The race has tightened over the past six weeks and is expected to be close. A Field Poll released Friday found 49 percent of likely voters oppose the ban and 44 percent favor it. In mid-September, the measure was losing by 17 points.
Tight California Prop. 8 race closely watched (AP) Read More »
A federal appeals court on Friday, October 4, halted the execution of a Georgia inmate convicted in the 1989 killing of a police officer, the third time in 16 months that a stay of execution has been ordered in the case.
UPDATE – Troy Anthony Davis Execution Stayed a Third Time Yesterday (New York Times) Read More »
For Hill’s part, she said polygamists would never have to fear being prosecuted for their religion. She contends that the state’s bigamy statute is unconstitutional in the wake of the 2003 Supreme Court ruling Lawrence v. Texas.
Polygamy central issue in Utah Attorney General race Read More »
Faith-based groups or individuals are playing a crucial role on
both sides of the battle to make Washington the second state, after
Oregon, to allow physicians to legally prescribe deadly medication —
hardly surprising, since the issue deals with literal matters of life
and death.
Dr. Catherine Kim of Simi Valley, Calif. can’t do it. Her practice as an obstetrician-gynecologist is based on medical science. But her convictions as a born-again Christian sculpt every aspect of her life, from the Bible stories she reads to her kids before bedtime to the prayers she offers people who visit her office.
Disputes over religion and health care land in Calif. courts (ScrippsNews.com) Read More »
The US State Department (United States Council on International Religious Freedom – USCIRF) released the 10th Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Read it here.
U.S. State Department Releases 2008 Report on International Religious Liberty Read More »
Less than 2 hours before Troy was to die by lethal injection, the U.S. Supreme Court , the highest court in the United States, granted a stay of execution. AP Video and updates about Terry Benedict’s film project.
VIDEO UPDATE: Troy Anthony Davis Granted Temporary Reprieve Read More »
“By the time I was 18, I knew I was never going to change. I couldn’t imagine letting something take over my body and then my whole life. I couldn’t even look at a baby without feeling uncomfortable.” Chloe, sterilized at age 20
SHOCK! Popular UK Magazine Promotes Sterilization for Women in their 20s Read More »
Thousands of Christians staged road blockades in several parts of the city on Sunday, after suspected Bajrang Dal activists carried out a series of attacks on prayer halls in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts, alleging conversion…
Police resorted to caning to disperse the protesters, including nuns and women, in the evening near Milagres Hall complex, while a few people threw stones at the police. In the melee, some were hurt and a few vehicles damaged.
THIS WEEK: Christian-Hindu Unrest leads to Violence in India Read More »
What do Kim Jong Il, Pope Benedict XVI, and the Italian President have in common? Tell a joke about them to the wrong audience and you could end up in jail.
In Italy – Joke about the Pope, Go to Jail Read More »
