Obama Supreme Court Pick Lacks Abortion History, But Criticized For Judicial Activism, Racism
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Abortion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
By Kathleen GilbertWASHINGTON, D.C., May 26, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President Obama today announced his selection of U.S. Appeals Court judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by retiring justice David Souter. While Sotomayor has no significant background concerning…
California Supreme Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Abortion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
By Peter J. SmithSAN FRANCISCO, California (LifeSiteNews.com) – The California Supreme Court has rejected all constitutional challenges to Proposition 8, the voter-approved constitutional amendment to the state constitution that upholds the definition of marriage as the union between a man and a…
L’Osservatore Romano Nods Gently to US Bishops Criticism of Obama
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Abortion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
By Hilary White ROME, May 26, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Vatican’s daily newspaper has given a nod to the heavy international criticism from pro-life Catholics over its spate of articles praising US President Barack Obama. In a slight shift of editorial direction this weekend, L’Osservatore…
France Considering Allowing Midwives to Perform Chemical Abortions
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Abortion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
By Alex Bush PARIS, France, May 26, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The government of France is considering passing into law an amendment that would make it legal for midwives to administer RU-486, also known as the "abortion pill." According to reports the pro-abortion lobby is pushing…
Novak Fed Up with Vatican Newspaper: “We Asked Rome for Bread They Give Us Stones”
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Abortion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
By Hilary White NEW YORK, May 26, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A recent string of "star struck teenage" articles praising US President Barack Obama by the Vatican daily newspaper is scandalizing Catholics around the world, according to a prominent American conservative commentator. Michael…
CA High Court Upholds Prop 8 Marriage Amendment
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Top Religion News
The California Supreme Court upheld, Tuesday, the voter-passed constitutional amendment that limited marriage to a man and a woman.
Obama Taps Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Top Religion News
President Obama named Sonia Sotomayor, an Hispanic, Bronx-based federal appeals judge as his pick for the Supreme Court.
Will Sotomayor Legislate From the Bench?
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Top Religion News
Just as President Obama named Sonia Sotomayor as his first nominee to the Supreme Court, concern over how she may rule in the high court began to surface from the right.
Army Chief: U.S. Ready to Be in Iraq 10 Years
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Top Religion News
The Pentagon is prepared to leave fighting forces in Iraq for as long as a decade despite an agreement between the U.S. and Iraq that would bring all American troops home by 2012.
N. Korea Test-Fires Two More Missiles
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Top Religion News
Less than 36 hours after announcing a successful underground nuclear test, North Korea fired off two more short-range missiles.