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High Court favors UC law school over anti-gay Christian student group in constitutional clash Public universities can refuse to recognize student groups that discriminate in their membership, the United States Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case between a University of California law school and a Christian student group that bars those who engage in "unrepentant homosexual conduct" or fail to sign a pledge of faith. So Much For Religious Liberty Modern law turns a blind eye to neutral rules with a disparate impact on minority groups. Consider Northampton murder suspect's Ku Klux Klan roots Imagine what would happen if a bunch of crackpots â€" in this case, let's say they were Islamic fundamentalists â€" held a rally in Catasauqua, or maybe at a remote farm in Carbon County, to preach hatred and violence against specific types of people. Cyndi Lauper's Playlist Cyndi Lauper celebrated her 57th bi...

DigitalJournal.com US Supreme Court Sides With Hastings College Against Anti- LGBT Christian Group Lez Get Real In a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that Hastings College of Law did not violate a Christian group's First Amendment ... Supreme Court Gets One Right on Gay Rights Campus Progress The US Supreme Court's 5-4 Gay Rights Split Change.org (blog) Another Supreme Court victory, amidst ideological hostilities Keen News Service DiversityInc.com (subscription)  - Helium  - Religion Dispatches all 525 news articles » OC Weekly (blog) Speaking out after coming out OCRegister It's that kind of acceptance that LGBT youth need, not conferences that promise to "reform" them through prayer. Because no matter how it's couched, ... Orange County Gay Community Unites, Grows at Ex-Gay Conference NBC Los Angeles all 7 news articles » Washington Post Withers: Pride...

A Delaware school board’s practice of opening its meetings with Christian prayers violates the constitutional separation of church and state, seven religious and civil liberties groups have told a federal appeals court. A friend-of-the-court brief filed with the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals yesterday says a federal district judge got it wrong when he ruled in favor of sectarian invocations before meetings of the Indian River School District’s board. Groups signing the brief include Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Delaware, People For the American Way Foundation, the American Jewish Committee, the Union for Reform Judaism and the Hindu American Foundation. The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director, said public school boards have a responsibility to obey the Constitution and respect diversity. Full press release www.GayTalkRadio.org a 24/7 LGBTQIA Licensed Independent Internet Radio Station. ...

Why Gay Marriage Is Good for Everyone ScienceBlogs (blog) ... may live together from love, may care deeply about the religious institution of their marriage (and any discussion of religion and gay marriage cannot ... and more » News Provider US Supreme Court rules school can refuse to recognise anti- gay student group PinkNews.co.uk "To meet First Amendment measurement, the school need not provide a religion -based exception," she wrote. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for himself and the ... Supreme Court Says Campus Group Must Comply With Anti Bias Rules City Town Info Education Channel Christian Group Not Allowed to Ban Gays Examiner.com Ex-U. professor disappointed in Supreme Court freedom of religion decision Deseret News Associated Report Online (blog)  - AlterNet (blog)  - The Moderate Voice all 508 news articles » Minn. Gay Pride Fest Seeks to Block Evangelists Christian Broadcasting Network Organizers of Min...

High Court favors UC law school over anti-gay Christian student group in constitutional clash Public universities can refuse to recognize student groups that discriminate in their membership, the United States Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case between a University of California law school and a Christian student group that bars those who engage in "unrepentant homosexual conduct" or fail to sign a pledge of faith. So Much For Religious Liberty Modern law turns a blind eye to neutral rules with a disparate impact on minority groups. Court backs UC law school's refusal to recognize Christian student group In dissent, Alito calls policy 'pretext to justify viewpoint discrimination Wisconsin fall election breakdown By: Ariel Shapiro The remainder of 2010 is going to be big for Wisconsin politics. Both Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., will not be seeking re-election, leaving two of the state’s ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) High Court Ruling on Hastings Law School Upholds Separation of Church and State AlterNet (blog) Baylor's argument was flatly rejected by the Reverend Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State . ... Americans United Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Against Discriminatory ... Common Dreams (press release) AJC Welcomes US Supreme Court Ruling in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez American Jewish Committee (press release) Court: Christian group can't bar gays, get funding The Associated Press Queerty (blog)  - SanFranciscoSentinel.com  - Leagle.com all 500 news articles » CBC.ca Belgium urges Vatican to stay out of child sex abuse investigations Independent ... Steven Vanackere, reminded Rome of the principle of separation of church and state yesterday, pointing out that the church should not try to impede the ... Belgian government defends raid of bishops' ...