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• The Fixed Point foundation in Birminghan, AL is hosting a debate between Hitches and David Berlinski on the implications of atheism and secularism for society. This will likely be the last public debate for Hitchens, who has been one of the most outspoken proponents for atheism in the last decade. Hitchens was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago, and agreed to fulfill this commitment for the Fixed Point foundation, who has hosted numerous debates between atheistic and Christian thinkers over the last few years.

  August 31, 2010 Christopher Hitchens’ last public debate: “Does Athiesm Poison Everything?” with David Berlinski
  by Fixed Point Foundation Source: Fixed Point Foundation

• Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic, the Hon. Bob Rae, passed a unanimous Resolution in Parliament today to commemorate the victims of Europe’s totalitarian regimes.

  August 23, 2010 House of Commons Passes Motion To Mark August 23rd As Black Ribbon Day
  by Markus Hess Source: Black Ribbon Day

• Three intellectual men of faith spend the hour responding to the San Francisco judge's decision in the Proposition 8 case, overturning seven million voters in California.

  August 21, 2010 Chuck Colson, Timothy George, & Robert George Discuss Walker’s Prop 8 Ruling on Hugh Hewitt Show
  by Hugh Hewitt Radio Show Source: Townhall.com

• Six abortion clinics filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging two laws which recently passed by overwhelming margins the Louisiana legislature. One law requires ultrasound exams be given to women considering abortion.

  August 10, 2010 Six Abortion Clinics File Lawsuit in Louisiana, Challenge New Abortion Laws
  by Citizen Link Staff Source: Citizen Link

• As the legal wrangling over California’s marriage amendment– and the definition of marriage for the nation – continues today in federal court, gay activists are moving to sway Americans in the court of public opinion.

  August 10, 2010 Prop 8: Marriage on Trial in the Courts – and the Media
  by Catherine Snow Source: Citizen Link

• U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who ruled last week that a voter-approved amendment to California’s constitution that limited marriage to the union of one man and one woman violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, based that ruling in part on his finding that a child does not need and has no right to a mother.

  August 10, 2010 Same-Sex Marriage Judge Finds That a Child Has Neither a Need Nor a Right to a Mother
  by Terence P. Jeffrey Source: CNS News

• Neither traditional marriage nor even gender distinctions can survive the awesome finality of his pronouncements.

  August 10, 2010 The World According to Judge Walker
  by Rich Lowry Source: National Review

• In a release Wednesday, the White House said, U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker’s ruling Wednesday–which struck down California’s marriage amendment – is still being discussed and analyzed. Of all the reactions, the White House response appears to be drawing fire from supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage.

  August 06, 2010 Marriage on Trial: Reactions to the Prop 8 Decision
  by Catherine Snow Source: Citizen Link

• U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker today struck down California’s Proposition 8– a voter-driven referendum, which confirming that marriage should remain between one man and one woman. Walker wrote in his 136-page decision on Perry v. Schwarzenegger that Prop 8 was “unconstitutional under both the due process and equal protection clauses,” referring to the 14th Amendment.

  August 05, 2010 Federal Judge Strikes Down Prop 8; One Man, One Women Marriage ‘Irrational’
  by Catherine Snow Source: Citizen Link