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Opinion: The First Amendment is only sort of cool.
I generally like the First Amendment. The second one kind of blows, but the first one has some fairly good bits: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;...Mayor says it’s OK for city to “strive to serve God”
The mayor of a Michigan community refuses to buckle under pressure from an atheist group’s demand to remove a reference to God in the city’s mission statement. " This from MLive.com: HUDSONVILLE — The Hudsonville City Commission will continue to “strive to serve...
Web Site Shut Down Raises Censorship Questions
The Feb. 15th order by a Federal judge, which attempted to shut down an entire web site by wiping its name from the Internet Domain Name system, is raising serious censorship questions. The judge issued the order at the request of the Swiss-based Julius Baer Bank, which... Trolls Can Remain Anonymous: It's the Law!
"A California court has found that trolls are protected by the first amendment and are entitled to anonymity. The ruling comes despite previous cases where trolls have been arrested (be it once they have been... Judge Ruled Against Kirkwood Shooter 10 Days Ago
Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton, the alleged shooter in tonight's Shooting in Kirkwood, Missouri, had his First Amendment-based lawsuit against the city of Kirkwood, Mo., rejected Jan. 28 by U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry.Earlier today, the First Amendment Center...Religious Freedom Day in America
For such a time as this…reflection, blessing, and religious liberty. This from the Christian Post: " The United States commemorates on Wednesday the freedom of worship among its citizens, marking Religious... Blog Takes Failed Marriage Into Fight Over Free Speech
January 10, 2008
BOSTON — Normally, Garrido v. Krasnansky, a divorce case playing out in Vermont family court, would be of little interest to anyone but the couple involved. But the court has ordered the husband to stop posting blog items about his wife and their... OC Teacher Christian Bashing Case Rallies Protestors
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It can’t be made anymore clearer than in his own comments. Capistrano Valley High School history teacher James Corbett hates all things conservative and Christian.
Teacher’s comments recorded by... You Have No Rights II - Student Assaulted for Asking Questions
This is already old news to many of you, but i had some things to say about it, on a personal level. Included here is also the discussion that has happened in my blog about this story posting, so before commenting,...Decision to Censor ‘God’ in U.S. Flag Certificates Reversed
CHURCH AND STATE Public outcries can have positive results. Such is the case in this story. Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly likes to call these sort of battles part of a “culture war”. I believe there’s more to it than that…I believe it’s part of a spiritual...College Newspaper Editor Refuses to Quit Over F-Word 'Editorial'
Hmmm, never heard of a 4-word editorial format...that's news to me! " FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The editor of the Colorado State University newspaper says he has no plans to resign amid criticism of the paper for using an obscenity in an editorial about President... Photography Banned in Downtown Rockville, Maryland
It's Silver Spring all over again.Several weeks ago, local Washington, DC area photographer Chip Py was taking photographs in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, when he was told by a security guard that photography... July 4th First Amendment Rights March in Silver Spring, Maryland
Over one hundred people marched today, July 4th, in support of first amendment rights in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.The demonstration was prompted by a ban on photography in a quasi-public, quasi-private... Photographers Versus Security Guards in Washington, DC
I recently wrote about photography being banned in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, where a formerly public street has been turned over to a private company. Yesterday I was on my way to a photographers'... Canadian Website Anti-Semitic?
The BC chapter of the B'Nai Brith has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, under Canada's Hate Laws, against a popular Victoria based website, Peace, Earth and Justice. Chris Cook,...
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