“Catholic leaders respond to Supreme Court rulings on DOMA, Prop. 8”
A Catholic Sun article about the Catholic reaction to the Supreme Courts rulings on same-sex marriage.
Category: Law & courts
“Between the Lines of the Defense of Marriage Act Opinion”
This New York Times article is a guide to United States v. Windsor, the case where DOMA was ruled unconstitutional.
“Legislator’s proposal would ban use of Sharia law”
Read a July 18, 2010, story in the Tulsa World about State Question 755 on Oklahoma’s November 2010 ballot.
“Hysteria at Heritage”
At the website of The New Republic, James Downie critiques that view in a Sept. 3, 2010, post.
“The Real Impact of Sharia Law in America”
This Sept. 2, 2010, essay at the website of the Heritage Foundation sounded the alarm about a New Jersey case that author Cully Stimson argued is evidence that “Sharia-loving extremists are determined to establish an Islamic Caliphate around the world, especially in America.”
“Shariah: The Threat to America”
In September 2010 the Center for Security Policy released this report that called Islamic law “the preeminent totalitarian threat of our time.”
“America’s Anti-Islam Hysteria”
Read an Oct. 12, 2010, column by Reza Aslan at The Daily Beast about the push to ban Shariah.
“Fears of Sharia Law in America Grow Among Conservatives”
Read the Oct. 13, 2010, story by CBS News.
“Special Report: The Price of Fear”
The Tennessean published a package of stories on Oct. 24, 2010, related to mistrust of Muslims in the state. Shariah law plays a part in that concern and is an issue in a lawsuit to block construction of a mosque in Murfreesboro, Tenn.