Two critical TMS cases have been in the news this week. The dismissal of the disorderly conduct charges filed against Providence, Rhode Island Mayoral candidate Chris Young for speaking out against Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s pro-abortion stance was a tremendous victory for free speech and has caught the attention of both the local and national press.
Also, the case of an Indiana homeschooling group whose First Amendment rights are being violated by the state government which is attempting to micromanage the groups affairs with an iron fist has got the press talking in print and in new media outlets like the blogosphere.
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Posted by Thomas More Society (March 5, 2010 at 5:19 pm)
Thomas More Society Wins Dismissal of Charges Against Pro-Life Advocate Who Challenged Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s Pro-Abortion Views
For Immediate Release
Providence, R.I. March 5, 2010—Attorneys from the Chicago-based Thomas More Society,on the eve of the trial, won a victory in Providence municipal court this week when the city prosecutor decided to dismiss criminal charges against Christopher Young. Young, a Catholic pro-lifer who is also a Democratic mayoral candidate, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after confronting Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) about his abortion views at an advertised “open forum” on health care at Brown University last November.
Posted by Thomas More Society (March 5, 2010 at 12:47 pm)
The case against Providence, Rhode Island mayoral candidate Chris Young has been dismissed! Young was arrested for disorderly conduct after questioning Rep. Patrick Kennedy about abortion at a public forum on healthcare.
After a tenacious fight by TMS attorneys, the city prosecutor moved for dismissal. Check back to the TMS website for more details as they become available.
In the meantime, you can read more on the case here, here and see video of Young’s question for Kennedy and his arrest here. You can also see the court documents on the dismissal below.
Posted by Thomas More Society (March 5, 2010 at 10:53 am)
Monica Miller, longtime pro-life activist and head of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society was a dear friend of activist Linda Schmidt, one of the ND 88 who died of cancer earlier this week. You can read Monica’s last letter to Linda after the break, a touching testament to Linda’s commitment to the pro-life cause. It has been requested that condolences and Mass cards to be sent to:
Larry Schmidt
9035 Mount Vernon Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
May Linda’s soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercies of God rest in peace.
Posted by Thomas More Society (March 2, 2010 at 11:29 pm)
Judicial Review and Stay of Proceedings Sought in Hamilton County Superior Court against Agency’s Claim of Power to Penalize a Group of Nine Families for their Decision about ‘Who Could Eat What’ at the Group’s Banquet.
Hamilton County, Ind., March 2—Late yesterday, Chicago’s Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm, filed a 127-page lawsuit against the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC). The ICRC has adamantly insisted that it has the power to review and penalize a Catholic home schooling group of nine families who joined together for religious reasons to form the Fishers Adolescent Catholic Enrichment Society (FACES) by which the families sought to provide social occasions at which their children could interact in a religious context with other children who were being home schooled. . . Case documents after the break
The Catholic News Agency has put together this short video showing the abuse of the defendants in the case TMS is handling in Rockford, Illinois. The video is part of a larger story that can be read here.
The story started when a group sought permission to put on a Christian music event on January 15, 2010, ostensibly to bring young people back to the parish.
What actually happened that night was a sacrilege. The group’s representative, a Roman Catholic, deceived parish staff about the concert that he intended to put on at the Church. Not only was the event not Christian, the group, “Less Artists More Condos,” took over the altar and sanctuary space and put on a hard rock concert, complete with copious amounts of alcohol.
Now, this group, which has deceived other organizations in the past, has now posted videos and pictures of this outrageous event online to brag about its offensive and disgusting abuse of St. James Church, one of the oldest in New York City.
Thomas More Society attorneys were asked to intervene to stop these videos from spreading, and they have issued demands to internet sites to remove these videos. Church officials have not yet decided what further civil or criminal actions should be taken, and TMS will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that, at the very least, these videos won’t provide any further notoriety or motivation for these monsters or others who would desecrate holy sites.
Christopher Young, Rhode Island resident and candidate for Mayor of Providence, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in December for challenging Representative Patrick Kennedy in a public forum on healthcare.
Young placed a DVD on the effects of abortion on African Americans on the table where Kennedy and the other panel participants were seated and returned to the microphone in the aisle and asked Kennedy several questions about the healthcare bill currently before the House. Young was particularly upset about the provisions in the bill that would force Americans to fund abortion by contributing to the healthcare plan.
Posted by Thomas More Society (December 9, 2009 at 6:01 pm)
December 2, 2009 the second annual Nativity Scene was unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda in Springfield, Illinois. The scene is a joint effort of the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee and the Thomas More Society.
The unveiling ceremony featured representatives from a variety of denominations joining in prayers and song in celebration of the birth of Our Lord. As in 2008, the event was a great success.
Speakers at the event included Chairman of the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee Daniel Zanoza, Thomas More Society President and Lead Counsel Tom Brejcha, who serves as legal counsel for the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee and Executive Director of the Illinois Family Institute Dave Smith.
Posted by Thomas More Society (December 13, 2008 at 4:47 pm)
Over 400 hundred people attended an outdoor Catholic Mass on Federal Plaza in Chicago at noon on Friday, December 12, 2008. The Thomas More Society provided legal and technical assistance to the event as part of its “Religion in the Public Square Project.”
Security was tight because of the nearby presence of President-Elect Obama. You see, when the Thomas More Society secured permits back in June for Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S., to celebrate the first-ever Catholic Mass on the site, little did we know that Federal Plaza would become the home of the Transition Office for President-Elect Barack Obama!
Two critical TMS cases have been in the news this week. The dismissal of the disorderly conduct charges filed against Providence, Rhode Island Mayoral candidate Chris Young for speaking out against Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s pro-abortion stance was a tremendous victory for free speech and has caught the attention of both the local and national press.
Also, the case of an Indiana homeschooling group whose First Amendment rights are being violated by the state government which is attempting to micromanage the groups affairs with an iron fist has got the press talking in print and in new media outlets like the blogosphere. 
Monica Miller, longtime pro-life activist and head of