated with it has hospital privileges. That makes the St. Louis facility the only legal abortion clinic in the state.
To perform abortions, Planned Parenthood must be licensed as an ambulatory surgical center. Planned Parenthood argued that the department did not give it the same opportunity to correct the problem that has been extended to other surgical centers. Under state law, centers informed of a deficiency must develop and implement a plan of correction, approved by the department.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "DHSS blocked from revoking Planned Parenthood abortion license" posted at The Missouri Times 12/28/15
“The Equal Protection Clause prohibits the government from irrationally discriminating between similarly situated entities,” Laughery wrote in her ruling. “Having reviewed the evidentiary record, the Court finds that it is likely that DHSS treated PPKM more harshly than other similarly situated institutions and thereby violated the Equal Protection Clause.”
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, also a candidate for attorney general, led the fight to revoke the license, and Laughery said Schaefer’s vocal involvement in the effort may have undermined it.
“The record also reflects that PPKM was treated disparately as a result of animus toward PPKM,” Laughery wrote. “Mr. [John] Langston… who has responsibility over ASCs at DHSS and whose staff would normally be in charge of generating notices of deficiencies and overseeing plans of correction submitted by ASCs… suggested that DHSS feared retaliation from Senator Schaefer if it did not act in accordance with the senator’s goals, as Senator Schaefer both chaired the Senate Interim Committee on Sanctity of Life and sat on the Senate Appropriations Committee.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
-- From "Judge Stops Missouri From Revoking Abortion License of Planned Parenthood Clinic" by The Associated Press 12/28/15
After national anti-abortion activists released undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the handling of fetal tissue, Missouri Republican lawmakers began investigating abortion in the state. During those investigations, a panel of [University of Missouri] Health Care staff voted in September to discontinue the clinical privileges granted to Dr. Colleen McNicholas, ending the clinic's ability to provide abortions.
U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey's ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and mid-Missouri [PPKM] after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said in September it would revoke the clinic's abortion license Dec. 1. Laughrey had issued a temporary restraining order, which was scheduled to expire Monday.
The Missouri Attorney General's office is reviewing the ruling, spokeswoman Nanci Gonder said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Missouri blocked from revoking Columbia Planned Parenthood's abortion license" by Alex Stuckey, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/28/15
The clinic, however, still cannot perform abortions until a physician affiliated with it has hospital privileges. That makes the St. Louis facility the only legal abortion clinic in the state.
To perform abortions, Planned Parenthood must be licensed as an ambulatory surgical center. Planned Parenthood argued that the department did not give it the same opportunity to correct the problem that has been extended to other surgical centers. Under state law, centers informed of a deficiency must develop and implement a plan of correction, approved by the department.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "DHSS blocked from revoking Planned Parenthood abortion license" posted at The Missouri Times 12/28/15
“The Equal Protection Clause prohibits the government from irrationally discriminating between similarly situated entities,” Laughery wrote in her ruling. “Having reviewed the evidentiary record, the Court finds that it is likely that DHSS treated PPKM more harshly than other similarly situated institutions and thereby violated the Equal Protection Clause.”
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, also a candidate for attorney general, led the fight to revoke the license, and Laughery said Schaefer’s vocal involvement in the effort may have undermined it.
“The record also reflects that PPKM was treated disparately as a result of animus toward PPKM,” Laughery wrote. “Mr. [John] Langston… who has responsibility over ASCs at DHSS and whose staff would normally be in charge of generating notices of deficiencies and overseeing plans of correction submitted by ASCs… suggested that DHSS feared retaliation from Senator Schaefer if it did not act in accordance with the senator’s goals, as Senator Schaefer both chaired the Senate Interim Committee on Sanctity of Life and sat on the Senate Appropriations Committee.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Planned Parenthood Funding Cut Off in Utah & Texas
A ruling last week by U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups permits Utah to redirect funding from Planned Parenthood Association of Utah while the state battles the abortionist in court to permanently divert all pass-through federal funds away from Planned Parenthood. And Texas continues its series of measures to defund the abortionist as the Texas Department of State Health Services suddenly notified Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast that over $600,000 in funding will now be diverted to other medical service providers.
For background, read Oklahoma Gov. Terminates Payments to Planned Parenthood for Ripping off Taxpayers
Also read ObamaCare Funnels $1 Million to Planned Parenthood
And read Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Aborted Babies on Video
-- From "Judge Allows Utah To Stop Funding Planned Parenthood" by Brian Grimmett, KUER-FM90.1 (NPR Utah) 12/22/15
After seeing the release of secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing fetal tissue collection, Utah Governor Gary Herbert ordered the state to end $275 thousand dollars worth of contracts with Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. The money helps the organization provide after school sex education and sexually transmitted disease testing programs. Utah’s Planned Parenthood officials asked a federal judge to block the move, but he denied that request on Tuesday. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups writes that the very nature of the Governor’s position gives him the discretion to decide which programs are in the state’s best interest.
Utah is one of several states that has moved to cut funding to Planned Parenthood chapters. Arkansas, Alabama, and Louisiana have done the same.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.
From "Utah court rules in favor of Governor in Planned Parenthood lawsuit" by Melissa Anderson and Aimee Edwards, KCSG-TV14 (Cedar City, Utah) 12/22/15
. . . four contracts that are federally funded where Utah acts as the intermediary to pass the funds through to the plaintiff, will not be renewed.
The courts decision to side with Governor Herbert means that Planned Parenthood of Utah will lose those contracts after December 31, 2015.
Following [the Gov. Herbert] August decision, Planned Parenthood filed suit and a temporary restraining order against the governor stating that by terminating the contracts, they are being penalized for exercising the right to perform abortions. Their lawsuit states the action is unconstitutional. Furthermore, the lawsuit claims there is no case law to support the entity engaged in illegal conduct, therefore there is no violation of any law through the right of association.
The Governor has said he will redirect the funding to other qualified providers . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge allows Utah to block federal funds to Planned Parenthood chapter while lawsuit continues" by Michelle L. Price, Associated Press 12/22/15
Even though the Utah [Planned Parenthood] group has not engaged in wrongdoing, it is affiliated with other Planned Parenthood entities "that have allegedly engaged in illegal conduct," Waddoups said in his ruling.
The judge said Utah's government has an interest "in avoiding the appearance of corruption," and any harm from ending the contracts is outweighed by the risk to the state if it's denied its right to end contracts at will.
Allowing the contracts to continue, Waddoups said, could reasonably be perceived by Utah citizens as approval of wrongful conduct.
In Utah, the federal funding is a small portion of the local [Planned Parenthood] organization's $8 million budget. It also receives money through federal contracts, fees from clients, insurance and contributions.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Texas Health Officials Cut Funding To Planned Parenthood" by Leah Gardiner, West Texas News 12/24/15
Texas health officials recently released a statement saying that the department has cut federal funding to a Houston affiliate of Planned Parenthood for a nearly three-decade-old HIV prevention program [for HIV testing, counseling, condom distribution and referral consultations].
Republican leaders have been making several efforts to cut funding for Planned Parenthood after an anti-abortion group released videos showing officials of the reproductive health agency negotiating prices for fetal tissues from abortions it performs.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Texas gov't cuts HIV prevention funding for Planned Parenthood affiliate" posted at Bonham Journal 12/25/15
Texas health representatives were terse when asked about why they made a decision to cut off funding.
In a letter sent to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast on Monday, state officials said the $600,000 annual grant set to expire on December 31 will be cut off indefinitely.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Texas Drops Planned Parenthood From HIV Prevention Program" by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune 12/22/15
Amid an ongoing battle over Planned Parenthood’s participation in the state Medicaid program, Texas health officials are cutting off funding to a Planned Parenthood affiliate for an HIV prevention program.
The long-standing grant, which funds HIV testing and prevention services, was set to expire on Dec. 31, according to the notice which was obtained by The Texas Tribune.
The contract is federally funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but managed by the state. A spokeswoman for the CDC said she was unaware of the state’s notice and did not immediately provide comment.
It’s unclear whether the state will reallocate the funds to a different provider in the area. A health department spokesman on Tuesday said the state was “working with local health departments in the area to continue to provide these services.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Planned Parenthood Illegally Dumps Babies in Landfills in Ohio, Kentucky and South Carolina
Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder
More Abortionists Admit Killing Kids After Birth
For background, read Oklahoma Gov. Terminates Payments to Planned Parenthood for Ripping off Taxpayers
Also read ObamaCare Funnels $1 Million to Planned Parenthood
And read Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Aborted Babies on Video
-- From "Judge Allows Utah To Stop Funding Planned Parenthood" by Brian Grimmett, KUER-FM90.1 (NPR Utah) 12/22/15
After seeing the release of secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing fetal tissue collection, Utah Governor Gary Herbert ordered the state to end $275 thousand dollars worth of contracts with Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. The money helps the organization provide after school sex education and sexually transmitted disease testing programs. Utah’s Planned Parenthood officials asked a federal judge to block the move, but he denied that request on Tuesday. In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups writes that the very nature of the Governor’s position gives him the discretion to decide which programs are in the state’s best interest.
Utah is one of several states that has moved to cut funding to Planned Parenthood chapters. Arkansas, Alabama, and Louisiana have done the same.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.
From "Utah court rules in favor of Governor in Planned Parenthood lawsuit" by Melissa Anderson and Aimee Edwards, KCSG-TV14 (Cedar City, Utah) 12/22/15
. . . four contracts that are federally funded where Utah acts as the intermediary to pass the funds through to the plaintiff, will not be renewed.
The courts decision to side with Governor Herbert means that Planned Parenthood of Utah will lose those contracts after December 31, 2015.
Following [the Gov. Herbert] August decision, Planned Parenthood filed suit and a temporary restraining order against the governor stating that by terminating the contracts, they are being penalized for exercising the right to perform abortions. Their lawsuit states the action is unconstitutional. Furthermore, the lawsuit claims there is no case law to support the entity engaged in illegal conduct, therefore there is no violation of any law through the right of association.
The Governor has said he will redirect the funding to other qualified providers . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge allows Utah to block federal funds to Planned Parenthood chapter while lawsuit continues" by Michelle L. Price, Associated Press 12/22/15
Even though the Utah [Planned Parenthood] group has not engaged in wrongdoing, it is affiliated with other Planned Parenthood entities "that have allegedly engaged in illegal conduct," Waddoups said in his ruling.
The judge said Utah's government has an interest "in avoiding the appearance of corruption," and any harm from ending the contracts is outweighed by the risk to the state if it's denied its right to end contracts at will.
Allowing the contracts to continue, Waddoups said, could reasonably be perceived by Utah citizens as approval of wrongful conduct.
In Utah, the federal funding is a small portion of the local [Planned Parenthood] organization's $8 million budget. It also receives money through federal contracts, fees from clients, insurance and contributions.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Texas Health Officials Cut Funding To Planned Parenthood" by Leah Gardiner, West Texas News 12/24/15
Texas health officials recently released a statement saying that the department has cut federal funding to a Houston affiliate of Planned Parenthood for a nearly three-decade-old HIV prevention program [for HIV testing, counseling, condom distribution and referral consultations].
Republican leaders have been making several efforts to cut funding for Planned Parenthood after an anti-abortion group released videos showing officials of the reproductive health agency negotiating prices for fetal tissues from abortions it performs.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Texas gov't cuts HIV prevention funding for Planned Parenthood affiliate" posted at Bonham Journal 12/25/15
Texas health representatives were terse when asked about why they made a decision to cut off funding.
In a letter sent to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast on Monday, state officials said the $600,000 annual grant set to expire on December 31 will be cut off indefinitely.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Texas Drops Planned Parenthood From HIV Prevention Program" by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune 12/22/15
Amid an ongoing battle over Planned Parenthood’s participation in the state Medicaid program, Texas health officials are cutting off funding to a Planned Parenthood affiliate for an HIV prevention program.
The long-standing grant, which funds HIV testing and prevention services, was set to expire on Dec. 31, according to the notice which was obtained by The Texas Tribune.
The contract is federally funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but managed by the state. A spokeswoman for the CDC said she was unaware of the state’s notice and did not immediately provide comment.
It’s unclear whether the state will reallocate the funds to a different provider in the area. A health department spokesman on Tuesday said the state was “working with local health departments in the area to continue to provide these services.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Planned Parenthood Illegally Dumps Babies in Landfills in Ohio, Kentucky and South Carolina
Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder
More Abortionists Admit Killing Kids After Birth
Friday, October 09, 2015
Supreme's 'Gay Marriage' Illegitimate, Scholars Say
A convergence of dozens of prominent legal scholars say that the Supreme Court's June Gay Agenda (Obergefell v. Hodges) ruling "must be judged anti-constitutional and illegitimate," and are calling on government officials and citizens across America to defy the ruling, by declaring:
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
'Gay Marriage' Stopped in Alabama by Judges
North Carolina Law Allows Magistrates to Refuse 'Gay Marriage'
Gay American Courts Persecute Christian County Clerk Kim Davis
Homosexualist Oregon Persecutes Christian Judge
ACLU Sues Christians for Refusing 'Gay Marriage'
'Christian Rights' Lawsuit: Refused 'Gay Marriage'
Also read how Gay Agenda judicial activism has impacted Christian schools, and Christian students, and Christian consumers, and Christian citizens, and Christian-owned companies, and Christian mom-and-pop businesses, and Christian government officials, and even Christian pastors and churches.
-- From "Beyond Obergefell: Religious Liberties Proponents Survey the New Landscape" by Lana Birbrair, Harvard Law School (HLS) News 10/5/15
One year after a major win in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, advocates for religious accommodation fear Obergefell could herald a narrowing of space for those who oppose same-sex marriage to express their views and could lead to a trampling of their beliefs.
Strong opponents of same-sex marriage, such as Robert P. George ’81, a Princeton University professor and recent visiting professor at HLS, see Obergefell as another in a line of cases, including Roe v. Wade, in which the Court overstepped its bounds and decided an issue better left to voters. Although he hopes that the political tide will change and the decision will be reversed or overturned by constitutional amendment, he says that the bigger battles in the coming years are likely to involve the tension between LGBT and religious rights.
For example, George argues, those who seek to restrict religious liberty exemptions only to “religious activities,” and not to secular actions performed in religious institutions, misunderstand the nature of religious institutions. “Religious people cannot draw that distinction,” he says. “They see religion pertaining to the whole of life, especially when it’s the life of a religious institution.” Among other concerns, George cited the possibility that religious organizations might lose tax-exempt status if they fail to accommodate same-sex marriage.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Statement Calling for Constitutional Resistance to Obergefell v. Hodges" American Principles Project 10/8/15
The Court’s majority opinion eschewed reliance on the text, logic, structure, or original understanding of the Constitution, as well as the Court’s own interpretative doctrines and precedents, and supplied no compelling reasoning to show why it is unjustified for the laws of the states to sustain marriage as it has been understood for millennia as the union of husband and wife.
The opinion for the Court substituted for traditional—and sound—methods of constitutional interpretation a new and ill-defined jurisprudence of identity—one that abused the moral concept of human dignity.
The four dissenting justices are right to reject the majority opinion in unsparing terms.
Justice Scalia refers to it as “a naked judicial claim to legislative….power; a claim fundamentally at odds with our system of government.”
Justice Thomas says the opinion “exalts judges at the expense of the People from whom they derive their authority” as it perverts the meaning of liberty into an entitlement to government action.
Justice Alito calls attention to the well-established doctrine that the “liberty” guaranteed by the due process clause protects only those rights “that are deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition,” and that it is “beyond dispute that the right to same-sex marriage is not among those rights.” He further points to the opinion’s tendency to reduce the purpose of marriage to “the happiness of persons who choose to marry.” He warns it will be used to “vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy” and is yet another example of the “Court’s abuse of its authority.”
Chief Justice Roberts says “the Constitution leaves no doubt” that the majority’s “pretentious” opinion is incorrect. It even attempts to “sully those on the other side of the debate” in an “entirely gratuitous” manner.
If Obergefell is accepted as binding law, the consequences will be grave. Of the results that can be predicted with confidence, four stand out:
First, society will be harmed by being denied the right to hold out as normative, and particularly desirable, the only type of human relationship that every society must cultivate for its perpetuation. . . .
Second, individuals and organizations holding to the historic and natural understanding of marriage as a conjugal union—the covenantal partnership of one man and one woman—will be vilified, legally targeted, and denied constitutional rights in order to pressure them to conform to the new orthodoxy.
Third, the new jurisprudence of dignity is unlimited in principle and will encourage additional claims to redefine marriage and other long-established institutions.
Fourth, the right of all Americans to engage in democratic deliberation, and ultimately self-government, will be decisively undermined.
Any decision that brings about such evils would be questionable. One lacking anything remotely resembling a warrant in the text, logic, structure, or original understanding of the Constitution must be judged anti-constitutional and illegitimate. Obergefell should be declared to be such, and treated as such, by the other branches of government and by citizens of the United States. . . .
Therefore . . . We emphasize that the course of action we are here advocating is neither extreme nor disrespectful of the rule of law. Lincoln regarded the claim of supremacy for the Supreme Court in matters of constitutional interpretation as incompatible with the republican principles of the Constitution. Our position is summed up in Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address:
To read the entire statement above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Religious Liberty is in the Homosexualists' Crosshairs
And read President Obama Invokes God: Gay Agenda Trumps Freedom of Religion
We stand with James Madison and Abraham Lincoln in recognizing that the Constitution is not whatever a majority of Supreme Court justices say it is.UPDATE 3/16/16: 'Gay Marriage' Battle NOT Over in Some States
We remind all officeholders in the United States that they are pledged to uphold the Constitution of the United States, not the will of five members of the Supreme Court.
We call on all federal and state officeholders:
To refuse to accept Obergefell as binding precedent for all but the specific plaintiffs in that case.
To recognize the authority of states to define marriage, and the right of federal and state officeholders to act in accordance with those definitions.
To pledge full and mutual legal and political assistance to anyone who refuses to follow Obergefell for constitutionally protected reasons.
To open forthwith a broad and honest conversation on the means by which Americans may constitutionally resist and overturn the judicial usurpations evident in Obergefell.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
'Gay Marriage' Stopped in Alabama by Judges
North Carolina Law Allows Magistrates to Refuse 'Gay Marriage'
Gay American Courts Persecute Christian County Clerk Kim Davis
Homosexualist Oregon Persecutes Christian Judge
ACLU Sues Christians for Refusing 'Gay Marriage'
'Christian Rights' Lawsuit: Refused 'Gay Marriage'
Also read how Gay Agenda judicial activism has impacted Christian schools, and Christian students, and Christian consumers, and Christian citizens, and Christian-owned companies, and Christian mom-and-pop businesses, and Christian government officials, and even Christian pastors and churches.
-- From "Beyond Obergefell: Religious Liberties Proponents Survey the New Landscape" by Lana Birbrair, Harvard Law School (HLS) News 10/5/15
One year after a major win in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, advocates for religious accommodation fear Obergefell could herald a narrowing of space for those who oppose same-sex marriage to express their views and could lead to a trampling of their beliefs.
Strong opponents of same-sex marriage, such as Robert P. George ’81, a Princeton University professor and recent visiting professor at HLS, see Obergefell as another in a line of cases, including Roe v. Wade, in which the Court overstepped its bounds and decided an issue better left to voters. Although he hopes that the political tide will change and the decision will be reversed or overturned by constitutional amendment, he says that the bigger battles in the coming years are likely to involve the tension between LGBT and religious rights.
For example, George argues, those who seek to restrict religious liberty exemptions only to “religious activities,” and not to secular actions performed in religious institutions, misunderstand the nature of religious institutions. “Religious people cannot draw that distinction,” he says. “They see religion pertaining to the whole of life, especially when it’s the life of a religious institution.” Among other concerns, George cited the possibility that religious organizations might lose tax-exempt status if they fail to accommodate same-sex marriage.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Statement Calling for Constitutional Resistance to Obergefell v. Hodges" American Principles Project 10/8/15
The Court’s majority opinion eschewed reliance on the text, logic, structure, or original understanding of the Constitution, as well as the Court’s own interpretative doctrines and precedents, and supplied no compelling reasoning to show why it is unjustified for the laws of the states to sustain marriage as it has been understood for millennia as the union of husband and wife.
The opinion for the Court substituted for traditional—and sound—methods of constitutional interpretation a new and ill-defined jurisprudence of identity—one that abused the moral concept of human dignity.
The four dissenting justices are right to reject the majority opinion in unsparing terms.
Justice Scalia refers to it as “a naked judicial claim to legislative….power; a claim fundamentally at odds with our system of government.”
Justice Thomas says the opinion “exalts judges at the expense of the People from whom they derive their authority” as it perverts the meaning of liberty into an entitlement to government action.
Justice Alito calls attention to the well-established doctrine that the “liberty” guaranteed by the due process clause protects only those rights “that are deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition,” and that it is “beyond dispute that the right to same-sex marriage is not among those rights.” He further points to the opinion’s tendency to reduce the purpose of marriage to “the happiness of persons who choose to marry.” He warns it will be used to “vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy” and is yet another example of the “Court’s abuse of its authority.”
Chief Justice Roberts says “the Constitution leaves no doubt” that the majority’s “pretentious” opinion is incorrect. It even attempts to “sully those on the other side of the debate” in an “entirely gratuitous” manner.
If Obergefell is accepted as binding law, the consequences will be grave. Of the results that can be predicted with confidence, four stand out:
First, society will be harmed by being denied the right to hold out as normative, and particularly desirable, the only type of human relationship that every society must cultivate for its perpetuation. . . .
Second, individuals and organizations holding to the historic and natural understanding of marriage as a conjugal union—the covenantal partnership of one man and one woman—will be vilified, legally targeted, and denied constitutional rights in order to pressure them to conform to the new orthodoxy.
Third, the new jurisprudence of dignity is unlimited in principle and will encourage additional claims to redefine marriage and other long-established institutions.
Fourth, the right of all Americans to engage in democratic deliberation, and ultimately self-government, will be decisively undermined.
Any decision that brings about such evils would be questionable. One lacking anything remotely resembling a warrant in the text, logic, structure, or original understanding of the Constitution must be judged anti-constitutional and illegitimate. Obergefell should be declared to be such, and treated as such, by the other branches of government and by citizens of the United States. . . .
Therefore . . . We emphasize that the course of action we are here advocating is neither extreme nor disrespectful of the rule of law. Lincoln regarded the claim of supremacy for the Supreme Court in matters of constitutional interpretation as incompatible with the republican principles of the Constitution. Our position is summed up in Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address:
I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court, nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding in any case upon the parties to a suit as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high respect and consideration in all parallel cases by other departments of the government. And while it is obviously possible that such decision may be erroneous in any given case, still the evil effect following it, being limited to that particular case, with the chance that it may be overruled and never become a precedent for other cases, can better be borne than could the evils of a different practice. At the same time, the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions, the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.[Signatories include affiliations with these institutions: Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Boston College Law School, Louisiana State University Law Center, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Regent University School of Law, Princeton University, Texas Tech University, Michigan State University, Azusa Pacific University, Kansas State University, University of Notre Dame, University of Texas, University of Nebraska, Central Connecticut State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Villanova University, Claremont Graduate University, Vanderbilt University, Pepperdine University, University of Dallas, Northern Illinois University, Boston University, California State University]
To read the entire statement above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Religious Liberty is in the Homosexualists' Crosshairs
And read President Obama Invokes God: Gay Agenda Trumps Freedom of Religion
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
'Gay Marriage' Stopped in Alabama by Judges
Probate judges in more than ten percent of Alabama counties have lawfully refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses by following a half-century-old state law that allows counties to opt out of all marriage licenses. One Alabama probate judge says that the U.S. Supreme Court's June Gay Agenda ruling should put the federal government in the "gay marriage" business, not states like Alabama, where it's illegal.
For background, read Alabama Supreme Court Says Ignore Federal Court — 'Gay Marriage'
UPDATE 10/9/15: Supreme Court's 'Gay Marriage' Ruling is Illegitimate, Scholars Say
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
North Carolina Law Allows Magistrates to Refuse 'Gay Marriage'
Gay American Courts Persecute Christian County Clerk Kim Davis
Homosexualist Oregon Persecutes Christian Judge
ACLU Sues Christians for Refusing 'Gay Marriage'
'Christian Rights' Lawsuit: Refused 'Gay Marriage'
Also read Alabama Supreme Court Says NO to Lesbian Adoption
-- From "Some Alabama Judges Not Issuing Any Marriage Licences" by Jay Reeves, Associated Press 10/3/15
The [1961] law, which records show passed unanimously, included this line: "Marriage licenses may be issued by the judges of probate of the several counties." Since the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling, some same-sex marriage opponents have used that word "may" to avoid issuing marriage licenses. So far, no one has sued them.
Nick Williams, a Baptist minister who also serves as probate judge in Washington County, is among those who have left the marriage license business. He says issuing a license for a same-sex union would violate his Christian beliefs.
Judges in three adjoining counties stopped issuing licenses for similar reasons, creating a region in southwestern Alabama where marriage licenses aren't available for 78,000 people. . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Alabama probate judge says federal government could issue same-sex marriage licenses" by Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal 10/7/15
An Alabama probate judge is asking the state supreme court to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages unless the licenses were issued by the federal government or states with laws legalizing such marriages.
. . . He says many licenses are already issued by federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Federal Communications Commission.
Another probate judge in Washington County, Nick Williams, has also asked the state supreme court to act. He maintains probate judges with religious objections should be allowed to refrain from issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Alabama probate judge: Let federal government issue same-sex marriage licenses" by Kent Faulk, The Birmingham News 10/6/15
The Elmore County probate judge [John Enslen], a strong critic of gay marriage, on Monday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to issue an order stating Alabama will no longer issue same-sex marriage licenses, despite the U.S. Supreme Court order in June legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
Enslen also asked that the Alabama justices issue an order declaring the state will only honor same-sex marriage licenses either issued by the federal government or a state that has a state law allowing gay marriage.
Enslen also states that since the federal government is the one imposing same-sex marriage on the states, it should be the one to enforce it. "Therefore, the recognition of same-sex marriage as a civil right under the United States Constitution vests the U.S. Congress with the authority and responsibility to enforce the right and to provide the appropriate licensing, the same as it exclusively does in many other areas of federal law," he wrote.
Both Enslen and Williams have stated they want the Alabama Supreme Court to issue an order declaring that its March 3 ruling – prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's order – that Alabama's ban on gay marriage was still in effect and probate judges were not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Other State Officials Say No to Same-Sex Marriage" by Arian Campo-Flores, Wall Street Journal 9/13/15
In North Carolina, all four magistrates in rural McDowell County have recused themselves from performing civil wedding ceremonies for any couples. The moves are allowed under a state law passed in June that allows certain public officials to avoid marriage duties if they have religious objections. So far, 32 magistrates across the state—about 5% of the total—have done so, according to the state Administrative Office of the Courts.
As a result of the void in McDowell County, magistrates from neighboring Rutherford County have been driving in to perform ceremonies three days a week, during reduced hours. Tonia Hampton, the McDowell County register of deeds, whose office issues marriage licenses, said the documents continue to be available during regular hours. “It’s business as usual for us,” she said.
While the new law prohibits registers of deeds, who are elected officials, from refusing to issue licenses, it allows their assistants and deputies to do so. Ms. Hampton wouldn’t say whether any staff members had recused themselves.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kim Davis isn't the only one refusing same-sex marriages" by USA Today Network 9/5/15
Despite the Supreme Court's 5-4 landmark ruling in the same-sex marriage case, many other local officials across the country are not giving up the fight.
In Granbury, Texas, a federal court in July compelled Hood County Clerk Katie Lang to issue a license to Granbury residents Joe Stapleton and Jim Cato; Texas law also requires clerks to record marriage licenses. By the time that case was settled, county taxpayers had to foot a $43,000 bill, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Lang still doesn't agree with same-sex marriage and says so on her website but is allowing deputies in her office to issue the licenses, something that [Kentucky County Clerk Kim] Davis objects to because the certificates bear her name as an elected official.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Religious Liberty is in the Homosexualists' Crosshairs
And read President Obama Invokes God: Gay Agenda Trumps Freedom of Religion
"In other words, same-sex marriage licenses issued by Alabama or by other states in contradiction to their own state laws should not be honored. . . . As a probate judge, I am currently compelled, and I believe wrongfully, to issue federally-created same-sex marriage licenses or face an onerous federal civil rights action."UPDATE 3/16/16: 'Gay Marriage' Battle NOT Over in Alabama, Other States
-- Judge John Enslen, Elmore County, Alabama
For background, read Alabama Supreme Court Says Ignore Federal Court — 'Gay Marriage'
UPDATE 10/9/15: Supreme Court's 'Gay Marriage' Ruling is Illegitimate, Scholars Say
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
North Carolina Law Allows Magistrates to Refuse 'Gay Marriage'
Gay American Courts Persecute Christian County Clerk Kim Davis
Homosexualist Oregon Persecutes Christian Judge
ACLU Sues Christians for Refusing 'Gay Marriage'
'Christian Rights' Lawsuit: Refused 'Gay Marriage'
Also read Alabama Supreme Court Says NO to Lesbian Adoption
-- From "Some Alabama Judges Not Issuing Any Marriage Licences" by Jay Reeves, Associated Press 10/3/15
The [1961] law, which records show passed unanimously, included this line: "Marriage licenses may be issued by the judges of probate of the several counties." Since the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling, some same-sex marriage opponents have used that word "may" to avoid issuing marriage licenses. So far, no one has sued them.
Nick Williams, a Baptist minister who also serves as probate judge in Washington County, is among those who have left the marriage license business. He says issuing a license for a same-sex union would violate his Christian beliefs.
Judges in three adjoining counties stopped issuing licenses for similar reasons, creating a region in southwestern Alabama where marriage licenses aren't available for 78,000 people. . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Alabama probate judge says federal government could issue same-sex marriage licenses" by Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal 10/7/15
An Alabama probate judge is asking the state supreme court to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages unless the licenses were issued by the federal government or states with laws legalizing such marriages.
. . . He says many licenses are already issued by federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Federal Communications Commission.
Another probate judge in Washington County, Nick Williams, has also asked the state supreme court to act. He maintains probate judges with religious objections should be allowed to refrain from issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Alabama probate judge: Let federal government issue same-sex marriage licenses" by Kent Faulk, The Birmingham News 10/6/15
The Elmore County probate judge [John Enslen], a strong critic of gay marriage, on Monday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to issue an order stating Alabama will no longer issue same-sex marriage licenses, despite the U.S. Supreme Court order in June legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
Enslen also asked that the Alabama justices issue an order declaring the state will only honor same-sex marriage licenses either issued by the federal government or a state that has a state law allowing gay marriage.
Enslen also states that since the federal government is the one imposing same-sex marriage on the states, it should be the one to enforce it. "Therefore, the recognition of same-sex marriage as a civil right under the United States Constitution vests the U.S. Congress with the authority and responsibility to enforce the right and to provide the appropriate licensing, the same as it exclusively does in many other areas of federal law," he wrote.
Both Enslen and Williams have stated they want the Alabama Supreme Court to issue an order declaring that its March 3 ruling – prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's order – that Alabama's ban on gay marriage was still in effect and probate judges were not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Other State Officials Say No to Same-Sex Marriage" by Arian Campo-Flores, Wall Street Journal 9/13/15
In North Carolina, all four magistrates in rural McDowell County have recused themselves from performing civil wedding ceremonies for any couples. The moves are allowed under a state law passed in June that allows certain public officials to avoid marriage duties if they have religious objections. So far, 32 magistrates across the state—about 5% of the total—have done so, according to the state Administrative Office of the Courts.
As a result of the void in McDowell County, magistrates from neighboring Rutherford County have been driving in to perform ceremonies three days a week, during reduced hours. Tonia Hampton, the McDowell County register of deeds, whose office issues marriage licenses, said the documents continue to be available during regular hours. “It’s business as usual for us,” she said.
While the new law prohibits registers of deeds, who are elected officials, from refusing to issue licenses, it allows their assistants and deputies to do so. Ms. Hampton wouldn’t say whether any staff members had recused themselves.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kim Davis isn't the only one refusing same-sex marriages" by USA Today Network 9/5/15
Despite the Supreme Court's 5-4 landmark ruling in the same-sex marriage case, many other local officials across the country are not giving up the fight.
In Granbury, Texas, a federal court in July compelled Hood County Clerk Katie Lang to issue a license to Granbury residents Joe Stapleton and Jim Cato; Texas law also requires clerks to record marriage licenses. By the time that case was settled, county taxpayers had to foot a $43,000 bill, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Lang still doesn't agree with same-sex marriage and says so on her website but is allowing deputies in her office to issue the licenses, something that [Kentucky County Clerk Kim] Davis objects to because the certificates bear her name as an elected official.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Religious Liberty is in the Homosexualists' Crosshairs
And read President Obama Invokes God: Gay Agenda Trumps Freedom of Religion
Wednesday, September 09, 2015
Homosexualist Oregon Persecutes Christian Judge
A county judge who stopped officiating all weddings is being targeted for personal destruction by homosexual activists in Oregon media and even by the Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability, as they investigate every aspect of his life, including his complaints to referees after his son was injured at a soccer game.
-- From "Oregon judge accused of blocking gay marriage applicants, hanging Hitler picture" by Shelby Sebens, Reuters 9/8/15
An Oregon judge who refused to perform same-sex marriages is facing multiple complaints in a state ethics investigation, including that he put up a picture of Adolf Hitler in the Salem courthouse, a state judicial commission said on Tuesday.
Patrick Korten, a spokeswoman for Day, said the complaints were baseless. He said the Hitler picture was part of a display to honor the service of veterans in World War Two and not to glorify the Nazi dictator.
Day has retained an attorney and will be allowed to present evidence at a Nov. 9 hearing, according to the judicial commission notice.
The commission could send the complaint to the Oregon Supreme Court if it finds the judge guilty of violating the judicial code of conduct and the state constitution.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Marion County judge accused of hanging Hitler picture in courthouse" by Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press 9/8/15
Marion County Judge Vance Day said the Hitler portrait was not intended to glorify the Nazi dictator but was part of a display on democracy's defeat of fascism. Day, a former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, said he's being targeted because of his Christian beliefs.
Day is the head of the Veterans Treatment Court, which aims to provide intensive monitoring of veterans to treat drug and alcohol problems as an alternative to jail. Several of the allegations against him stem from his interactions with veterans and displays he placed around his courtroom.
When a federal court ruling in May 2014 made same-sex marriage legal in Oregon, Day instructed his staff to refer same-sex couples looking to marry to other judges. Later, he decided to stop performing marriages altogether. Day said same-sex marriage violates his religious beliefs.
While the judicial fitness commission gets dozens of complaints each year, it's rare for one to result in a formal disciplinary proceeding. Since 2007, five judges have been referred to the Supreme Court for sanctions, said Susan Isaacs, the commission's executive director.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Marion Co. judge accused of ethical misconduct" by Hannah Button and Kohr Harlan, KOIN-TV6 (Portland, OR) 9/8/15
“On October 17, 2012, Judge Day attended a soccer game during which his son, Daniel Day, was injured when he collided with another player,” court documents state.
After the game, Judge Day allegedly approached the referees’ table to complain about the performance of a game official. Court documents show he threatened to report the incident to higher authorities.
At another game less than one month later, Judge Day claimed he was physically assaulted while attempting to speak with officials at the referee’s table.
. . . members of his staff were also fearful of his treatment, documents state. Court staff were allegedly not given required breaks for lunch and were expected to stay late on a regular basis.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Faith, marriage and Judge Vance Day" by Steve Duin, The Oregonian 9/8/15
Marion County Circuit Judge Vance Day needs to retire with his "deeply-held religious beliefs," now that the evolving complexity of justice has overwhelmed him.
Day – who attends Morning Star Community Church in Salem – is welcome to [his religious freedom rights under the First Amendment] when he's off the bench. But that faith-based stamp-of-approval is precisely what many couples seek to avoid when they head to the courthouse, rather than the local chapel, to finalize this civil transaction.
Day has had a great deal of time to ponder his Constitutional oath, the requirements of his faith, and his responsibility to ensure that neither his words nor conduct in the courtroom "manifest bias or prejudice."
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oregon judge hit with ethics probe after refusing to do gay ‘marriages’" by Dustin Siggins, LifeSiteNews 9/8/15
An ethics investigation has been launched against an Oregon judge who ordered his staff to recommend same-sex "marriage" requests to other judges, even though he isn't required to perform the ceremonies.
NBC affiliate KGW reports that judges in Day's county are not required to oversee marriages. There are five active judges, and one retired judge, who are able to perform ceremonies on request.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Gays target Oregon judge for purge because he won't participate in perverted weddings" by David Drudge, Catholic Online 9/8/15
Judges are important to the homosexual equivalency movement, which relies on secular support to legally affirm their civil-marriage status. Few churches are willing to participate in what is widely viewed as a perversion of marriage.
The developing issue is whether or not public officials can refuse to perform a legally prescribed duty on the basis of religious conviction. The answer appears to be no, a public official is required to perform all of their duties, regardless. This was the verdict in the case of Kim Davis, an elected county clerk who refused to participate in gay marriages by issuing licenses with her name on them.
In Ohio, the Supreme Court's Board of Professional Conduct also announced its ruling that judges in the state could not refuse to marry same-sex couples on any personal ground, including moral or religious.
This is sadism, akin to Nero. According to legend, Nero often had Christians killed at his parties for spectacle. They could be burned alive as human torches to illuminate his gardens. What the homosexual lobby appears to be doing is something similar. They are actively seeking public officials who disagree with their perversion and they are insisting that they, in particular, burn for their ceremonies. Granted, nobody dies, but the suffering felt by these people who have faithfully served the public all their lives, is very real.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 10/9/15: Supreme Court's 'Gay Marriage' Ruling is Illegitimate, Scholars Say
UPDATE 3/16/16: 'Gay Marriage' Battle NOT Over in Some States
"It appears that the commission has thrown everything in but the kitchen sink. The clear issue that they're after me on is that I had stopped doing weddings because I have a firmly held religious conviction."For background, read Gay American Courts Persecute Christian: Kim Davis
-- Marion County Circuit Court Judge Vance D. Day
-- From "Oregon judge accused of blocking gay marriage applicants, hanging Hitler picture" by Shelby Sebens, Reuters 9/8/15
An Oregon judge who refused to perform same-sex marriages is facing multiple complaints in a state ethics investigation, including that he put up a picture of Adolf Hitler in the Salem courthouse, a state judicial commission said on Tuesday.
Patrick Korten, a spokeswoman for Day, said the complaints were baseless. He said the Hitler picture was part of a display to honor the service of veterans in World War Two and not to glorify the Nazi dictator.
Day has retained an attorney and will be allowed to present evidence at a Nov. 9 hearing, according to the judicial commission notice.
The commission could send the complaint to the Oregon Supreme Court if it finds the judge guilty of violating the judicial code of conduct and the state constitution.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Marion County judge accused of hanging Hitler picture in courthouse" by Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press 9/8/15
Marion County Judge Vance Day said the Hitler portrait was not intended to glorify the Nazi dictator but was part of a display on democracy's defeat of fascism. Day, a former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, said he's being targeted because of his Christian beliefs.
Day is the head of the Veterans Treatment Court, which aims to provide intensive monitoring of veterans to treat drug and alcohol problems as an alternative to jail. Several of the allegations against him stem from his interactions with veterans and displays he placed around his courtroom.
When a federal court ruling in May 2014 made same-sex marriage legal in Oregon, Day instructed his staff to refer same-sex couples looking to marry to other judges. Later, he decided to stop performing marriages altogether. Day said same-sex marriage violates his religious beliefs.
While the judicial fitness commission gets dozens of complaints each year, it's rare for one to result in a formal disciplinary proceeding. Since 2007, five judges have been referred to the Supreme Court for sanctions, said Susan Isaacs, the commission's executive director.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Marion Co. judge accused of ethical misconduct" by Hannah Button and Kohr Harlan, KOIN-TV6 (Portland, OR) 9/8/15
“On October 17, 2012, Judge Day attended a soccer game during which his son, Daniel Day, was injured when he collided with another player,” court documents state.
After the game, Judge Day allegedly approached the referees’ table to complain about the performance of a game official. Court documents show he threatened to report the incident to higher authorities.
At another game less than one month later, Judge Day claimed he was physically assaulted while attempting to speak with officials at the referee’s table.
. . . members of his staff were also fearful of his treatment, documents state. Court staff were allegedly not given required breaks for lunch and were expected to stay late on a regular basis.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Faith, marriage and Judge Vance Day" by Steve Duin, The Oregonian 9/8/15
Marion County Circuit Judge Vance Day needs to retire with his "deeply-held religious beliefs," now that the evolving complexity of justice has overwhelmed him.
Day – who attends Morning Star Community Church in Salem – is welcome to [his religious freedom rights under the First Amendment] when he's off the bench. But that faith-based stamp-of-approval is precisely what many couples seek to avoid when they head to the courthouse, rather than the local chapel, to finalize this civil transaction.
Day has had a great deal of time to ponder his Constitutional oath, the requirements of his faith, and his responsibility to ensure that neither his words nor conduct in the courtroom "manifest bias or prejudice."
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oregon judge hit with ethics probe after refusing to do gay ‘marriages’" by Dustin Siggins, LifeSiteNews 9/8/15
An ethics investigation has been launched against an Oregon judge who ordered his staff to recommend same-sex "marriage" requests to other judges, even though he isn't required to perform the ceremonies.
NBC affiliate KGW reports that judges in Day's county are not required to oversee marriages. There are five active judges, and one retired judge, who are able to perform ceremonies on request.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Gays target Oregon judge for purge because he won't participate in perverted weddings" by David Drudge, Catholic Online 9/8/15
Judges are important to the homosexual equivalency movement, which relies on secular support to legally affirm their civil-marriage status. Few churches are willing to participate in what is widely viewed as a perversion of marriage.
The developing issue is whether or not public officials can refuse to perform a legally prescribed duty on the basis of religious conviction. The answer appears to be no, a public official is required to perform all of their duties, regardless. This was the verdict in the case of Kim Davis, an elected county clerk who refused to participate in gay marriages by issuing licenses with her name on them.
In Ohio, the Supreme Court's Board of Professional Conduct also announced its ruling that judges in the state could not refuse to marry same-sex couples on any personal ground, including moral or religious.
This is sadism, akin to Nero. According to legend, Nero often had Christians killed at his parties for spectacle. They could be burned alive as human torches to illuminate his gardens. What the homosexual lobby appears to be doing is something similar. They are actively seeking public officials who disagree with their perversion and they are insisting that they, in particular, burn for their ceremonies. Granted, nobody dies, but the suffering felt by these people who have faithfully served the public all their lives, is very real.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE 10/9/15: Supreme Court's 'Gay Marriage' Ruling is Illegitimate, Scholars Say
UPDATE 3/16/16: 'Gay Marriage' Battle NOT Over in Some States
Saturday, August 08, 2015
Chicken Cruelty Exposed, Baby Slaughter Concealed
In the span of only a few days, one federal judge ruled that an Idaho "ag-gag" law that prohibits undercover videotaping to expose cruelty to animals is unconstitutional, while another federal judge, appointed by President Obama (after the judge bundled campaign contributions for him), blocked release of undercover video exposing the horrors of abortion.
For background, read Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Aborted Babies on Video while the Media, Obama and Democrats Conspire With Abortionists to Counter Videos
-- From "Judge Strikes Down Idaho 'Ag-Gag' Law, Raising Questions For Other States" by Luke Runyon, National Public Radio NPR 8/4/15
Animal rights groups cheered the decision on the Idaho law this week from U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill. Winmill found the state's "Agricultural Security Act" unconstitutional for criminalizing certain types of speech.
Laws in Montana, Utah, North Dakota, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa have also made it illegal for activists to smuggle cameras into industrial animal operations. A new North Carolina law goes into effect in January 2016. But now those laws' days could be numbered, according to the lead attorney for the coalition of animal welfare groups that sued the state of Idaho.
"Ag-gag" refers to a variety of laws meant to curb undercover investigations of agricultural operations, often large dairy, poultry and pork farms. The Idaho law criminalized video or audio recording of a farm without the owner's consent and lying to a farm owner to gain employment there to do an undercover investigation.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Idaho Ag-Gag Law Struck Down" posted at Corporate Crime Reporter 8/4/15
Idaho’s ag-gag statute makes it a crime to conduct an undercover investigation at an Idaho agricultural facility. Under this law, journalists, workers, activists, and members of the public can be convicted for videotaping animal cruelty or life-threatening safety violations.
Public Justice challenged the law in Idaho federal court as part of a broad coalition including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, Center for Food Safety, and Farm Sanctuary.
The coalition argued that the ag-gag statute violates the First Amendment by suppressing speech that criticizes factory farms, and that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because it was motivated by unconstitutional animus against animal advocates.
The court agreed on both counts, holding that the law has the effect of suppressing speech on topics of immense public importance including the safety of the food supply, and the safety of farm workers and animals.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge extends order blocking antiabortion group’s video release" by Bob Egelko, a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer 8/7/15
A federal judge in San Francisco agreed Friday to extend by at least six weeks his order prohibiting an antiabortion group from releasing videos or confidential information it obtained by infiltrating two national conventions of a group of abortion providers.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick had issued a temporary restraining order against the Center for Medical Progress [CMP] on Aug. 3, saying its members had signed a pledge of confidentiality before entering the meetings of the National Abortion Federation and might expose federation members to harassment and violence by posting videos.
Orrick had scheduled a hearing Aug. 27 on whether to convert the restraining order into a preliminary injunction that would remain in effect until a trial on the abortion federation’s suit for damages. He postponed the hearing until Oct. 9 on Friday at the request of both sides, who said they needed more time to prepare.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "U.S. judge halts release of secretly recorded videos of abortion providers" by Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times 8/1/15
In a statement Friday, the nonprofit Center for Medical Progress described the National Abortion Federation as "a criminal organization" and said it "will contest any attempt to suppress our First Amendment rights to free speech."
The court order was the second issued last week against the Center for Medical Progress. On July 28, a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles ordered the group not to publish footage from a May lunch meeting with leaders of Stem Express, a Placerville, Calif., company that provides fetal tissue to researchers.
California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is investigating whether the Center for Medical Progress violated any state laws in obtaining the videos. In California, it is generally illegal to record a confidential conversation without the consent of all parties.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Federal Judge Who Banned Planned Parenthood Video Releases Once Raised $230,000 For Obama" by Timothy Meads, Daily Caller 8/1/15
The National Abortion Federation filed a restraining order against the CMP early Friday morning, and only a few hours later Judge William Orrick, III approved the request to temporarily ban CMP from releasing any more videos.
Orrick was not only an Obama appointee in 2012 but also a prominent campaign bundler, the Federalist first reported. According to Public Citizen, Judge Orrick raised $200,000 for Obama in 2008 as well as over $30,000 for committees supporting Obama.
Orrick’s approval of NAF’s injunction came just a day after White House Press Secretary John Earnest said in regards to Planned Parenthood, “the President certainly will not support another effort by Republicans to try to defund an organization that offers important and needed healthcare services to women across the country.”
Earnest also said that “extremists on the right” released the videos in a “fraudulent way.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
When reading the following opinion piece, interchange "animal" with "unborn baby," and interchange "agriculture industry" with "abortion industry."
From "Idaho's Anti-Whistleblower Ag Gag Law Ruled Unconstitutional" by Amanda Hitt, Director of the Food Integrity Campaign (Government Accountability Project) 8/4/15
. . . U.S. Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill, who struck down Idaho's anti-whistleblower Ag Gag law [wrote]:
The Idaho law didn't just try to stop undercover investigations; it attempted to silence the truth and truth-tellers - even whistleblowing employees. . . .
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Animals Should be Treated as Humans: Gallup Poll
Plants' & Animals' Civil Rights - Antihumanism
Chimps Like Black Slaves: Animal Rights Lawsuit
President Obama's Czar Nominee Elevates Animals to Human Stature
American Trend: Fewer Children, More Animals/Pets
Pope Slams Environmentalists on Abortion
For background, read Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Aborted Babies on Video while the Media, Obama and Democrats Conspire With Abortionists to Counter Videos
-- From "Judge Strikes Down Idaho 'Ag-Gag' Law, Raising Questions For Other States" by Luke Runyon, National Public Radio NPR 8/4/15
Animal rights groups cheered the decision on the Idaho law this week from U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill. Winmill found the state's "Agricultural Security Act" unconstitutional for criminalizing certain types of speech.
Laws in Montana, Utah, North Dakota, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa have also made it illegal for activists to smuggle cameras into industrial animal operations. A new North Carolina law goes into effect in January 2016. But now those laws' days could be numbered, according to the lead attorney for the coalition of animal welfare groups that sued the state of Idaho.
"Ag-gag" refers to a variety of laws meant to curb undercover investigations of agricultural operations, often large dairy, poultry and pork farms. The Idaho law criminalized video or audio recording of a farm without the owner's consent and lying to a farm owner to gain employment there to do an undercover investigation.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Idaho Ag-Gag Law Struck Down" posted at Corporate Crime Reporter 8/4/15
Idaho’s ag-gag statute makes it a crime to conduct an undercover investigation at an Idaho agricultural facility. Under this law, journalists, workers, activists, and members of the public can be convicted for videotaping animal cruelty or life-threatening safety violations.
Public Justice challenged the law in Idaho federal court as part of a broad coalition including the Animal Legal Defense Fund, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, Center for Food Safety, and Farm Sanctuary.
The coalition argued that the ag-gag statute violates the First Amendment by suppressing speech that criticizes factory farms, and that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because it was motivated by unconstitutional animus against animal advocates.
The court agreed on both counts, holding that the law has the effect of suppressing speech on topics of immense public importance including the safety of the food supply, and the safety of farm workers and animals.
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From "Judge extends order blocking antiabortion group’s video release" by Bob Egelko, a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer 8/7/15
A federal judge in San Francisco agreed Friday to extend by at least six weeks his order prohibiting an antiabortion group from releasing videos or confidential information it obtained by infiltrating two national conventions of a group of abortion providers.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick had issued a temporary restraining order against the Center for Medical Progress [CMP] on Aug. 3, saying its members had signed a pledge of confidentiality before entering the meetings of the National Abortion Federation and might expose federation members to harassment and violence by posting videos.
Orrick had scheduled a hearing Aug. 27 on whether to convert the restraining order into a preliminary injunction that would remain in effect until a trial on the abortion federation’s suit for damages. He postponed the hearing until Oct. 9 on Friday at the request of both sides, who said they needed more time to prepare.
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From "U.S. judge halts release of secretly recorded videos of abortion providers" by Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times 8/1/15
In a statement Friday, the nonprofit Center for Medical Progress described the National Abortion Federation as "a criminal organization" and said it "will contest any attempt to suppress our First Amendment rights to free speech."
The court order was the second issued last week against the Center for Medical Progress. On July 28, a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles ordered the group not to publish footage from a May lunch meeting with leaders of Stem Express, a Placerville, Calif., company that provides fetal tissue to researchers.
California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is investigating whether the Center for Medical Progress violated any state laws in obtaining the videos. In California, it is generally illegal to record a confidential conversation without the consent of all parties.
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From "Federal Judge Who Banned Planned Parenthood Video Releases Once Raised $230,000 For Obama" by Timothy Meads, Daily Caller 8/1/15
The National Abortion Federation filed a restraining order against the CMP early Friday morning, and only a few hours later Judge William Orrick, III approved the request to temporarily ban CMP from releasing any more videos.
Orrick was not only an Obama appointee in 2012 but also a prominent campaign bundler, the Federalist first reported. According to Public Citizen, Judge Orrick raised $200,000 for Obama in 2008 as well as over $30,000 for committees supporting Obama.
Orrick’s approval of NAF’s injunction came just a day after White House Press Secretary John Earnest said in regards to Planned Parenthood, “the President certainly will not support another effort by Republicans to try to defund an organization that offers important and needed healthcare services to women across the country.”
Earnest also said that “extremists on the right” released the videos in a “fraudulent way.”
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When reading the following opinion piece, interchange "animal" with "unborn baby," and interchange "agriculture industry" with "abortion industry."
From "Idaho's Anti-Whistleblower Ag Gag Law Ruled Unconstitutional" by Amanda Hitt, Director of the Food Integrity Campaign (Government Accountability Project) 8/4/15
. . . U.S. Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill, who struck down Idaho's anti-whistleblower Ag Gag law [wrote]:
The effect of the statute will be to suppress speech by undercover investigators and whistleblowers concerning topics of great public importance: the safety of the public food supply, the safety of agricultural workers, the treatment and health of farm animals, and the impact of business activities on the environment.The Court also emphasized the utility of undercover video, often relied upon by whistleblowers who justifiably fear retaliation when going through internal channels to report wrongdoing.
Audio and visual evidence is a uniquely persuasive means of conveying a message, and it can vindicate an undercover investigator or whistleblower who is otherwise disbelieved or ignored.The agriculture industry is not known for its transparency. But increasingly routine undercover investigations showing mistreatment of animals have inspired more public interest in how these operations run and what's really happening behind the barn doors. Despite the public outcry, the industry hasn't changed its behavior. . . .
The Idaho law didn't just try to stop undercover investigations; it attempted to silence the truth and truth-tellers - even whistleblowing employees. . . .
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Animals Should be Treated as Humans: Gallup Poll
Plants' & Animals' Civil Rights - Antihumanism
Chimps Like Black Slaves: Animal Rights Lawsuit
President Obama's Czar Nominee Elevates Animals to Human Stature
American Trend: Fewer Children, More Animals/Pets
Pope Slams Environmentalists on Abortion
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Atheist Prayer Complaint Costs Miss. School $7500+
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves fined the Rankin County (Mississippi) School District $7,500 plus attorney's fees, etc. as a result of legal action by the American Humanist Association concerning prayer at a high school awards ceremony, and for Gideons Bible distribution at an elementary school.
And read Rankin County Schools Attacked for Countering 'Gay Clubs'
In addition, read how it's OK for schools to invade pre-teen student uteruses and for schools to sexualize children with the Gay Agenda (including transgenderism).
-- From "Judge finds Rankin County School District in contempt over school prayer" posted at WAPT-TV16 (Jackson, MS) 7/13/15
A federal judge said the Rankin County School District is in contempt of court for continuing to promote Christianity during school hours after it agreed to stop.
The district first got into trouble when a Northwest Rankin High School student sued over having to attend a school assembly that promoted Christianity. The district agreed in 2013 to settle the suit, and was supposed to implement a policy that activities during school hours would not advance, endorse or inhibit any religion.
However, in 2014, the same student attended an honors assembly that was opened by a minister's prayer.
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From "Judge: Rankin schools violated religion policy, agreement" by Kate Royals, The Clarion-Ledger 7/13/15
In 2013, a Northwest Rankin High School student sued the district and then-principal Charles Frazier over a series of Christian assemblies held at the school. The district agreed it had violated the student's First Amendment rights and settled the lawsuit by entering into an agreement and paying the plaintiff's attorney fees.
However, the incidents that took place in 2014 prompted the American Humanist Association to file a motion for contempt, accusing the district of not enforcing its Religion in Public Schools policy and abiding by the terms of the agreement.
The district responded that because the ceremony with the prayer was not mandatory, it did not violated the First Amendment, and that because school officials cannot be expected to know constitutional law, it shouldn't be held liable. However, Reeves wrote in the order that each argument "crumbles under the least possible scrutiny."
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From "Mississippi School District Fined Over $7,500 for 'Proselytizing Christianity' After Minister Prays at Event" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter 7/21/15
The school district was additionally ordered to pay the [unamed] student $5,000 because the lawsuit exposed that the school district allowed Gideons International to hand out Bibles to fifth graders at nearby Northwest Rankin Elementary School in October 2014.
In his summary, [Judge] Reeves accused the school district of trying to indoctrinate students with Christianity.
"It deliberately went out of its way to entangle Christian indoctrination in the education process," the judge argued. "From the accounts detailed in the record, it appears that incorporating religious script and prayers with school activities has been a long-standing tradition of the district."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Atheists, Satanists Force Bible Ban in Florida Schools
Atheists Force Bible Bans at Colleges Across America
Christian Clubs Banned from Myriad Colleges and Universities
Texas School Supt. Tells Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
"As long as there is testing in schools, we believe that teachers, principals and students will continue to pray."For background, read Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training and also read Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin as well as Florida School Teaches Islam Including Prayer Rugs
-- Superintendent Lynn Weathersby (statement via Fred Harrell, School Board attorney)
And read Rankin County Schools Attacked for Countering 'Gay Clubs'
In addition, read how it's OK for schools to invade pre-teen student uteruses and for schools to sexualize children with the Gay Agenda (including transgenderism).
-- From "Judge finds Rankin County School District in contempt over school prayer" posted at WAPT-TV16 (Jackson, MS) 7/13/15
A federal judge said the Rankin County School District is in contempt of court for continuing to promote Christianity during school hours after it agreed to stop.
The district first got into trouble when a Northwest Rankin High School student sued over having to attend a school assembly that promoted Christianity. The district agreed in 2013 to settle the suit, and was supposed to implement a policy that activities during school hours would not advance, endorse or inhibit any religion.
However, in 2014, the same student attended an honors assembly that was opened by a minister's prayer.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge: Rankin schools violated religion policy, agreement" by Kate Royals, The Clarion-Ledger 7/13/15
In 2013, a Northwest Rankin High School student sued the district and then-principal Charles Frazier over a series of Christian assemblies held at the school. The district agreed it had violated the student's First Amendment rights and settled the lawsuit by entering into an agreement and paying the plaintiff's attorney fees.
However, the incidents that took place in 2014 prompted the American Humanist Association to file a motion for contempt, accusing the district of not enforcing its Religion in Public Schools policy and abiding by the terms of the agreement.
The district responded that because the ceremony with the prayer was not mandatory, it did not violated the First Amendment, and that because school officials cannot be expected to know constitutional law, it shouldn't be held liable. However, Reeves wrote in the order that each argument "crumbles under the least possible scrutiny."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Mississippi School District Fined Over $7,500 for 'Proselytizing Christianity' After Minister Prays at Event" by Samuel Smith, Christian Post Reporter 7/21/15
The school district was additionally ordered to pay the [unamed] student $5,000 because the lawsuit exposed that the school district allowed Gideons International to hand out Bibles to fifth graders at nearby Northwest Rankin Elementary School in October 2014.
In his summary, [Judge] Reeves accused the school district of trying to indoctrinate students with Christianity.
"It deliberately went out of its way to entangle Christian indoctrination in the education process," the judge argued. "From the accounts detailed in the record, it appears that incorporating religious script and prayers with school activities has been a long-standing tradition of the district."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Atheists, Satanists Force Bible Ban in Florida Schools
Atheists Force Bible Bans at Colleges Across America
Christian Clubs Banned from Myriad Colleges and Universities
Texas School Supt. Tells Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Federal Judge OKs Students Preaching at School
Senior Michael Leal sued administrators of Cascade High School in Everett, Washington after they repeatedly suspended him for spreading the Gospel to fellow students. The school responded by designating a single "free speech zone" outside the building, but Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Zilly ruled against the school's ban on Leal's distribution of Bibles and all published Christian literature.
For background, read Student Suspended for Jesus Talk Sues Washington School as well as Washington School Says Homosexual Advocacy is OK, but Pro-life Advocacy is Offensive
Also, click headlines below to read related articles:
Judge Rules Atheists Can't Stop Prayer at Graduations
Atheists' Oklahoma Lawsuit Tossed by Federal Judge
Texas School Supt. Tells Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
And read U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of public prayer, and read the resulting resurgence in public prayer following the Supreme Court decision.
In addition, read the long list of states enacting laws to bring religious liberty back to schools.
-- From "Suspensions revoked for teen who preached at Cascade High School" by Chris Winters, Everett Herald Writer 5/30/15
[Michael Leal] filed suit in November against Everett Public Schools, Superintendent Gary Cohn, Cascade Principal Cathy Woods and two assistant principals, claiming his constitutional right of free speech was being infringed by the school's actions and the district's policies.
The judge tossed out a part of [the new school] policy that requires the printed material to have been written or produced by the student. “The court found that was unconstitutional because he wouldn't be able to pass out the Constitution or Shakespeare,” said Leal's attorney, Kevin Snider of the Pacific Justice Institute, a nonprofit law firm that specializes in religious discrimination cases.
[Judge] Zilly also expunged Leal's three suspensions from his record.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Everett student wrongly punished for preaching, judge rules" by Mike Carter, Seattle Times staff reporter 6/1/15
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly awarded the student, Michael Leal, token damages of $1 and said his attorneys could collect their costs from the school district. Leal’s attorneys said they also will pursue attorneys’ fees.
The lawsuit, filed last November, had claimed Leal was being punished by the district for expressing his fundamentalist Christian views, in violation of his right to free speech.
Leal is described in the lawsuit as a “young man who is a practitioner of the Christian faith” and who believes in conveying his beliefs to others. Primarily, the lawsuit says, that involves the “distribution of written materials and oral communications to individuals or groups of persons attending [Cascade High School] or its events.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
'Creepy' Pastors Banned from Washington School
Florida Student Failed for Being Christian: Lawyer
Florida Teacher Bans Bible in Free Time, Parents Sue
Atheists, Satanists Force Bible Ban in Florida
Colorado School Bans Jesus Talk During Free Time
Texas Teacher Confiscates Bible from Second-grader
'Bless You' After Sneeze Gets Tennessee Student Suspended
'God Bless America' Banned from Florida School
Arizona Schools Ban Christian Football Coaches
California School Bans Books by Christian Authors
Atheists: Ban Christians from Schools in Michigan, West Virginia, Oklahoma, California, Florida, Ohio, etc.
For background, read Student Suspended for Jesus Talk Sues Washington School as well as Washington School Says Homosexual Advocacy is OK, but Pro-life Advocacy is Offensive
Also, click headlines below to read related articles:
Judge Rules Atheists Can't Stop Prayer at Graduations
Atheists' Oklahoma Lawsuit Tossed by Federal Judge
Texas School Supt. Tells Atheists to Go Fly a Kite
And read U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of public prayer, and read the resulting resurgence in public prayer following the Supreme Court decision.
In addition, read the long list of states enacting laws to bring religious liberty back to schools.
-- From "Suspensions revoked for teen who preached at Cascade High School" by Chris Winters, Everett Herald Writer 5/30/15
[Michael Leal] filed suit in November against Everett Public Schools, Superintendent Gary Cohn, Cascade Principal Cathy Woods and two assistant principals, claiming his constitutional right of free speech was being infringed by the school's actions and the district's policies.
The judge tossed out a part of [the new school] policy that requires the printed material to have been written or produced by the student. “The court found that was unconstitutional because he wouldn't be able to pass out the Constitution or Shakespeare,” said Leal's attorney, Kevin Snider of the Pacific Justice Institute, a nonprofit law firm that specializes in religious discrimination cases.
[Judge] Zilly also expunged Leal's three suspensions from his record.
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From "Everett student wrongly punished for preaching, judge rules" by Mike Carter, Seattle Times staff reporter 6/1/15
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly awarded the student, Michael Leal, token damages of $1 and said his attorneys could collect their costs from the school district. Leal’s attorneys said they also will pursue attorneys’ fees.
The lawsuit, filed last November, had claimed Leal was being punished by the district for expressing his fundamentalist Christian views, in violation of his right to free speech.
Leal is described in the lawsuit as a “young man who is a practitioner of the Christian faith” and who believes in conveying his beliefs to others. Primarily, the lawsuit says, that involves the “distribution of written materials and oral communications to individuals or groups of persons attending [Cascade High School] or its events.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
'Creepy' Pastors Banned from Washington School
Florida Student Failed for Being Christian: Lawyer
Florida Teacher Bans Bible in Free Time, Parents Sue
Atheists, Satanists Force Bible Ban in Florida
Colorado School Bans Jesus Talk During Free Time
Texas Teacher Confiscates Bible from Second-grader
'Bless You' After Sneeze Gets Tennessee Student Suspended
'God Bless America' Banned from Florida School
Arizona Schools Ban Christian Football Coaches
California School Bans Books by Christian Authors
Atheists: Ban Christians from Schools in Michigan, West Virginia, Oklahoma, California, Florida, Ohio, etc.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Atheists Can't Stop Prayer at Graduations: Judge
Just as U.S. District Court of South Carolina Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks ruled, much to the chagrin of the American Humanist Association (AHA), that Greenville County, South Carolina School District cannot muzzle students' prayers at commencement ceremonies, graduating senior Christian Crawford spontaneously led faculty, students and parents in prayer as a medical emergency was playing out in the midst of a graduation ceremony in Alabama.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Lord's Prayer at South Carolina Graduation, Atheists Fume
Prayer at Kentucky Graduation Despite Atheists' Demands
Texas School Cuts Mic on Christian Valedictorian Speech
Jesus, God Almighty Censored at Vermont Graduation
Indiana Graduate Praises God Despite Judge's Ruling
Federal Appeals Court Overrules Texas Judge: Christian Speech OK
Also read California School Lawyers Strip Student's Jesus Speech
In addition, read the long list of states enacting laws to bring religious liberty back to schools.
-- From "Federal judge: Student-led graduation prayers allowed, school prayers not" by Anna Lee, Greenville News 5/19/15
The [AHA] lawsuit claims the student’s parents are non-theists who felt “alienated and stigmatized” by the [Mountain View Elementary School in Taylors, SC] endorsement of Christianity during their daughter’s graduation held at the chapel of North Greenville University.
The suit alleges such “excessive entanglement with religion” is in violation of the First Amendment’s establishment clause and seeks a permanent injunction to enjoin prayer at any future school-sponsored event, including graduation ceremonies.
“Prohibiting such independent student speech would go beyond showing neutrality toward religion but instead demonstrate an impermissible hostility toward religion,” the school district said in court filings.
[Judge] Hendricks agreed to allow spontaneous prayer, calling it the “cultural residue” left over from the historical inclusion of religious speech at graduations.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "High school student offers prayer during medical emergency at graduation" by Savannah Williamson, WAAY-TV31 (Huntsville/Decatur, AL) 5/24/15
According to our news partners at ABC 33/40, Christian Crawford stepped up to the podium and asked people to pray with him about whatever situation was happening in the stands.
It was later found out that a young woman was suffering a seizure.
The video, courtesy of the Trussville Tribune, has gone viral. Crawford has been asked to present the opening prayer at the Alabama legislature next Wednesday.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Clay-Chalkville graduate delivers prayer during medical emergency" by Edward Burch, ABC 33/40 5/23/15
On Thursday night at Cougar stadium,while school administrators and medical personnel were helping a young woman in the crowd suffering a seizure, Christian Crawford got a nudge from faculty member Shannon Petty.
"She asked me, 'could I pray?"
"A lot of times you may feel nervous as a principal when a student steps to the mic impromptu like that," said [Principal Michael] Lee. "But when I saw it was Christian, I knew there was nothing to be concerned about. If I had 1,400 Christian Crawford's walking the hall, this would be a better place."
The video has been shared over 15,000 times on Facebook and is reaching national news outlets. Crawford credits his family for instilling strength in faith and character. He is the senior class president and wants a career in politics.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Clay’s Christian Crawford talks graduation prayer" by Erik Harris, Trussville Tribune 5/22/15
“It only takes one person,” said Crawford. “One person stands up and says ‘okay, I’m going to stand for the word of God, regardless of what people say.’ It’s important that we stand on the word of God.”
After cheers fell from the grandstands, the senior class president took his seat with the belief that the moment had passed.
“After I finished praying, that was it, I knew God was going to do his job,” said Crawford. “We had 1,000 plus people there, so I know he heard our prayer, and I got an update on the (victim) and she’s doing fine.”
“I cannot take any credit for what God is doing through me for His glory,” said Crawford.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
In addition, read U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of public prayer, and read the resulting resurgence in public prayer following the Supreme Court decision.
"Everybody can I have your attention real quick? We don't know what's going on, but we will pray. We know that prayer is power, and that God is able. Let's pray. Father God, we thank you for this day, Lord. We pray right now that whatever is going on, you will fix it, God. We pray that you will heal it, God. We pray that you will redeem it, God. We pray that you will deliver it, God. Because we know that you are a God who knows how to make a way. And in the name of Jesus we declare and decree in the name of Jesus that whatever is going on shall be fixed, because you are a God who is a fixer. You are a God who is a healer. Jehovah God, Jehovah-jireh, Jehovah-nissi, Jehovah-shiloh. Fix it, Jesus. In Jesus' name, Amen."
-- Christian Crawford, graduating senior of Clay-Chalkville High School, in Pinson, Alabama
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Lord's Prayer at South Carolina Graduation, Atheists Fume
Prayer at Kentucky Graduation Despite Atheists' Demands
Texas School Cuts Mic on Christian Valedictorian Speech
Jesus, God Almighty Censored at Vermont Graduation
Indiana Graduate Praises God Despite Judge's Ruling
Federal Appeals Court Overrules Texas Judge: Christian Speech OK
Also read California School Lawyers Strip Student's Jesus Speech
In addition, read the long list of states enacting laws to bring religious liberty back to schools.
-- From "Federal judge: Student-led graduation prayers allowed, school prayers not" by Anna Lee, Greenville News 5/19/15
The [AHA] lawsuit claims the student’s parents are non-theists who felt “alienated and stigmatized” by the [Mountain View Elementary School in Taylors, SC] endorsement of Christianity during their daughter’s graduation held at the chapel of North Greenville University.
The suit alleges such “excessive entanglement with religion” is in violation of the First Amendment’s establishment clause and seeks a permanent injunction to enjoin prayer at any future school-sponsored event, including graduation ceremonies.
“Prohibiting such independent student speech would go beyond showing neutrality toward religion but instead demonstrate an impermissible hostility toward religion,” the school district said in court filings.
[Judge] Hendricks agreed to allow spontaneous prayer, calling it the “cultural residue” left over from the historical inclusion of religious speech at graduations.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "High school student offers prayer during medical emergency at graduation" by Savannah Williamson, WAAY-TV31 (Huntsville/Decatur, AL) 5/24/15
According to our news partners at ABC 33/40, Christian Crawford stepped up to the podium and asked people to pray with him about whatever situation was happening in the stands.
It was later found out that a young woman was suffering a seizure.
The video, courtesy of the Trussville Tribune, has gone viral. Crawford has been asked to present the opening prayer at the Alabama legislature next Wednesday.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Clay-Chalkville graduate delivers prayer during medical emergency" by Edward Burch, ABC 33/40 5/23/15
On Thursday night at Cougar stadium,while school administrators and medical personnel were helping a young woman in the crowd suffering a seizure, Christian Crawford got a nudge from faculty member Shannon Petty.
"She asked me, 'could I pray?"
"A lot of times you may feel nervous as a principal when a student steps to the mic impromptu like that," said [Principal Michael] Lee. "But when I saw it was Christian, I knew there was nothing to be concerned about. If I had 1,400 Christian Crawford's walking the hall, this would be a better place."
The video has been shared over 15,000 times on Facebook and is reaching national news outlets. Crawford credits his family for instilling strength in faith and character. He is the senior class president and wants a career in politics.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Clay’s Christian Crawford talks graduation prayer" by Erik Harris, Trussville Tribune 5/22/15
“It only takes one person,” said Crawford. “One person stands up and says ‘okay, I’m going to stand for the word of God, regardless of what people say.’ It’s important that we stand on the word of God.”
After cheers fell from the grandstands, the senior class president took his seat with the belief that the moment had passed.
“After I finished praying, that was it, I knew God was going to do his job,” said Crawford. “We had 1,000 plus people there, so I know he heard our prayer, and I got an update on the (victim) and she’s doing fine.”
“I cannot take any credit for what God is doing through me for His glory,” said Crawford.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
In addition, read U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of public prayer, and read the resulting resurgence in public prayer following the Supreme Court decision.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Abstinence Education Illegal in Calif, Judge Rules
Fresno County (California) Superior Court Judge Donald Black struck down the Clovis Unified School District sex education program ruling that the curriculum denied students' public right to sexualization and Gay Agenda indoctrination, and did not completely train the children in "safe sex" performance, but rather encouraged abstinence as the most healthy and effective means to prevent pregnancy and disease.
For background, read Abortionists, Homosexualists Sue Clovis School over Sex Ed
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
California Sex Education Teachers Exposed as Abortionist-paid Sex Workers
California Feminists Call for Sexual Consent for Kindergartners
President Obama Pays Pre-teens to Learn Anal Sex in Hawaii
Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex
Texas School Trains 12-year-olds in Oral, Anal Sex
Pennsylvania School Gives 8th Grade Sadomasochistic Exercise
Virginity Advocacy Banned at Arkansas School
Also read Pornography Belongs in Classroom, More Experts Say
And read Fictional 'Safe Sex' - Government Losing War on STDs
In addition, read how sexualization is making criminals of public school children nationwide.
-- From "Judge Rules Clovis Unified's Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Violated State Law" by Diana Aguilera, Valley Public Radio KVPR-FM89.3 (Fresno, CA) 5/13/15
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by a group of parents back in 2012. They claimed the district’s high school sex education classes taught abstinence as the only way to prevent pregnancy and ignored the topic of contraception.
Phyllida Burlingame with the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] says the ruling is a huge victory, and not just for students in Clovis.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Abstinence-only curriculum is not sex education, judge rules" by Bob Egelko, staff writer, San Francisco Chronicle 5/14/15
The state law requires school districts to make their sex-education programs “age-appropriate” and directs them to teach students, starting in the seventh grade, that abstinence from sex is the only sure way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. But it also requires districts to provide “medically accurate information” on other methods, including all contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
The law also requires public schools to teach students, in middle school and again in high school, about the dangers of HIV and AIDS and how they can be prevented.
A group of parents in Clovis filed suit in November 2012, saying the school district was using texts and videos that focused on abstinence and made little or no mention of contraceptives or claimed they were ineffective. One video, described in Black’s ruling, compared a woman who was not a virgin to a dirty shoe. Other videos “perpetuated sexual orientation bias,” the judge said, including one that encouraged students to adopt the mantra, “One man, one woman, one life.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge Rules Against Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Program" by Mollie Reilly, The Huffington Post 5/13/15
"Given the high social cost of teen pregnancy and similar toll on society of HIV/ADIS [sic] and other sexually transmitted diseases, the rights vindicated by this suit, access to medically, and socially appropriate sexual education, is an important public right," [Judge] Black wrote.
"We continue to be confident that the District acted appropriately and that our former 9th grade curriculum was unbiased, more than 'abstinence only,' and legally compliant; and that the issues raised in plaintiffs’ litigation were not accurate," Kelly Avants, Clovis Unified's chief communication officer, wrote in an email to The Huffington Post. "We are currently considering whether to pursue an appeal of Judge Black’s ruling."
The parents filed suit in 2012, but dropped the case in 2014 after the school changed its policies. Black, however, ordered the school district to pay for the parents' legal fees, citing the legal action as the catalyst for change in the district.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Sex education for students is a public right, judge in California rules" by Hannah Furfaro, The Fresno Bee 5/14/15
Access to medically accurate and age-appropriate sex education is an important public right, Judge Donald Black has ruled, casting questions on the state’s current law, which does not require schools to teach comprehensive sex education in school.
The ruling, which hands a victory to two Clovis Unified parents, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, also makes it crystal clear that abstinence-only education violates California law.
Black’s decision closes the book on a three-year fight over whether Clovis Unified’s sex education curriculum met the letter of the 2004 Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education law. The ruling answers with a resounding “no” and concludes the district “violated California law for many years before the plaintiff parents began to complain, and that even years after the complaints began the district still had not changed its sex ed curriculum.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Most Teens Want to be Virgins at Marriage
And read Abstinence Education Effective, Fed Study Shows and another study shows Abstinent Teens the Norm, Moral Sex-Ed Works, but nonetheless, President Obama Wants an End to Abstinence Education, Favoring Anal Sex
For background, read Abortionists, Homosexualists Sue Clovis School over Sex Ed
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
California Sex Education Teachers Exposed as Abortionist-paid Sex Workers
California Feminists Call for Sexual Consent for Kindergartners
President Obama Pays Pre-teens to Learn Anal Sex in Hawaii
Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex
Texas School Trains 12-year-olds in Oral, Anal Sex
Pennsylvania School Gives 8th Grade Sadomasochistic Exercise
Virginity Advocacy Banned at Arkansas School
Also read Pornography Belongs in Classroom, More Experts Say
And read Fictional 'Safe Sex' - Government Losing War on STDs
In addition, read how sexualization is making criminals of public school children nationwide.
-- From "Judge Rules Clovis Unified's Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Violated State Law" by Diana Aguilera, Valley Public Radio KVPR-FM89.3 (Fresno, CA) 5/13/15
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by a group of parents back in 2012. They claimed the district’s high school sex education classes taught abstinence as the only way to prevent pregnancy and ignored the topic of contraception.
Phyllida Burlingame with the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] says the ruling is a huge victory, and not just for students in Clovis.
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From "Abstinence-only curriculum is not sex education, judge rules" by Bob Egelko, staff writer, San Francisco Chronicle 5/14/15
The state law requires school districts to make their sex-education programs “age-appropriate” and directs them to teach students, starting in the seventh grade, that abstinence from sex is the only sure way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. But it also requires districts to provide “medically accurate information” on other methods, including all contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
The law also requires public schools to teach students, in middle school and again in high school, about the dangers of HIV and AIDS and how they can be prevented.
A group of parents in Clovis filed suit in November 2012, saying the school district was using texts and videos that focused on abstinence and made little or no mention of contraceptives or claimed they were ineffective. One video, described in Black’s ruling, compared a woman who was not a virgin to a dirty shoe. Other videos “perpetuated sexual orientation bias,” the judge said, including one that encouraged students to adopt the mantra, “One man, one woman, one life.”
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From "Judge Rules Against Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Program" by Mollie Reilly, The Huffington Post 5/13/15
"Given the high social cost of teen pregnancy and similar toll on society of HIV/ADIS [sic] and other sexually transmitted diseases, the rights vindicated by this suit, access to medically, and socially appropriate sexual education, is an important public right," [Judge] Black wrote.
"We continue to be confident that the District acted appropriately and that our former 9th grade curriculum was unbiased, more than 'abstinence only,' and legally compliant; and that the issues raised in plaintiffs’ litigation were not accurate," Kelly Avants, Clovis Unified's chief communication officer, wrote in an email to The Huffington Post. "We are currently considering whether to pursue an appeal of Judge Black’s ruling."
The parents filed suit in 2012, but dropped the case in 2014 after the school changed its policies. Black, however, ordered the school district to pay for the parents' legal fees, citing the legal action as the catalyst for change in the district.
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From "Sex education for students is a public right, judge in California rules" by Hannah Furfaro, The Fresno Bee 5/14/15
Access to medically accurate and age-appropriate sex education is an important public right, Judge Donald Black has ruled, casting questions on the state’s current law, which does not require schools to teach comprehensive sex education in school.
The ruling, which hands a victory to two Clovis Unified parents, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, also makes it crystal clear that abstinence-only education violates California law.
Black’s decision closes the book on a three-year fight over whether Clovis Unified’s sex education curriculum met the letter of the 2004 Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education law. The ruling answers with a resounding “no” and concludes the district “violated California law for many years before the plaintiff parents began to complain, and that even years after the complaints began the district still had not changed its sex ed curriculum.”
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Also read Most Teens Want to be Virgins at Marriage
And read Abstinence Education Effective, Fed Study Shows and another study shows Abstinent Teens the Norm, Moral Sex-Ed Works, but nonetheless, President Obama Wants an End to Abstinence Education, Favoring Anal Sex
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