Lawrence D. Jones

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• Aug 30, 2009

  High Court Asked to Review Religious Graduation Speech Case

  The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review the decision of a lower court that affirmed that there was no constitutional violation in the case a high school valedictorian who shared about Jesus Christ in the course of her graduation speech.

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  Aug 26, 2009

  Sen. Edward Kennedy Dies at 77

  Sen. Edward 'Ted' Kennedy (D-Mass) died late Tuesday night at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. He was 77.

• Aug 25, 2009

  Judge: Ill. Pharmacists Can Refuse to Dispense Abortion Pills for Now

  An Illinois judge has issued a preliminary injunction in the case of two pharmacy owners who have been fighting to protect their conscience rights.

• Aug 25, 2009

  Judge Dismisses DOMA Lawsuit on Technicality

  A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit filed against the Defense of Marriage Act, saying that the suit had been improperly filed in state court before it was transferred to his jurisdiction.

• Aug 24, 2009

  Bus Driver Suspended Over Atheist Ad Returns to Work

  The Christian bus driver in Iowa who was suspended last week for refusing to drive a bus that carried an ad for an atheist group returned to work Monday after settling on one of four options that she had been given.

• Aug 20, 2009

  Bus Driver Suspended Over Refusal to Drive with Atheist Ad

  The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority in Iowa has suspended an employee who refused to drive a bus that carried an ad for an atheist group.

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  Aug 20, 2009

  President Accuses 'Obamacare' Critics of 'Bearing False Witness'

  President Obama accused those actively opposed to his drive for healthcare reform of \"bearing false witness\" Wednesday during a teleconference organized by members of the \"Religious Left.\"

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  Aug 16, 2009

  Friends, Family Honor Pro-Life Champion Eunice Shriver

  Family and close friends of Eunice Kennedy Shriver attended a Friday morning funeral to honor the woman known best for having been the sister of late President John F. Kennedy and for founding the Special Olympics as a prominent defender of life.

• Aug 12, 2009

  Va. Jail Agrees to Halt Censorship of Religious Mail

  A Virginia jail has agreed to change its policies regarding prison mail after the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter in protest of the censoring of biblical passages and other religious material that were being sent to prisoners.

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  Aug 8, 2009

  Pro-Life Advocates Seek to Block Abortionist from Opening Kansas Clinic

  Pro-life leaders plan to stop a Nebraska doctor from setting up an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kan., where infamous late-term abortionist George Tiller had operated for more than three decades before his death this past May.