Despite receiving a slew of hate mail, All Saints Church in Pasadena is moving forward with a conference hosted by the Muslim Public Affairs Council — the first time the organization has conducted an event at a Christian church.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/pasadena-all-saints-church-muslim-event.html
As a result of the protests, cities have tightened restrictions on protesters and behavior in public space in ways that opponents say threaten free speech.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-occupy-laws-20121206,0,1295716.story
Several explosives made from household chemicals were left outside a Rossmoor home. One exploded, but no one was injured. Authorities disabled the others.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1205-acid-bombs-20121205,0,1654333.story
Officials at the U.S. Military Academy dispute the cadet’s allegations. There have been complaints over the years that the wall between church and state is not always observed in the military. The Air Force Academy, in Colorado, in particular has been scrutinized for years over allegations by non-Christian students that they faced intolerance and faculty
When Melissa Boone visits her family for the holidays, she is enveloped by the clatter of pots and pans and the smell of collard greens, ham drizzled with maple syrup, and pumpkin cheesecake. For the first few hours, she revels in what she describes as the “comfortable chaos” of her relatives’ townhouse, in Sewell, N.J.
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When President Barack Obama announced that he would direct the Department of Homeland Security to grant deferred deportation and a work permit for two years to undocumented immigrant youth who meet certain criteria, he renewed hope for a better future for a million young people.
Read more in Diverse Issues in Higher Education: http://diverseeducation.com/article/49945/
PHILADELPHIA — Like many of his third-grade classmates, Mario Cortez-Pacheco likes reading the “Magic Tree House” series, about a brother and a sister who take adventurous trips back in time. He also loves the popular “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” graphic novels.
Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/education/young-latino-students-dont-see-themselves-in-books.html?hp
The fate of the state’s new law banning gay-conversion therapy for underage Californians is uncertain after a federal judge said it may infringe on free-speech rights — and a second jurist disagreed.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/fate-of-gay-conversion-ban-not-clear-after-second-judge-weighs-in.html
Attorney general says the U.S. program, intended to deport illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes, had swept up too many non-criminals.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-secure-communities-20121205,0,1674187.story
The United States is a global leader in defending the rights of people with disabilities, thanks largely to the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, one of President George H.W. Bush’s crowning accomplishments. Now the Senate has a chance to extend the spirit of that law — and with it, real protections for the disabled