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Exorcism protected by 1st Amendment, Texas high court rules
The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colleyville church Friday saying that church members involved in a traumatic exorcism that ultimately injured a young woman is protected by the First Amendment.
In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that the Pleasant Glade Assembly of God’s efforts to cast out demons from the Laura Schubert presents an ecclesiastical dispute over religious conduct that would unconstitutionally entangle the court in church doctrine.
In a 1996 lawsuit against the church, Schubert described a wild night involving the casting out of demons from the church and two separate attempts to exorcise demons from her.
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USS New York -built with 24 tons of scrap steel from World Trade Center
.jpg) USS New York The ship's motto?
'Never Forget'
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center
It is the fifth in a new class of warships - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'
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Bush Well-Received at National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
.jpg) (CNSNews.com) - President Bush was warmly received Thursday morning at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference, where he was lauded by the top organizer and spent about a quarter of an hour after his speech shaking hands and chatting one on one with audience members.
Latinos of faith are proud of President Bush's accomplishments during the past eight years, said the Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr., president and CEO of Esperanza, the largest Hispanic faith-based evangelical network in the United States.
While introducing the president, Cortes lauded his "commitment to comprehensive immigration reform" and U.S. aid to the economies of Hispanic countries.
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MPs back creation of human-animal embryos
 The amendment to ban all admixed embryos was defeated by 336 votes to 176. The prohibition on true hybrids was defeated by 286 votes to 223
British scientists will be allowed to research devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s using human-animal embryos, after the House of Commons tonight rejected a ban.
An amendment to the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill that would have outlawed the creation of “human admixed embryos” for medical research was defeated in a free vote by a majority of 160, preserving what Gordon Brown regards as a central element of the legislation.
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