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- Growth of slavery worldwide is very real challenge 27 Jul 2008 07:57 GMT
... The following commentary is by E. Benjamin Skinner, the ... to offer trafficked women safe passage to freedom. Tatiana was one of over 100 slaves ... Each year, traffickers take more slaves across U.S. borders -- as many as 17,500, according ...
- My Thoughts: Potty-mouth language is not in Bill of Rights 27 Jul 2008 07:30 GMT
... The First Amendment is often used to defend someone's right ... groups like the Ku Klux Klan invoke "freedom of speech" as the mechanism which allows ... I've got a news flash: Freedom of speech was not added to our Bill of Rights ...
- Charles Pater: 'Wall of separation' a misleading metaphor 27 Jul 2008 06:31 GMT
... an established maxim. Many believe that the religion clauses of the First Amendment require this separation. They do not. The ... is a misreading of the Constitution. Justice Rehnquist, in Wallace v. Jaffree, pointed out the ...
- Burke A. Christensen 27 Jul 2008 06:31 GMT
... did not become a substitute for the First Amendment until 1947. RICHMOND, Ky. - No, there ... until 1947. In 1985 Chief Justice William Rehnquist said: "Unfortunately the Establishment Clause has been ... make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..." ...
- BRODER: White House staff more important than cabinet appointments 27 Jul 2008 06:31 GMT
... One of the wisest men I ever knew in Washington ... one amendment to the Constitution of the United States,’ do you know what my amendment would ... Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and the USA Freedom Corps. Patterson’s judgment is that these "add-ons ...
- Texas Supreme Court's ruling didn't settle raging debate on exorcism 27 Jul 2008 06:30 GMT
... physical injuries might be tried without mentioning religion, her case was mostly about her emotional ... nonprofit organization that defends religious freedoms and First Amendment rights, said the case shouldn’t have gone ... The U.S. Supreme Court could accept the petition for a broader review if it feels ...
- Some folks are entitled to a welcome mat 27 Jul 2008 06:28 GMT
... it was the authority by trampling the First Amendment. Housing authority Executive Director David Baldwin explained ... our development." Not so, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. OK, ... voters. The vacuum salesman is practicing commercial speech, which is more subject to limited regulation by ...
- Gun backers wary of Obama, lukewarm on McCain 27 Jul 2008 06:25 GMT
... WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is selling ... power in 2006, the Democratic leadership in Congress has shied away from the most controversial ...
- Housing bailout painful necessity 27 Jul 2008 05:55 GMT
... The massive housing bill that passed the Senate Saturday ... South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint, in a speech from the chamber floor Saturday, justified his "no" ... Congress of crossing "a dangerous line between freedom and socialism." As Sen. DeMint aptly put ...
- Obama Arrives Home 27 Jul 2008 05:52 GMT
... Thanks for Rusty and Osamish for refraining from antagonistic ... him bring cameras? That didn't happen, of course. The Pentagon told him he couldn't bring ... already left, of course. In a floor speech from May 2007, McCain stated, "How can we ...
- The World: Scandal! Fleet Street Without Sex! 27 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
... conclusion may prove a watershed for press freedom in Britain, one that celebrities with less-than-picture-book private ... in Continental Europe, and away from the First Amendment freedoms that protect the news media in ... the former Diana Mitford, and that was guest of honor at their 1936 wedding in ...
- As fly ash piles up, the challenge for safe disposal rises 27 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
... As fly ash piles up, the challenge for safe disposal ... Bypass. Battlefield Golf Club at Centerville, a course in Chesapeake built with 1.5 million tons ... the media and the heavily Democratic General Assembly. He said he saw his job then ...
- Christian college wins scholarship case 27 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... the "infallible Word of God." The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled ... to investigate such tricky criteria as whether religion courses amounted to neutral study or proselytizing. ... ruling cuts to a conundrum in the First Amendment, which prohibits the state from establishing any ...
- Q&A with Barbara Forrest, 27 Jul 2008 04:25 GMT
... 1987 Supreme Court decision. In the trial, U.S. District Court judge John E. Jones ruled ... Design in Dover public schools violated the First Amendment, and many attribute his decision to the ... used down here in Louisiana was "academic freedom." In Louisiana, a law [permits] teachers to ...
- Political signs facing battle 27 Jul 2008 04:25 GMT
... political yard signs protected by the free speech provision of the U.S. Constitution or can a ... are constitutional. David L. Hudson Jr., a First Amendment scholar for the First Amendment Center, based ... which we recognize, however, is the individual's freedom to contractually restrict, or even give up, ...
- Charles L. Brieant Jr., Longtime Federal Judge, Is Dead at 85 27 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... whether Alcoholics Anonymous is akin to a religion; and the separation of church and state, ... School District, in Westchester, had violated students' First Amendment right to religious freedom by allowing schools to engage in activities ...
- 7th District - Smith challenges Hill 27 Jul 2008 03:07 GMT
... If there’s one thing incumbent state Rep. Matthew Hill, ... speaking about his belief in traditional family values, the sanctity of marriage and Second Amendment ... few highlights while serving in the General Assembly that he felt warranted his re-election. “Though ...
- FAQ, Maps and Documents 26 Jul 2008 23:28 GMT
... The facility would be built on a 97.5 acre ... given percentage of citizens would need to petition for an amendment to the charter. MTC ... incur all operating costs. The company will request tax abatement, limiting the amount of property ...
- Prison Questions and Answers 26 Jul 2008 23:28 GMT
... The facility would be built on a 97.5 acre ... given percentage of citizens would need to petition for an amendment to the charter. MTC ... incur all operating costs. The company will request tax abatement, limiting the amount of property ...
- California Constitution: Made To Be Amended 26 Jul 2008 20:53 GMT
... The U.S. Constitution has 27 amendments. California's has more ... ballot by a two-thirds vote in the Assembly and the state Senate, voters are assuming ...
- Support the Free Speech Protection Act 26 Jul 2008 20:52 GMT
... urging their American readers to protect their First Amendment, also because The Free Speech Protection Act could advance free speech rights ... and Senate (listed below). Please forward this petition to your list, encourage them to sign ...
- Texas senators vote against emergency housing bill 26 Jul 2008 20:52 GMT
... Texas senators vote against emergency housing bill Texas Sens. ... a slippery slope," she said in a speech on the Senate floor. Hutchison's staff emphasized that ... before the Senate. "Like all of my colleagues, I am concerned about the current housing ...
- Scandal! Fleet Street Without Sex! 26 Jul 2008 19:53 GMT
... conclusion may prove a watershed for press freedom in Britain, one that celebrities with less-than-picture-book private ... in Continental Europe, and away from the First Amendment freedoms that protect the news media in ... the former Diana Mitford, and that was guest of honor at their 1936 wedding in ...
- Democrats' New 'Fairness' Push May Silence Conservative Radio Hosts, Critics Say 26 Jul 2008 16:30 GMT
... will ensure more even-handed coverage of political issues, said Jeff Lieberson, spokesman for Rep. Maurice ... that the doctrine did not violate the First Amendment, because the airwaves belonged to the public ... "It was unfair in inhibiting broadcasters' free speech rights. "There has been an explosion of viewpoints ...
- Pastor Sentenced To Chinese Labor Camp 26 Jul 2008 16:22 GMT
... most of us take for granted as harmless as organizing a Sunday school. Since freedom of religion is listed in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, it is a duty of the United States to stand ...
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