Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Since Election Day, the Mormon church has been the target of demonstrations protesting the passage of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that outlawed same-sex marriage in California. Why the Mormons? Last week, gay-rights activist Dan Savage[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It’s the answer[Read More…]

Commentary Barack Obama‘s speech at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s church in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday morning. This article includes video of the speech at the end. The Scripture tells us that when Joshua and the Israelites arrived at the gates of Jericho, they could not enter. The walls of[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area LWVPFA announces a new, improved website www.lwvpfa.org.   Go there to learn about the League, the local league’s event schedule, and how to join! About the League The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area is[Read More…]

Commentary  By Douglas Lee Special to the First Amendment Center Online Experience and logic, it appears, also are in the eyes of the beholder. No other explanation exists for the diametrically opposed holdings in Pennsylvania v. Long and U.S. v. Black, in which one court recognized a First Amendment right[Read More…]