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Napolitano is among group that supports it. PHOENIX - Democrat Gov. Janet Napolitano joined Monday with a group urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let a 6-foot-tall monument of the Ten Commandments remain in a public park across the street from the state Capitol. The group, the Center for Arizona Policy, promotes what it calls pro-family legislation in Arizona. In court papers, it said these kinds of monuments have "a valid secular purpose." Peter Gentala, the organization's attorney, got not only the governor to join in the plea but also Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer and 38 of Arizona's...

No Time Out for Christmas! It seems there is no time out in the nation's Cultural War. Not even Christmas is sacred. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) is protesting Time magazine's publishing of statements against the virginity of Our Lady in the cover article of its December 13 edition. The American TFP is strongly objecting to what it considers a most unwarranted attack on Mary and the Catholic faith. The Time article cites authors that call into question the circumstances of Our Lord's birth with declarations like: "Critics may also have alleged that...

Legal group awarded 1/2 million tax dollars for ridding courthouse of 10 Commandments A new online petition asks Congress to change a specific civil-rights statute in hopes of preventing the American Civil Liberties Union from collecting attorney fees from taxpayers of local governments the organization takes to court. The effort – spearheaded by Craig McCarthy of CourtZero.org, a site dedicated to stemming judicial activism – seeks to change 42 U.S.C., Section 1988, of the United States Code. The statute now allows judges to award attorney fees to plaintiffs in civil-rights cases brought against local governments, thereby putting the taxpayers on...

www.JB-Williams.com Written by: JB Williams ©2004-10-12 Let’s pretend for a moment that Good and Evil both exist on earth. That issues aren’t only a matter of one’s perspective, but that real facts exist and they don’t have a side. That “gray area’s” are just mind bending attempts to justify the unjustifiable. That America is not divided along socio-economic lines, but rather by opposing forces with very different agenda’s. Let’s pretend that we no longer have the luxury of walking the tightrope of indecision, or sitting on a politically correct non-committal fence, void of moral or ethical conviction. Let’s pretend that...

Paper may print name in Commandments case, judge says BY TODD COOPER WORLD-HERALD BUREAU LINCOLN - A federal judge refused Tuesday to prohibit The World-Herald from publishing the name of a Plattsmouth man who has sued the city over a Ten Commandments monument. U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf directed sharp questions at attorneys for both the ACLU and The World-Herald before deciding not to restrict the newspaper from printing the man's name. The U.S. Supreme Court has never upheld a court order restraining a newspaper prior to publication. And Kopf said he wasn't about to depart from that standard. "A...

AS GORE SMEARS CHRISTIANS, WEBSITE ADVOCATES CHURCH ARSON By Don Feder The Democratic Party isn’t inciting church arson – just yet. But, despite its occasional pious pretenses, the Democrats see Christian America as enemy terrain. Here, at least, the party of Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich is willing to overcome its ingrained pacifism and engage in the rhetorical equivalent of war. The latest issue of The New Yorker contains a 12,000-word profile piece on Al Gore, in which the former vice president disgorges his views on a variety of subjects. Only a hopelessly partisan media would consider the reflections of...

September 21, 2004 ACLU requests restraint on press BY TODD COOPER WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER In a stark turnabout from its free-speech advocacy, the ACLU urged a judge Monday to prevent the Omaha World-Herald from publishing the name of the Plattsmouth, Neb., man who sued the city over a Ten Commandments monument. 10 Commandments Monument in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Amy Miller, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union Nebraska, asked the U.S. District Court for an order prohibiting The World-Herald from disclosing the man's identity, arguing that his safety and well-being would be endangered. The newspaper vowed to fight the ACLU's...

This flyer would be a good one to pass out to conservative Christians that might not be inclined to vote, either from apathy or overconfidence. This could be distributed in church parking lots on Wednesday nights (you should probably get permission). We will adding a web page for this flyer shortly. Any Suggestions? Anybody have any stories to tell about your experience passing our our flyers? Supreme Court

The City Council of Hamtramck, Michigan approved an amendment to the city's noise ordinance to allow the Muslim call to prayer over loudspeakers 5 times daily, from 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. The new ordinance takes effect May 26. Nonie Darwish writes the following:

<p>HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — Long known for pierogi and polka, this bustling city is now debating whether to add an amplified Arabic chant to the local sights and sounds.</p> <p>In a sign of the deep changes in this once-predominantly Polish town, the City Council is expected today to pass a noise-ordinance amendment that would permit mosques to issue the traditional Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers.</p>

Cardinal Egan: Pro-Abort Catholic Pols Are within Their "Rights" On June 12, 2001, Cardinal Egan spoke at St. Joseph’s Church in Kingston, hosted by the Ulster County vicariate.  I work as music director at St. Joe’s in New Paltz, so I was invited to attend, along with my Pastor, Fr. Maurice Moreau, several members of our choir, and others who have an official capacity in the parish. I had heard some things Egan was purported to have said about politicians having a “right” as Americans to be pro-choice.  I will return to that later. As a pro-life activist, I was determined to question...

It is a familiar complaint that newspapers only report the bad news. But that applies to economic news, too -- particularly with a presidential year coming up. By all objective indicators, the news about the American economy has been remarkably good since the summer. But what is good news for ordinary people can be bad news for politicians, just as good health is bad news for morticians. For some strange reason, recent Democratic candidates have been looking for the dark cloud behind every silver lining. They seem to think voters always want to hear the U.S. economy is fundamentally rotten...

The Ten Commandments display was removed from the Alabama Supreme Court building. There was a good reason for the move: You can't post Thou Shalt Not Steal, Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery and Thou Shalt Not Lie in a building full of lawyers and politicians without creating a hostile work environment.

of Arkansas..... Next Meeting        Republican Watch..........   Democrat WatchIt is the view of many of us that no knowledgeable and decent person can remain a Democrat. Globalism WatchPeople that are too corrupt to manage their own countries, or even their personal behavior, want to implement global government. For Immediate Release:   Contact:  Alfred Harrell—501-776-9900 November 18, 2003                    Mark Moore—479-451-9726 Ten Commandments Rally in Little Rock Joins a Nation-Wide Effort Little Rock , Ark. — Christian Leadership Academy and the Constitution Party of Arkansas are organizers of a Ten Commandments rally that will be held on the...

There is a force above the 'Almighty, Ever-to-be-worshipped' Law, righteousness. When the law is in conflict with righteousness, I side against the "almighty, ever to be worshipped, kneeled to" Law. If I did not side with righteousness, I would be worshipping law, would I not? Law would become my god, just as government was supposed to be the god of all loyal marxists. There is no difference, whatsoever, between placing law above righteousness and being a totalitarian tyrant demanding blind, marxist loyalty. Law is made for our civilization to funtion. It is a mere tool. And in this case, that...

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas, has ruled a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds does not violate the U.S. Constitution by establishing a state-sponsored religion. Thomas Van Orden, a homeless man, had sued, claimed the monument was a government endorsement of Judeo-Christian values. In its ruling, the appeals panel agreed with the state, which argued the Ten Commandments are historical in nature because they provide a foundation for Western law. "The Ten Commandments are undoubtedly a sacred religious text, but they are also a foundational document in the development of Western legal codes and...

http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/7254764.htm Posted on Thu, Nov. 13, 2003 Court rules Ten Commandments can stay at CapitolAssociated Press AUSTIN - The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the state's position that the placement of the Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds is not an unconstitutional attempt to establish state-sponsored religion.Thomas Van Orden, a homeless man living in Austin, had sued to have the monument removed, calling it an endorsement of Judeo-Christian beliefs by the state government.The state countered that the 6-foot tall red granite monument is more historical than religious, with key segments of law founded on the moral...

Justices won't hear 10 Commandments appeals Moore faces trial next week on violation of judicial-ethics charges The Supreme Court won't be deciding the outcome of the pitched battle over suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's Ten Commandments monument. Justices refused today to hear appeals seeking to put the 5,300-pound granite cube back on display inside Alabama's state capitol. WorldNetDaily reported the controversial monument nicknamed "Roy's Rock" was removed Aug. 28 from the rotunda of the Judicial Building in Montgomery after Moore was suspended by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission for refusing to comply with a federal judge's ordered removal. He...