Gay Elderly California Couple Suffer Shocking Abuse At The Hands Of Those Meant To Protect Them, Supreme Court Trail Weighing Anti-Discrimination Versus Religious Freedom Begins, Manchester United Man On Man Pitch Action

A story of sincere heartbreaking injustice: Clay and Harold, partners for twenty years, 77 and 88 years old respectively, who, because of the American Defense of Marriage Act, lost everything they had together, including their Sonoma County, California home and its contents, and who were separated after Harold fell down the steps and was hospitalized, Clay placed against his will in a nursing home, unable to attend to Harold, who died three months later. Clay, with the aid of an attorney, is suing the county, the auction company that sold the couple’s belongings, and the nursing home, the scheduled start July 16, 2010.

Monday morning, in San Francisco, the case of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez will be heard by the Supreme Court, the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law defending its anti-discrimination policy against an argument that policy denies religious freedom. The case arises after the Hastings chapter of the Christian Legal Society, was told by administrators that following school guidelines, must accept any student that wanted to join. The CLS, a recognized campus student group, balked, refusing to alter its leadership criteria – it does not accept gays or non-Christians – because doing so, according to the organization would compromise its core beliefs and is a violation of the Constitution’s guarantee of free speech. According to the acting chancellor and dean, Leo P. Martinez, the group, which wants to “promote, love and serve Jesus Christ through the study and practice of law” is demanding special consideration, wanting access to benefits and student activity fees, but will not agree to the same non-discrimination policy that all student groups adhere to.

Manchester United defeated Manchester City Saturday 1-0, veteran Paul Scholes scoring the only goal with a little less than twenty seconds left in the match, the win keeping United in the running for the title. To celebrate, United Capitan Gary Neville promptly kissed Scholes full on the lips.