Today, Mat Staver presented oral argument at the Virginia Supreme Court on behalf of Lisa Miller and her five-year-old daughter. Liberty Counsel is working to protect Lisa’s parental rights from her former same-sex partner, Janet Jenkins.

Lisa is the fit, biological mother of a daughter, with whom Janet has neither a biological nor an adoptive relationship. In 2000, while living in Virginia, Lisa and Janet traveled to Vermont and entered into a civil union. Shortly after Lisa gave birth to her child through artificial insemination, Janet became abusive and Lisa became a Christian, ending their relationship.

In Virginia, where Lisa and her daughter reside, state law does not recognize same-sex "marriage," civil unions, or domestic partnerships. However, on March 14th, the day after Liberty Counsel presented oral argument in Vermont, the Vermont Supreme Court granted parental rights to Janet.

If the Virginia Supreme Court decision conflicts with the Vermont Supreme Court, the case will automatically go to the United States Supreme Court.

The opinion of the court will be posted on the Virginia Supreme Court’s web site once a decision is released.

Please pray for this case and please support Liberty Counsel so we can continue to provide free legal assistance to people like Lisa and her daughter.

"Expelled" - Opens in Theaters on Friday

Motive Entertainment's movie, "EXPELLED: No intelligence Allowed," opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow, April 18th. The film starring Ben Stein has become one of the most controversial films of its time as it exposes the persecution against well-credentialed scientists, professors, educators, and students who dare to question Darwin’s flawed theory of evolution and argue that life could not exist without "intelligent design."

Expelled is opening in 1000 theaters and needs to be a success this weekend so it will have a major impact. This film is making the pro-evolution proponents very upset because it tells the truth!

Some pro-evolutionists have actually tried to sabotage the success of the film and prevent people from watching it! We cannot let them win the battle. Stand with us and support this movie by seeing it at a theater this weekend. You can help this movie make an impact and expose the evolution deception.

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