Archive - Tom Strode
House rejects funds for U.N. Population Fund
The U.S. House of Representatives turned back a June 16 attempt to reinstate funding for a controversial United Nations family planning fund linked to China’s coercive population control program. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Justices accept pro-life protest case again
The Supreme Court announced June 28 it would rule on an abortion protest case that returned to the high court after the justices appeared to settle in a 2003 opinion whether a federal anti-racketeering law could be used against pro-life demonstrators. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Eminent domain ruling complicating for churches
The Supreme Court decided June 27 to permit local governments to seize private property for economic development in a decision that is expected to complicate matters for churches. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
High court muddles Ten Commandments issue
The U.S. Supreme Court issued split rulings June 27 on public exhibits of the Ten Commandments that appeared to do little to clarify the issue.
In 5-4 decisions, the justices invalidated displays of the Ten Commandments in two Kentucky courthouses while upholding a stand-alone monument of the Decalogue on the Texas capitol grounds. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, National
Senate vote on Bolton delayed
John Bolton, the President’s nominee as United Nations ambassador, continues to await a confirmation vote.
That vote may take place early the week of June 13-17, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said June 9, according to The Washington Post. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
Ban on abortions in military hospitals stands
The House of Representatives has turned back an effort to remove the ban on most abortions in overseas U.S. military hospitals.
The House voted 233-194 against an amendment that would have permitted abortions for all reasons in medical facilities operated by the armed services in foreign countries. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National
Progress made in anti-trafficking effort, State reports
The campaign to combat sex trafficking and other forms of forced servitude globally is advancing, according to the U.S. State Department.
The State Department’s fifth annual Trafficking in Persons report, which was released June 3, provides an analysis of the efforts by 150 countries to deal with an issue that involves prostitution and child sex tourism, as well as forced labor and coercive military service. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2005
Topic: Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Citizenship, Human Rights, Social Issues
Feds may enforce ban on marijuana, justices rule
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 6 a federal drug-control law supersedes a state measure permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2005
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, Legislation
High court rules unanimously for religious liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered an important victory for religious liberty.
The justices unanimously upheld May 31 a federal law that protects the religious free-exercise right of prisoners. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Specter expects Senate to override veto on stem cells
The stem cell battle continues in Congress, with Sen. Arlen Specter, R.-Pa., warning President Bush he expects to have enough votes to override a veto of a bill that would provide federal funds for destructive embryonic research. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation