Quick Fix 6 (3/2/05)
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in two cases regarding whether displaying the Ten Commandments on public property violates the First Amendment. Townhall.com has provided a roundup of articles about these historic cases: AgapePress ( Attorneys ready for historic proceedings ), ReligionJournal.com: ( Ten Commandments displays hang in the balance ), Cal Thomas: ( The Supreme Judge and the Supreme Court ), Larry J. Obhof: ( Defending the Ten Commandments ), and Alliance Defense Fund: ( Our history’s future on trial )
APhoto Fix: A moving crew used a bar to lift one end of the Ten Commandments monument in the Alabama Judicial Building in Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 27, 2003.
1. Political ‘Toon Fix: Chuck Asay ( Judges ), Larry Wright ( Childhood obesity ), and Guy Gilchrist ( Your Angel Speaks, inspiration ).
2. Humor Fix: For my Demo friends, you can find Oscar host Chris Rock’s shots at Dubya here .
3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here , Today’s Birthdays here , and Positive Quote here .
4. Top of the News Fix: Senate GOP ready to push Arctic drilling here , Poll: Americans back Commandments here , Lord of the Rings director sues over proceeds here , Poll: 1 in 4 Americans would nuke terrorists here , and Madrid train bombers also targetted New York here .
5. Movie Fix: “Million Dollar Baby” won and Oscar and has many of the critics crowing, but Matthew Eppinette/The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity sez the film has serious flaws, including its failure to distinguish between human and animal life here .
Opinion Fix: John Hughes /CS Monitor ( Bush’s cry for democracy ), Ralph Peters /NY Post ( Osama: ‘We’re losing’ ), Myrna Blyth /Ladies Home Journal ( Women of the world ), Kathleen Parker /Tribune Media Services ( Undoing damage of male-bashing ), and Michelle Malkin /Creators Syndicate ( Gang land ).
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