http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Fri, 17 May 2013 22:58:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/florist-told-she-must-do-gay-wedding-sues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/florist-told-she-must-do-gay-wedding-sues/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163923 Baptist Press: A florist who was told by the state of Washington she must provide her services for a gay wedding is countersuing the state, saying she has served gay customers her entire career and is concerned the state's position on gay weddings will harm religious freedom. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/florist-told-she-must-do-gay-wedding-sues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/gosnell-case-exposes-big-abortion-for-what-it-is/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/gosnell-case-exposes-big-abortion-for-what-it-is/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163877 NC Register: As the trial of Kermit Gosnell exposed to the world the evil, ugly and indefensible truth of Big Abortion, Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America (formerly National Abortion Rights Action League) were quick to throw him under the bus, applauding his conviction and implausibly blaming the pro-life community for Gosnell’s house of horrors. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/gosnell-case-exposes-big-abortion-for-what-it-is/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/abortion-clinic-workers-blow-whistle-on-abortion-doc-killing-babies-born-alive/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/abortion-clinic-workers-blow-whistle-on-abortion-doc-killing-babies-born-alive/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163850 LifeNews: Gigi Aguiliar, Deborah Edge, and Krystal Rodriguez came forward after receiving a postcard from Operation Rescue. The pro-life community has now connected them with attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom, who helped them contact authorities in Texas. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/abortion-clinic-workers-blow-whistle-on-abortion-doc-killing-babies-born-alive/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/richland-florist-who-wont-supply-gay-wedding-sues-the-state/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/richland-florist-who-wont-supply-gay-wedding-sues-the-state/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:04:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163831 Seattle Post Intelligencer: “In America, the government is supposed to protect freedom, not use its intolerance for certain viewpoints to intimidate citizens into acting contrary to their faith convictions. Family business owners are constitutionally guaranteed the freedom to live and work according to their beliefs,” said Dale Schowengerdt, senior legal counsel with the Arizona-based group. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/richland-florist-who-wont-supply-gay-wedding-sues-the-state/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/wash-florist-sues-state-in-gay-wedding-case-seattle-times-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/wash-florist-sues-state-in-gay-wedding-case-seattle-times-ap/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163828 Seattle Times (AP): Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene's Flowers claims the state is violating her religious beliefs. The Tri-City Herald reports that attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal ministry, filed the suit Thursday in Benton County Superior Court on behalf of Stutzman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/wash-florist-sues-state-in-gay-wedding-case-seattle-times-ap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/pope-francis-to-hold-global-pro-life-conference-pro-life-mass-on-june-16-life-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/pope-francis-to-hold-global-pro-life-conference-pro-life-mass-on-june-16-life-news/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163822 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/pope-francis-to-hold-global-pro-life-conference-pro-life-mass-on-june-16-life-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/school-official-thankful-for-adfs-legal-advice-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/school-official-thankful-for-adfs-legal-advice-one-news-now/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163816 One News Now: Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Jonathan Scruggs explains that as part of an assignment, their client created a pro-life poster that the principal ordered to be taken down after just one parent complained. But as the attorney notes, restricting speech based on one complaint is known in legal circles as a "heckler's veto." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/school-official-thankful-for-adfs-legal-advice-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/richland-florist-sues-state-for-violating-her-religious-freedom-tri-cityherald/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/richland-florist-sues-state-for-violating-her-religious-freedom-tri-cityherald/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163810 Tri-CityHerald:“Everyone knows that plenty of florists are willing to assist in same-sex ceremonies, so the state has no reason to force Barronelle to violate her deeply held beliefs,” attorney Dale Schowengerdt with Alliance Defending Freedom said in a statement. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/richland-florist-sues-state-for-violating-her-religious-freedom-tri-cityherald/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/washington-florist-sues-state-says-she-will-not-wilt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/washington-florist-sues-state-says-she-will-not-wilt/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163772 NW News Network: Her lead counsel, Dale Schowengerdt says, there is no reason to use the state’s anti-discrimination law to force her to provide flowers for this ceremony. In fact, he says her religious rights and freedom are rooted in the state’s constitution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/17/washington-florist-sues-state-says-she-will-not-wilt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/planned-parenthood-and-big-abortion-unpretty-in-pink-catherine-foster/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/planned-parenthood-and-big-abortion-unpretty-in-pink-catherine-foster/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:53:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163752 Alliance Defending Freedom: Are the so-called “clinics” that bad, that an inspection would result in their closure? If so, politicians and bureaucrats are doing women no favors by deliberately choosing not to conduct regular inspections of abortion facilities. Pro-abortion partisan politics leaving women to be herded in for abortions in a “bad gas station restroom”…sounds pretty ugly, doesn’t it? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/planned-parenthood-and-big-abortion-unpretty-in-pink-catherine-foster/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/richland-florist-who-refused-same-sex-wedding-sues-state-king5-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/richland-florist-who-refused-same-sex-wedding-sues-state-king5-com/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:25:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163737 King5.com: “In America, the government is supposed to protect freedom, not use its intolerance for certain viewpoints to intimidate citizens into acting contrary to their faith convictions,” said Alliance Senior Legal Counsel Dale Schowengerdt. “Family business owners are constitutionally guaranteed the freedom to live and work according to their beliefs. It is this very freedom that gives America its cherished diversity and protects citizens from state-mandated conformity.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/richland-florist-who-refused-same-sex-wedding-sues-state-king5-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/franklin-graham-vs-the-irs-barry-lynn-of-au-at-washington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/franklin-graham-vs-the-irs-barry-lynn-of-au-at-washington-post/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:12:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163655 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/franklin-graham-vs-the-irs-barry-lynn-of-au-at-washington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/texas-gosnell-douglas-karpen-under-criminal-investigation-for-allegedly-murdering-newborn-babies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/texas-gosnell-douglas-karpen-under-criminal-investigation-for-allegedly-murdering-newborn-babies/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:05:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163648 LifeNews: While awaiting a response Abby Johnson's ministry, And Then There Were None, offered the three whistleblowers some financial assistance, and the Alliance Defending Freedom handled their legal concerns. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/texas-gosnell-douglas-karpen-under-criminal-investigation-for-allegedly-murdering-newborn-babies/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/groups-block-fcc-from-winking-at-indecency-baptist-press-at-townhall/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/groups-block-fcc-from-winking-at-indecency-baptist-press-at-townhall/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163645 Townhall: Joining Winter in signing the letter are Land, Morality in Media President Patrick A. Trueman, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Alliance Defending Freedom President Alan Sears and Focus on the Family Senior Vice President Tom Minnery, among others. The letter urges Congress to make sure the FCC takes "seriously its duty to enforce federal law 18 U. S. C. 1464, limiting indecency and profanity on the publicly owned airwaves to times of day when children are much less likely to be in the audience. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/16/groups-block-fcc-from-winking-at-indecency-baptist-press-at-townhall/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/dear-editor-teutopolispress-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/dear-editor-teutopolispress-com/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163523 Teutopolispress.com: The Alliance Defending Freedom Report, documents $99 Million in PPFA financial waste and possible fraud. PPFA is America's leading abortion provider reporting 333,964 surgical abortions in 2012 and took in $1.2 billion in revenue. Taxpayer funding accounted for 42.5 percent or $538 million. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/dear-editor-teutopolispress-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/irs-scandal-latest-in-string-of-accusations-washington-free-beacon/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/irs-scandal-latest-in-string-of-accusations-washington-free-beacon/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163520 Washington Free Beacon: The Department of Defense was criticized earlier this year for a report on religious extremists that included what critics saw as an overly broad list of worrisome groups. The list included “Evangelical Christianity” and “Catholicism” in a list that also included al Qaeda and the Ku Klux Klan. Christian groups pushed back against the label. “It is dishonorable for any U.S. military entity to allow this type of wrongheaded characterization,” the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) said in a statement . . . ADF also criticized the Department of Defense for relying on the liberal Southern Poverty Law Center, which itself has inspired left-wing terrorism, to create its report. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/irs-scandal-latest-in-string-of-accusations-washington-free-beacon/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/fire-adf-addressing-nationwide-epidemic-on-college-campuses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/fire-adf-addressing-nationwide-epidemic-on-college-campuses/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:53:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163508 One News Now: ADF attorney David Hacker says Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) was barring student Jacob Dagel from freely handing out flyers protesting the use of college funds to subsidize a governor's lesbian, "gay," bisexual and transgender youth conference. "They required student to get permission ten days in advance of doing anything on campus, and then once they got that permission, they could only speak or hand out flyers or papers to their peers if they sat at a table in the student center," Hacker details. "It's a really restrictive policy and one that was clearly unconstitutional." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/fire-adf-addressing-nationwide-epidemic-on-college-campuses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/bala-cynwyd-pa-acna-diocese-of-the-armed-forces-and-chaplaincies-to-open-june-virtue-online/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/bala-cynwyd-pa-acna-diocese-of-the-armed-forces-and-chaplaincies-to-open-june-virtue-online/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:50:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163506 Virtue Online: OL president David W. Virtue D.D. recently interviewed retired US Air Force Fighter Pilot and ACNA Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Derek Jones, about the newest diocese soon to be on the Anglican scene, the Diocese of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy, a ministry of the Anglican Church in North America, and its astonishing growth . . . So, I would suggest to anyone who is inclined to give financial gifts above the tithe to Christian organizations fighting for Religious Liberty, Marriage, etc., you would be better served in giving to venerable and notable groups such as the Alliance Defending Freedom, Traditional Values Coalition, Beckett Fund and the Family Research Counsel to name a few. Of course, I believe the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty is the current leader among all organizations in the fight for Religious Liberty in the military and could use support. I have close, and often weekly, interaction with various leaders of these groups. ( ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/15/bala-cynwyd-pa-acna-diocese-of-the-armed-forces-and-chaplaincies-to-open-june-virtue-online/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/govt-surrender-in-tyndale-hhs-challenge-matt-bowman-on-the-vince-coakley-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/govt-surrender-in-tyndale-hhs-challenge-matt-bowman-on-the-vince-coakley-show/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:38:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163359 Matt Bowman on the Vince Coakley Show to discuss: Obama admin. surrenders in abortion pill mandate case. | MP3 audio 14:01 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/govt-surrender-in-tyndale-hhs-challenge-matt-bowman-on-the-vince-coakley-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/church-electioneering-and-the-irs-another-example-of-tax-agency-failure-barry-lynn-at-huffington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/church-electioneering-and-the-irs-another-example-of-tax-agency-failure-barry-lynn-at-huffington-post/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:30:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163357 Huffington Post: But some houses of worship do it anyway. They openly violate the law and even brag about it. One Religious Right outfit, the Alliance Defending Freedom, even sets aside a Sunday each year to encourage political chicanery. This is not a secret. Americans United has been pressing the IRS to put a stop to this for years. The agency continues to drag its feet. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/church-electioneering-and-the-irs-another-example-of-tax-agency-failure-barry-lynn-at-huffington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/obama-administration-wont-seek-to-block-injunction-in-hhs-mandate-case-pilot-catholic-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/obama-administration-wont-seek-to-block-injunction-in-hhs-mandate-case-pilot-catholic-news/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:42:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163363 Pilot Catholic News: "We believe the government essentially conceded that its anti-religious legal position cannot succeed in court under scrutiny," said Matt Bowman, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented Tyndale in court. [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/obama-administration-wont-seek-to-block-injunction-in-hhs-mandate-case-pilot-catholic-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/indiana-expands-school-voucher-program-patheos/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/indiana-expands-school-voucher-program-patheos/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 08:01:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163372 Patheos: Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Gregory S. Baylor, whose organization argued for the constitutionality of the program, defended it on the grounds that “parents should be able to choose what’s best for their own children.” “The ultimate winners in the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision are Indiana families who want to provide the best education for their children, whether it is public or private,” Baylor said March 26. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/indiana-expands-school-voucher-program-patheos/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/2-pulpits-and-patriots-conferences-set-for-oklahoma-edmond-sun/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/2-pulpits-and-patriots-conferences-set-for-oklahoma-edmond-sun/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:47:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163366 Edmond Sun: Speakers for the event will Blair on the topic of “What Did the Founders Think? The Biblical Foundation of Government,” while Dan Fisher, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Yukon and a state representative for District 60, will speak on “What Did the Founders Do? The Black Robed Regiment.” Erik Stanley, an attorney and senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, will speak on the topic “What Can We Do? The Rights of Christians and Pastors in 2013.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/14/2-pulpits-and-patriots-conferences-set-for-oklahoma-edmond-sun/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/gay-marriage-letdown-looms-as-high-court-weighs-narrow-ruling-bloomberg/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/gay-marriage-letdown-looms-as-high-court-weighs-narrow-ruling-bloomberg/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:35:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163277 Bloomberg: “We would certainly hope that the Supreme Court would vacate everything that had happened since the beginning of the case,” said Austin Nimocks, a lawyer on the team defending Proposition 8. “If there’s no standing, then there never was an actual case, meaning that there were no legitimate rulings.” At most, Nimocks says, the two same-sex couples would be entitled to a so-called default judgment, letting them marry without affecting the rest of the state. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/gay-marriage-letdown-looms-as-high-court-weighs-narrow-ruling-bloomberg/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/nyc-city-council-to-vote-on-permitting-worship-services-in-empty-public-schools-jordan-lorence-at-the-nyc-info/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/nyc-city-council-to-vote-on-permitting-worship-services-in-empty-public-schools-jordan-lorence-at-the-nyc-info/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:26:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163223 NYC info: Religious liberty will likely take a step forward May 22, when the New York City Council votes on a resolution asking the New York Legislature to overturn a state law that permits the New York City public school policy that bans private worship services in the vacant buildings when school is not in session. | originally posted at Speak Up Movement. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/nyc-city-council-to-vote-on-permitting-worship-services-in-empty-public-schools-jordan-lorence-at-the-nyc-info/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/victory-in-tyndale-house-hhs-litigation-kevin-theriot-on-the-george-rice-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/victory-in-tyndale-house-hhs-litigation-kevin-theriot-on-the-george-rice-show/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:22:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163218 Kevin Theriot on the George Rice Show to discuss this: Obama admin. surrenders in abortion pill mandate case. | MP3 audio 8 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/victory-in-tyndale-house-hhs-litigation-kevin-theriot-on-the-george-rice-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/pro-life-students-increasingly-face-free-speech-limits-on-campus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/pro-life-students-increasingly-face-free-speech-limits-on-campus/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:54:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163210 LifeNews: Lawyers at the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit on May 3. “Public schools should encourage, not shut down, the free exchange of ideas,” said Legal Counsel Matt Sharp. “The First Amendment protects freedom of speech for all students, regardless of their religious or political beliefs.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/pro-life-students-increasingly-face-free-speech-limits-on-campus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/free-speech-for-conservatives-the-journal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/free-speech-for-conservatives-the-journal/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:48:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163206 The Journal: Lawyers at the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit May 3. "Public schools should encourage, not shut down, the free exchange of ideas," said Legal Counsel Matt Sharp. "The First Amendment protects freedom of speech for all students, regardless of their religious or political beliefs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/free-speech-for-conservatives-the-journal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/bible-publisher-scores-major-victory-against-contraception-mandate-the-new-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/bible-publisher-scores-major-victory-against-contraception-mandate-the-new-american/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:37:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163200 The New American: “Bible publishers should be free to do business according to the book that they publish,” said Bowman. “The government dismissed its appeal because it knows how ridiculous it sounds arguing that a Bible publisher isn’t religious enough to qualify as a religious employer. For the government to say that a Bible publisher isn’t religious is outrageous, and now the Obama administration has had to retreat in court.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/13/bible-publisher-scores-major-victory-against-contraception-mandate-the-new-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/minnesota-case-asks-do-your-children-have-rights-cbs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/minnesota-case-asks-do-your-children-have-rights-cbs/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:35:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163103 CBS: In Minnesota, for instance, a sixth grader at Nova Classical Academy was one of several students handing out pro-life fliers to other students during their lunch break. They weren’t making a big deal about it, or forcing the fliers on students who didn’t express an interest. This is just an issue these students care about. (One flier read, “Save the baby humans. Stop abortion.”) A few days later, the students were called into the school director’s office . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/minnesota-case-asks-do-your-children-have-rights-cbs/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/indiana-expands-school-voucher-program-dfw-catholic/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/indiana-expands-school-voucher-program-dfw-catholic/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:50:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163070 DFW Catholic: Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Gregory S. Baylor, whose organization argued for the constitutionality of the program, defended it on the grounds that “parents should be able to choose what’s best for their own children.” “The ultimate winners in the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision are Indiana families who want to provide the best education for their children, whether it is public or private,” Baylor said March 26. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/indiana-expands-school-voucher-program-dfw-catholic/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/free-speech-for-conservative-students-l-brent-bozell-at-the-patriot-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/free-speech-for-conservative-students-l-brent-bozell-at-the-patriot-post/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:48:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163067 Patriot Post: Lawyers at the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit on May 3. "Public schools should encourage, not shut down, the free exchange of ideas," said Legal Counsel Matt Sharp. "The First Amendment protects freedom of speech for all students, regardless of their religious or political beliefs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/free-speech-for-conservative-students-l-brent-bozell-at-the-patriot-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-geneva-college-suit-over-birth-control-observer-reporter-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-geneva-college-suit-over-birth-control-observer-reporter-ap/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:44:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163064 Observer-Reporter (AP) (lengthy report): ADF attorney Gregory Baylor said it’s unclear if the New York ruling will stand, and even if it does, it might not go into effect while it is appealed. Geneva’s lawsuit also targets ella – also known as the week-after pill. Finally, Baylor says even if Plan B winds up being permanently available over the counter, doctors can sometimes still write prescriptions for such drugs, meaning insurance would cover them. [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-geneva-college-suit-over-birth-control-observer-reporter-ap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-pa-college-suit-over-birth-control-goerie-com-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-pa-college-suit-over-birth-control-goerie-com-ap/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:41:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163061 GoErie.com (AP): "All Americans, including job creators and providers, should be free to live according to their faith rather than be forced into violating their own consciences," Alliance Defending Freedom said in a statement praising the ruling. Allowing the lawsuit to go forward will "ensure that the government doesn't punish people of faith for making decisions consistent with that faith. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-pa-college-suit-over-birth-control-goerie-com-ap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-geneva-college-lawsuit-over-birth-control-wtae-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-geneva-college-lawsuit-over-birth-control-wtae-com/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:37:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=163058 WTAE.com: "All Americans, including job creators and providers, should be free to live according to their faith rather than be forced into violating their own consciences," Alliance Defending Freedom said in a statement praising the ruling. Allowing the lawsuit to go forward will "ensure that the government doesn't punish people of faith for making decisions consistent with that faith." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2013/05/10/judge-revives-geneva-college-lawsuit-over-birth-control-wtae-com/feed/ 0