President Bush won’t fire his long-time friend U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales… he has too much to lose. He’s used to being able to say – “Here’s how I want it to be – you figure out the legal stuff.” On Monday President Bush once again expressed his support: “I stand by Al Gonzales.” He accused Senators involved in the push for a no-confidence vote against Gonzales as engaging in “pure political theater,” despite the fact that many Republicans as…
A recent column in the Chinese University’s Student Press magazine (Hong Kong) was deemed “indecent” by the Obscene Article Tribunal because it asked readers about whether they had ever fantasized about incest or bestiality. A storm of debate followed – on freedom of speech, the right to open sexual discussion, and the obligations and limits of social morality. Seemingly in response (although I’m not sure how they would know that), someone launched an anonymous web site (truthbible.net ) that said…
Ok, I waited a few days out of respect for the dead. That’s it. Jerry Falwell, although he seems to have mellowed a bit toward the end of his life, was a powerful corrupter of christianity’s message. He used christianity as a power group to vilify and scapegoat others for political gain. President Bush’s statement acknowledges this: “One of his lasting contributions was the establishment of the Liberty University, where he taught young people to remain true to their convictions,…
Our government should provide the highest standard of care to women who have volunteered to serve our country. Federal law, however, does little to protect the reproductive rights of servicewomen. Why are servicewomen being denied birth control? Not only are the 350,000 women (almost 15 percent of all active-duty personnel) banned from accessing abortion care at military medical facilities, but some cannot even obtain emergency contraception, which can prevent unintended pregnancy if taken soon after sex, at their base pharmacy….
This Memorial Day weekend, the religious right will take a bold new step in their campaign against science education in America. The creationist organization, Answers in Genesis (AiG), will open their $27 million “Creation Museum” in Petersburg, Kentucky, dedicated to promoting the falsehood that science supports the notion of a 6,000 year old Earth. The Campaign to Defend the Constitution (DefCon) calls on all educators and concerned citizens to take a stand against this latest attack on science education. Voice…
Sign the Alliance for Justice Petition to Restore Habeas Corpus Petition Text: We call on the United States Congress to enact legislation that will restore our Nation’s commitment to law and freedom. In the fall of 2006, Congress passed a law governing military commissions, which included a provision that stripped certain detainees of their habeas corpus rights. Habeas corpus has been the bedrock of our justice system for centuries. The Supreme Court asserted that it “is the fundamental instrument for…