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More Supreme Court Nos
Weblog has already noted several cases the Supreme Court has refused to hear. Here are a few more. Two have to do with workplace discrimination. A Texas police officer sued for his job after he was fired for wearing a cross pin on his uniform. And a Mississippi hospital counselor claims she was fired because she objected to homosexuality (she refused to give relationship advice to a lesbian). The Supreme Court turned down both cases, so both workers will remain fired.

The Supreme Court also set aside a lower court's ruling allowing the city of Tucson, Arizona, to charge a National Day of Prayer group to use a public park. The justices sent the case back to the federal appeals court, asking them to reconsider the case in light of the recent Good News Club decision, which again reiterated that once the state opens the door to community organizations it can't discriminate against religious ones.

After Sept. 11:

• As nation prays, atheists cringe | Can politicians invoke God without making war on terrorism a holy war? (Associated Press)
• Cape Town's religious leaders slam U.S. strikes (Cape Argus)

• Turning a blind eye to evil | The multicultural-therapeutic left—including those in churches—will have to be pushed to move away from sloppy multiculturalism and all-purpose relativism (John Leo, U.S. News)
• A young religion sharpens its sabers | A look back at the history of all three faiths shows that the younger the belief, the fiercer (James P. Pinkerton, Los Angeles Times)

Church and state:

• Prayer Day case sent back down | Justices throw out lower court ruling (USA Today)
• Madison schools take heat for pledge ban | Meeting To Reconsider Ban Monday (Wisconsin 12 news)

Persecution:

• Police on high alert after churches and mosques hit | including "Osama bin Laden is Great", "Muslims Rule" and "Kill Jews and Christians" were spray-painted Syrian Orthodox Church (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Also: Pro bin-Ladin graffiti on Sydney church | Walls covered with words to the effect of "Osama bin Laden is Great," and "Kill Jews and Christians" (The Australian)
• Also: Hate messages on walls of wrecked church | The attack is the seventh in two weeks on Christian churches, and at least three mosques have been targeted (The Australian)
• Christians in Pakistan keep the faith in the face of turmoil | Services packed, peaceful after airstrikes on Afghanistan (Fox News)
• Commission orders arrest of Christian leaders | Archbishop, others accused of encouraging violence among youths (The Daily Trust, Abjua, Nigeria)

Politics and Law:

• Full appeals court to take up 'Nuremberg Files' case | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider March ruling that threw out $107 million verdict (Associated Press)
• B.C. court rejects petition for same-sex marriages | Judge says law is discriminatory, but justified (Vancouver Sun)
• Britain May Criminalize Religion-Based Offenses | New laws would be akin to hate-crime legislation (Religion News Service)
• Christian group sues Babylon | Wants right to meet in the town's facilities (Newsday)

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October (Web-only) 2001, Vol. 45