Ala. seminary freed to issue religious degrees after help from ADF

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August 17, 2010 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Ala. seminary freed to issue religious degrees after help from ADF

State had ordered divinity college, seminary to stop offering degrees despite agency’s lack of authority

DOTHAN, Ala. — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys have received assurance from legal counsel for the Alabama Community College System that it will no longer demand that a private divinity college and seminary cease offering all of its associate and bachelor programs in religion, ministry, theological studies, and Bible.  Letters sent by ADF on behalf of Bethany Divinity College and Seminary outlined how the college is officially exempt from government intrusion and regulation of its religious programs, and that any attempt by the state to alter or revoke its degree programs would be unconstitutional and in conflict with state law.

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ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith.  Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.

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