The controversial National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 which was signed by the President a few months ago, was ruled on yesterday by U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest after several plaintiffs filed suit. Judge Forrest handed down an injunction preventing part of the law from being enforced. She was of the opinion that [...]
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Aerial drones are here & in use in the U.S.
The U.S. government has active aerial unmanned vehicles (drones) in use in 20 states and 63 launch sites across the U.S. This was brought to light thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation which fights for the Constitutional rights of American citizens as it pertains to the access & use of technology. They filed a Freedom [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on April 24, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/aerial-drones-are-here-in-use-in-the-u-s/
Death of Voice of the Martyrs leader was suicide
In an embarrassing turn of events, Tom White, the executive director of Voice of the Martyrs who was found dead earlier this week, died of what police believe was a suicide. He was being investigated for having inappropriate contact with a young girl. Since the investigation was ongoing, no one at the ministry knew what [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on April 21, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/death-of-voice-of-the-martyrs-leader-was-suicide/
Human trafficking victims get funds from sell of property
Human traffickers in Houston, Texas who targeted teenage girls, and were tried and convicted in court, have had all of their property confiscated and sold. The traffickers owned homes, restaurants, and other properties. The state of Texas took $600,000 from the sale and has awarded it in an even split to five victims. It will [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on April 20, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/human-trafficking-victims-get-funds-from-sell-of-property/
Armed man disrupts service, overpowered by congregants
During church service yesterday in Boiling Springs, SC, a man armed with a shotgun interrupted the service by kicking in the church doors. But several congregants saw him approaching and prepared themselves to confront the man. After Jesse Gates, 38, kicked the doors open at Southside Freewill Baptist Church, six congregants shut the doors, locked [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on March 26, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/armed-man-disrupts-service-overpowered-by-congregants/
Intelligent Design discrimination case starts tomorrow
David Coppedge worked for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California for 14 years. During that time he was the ideal employee and advanced to a management position. However, everything changed when he started sharing his personal views with his colleagues. When the subject about the origin of Earth and the universe came up in conversations, [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on March 6, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/intelligent-design-discrimination-case-starts-tomorrow/
NY Times, legal elites dump on the U.S. Constitution
According to a New York Times article released on January 6, 2012, the U.S. Constitution is losing its appeal on the international stage. Citing a study done by professors of law at St. Louis’ Washington University and the University of Virginia, democratic constitutions in other nations that used the U.S. Constitution as their foundation made [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 7, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/ny-times-legal-elites-dump-on-the-u-s-constitution/
Biometric identity management pushed by EU official
Last week the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an identity management conference in Washington, DC. Among the distinguished guests was Frank Paul, who manages IT systems and biometrics within the EU. He criticized U.S. passports for having only digitized information instead of biometric information. Paul is of the opinion that identity management systems [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 6, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/biometric-identity-management-pushed-by-eu-official/
Washington state senator twists Bible to support gay marriage
Washington State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen recently voted in favor of Washington’s bill to legalize same sex marriage. She then proudly proclaimed on her blog why she as a “Christian” found it necessary to support it. Those in favor of gay marriage are now using her as an example of why Christians should “set aside [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 5, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/washington-state-senator-twists-bible-to-support-gay-marriage/
U.S. Supreme Court rules churches can hire or fire as they please
A teacher at a Missouri Synod Lutheran school got help from the EEOC to sue the school after she was fired. She claimed the firing was retaliation for her threatening to sue them about a medical disability she has. However, a federal district court threw her suit out claiming courts were prohibited from retaliation claims [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on January 11, 2012
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-rules-churches-can-hire-or-fire-as-they-please/
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