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Life in Christ: Catechism #2236 The exercise of authority is meant to give outward expression to a just hierarchy of values in order to facilitate the exercise of freedom and responsibility by all. Those in authority should practice distributive justice wisely, taking account of the needs and contribution of each, with a view to harmony and peace. They should take care that the regulations and measures they adopt are not a source of temptation by setting personal interest against that of the community. All programming code © 2005-2010 myCatholic.com, A Division of Sacred Heart Media LLC.For the second time this academic year, 36 members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus are asking Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos to ensure religious groups are not being unfairly and unconstitutionally treated under the school’s new nondiscrimination policy. The private school adopted the policy last year after a campus Christian group removed a person who came out as gay. It requires all university-recognized groups to allow any student to join and run for office — regardless of whether the student agrees with the group’s beliefs. The “all-comers” policy has drawn the concern of more than a dozen campus religious groups, which now must choose between moving off campus or allowing members who disagree with their faith to join the group as members and even leaders.
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The U.S. and Afghanistan have agreed to a deal that will put Afghan troops in charge of deeply unpopular night raids on local homes by special forces in Afghanistan. FULL STORY
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The 20,000-square-foot house was on the market for several years before being bought for $1.35 million. It had previously been listed for $3.495 million....
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We've heard recently of CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act , a bill currently making its way through Congress that many are calling the latest incarnation of SOPA. Reader SolKeshNaranek points out an article at Techdirt explaining exactly why this bill is bad , and how its backers are trying to deflect criticism by using language that's different and rather vague. Quoting: "The bill defines 'cybersecurity systems' and 'cyber threat information' as anything to do with protecting a network from: ' (A) efforts to degrade, disrupt, or destroy such system or network; or (B) theft or misappropriation of private or government information, intellectual property, or personally identifiable information. ' It's easy to see how that definition could be interpreted to include things that go way beyond network security — specifically, copyright policing systems at virtually any point along a network could easily qualify."
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the California ban on same-sex marriage, saying that it violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizens due process and equal protection under the law.
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