Mercator.net: "This widely-discussed book seems to be about the differences between red states and blue states, between socially conservative and socially liberal America. In fact, it is about the differences between college educated women and everyone else. You could say this book is the “soft power” version of class warfare. The rich are deliberately making war on the poor, not to expropriate their material resources, but to establish social hegemony. They want complete social approval and legal support for a lifestyle from which they benefit and which harms others . . . "

Mirror of Justice: A commentary by Margaret Brooks in today's Chronicle of Higher Education, "Sex Week" Should Arouse Caution Most of All, points out the most powerful cultural force promulgating the permissive sexual norms that concern Rob and Bob -- the sex industry. And this force isn't contained by controlling our kids' access to cable and MTV. Here's her description of what's happening on our college campuses . . .

Christian Newswire: "Yesterday, a divided Illinois Supreme Court denied a request by the Thomas More Society to transfer the legal case pending against the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 from the Appellate Court to the Supreme Court."

WTVR.com: "Gov. Bob McDonnell is drawing criticism from abortion-rights groups for limiting the state's pursuit of federal sex education funding to an abstinence-only grant."

LifeSiteNews: "A man was arrested Saturday, August 28, outside a late-term abortion facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after he allegedly threatened to shoot two pro-life women who were offering help to abortion-bound women."

LifeNews: "Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of the few pro-abortion Republicans in the U.S. Senate, conceded defeat late Tuesday to pro-life primary election challenge Joe Miller."

LifeNews: "Pennsylvania man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his partner in front of their children after she refused his demand to get an abortion. Thomas O. Hill reportedly raped his unnamed partner on Sunday after she disclosed that she was newly pregnant."

LifeNews: "Pawlenty issued an executive order Tuesday that directs Minnesota state agencies and departments to not accept taxpayer funds from the federal government to set up new government-run health care programs."

Religion Clause Blog: "A group of individuals and organizations yesterday filed a lawsuit in a Nevada federal court asserting a wide range of constitutional challenges to the requirement in this year's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that all U.S. citizens and legal residents maintain health care coverage . . . Some of the other religion claims in the complaint (full text) in People V US v. Obama, (D NV, filed 8/31/2010) are more elaborate . . . "

ADF attorney Matt Bowman appeared on the Mike Gallagher Show to discuss the embryonic stem cell research ruling. | MP3 Audio 7:55 mins | Related ADF Media | Matt Bowman's USA Today article: Matt Bowman v. USA Today: On Embryonic Stem Cell Research

ADF attorney Kevin Theriot writes at the Speak Up Movement Church Blog cross posted at the Christian Post Advancing Liberty Blog : "Disturbing, but not surprising, is the feedback Colson has received from pastors who refuse to sign the document [The Manhattan Declaration] because it would mean they lose half their congregation. This is not a radical document. It simply says abortion is wrong, marriage is between a man and woman, and religious freedom is important. If conservative Christians of all denominations cannot unite behind such a simple, biblically based declaration, the Body of Christ is in trouble."

Michael Foust writes at Baptist Press: "A federal judge's ruling has thrust the issue of embryonic stem cell research back into the news. Following are five questions and answers about the decision. -- Did the judge's ruling block all stem cell research? Among the pro-life groups involved in the case are the Alliance Defense Fund, Advocates International and the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher . . . -- What are the differences between the three types of stem cells? . . . -- How does the Obama administration interpret the Dickey-Wicker Amendment? . . . -- Has stem cell research led to any cures? . . . "

Wall Street Journal: "The Justice Department filed an emergency motion Tuesday asking a U.S. judge to temporarily stay his ruling last week that blocked the federal government from funding research involving human embryonic stem cells . . . Steven Aden, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund and a lawyer for the challengers, said the government was rehashing arguments that were unsuccessful earlier in the case. 'The law is clear: The government can't fund this illegal and wasteful research,' Aden said."

"The Justice Department today asked a federal judge in Washington to stay his ruling this month that blocks the government from funding research that involves human embryonic stem cells."

ChristianNewsWire: "Troubled abortionist Steven Chase Brigham has been issued a cease and desist order by the Maryland State Board of Physicians ordering him to stop the illegal practice of medicine, including abortions, at five locations throughout Maryland because he does not and never has been licensed in that state."

E. Christian Brugger, Ph.D. writing at The Culture of Life Foundation: "The ideas of the young international movement known as 'transhumanism' are beginning to characterize the thinking of an increasing number of clinicians and bioethicists. I thought therefore that our readers might profit from a brief introduction to them . . . Technology is now making possible interventions that in addition to a therapeutic aim are intended to augment healthy human capacities."

Earned Media: "Personhood Colorado and Colorado Right to Life, co-sponsors of Colorado's Personhood Amendment 62, have discovered that their only opposition, 'Protect Families Protect Choices', is backed by none other than abortion profiteer Planned Parenthood . . . 'Our opposition is relying on scare tactics to frighten voters,' explained Leslie Hanks, co-sponsor of Amendment 62. 'For example, NARAL's claims about miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy are patently false.'"

LifeSiteNews: "A study of women who had abortions has found that women undergoing later abortions face increased psychological risks, are more likely to be ambivalent about having an abortion and are more likely to need counseling and support. The study, 'Late-Term Elective Abortion and Susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms,' was published in the August issue of the Journal of Pregnancy." Late-Term Elective Abortion and Susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Priscilla K. Coleman, Catherine T. Coyle, and Vincent M. Rue

LifeSiteNews: "Members in both chambers of U.S. Congress are angling to alter federal law in order to undermine a district court judge's temporary injunction that effectively puts a stop to the onset of taxpayer-funded embryonic stem-cell research."

LifeNews: "The Obama administration is expected to officially appeal later this week a federal judge's decision to halt President Barack Obama's executive order forcing Americans to fund embryonic stem cell research through their tax dollars . . . 'The American people should not be forced to pay for experiments -- prohibited by federal law -- that destroy human life,' ADF Attorney Steve Aden] said. 'The court is simply enforcing an existing law passed by Congress that prevents Americans from paying another penny for needless research on human embryos.'"