Social Issues
Is Europe becoming Pro-Life?1/30/12 Within the past year Europe's two highest courts have ruled that Austria may ban on in–vitro fertilization. The European Court of Justice ruled against destroying human embryos for scientific research and just over a year earlier the ECHR allowed Ireland's abortion ban. It would appear that Europe may be more pro–life than the U.S.
A constitutional right to lie?1/27/12 First posted: 2010–08–22 19:44:21
I was reading this interesting commentary from Rasmussen Reports about a decision from the Ninth Circuit during the week of August 20, 2010 where a 3 judge panel ruled a law against lying about time served in the armed forces was unconstitutional. The reasoning was that despite the popularity of the law what was created was in fact thought police:
"then there would be no constitutional bar to criminalizing lying about one's height, weight, age or financia
. . . [more]Sixth Circuit rules in favor of Julea Ward1/27/12 The 6th Circuit court of appeals ruled today (1/27/12) in favor of Julea Ward who was expelled from a public university for refusing to support the homosexual lifestyle and for not abandoning her faith in Christianity. ref She was also granted by the court the right to sue her university for religious discrimination in Detroit before a federal jury. ref The case was sent back to U.S. District Judge George Steeh in Detroit for retrial.
Notice that it took four months from the time the case
. . . [more]Supreme Court rules in favor of church hiring practices1/11/12 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled January 11, 2012 unanimously that the church alone has the right to decide who they can hire and fire and does not in any way answer to the EEOC. The EEOC had disagreed.
It is always nice to see the church win now and again in the seemingly never ending battle between the government's efforts to rule over the church and the church's efforts to retain its autonomy and this was a solid win for the church.
ref, pdf, ref3
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