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N.C. Muslims Respond to Protests with Interfaith Event; Extremist Group Plans Protests Outside Charlotte-area Mosques 7/9/03 3:10:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: City and Assignment desks, Daybook Editor Contact: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-mail: cair@cair-net.org; or Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, E-mail: rahmed@cair-net.org, both of CAIR News Advisory: On Friday, July 11, Muslims, Christians and public officials in Charlotte, N.C., will gather for an interfaith dinner designed to promote tolerance among people of all faiths and to counter planned protests at local mosques by an extremist group. WHEN: Friday, July 11, 7 p.m. (A news conference is scheduled for earlier...

Charlotte Police Declare War on the Gospel of Christ, Says Operation Save America/Operation Rescue 7/5/03 12:44:00 PM To: City Desk, Religion Reporter Contact: Kristene O'Dell 214-476-7464 or 704-792-2226 CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by Operation Save America/Operation Rescue: Today, the police department of the city of Charlotte, N.C. showed its true colors. With Sergeant B.J. Decker in the lead, Flip Benham, director of Operation Save America/Operation Rescue, was arrested for praying at a Charlotte abortion mill. Interestingly enough, praying seems to be a problem for Sergeant Decker whereas stealing is something to...

On February 1, 1969, NBC photographer Eddie Adams happened upon two South Vietnamese soldiers escorting a prisoner through the streets of Saigon. The North Vietnamese were in the midst of their major Tet offensive, nearly overrunning the U.S. Embassy. The prisoner turned out to be a Viet Cong lieutenant responsible for the deaths of countless civilians. Suddenly and out of nowhere General Nguyen Loan marched directly up to the prisoner. Drawing his revolver, the General placed the barrel on the Viet Cong's temple. Simultaneously, Eddie Adams raised his camera. The pistol fired and a split second later the shudder dropped...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that bars pro-life activists from protesting outside abortion clinics, and although free speech was not a question for the court to consider, several justices expressed concern about the impact the case could have on all forms of demonstration. When the court accepted the case in April, it declined to address the First Amendment question and focus instead on whether the protests constituted extortion as well as whether the federal racketeering law allowed a judge to impose a nationwide injunction against the groups. The case, which dates back to 1986, pits...

Justices to rule on use of anti-racketeering law in protests WASHINGTON, April 22 — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to use a long-running lawsuit over violence and harassment outside abortion clinics to clarify how an anti-racketeering law applies to all manner of demonstrations and civil disobedience. The court also agreed to use a Tennessee killer’s death sentence to look at the fairness and appeal procedures of capital punishment cases. THE COURT said it will consider appeals from Operation Rescue, anti-abortion leader Joseph Scheidler and others who were ordered to pay damages to abortion clinics and barred from interfering with their...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to use a long-running lawsuit over violence and harassment outside abortion clinics to clarify how an anti-racketeering law applies to all manner of demonstrations and civil disobedience. The court said it will consider appeals from Operation Rescue, anti-abortion leader Joseph Scheidler and others who were ordered to pay damages to abortion clinics and barred from interfering with their business for 10 years. Federal courts found that the anti-abortion protesters illegally blocked clinic entrances, menaced doctors, patients and clinic staff and destroyed equipment during a 15-year campaign to limit or stop abortions at...