by | Aug 10, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Vatican News reported yesterday that the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has made a change to the Catechism of the Catholic Church so that it now rejects capital punishment in all cases. Previously the Catechism allowed for capital... by | Aug 8, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced yesterday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on Turkey’s Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gul and its Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu. They are leaders of Turkish government organizations... by | Aug 6, 2018 | Miscellaneous
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit this week in a West Virginia federal district court to stop the Parkersburg, West Virginia City Council from regularly opening its meetings with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer. The complaint (full text)... by | Aug 5, 2018 | Miscellaneous
In Archdiocese of Washington v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, (DC Cir., July 31, 2018), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, in 44-pages of opinions, rejected challenges to the WMATA’s guidelines which preclude the sale of advertising space on... by | Aug 3, 2018 | Miscellaneous
In In re: Fortieth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, (PA Sup. Ct., July 27, 2018), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved the public release (with certain redactions) of a 900-page grand jury report on allegations of child sexual abuse, failure to report abuse, and... by | Aug 1, 2018 | Miscellaneous
In Doe v. Boyertown, (3d Cir., July 26, 2018), the U.S. 3d Circuit Court of Appeals in a revised panel decision refused to enjoin a Pennsylvania school district from allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender...
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