http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uk-second-govt-venue-discriminates-against-marriage-advocates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uk-second-govt-venue-discriminates-against-marriage-advocates/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 21:47:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134649 Christian Concern: The conference had originally been booked at the Law Society but had to be moved after the organisation cancelled the booking on the grounds that it did not fit with its diversity policy. It was then re-booked at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster. However, Christian Concern was contacted late on Tuesday afternoon - the day before the conference - and told that the event had been deemed inappropriate for the conference centre as it did not fit with the values of the government agency that runs the facility. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uk-second-govt-venue-discriminates-against-marriage-advocates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uk-concern-that-draft-medical-guidelines-undermine-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uk-concern-that-draft-medical-guidelines-undermine-religious-freedom/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 21:43:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134647 Christian Concern: Christian doctors and a Catholic Bishop have suggested that the draft guidance, entitled “Personal Beliefs and Medical Practice”, could significantly undermine freedom of belief for Christian doctors. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/uk-concern-that-draft-medical-guidelines-undermine-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/americas-21st-century-population-edge-babies-demographics-power-influence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/americas-21st-century-population-edge-babies-demographics-power-influence/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 19:53:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134637 Wall Street Journal (via Google): Birth rates are dropping all over the world, often below replacement rates. But not in the U.S . . . Every other major modern nation and every developing country has low or falling birth rates. Japan and Poland see 1.3 children per woman, Brazil and China 1.9, Pakistan 3.6 (down from 6.6 three decades ago). American fertility rates are relatively high, at nearly 2.1. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/americas-21st-century-population-edge-babies-demographics-power-influence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/gay-marriage%e2%80%94nothing-new-under-the-sun/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/gay-marriage%e2%80%94nothing-new-under-the-sun/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 19:00:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134620 Catholic World Report: Gay marriage and homosexuality were part of the moral landscape faced by the first Christians in Ancient Rome . . . We can see, then, that Christians face nothing new in regard to the push for gay marriage. In fact, it is something quite old, and represents a return to the pagan views of sexuality that dominated the Roman Empire into which Christianity was born. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/gay-marriage%e2%80%94nothing-new-under-the-sun/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/female-soldiers-sue-to-end-combat-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/female-soldiers-sue-to-end-combat-ban/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 18:45:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134618 The HIll: Two female soldiers filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to end the ban on women in combat. Command Sgt. Maj. Jane Baldwin and Col. Ellen Harding are suing to put an end to restrictions in combat positions “solely on the basis of sex.” Complaint: Baldwin v. Panetta, No. 1:12-cv-00832-RMC ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/female-soldiers-sue-to-end-combat-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/senate-committee-votes-to-force-taxpayers-to-fund-abortions-internationally/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/senate-committee-votes-to-force-taxpayers-to-fund-abortions-internationally/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 18:01:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134608 LifeNews: A Senate committee voted today to permanently force Americans to fund groups that promote and perform abortions in other nations using taxpayer dollars. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/senate-committee-votes-to-force-taxpayers-to-fund-abortions-internationally/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/new-hampshire-high-court-upholds-partial-tax-exemption-for-church-property/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/new-hampshire-high-court-upholds-partial-tax-exemption-for-church-property/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 15:43:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134552 Religion Clause Blog: In Appeal of Liberty Assembly of God, (NH Sup. Ct., May 22, 2012), the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that under state statutory law, space in a house of worship must be used and occupied directly for religious training or for other religious purposes in order to be tax exempt. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/new-hampshire-high-court-upholds-partial-tax-exemption-for-church-property/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/british-board-revokes-uk-counselors-accreditation-for-conversion-therapy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/british-board-revokes-uk-counselors-accreditation-for-conversion-therapy/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:41:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134514 Christian Concern: The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) has this week informed a Christian counsellor that, following her appeal, she will still lose her senior accredited status, after she was tricked into provided counselling to a fake client who was secretly an undercover journalist. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/british-board-revokes-uk-counselors-accreditation-for-conversion-therapy/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/ethics-complaint-against-ore-psychiatrist-for-practicing-conversion-therapy-part-of-new-campaign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/ethics-complaint-against-ore-psychiatrist-for-practicing-conversion-therapy-part-of-new-campaign/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:17:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134502 AP: Hirsh, 22, contends the Oregon psychiatrist was practicing "conversion therapy" to change his sexual orientation. His experience is the subject of an ethics complaint filed this month by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which plans to take the same action in other states as part of a national campaign to stop therapists from trying to make gay people straight. | Southern Poverty Law Center press release and complaint ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/ethics-complaint-against-ore-psychiatrist-for-practicing-conversion-therapy-part-of-new-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/axotl-tanks-or-brood-mares-nj-bill-would-legalize-commercial-surrogate-pregnancy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/axotl-tanks-or-brood-mares-nj-bill-would-legalize-commercial-surrogate-pregnancy/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 18:02:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134457 LifeNews: Alas, there is an ill-advised bill in the New Jersey Legislature to legalize commercial surrogacy. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/axotl-tanks-or-brood-mares-nj-bill-would-legalize-commercial-surrogate-pregnancy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/obama-health-care-hangs-on-clause-queried-by-u-s-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/obama-health-care-hangs-on-clause-queried-by-u-s-court/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:41:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134436 Bloomberg: When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the justices said next to nothing about racial equality, the ideal that drove the landmark law’s enactment. Instead, the court cited the constitutional clause that lets Congress regulate interstate commerce, saying the law barred discrimination at hotels and restaurants used by travelers moving across state lines. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/obama-health-care-hangs-on-clause-queried-by-u-s-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/poll-record-low-are-pro-choice/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/poll-record-low-are-pro-choice/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:59:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134408 Politico: The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as “pro-choice” is at the lowest point ever measured by Gallup, according to a new survey released Wednesday. A record-low 41 percent now identify themselves as “pro-choice” . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/poll-record-low-are-pro-choice/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/florida-poll-quarter-of-voters-less-inclined-to-back-obama-over-gay-marriage-issue/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/florida-poll-quarter-of-voters-less-inclined-to-back-obama-over-gay-marriage-issue/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134406 Politico: Quinnipac's latest poll of the Sunshine State finds that 25 percent of voters say Obama's endorsement of gay marriage makes them less likely to vote for him. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/florida-poll-quarter-of-voters-less-inclined-to-back-obama-over-gay-marriage-issue/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/adf-unc-greensboro-agrees-christian-club-can-be-christian/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/adf-unc-greensboro-agrees-christian-club-can-be-christian/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 23:05:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134290 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/adf-unc-greensboro-agrees-christian-club-can-be-christian/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/education-and-religious-groups-release-guidelines-regarding-bullying-and-freedom-of-expression-in-public-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/education-and-religious-groups-release-guidelines-regarding-bullying-and-freedom-of-expression-in-public-school/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 22:58:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134398 Christian Legal Society: Today Christian Legal Society joins a diverse group of religious and education groups, as well as two highly respected academic centers, to release a new publication Harassment, Bullying and Free Expression: Guidelines for Free and Safe Public Schools. After months of deliberation, seventeen organizations reached a commendable consensus for protecting freedom of expression while also punishing bullying and harassment . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/education-and-religious-groups-release-guidelines-regarding-bullying-and-freedom-of-expression-in-public-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/gallup-americans-including-catholics-say-birth-control-is-morally-ok/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/gallup-americans-including-catholics-say-birth-control-is-morally-ok/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 21:45:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134382 Gallup: Eighty-two percent of U.S. Catholics say birth control is morally acceptable, nearing the 89% of all Americans and 90% of non-Catholics who agree. The level of acceptability on this issue is far greater than that of the other 17 issues Gallup asked about this year. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/gallup-americans-including-catholics-say-birth-control-is-morally-ok/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/video-cardinal-dolan-says-white-house-is-strangling-catholic-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/video-cardinal-dolan-says-white-house-is-strangling-catholic-church/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:22:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134301 CBSNews (includes video): The spat between Catholic leaders and the Obama administration over its contraception policies is heating up again, with one of the nation's most prominent Catholic leaders charging that the White House is "strangling" the church over the matter . . . "We're like, wait a minute, when did the government get in the business of defining for us the extent of our ministry," Dolan said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/video-cardinal-dolan-says-white-house-is-strangling-catholic-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/rev-robert-a-sirico-video-defending-the-free-market-the-moral-case-for-a-free-economy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/rev-robert-a-sirico-video-defending-the-free-market-the-moral-case-for-a-free-economy/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 13:28:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134396 Acton Institute Power Blog ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/rev-robert-a-sirico-video-defending-the-free-market-the-moral-case-for-a-free-economy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/adf-comment-on-12-new-lawsuits-against-obama-abortion-pill-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/adf-comment-on-12-new-lawsuits-against-obama-abortion-pill-mandate/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:50:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134229 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/adf-comment-on-12-new-lawsuits-against-obama-abortion-pill-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/notre-dame-sues-over-obama-birth-control-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/notre-dame-sues-over-obama-birth-control-mandate/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134176 LifeNews: Notre Dame, Franciscan University of Steubenville, and dozens of Catholic hospitals and organizations have filed a total of 12 lawsuits today against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama administration over the controversial HHS mandate. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/notre-dame-sues-over-obama-birth-control-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/tax-court-25k-deduction-denied-due-to-inadequate-church-receipt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/tax-court-25k-deduction-denied-due-to-inadequate-church-receipt/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:18:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134214 Religion Clause Blog: In Durden v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, (T.C., May 17, 2012), the U.S. Tax Court denied a $25,171 tax deduction for contributions to the Nevertheless Community Church made in 2007 by David and Veronda Durden. While the taxpayers produced records of their contributions, including canceled checks, the IRS denied the deduction . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/tax-court-25k-deduction-denied-due-to-inadequate-church-receipt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/scotus-children-conceived-after-fathers-death-not-covered-by-social-security/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/scotus-children-conceived-after-fathers-death-not-covered-by-social-security/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 15:27:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134158 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/scotus-children-conceived-after-fathers-death-not-covered-by-social-security/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/legal-decay-follows-cultural-decay-in-marriage-the-devolution-of-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/legal-decay-follows-cultural-decay-in-marriage-the-devolution-of-law/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 15:05:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134234 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/legal-decay-follows-cultural-decay-in-marriage-the-devolution-of-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/charles-krauthammer-obamas-marriage-position-compels-him-to-view-most-americans-as-bigots/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/charles-krauthammer-obamas-marriage-position-compels-him-to-view-most-americans-as-bigots/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 19:31:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134113 Orlando Sentinel: Problem is: It's a howling contradiction to leave up to the states an issue Obama now says is a right. And beyond being intellectually untenable, Obama's embrace of the more hard-line "rights" argument compels him logically to see believers in traditional marriage as purveyors of bigotry. Not a good place for a president to be in an evenly divided national debate that requires both sides to offer each other a modicum of respect. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/charles-krauthammer-obamas-marriage-position-compels-him-to-view-most-americans-as-bigots/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/federal-judge-utahs-harm-to-minors-internet-law-is-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/federal-judge-utahs-harm-to-minors-internet-law-is-unconstitutional/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:23:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134083 Deseret News: The Utah law sought to make website operators or content providers liable for any material that the state deems harmful to minors. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/federal-judge-utahs-harm-to-minors-internet-law-is-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/maryland-high-court-recognizes-same-sex-marriages-for-purpose-of-divorce/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/maryland-high-court-recognizes-same-sex-marriages-for-purpose-of-divorce/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:14:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134051 Baltimore Sun: The Maryland Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, said the state must recognize the out-of-state marriages when considering divorce petitions. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/maryland-high-court-recognizes-same-sex-marriages-for-purpose-of-divorce/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/a-good-sign-idaho-school-won%e2%80%99t-mute-sign-language-to-religious-song/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/a-good-sign-idaho-school-won%e2%80%99t-mute-sign-language-to-religious-song/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:06:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134049 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/a-good-sign-idaho-school-won%e2%80%99t-mute-sign-language-to-religious-song/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/european-court-of-human-rights-a-significant-victory-for-the-freedom-of-the-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/european-court-of-human-rights-a-significant-victory-for-the-freedom-of-the-church/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 22:12:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134037 Turtle Bay and Beyond: Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights published a judgment in the important case of Fernandez-Martínez c. Espagne (application no 56030/07), in which it concluded by six votes to one that “the choice of the bishop not to renew the contract of a teacher who is a married priest and activist of the Pro-Optional Celibacy Movement comes under the principle of religious freedom, as protected by the Convention.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/european-court-of-human-rights-a-significant-victory-for-the-freedom-of-the-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:18:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133974 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/adf-to-appeal-strange-ruling-against-ny-town%e2%80%99s-prayer-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133964 Reuters: Joel Oster of the Alliance Defense Fund, which represents Greece, said the town was prepared to appeal the case as far as the Supreme Court. "The court wants the town to be prayer monitors, to determine how many prayers in Jesus' name are too many," he said. That outcome violates the Establishment Clause, he said. Oster pointed to a 2008 ruling by the 11th Circuit in Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Georgia, upholding a county commission's opening prayer policy.| Galloway v. Town of Greece, No. 10-3635-cv ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/white-house-strongly-objects-to-legislation-protecting-military-chaplains-from-doing-same-sex-weddings-or-being-forced-to-act-against-conscience/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/white-house-strongly-objects-to-legislation-protecting-military-chaplains-from-doing-same-sex-weddings-or-being-forced-to-act-against-conscience/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:18:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133960 CNSNews: The Obama administration “strongly objects” to provisions in a House defense authorization bill that would prohibit the use of military property for same-sex “marriage or marriage-like” ceremonies, and protect military chaplains from negative repercussions for refusing to act against their consciences, as, for example, in being ordered to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/white-house-strongly-objects-to-legislation-protecting-military-chaplains-from-doing-same-sex-weddings-or-being-forced-to-act-against-conscience/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/doj-actively-working-to-see-doma-overturned/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/doj-actively-working-to-see-doma-overturned/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 22:05:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133893 Baptist Press: "Everybody thought they were taking a neutral stance. They did not indicate they were going to actively attack its constitutionality," Dale Schowengerdt, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, told Baptist Press. ADF, a Christian legal group, has worked to defend the law . . . Technically, the Justice Department is involved only in lawsuits that challenge Section 3 of DOMA -- the section that prevents the federal government from recognizing gay "marriage." But the legal arguments the Justice Department is making easily could be applied to all of DOMA, including the section that protects states, Schowengerdt said. President Obama, meanwhile, is supporting a bill in Congress that would overturn all of DOMA. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/doj-actively-working-to-see-doma-overturned/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:31:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133889 Reuters: An appeals court on Wednesday revived a Florida teacher's lawsuit against a Christian school that fired her after she admitted to conceiving a child before her marriage. | Hamilton v. Southland Christian School ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/retaliation-against-international-boxing-star-for-opposing-marriage-redefinition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/retaliation-against-international-boxing-star-for-opposing-marriage-redefinition/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:34:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133861 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/retaliation-against-international-boxing-star-for-opposing-marriage-redefinition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/maine-gov-signs-budget-zapping-400k-to-planned-parenthood/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/maine-gov-signs-budget-zapping-400k-to-planned-parenthood/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133859 LifeNews: Maine Governor Paul LePage has delighted pro-life advocates today by initially pushing for and now signing a state budget into law that de-funds Planned Parenthood. The abortion business stands to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars as a result. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/maine-gov-signs-budget-zapping-400k-to-planned-parenthood/feed/ 0