SentidoG: El Estado de California podría prohibir las “terapias” que alegan “curar la homosexualidad”
Alexander Rocha | Sentido G (España) Un proyecto de ley que busca proteger a los jóvenes frente a los tratamientos fraudulentos que alegan “curar la homosexualidad” ha conseguido su aprobación …Continue reading
Fox News: Californians to vote on abolishing death penalty
Associated Press (USA) SAN FRANCISCO – California voters will soon get a chance to decide whether to replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. …Continue reading
The New York Times: Mortgage Crisis Inspires Churches to Send Lenten Season Message to Banks
Samuel G. Freedman | The New York Times (United States) During the recent weeks of Lent, the Rev. Ryan Bell has led his Southern California congregation into the penitential spirit …Continue reading
CNA: Calif. bishops back pro-life and death penalty initiatives
Catholic News Agency (United States) Sacramento, Calif., Jan 15, 2012 / 07:16 pm (CNA).- A proposed California ballot initiative to require parental notification for abortions and another initiative to end …Continue reading
WSJ: When the zoning board closes your church
Sarah Pulliam Bailey | The Wall Street Journal (United States) What counts as a church? Chuck and Stephanie Fromm recently found out. After hosting several periodic Bible studies for up …Continue reading
Wall Street Journal: Church turns to higher authority in zoning battle
Jess Bravin | The Wall Street Journal (United States) SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Sundays at Faith Fellowship Church, Pastor Gary Mortara calls on God’s help to heal the sick, repair …Continue reading
Christian Post: Calif. Church Takes Page From ‘Occupy Wall Street’ by Divesting Funds From Bank of America
Allison Summers | Christian Post (United States) In a press conference last Wednesday for People Acting in Community Together, pastor of the Most Holy Trinity Church in San Jose, Calif., Eduardo …Continue reading
The Orange County Register: Supreme Court will let Muslim woman sue O.C. deputies
Denisse Salazar | The Orange County Register (United States) The U.S. Supreme Court will let a Muslim woman sue deputies for making her take off her hijab in a Santa …Continue reading
SF Gate: Court backs district on teacher’s religious banners
Bob Egelko | San Francisco Chronicle (USA) Saying a high school teacher has no right to “use his public position as a pulpit,” a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that …Continue reading
In Focus: San Francisco Circumcision Ban
Alon Weinberg | University of Manitoba The ongoing debate over the State’s right to intervene in, regulate, accommodate and block particular religious practices recently came to a head in a …Continue reading
AP: Muslim students will stand trial for protest interrupting the Israeli ambassador’s speech
Amy Taxin | The Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Muslim students stood up to shout last year at the Israeli ambassador, halting for 20 minutes his talk on U.S.-Israel …Continue reading