The May “Freely Speaking” is now available. It includes the monthly church-state update, which has details on these recent legal developments that affect Brevard County residents:

• Some Stem Cell Research Limits Will Remain
• Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Jury’s Use of Bible
• FDA to allow 17-year-olds to get ‘morning-after’ birth control over the counter
• Proposed ‘Christian’ License Plates In Florida Fail to Pass in Time

Previous bulletins can be found here.

The April “Freely Speaking” is now available. It includes the monthly church-state update, which has details on these recent legal developments that affect Brevard County residents:

• Obama Lifts Bush’s Strict Limits on Stem Cell Research
• Senate Rejects Indefinite Funding for D.C. Voucher Plan
• Obama Appoints Anti-Gay Marriage Advocate to Faith Council
• Bill Would Allow Prayer at Public School Events

Previous bulletins can be found here.

The March “Freely Speaking” is now available. It includes the monthly church-state update, which has details on these recent legal developments that affect Brevard County residents:

• Obama creates faith advisory panel, fails to change faith-based funding rules
• Stimulus package attacked as “anti-religious”
• Supreme Court to hear Mojave cross case
• Supreme Court rules against religious group wanting to place their religious monument next to Ten Commandments in public park
• Obama moves to rescind “conscience” clause

Previous bulletins can be found here.

Americans United has a “9 in ‘09″ Project to press the new administration to repair Bush’s damage:

http://www.au.org/site/PageServer?pagename=our_efforts_2009_nine_in_09

The nine goals are:

1. Restrict Faith-Based Funding
2. Ban Faith-Based Job Bias
3. Select Good Judges
4. Reform Justice Department
5. Stop School Vouchers
6. Protect Military Personnel
7. Defend Sound Science
8. Resist Church Politicking
9. Oppose Sectarian Symbolism