http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress news from the frontlines of the culture war Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/alaska-state-senate-to-consider-hate-crimes-measure/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/alaska-state-senate-to-consider-hate-crimes-measure/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:51:48 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55603 HRC Back Story: "Tomorrow, the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding its second hearing on the Alaska Hate Crimes Bill (SB 202). Since the passage of the federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr Hate Crimes Prevention Act, some confusion has arisen over the role of state hate crimes legislation."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/alaska-state-senate-to-consider-hate-crimes-measure/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/fl-adl-says-no-to-what-it-calls-a-school-prayer-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/fl-adl-says-no-to-what-it-calls-a-school-prayer-bill/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:50:43 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55608 Sun Sentinel: "The issue of school prayer is kicking up controversy once again. The Anti-Defamation League wants the Florida House’s education policy committee to reject a bill it calls 'divisive and unconstitutional.' House Bill 31 gives school districts the power to allow 'delivery of an inspirational message' at high school events, according to the Florida House of Representatives' website."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/fl-adl-says-no-to-what-it-calls-a-school-prayer-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/universities-may-deny-funding-to-student-clubs-that-discriminate-groups-tell-high-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/universities-may-deny-funding-to-student-clubs-that-discriminate-groups-tell-high-court/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:32:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55578 Americans United for Separation of Church and State: "Public colleges and universities should have the constitutional right to deny funding and official recognition to student clubs that engage in religious discrimination, a trio of religious and civil liberties groups has told the Supreme Court. The organizations – Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Jewish Committee and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism – filed a friend-of-the-court brief March 15 urging the justices to rule in favor of the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law in a pending case."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/universities-may-deny-funding-to-student-clubs-that-discriminate-groups-tell-high-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/no-news-yet-on-the-cert-petition-in-the-first-amendment-abortion-clinic-picketing-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/no-news-yet-on-the-cert-petition-in-the-first-amendment-abortion-clinic-picketing-case/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:01:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55566 Volokh Conspiracy: "I blogged about the case a few months ago, and signed an amicus brief supporting review — Colorado v. Hill has created a good deal of uncertainty in lower court decisions, and I think this would be a good opportunity for the Court to clarify matters . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/no-news-yet-on-the-cert-petition-in-the-first-amendment-abortion-clinic-picketing-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/ohio-lake-schools-to-keep-god-out-of-mission-statement/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/ohio-lake-schools-to-keep-god-out-of-mission-statement/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:29:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55562 Akron Beacon Journal: "The Lake Local Board of Education will continue to leave 'belief in God' out of the district's mission statement, much to the disappointment of a group of Lake Township residents who crowded into the board's meeting Monday night . . . after the Freedom from Religion Foundation of Wisconsin threatened to sue the board to have the statement removed."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/16/ohio-lake-schools-to-keep-god-out-of-mission-statement/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/virginia-ag-reaffirms-stance-on-college-sexual-orientation-policies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/virginia-ag-reaffirms-stance-on-college-sexual-orientation-policies/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:38:00 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55431 Richmond Times-Dispatch: "The General Assembly has considered and defined the protected classes for purposes of nondiscrimination statutes. It has specifically defined unlawful discrimination at educational institutions. The Virginia Human Rights Act states that it is the policy of the commonwealth to 'safeguard all individuals within the Commonwealth from unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, or disability, in places of public accommodation, including educational institutions.' In addition to this affirmative statement, the General Assembly has on numerous occasions, including this session, considered and rejected creating a protected class defined by sexual orientation. No state agency can reach beyond such clearly established boundaries."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/virginia-ag-reaffirms-stance-on-college-sexual-orientation-policies/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/fl-atheist-group-challenges-lakeland-commission-over-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/fl-atheist-group-challenges-lakeland-commission-over-prayer/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:22:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55451 TheLedger.com: "The Lakeland City Commission is being challenged on its policy of beginning its meetings with prayer, part of an effort by a state atheist organization that is targeting the practice at other city councils in the region . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/fl-atheist-group-challenges-lakeland-commission-over-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/eeoc-concludes-company-should-have-reasonably-accommodated-employee%e2%80%99s-felt-religious-obligation-to-wear-a-headscarf/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/eeoc-concludes-company-should-have-reasonably-accommodated-employee%e2%80%99s-felt-religious-obligation-to-wear-a-headscarf/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:04:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55358 Volokh Conspiracy: "According to the Complaint in EEOC v. Pollard Agency, filed last week, the Pollard Agency fired an employee for 'wearing a headscarf to cover her hair, which is a sincerely held religious belief as required by her faith.' The EEOC argues that this violates the duty of religious accommodation . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/eeoc-concludes-company-should-have-reasonably-accommodated-employee%e2%80%99s-felt-religious-obligation-to-wear-a-headscarf/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/la-court-says-non-custodial-parent-may-share-religion-with-child/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/la-court-says-non-custodial-parent-may-share-religion-with-child/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:43:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55345 Religion Clause Blog: "In D.R.S. v. L.E.K., (LA App., March 10, 2010), a Louisiana state appellate court held that a parent holding court-awarded custody of a child generally may not shield the child from exposure to the non-custodial parent's religious beliefs . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/la-court-says-non-custodial-parent-may-share-religion-with-child/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/ny-boiler-plate-ag-endorsement-of-church-property-sale-found-insufficient/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/ny-boiler-plate-ag-endorsement-of-church-property-sale-found-insufficient/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:40:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55341 Religion Clause Blog: "A New York trial court has rejected the apparently routine method by which the state Attorney General's office gives its statutorily required consent to the sale of real property by non-profit religious corporations. The New York Religious Corporations Law, Sec. 12(a)(1), requires religious corporations to obtain court approval for sale, mortgage or lease of real property." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/ny-boiler-plate-ag-endorsement-of-church-property-sale-found-insufficient/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/liberalism-takes-hit-in-textbook-debate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/liberalism-takes-hit-in-textbook-debate/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:19:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55309 One News Now: "Their message was, 'Keep the concepts of American exceptionalism and preserve the Judeo-Christian values that have had an impact on our law and government. Do not take that kind of information out; don't take out some of our notable leaders,' Saenz reports. 'And a lot of those corrections and changes have been made - a lot of good progress. There's still some work to be done, and so it's been very encouraging thus far.'"]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/liberalism-takes-hit-in-textbook-debate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/law-review-give-and-get-applying-the-restatement-of-contracts-to-determine-the-enforceability-of-get-settlement-contracts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/law-review-give-and-get-applying-the-restatement-of-contracts-to-determine-the-enforceability-of-get-settlement-contracts/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:30:10 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55354 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/15/law-review-give-and-get-applying-the-restatement-of-contracts-to-determine-the-enforceability-of-get-settlement-contracts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/va-some-skip-islamic-prayer-in-house/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/va-some-skip-islamic-prayer-in-house/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:15 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55273 Christian Post: "By the invitation of a Virginia lawmaker, a controversial Muslim cleric delivered the opening prayer on Thursday at the start of the House of Delegates' session. About a dozen delegates did not attend the prayer of Johari Abdul-Malik."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/va-some-skip-islamic-prayer-in-house/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/texas-approves-curriculum-revised-by-conservatives/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/texas-approves-curriculum-revised-by-conservatives/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:53:56 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55240 New York Times: "After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday voted to approve a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the role of Christianity in American history and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light. The vote was 11 to 4, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat voting for the curriculum, and four Democrats voting against."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/texas-approves-curriculum-revised-by-conservatives/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/court-of-a-peal-driven-bats-by-the-belfry/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/court-of-a-peal-driven-bats-by-the-belfry/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:14:33 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55226 Wall Street Journal: "Churches in Phoenix can once again ring their bells without fear of criminal prosecution thanks to a ruling last week by U.S. District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton, who found the city's noise ordinance to be an unconstitutional infringement on freedom of religion."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/court-of-a-peal-driven-bats-by-the-belfry/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/ma-senate-ok%e2%80%99s-bill-to-curtail-bullying/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/ma-senate-ok%e2%80%99s-bill-to-curtail-bullying/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55231 Boston Globe: "But some advocates for students, while happy to see a bill passed, raised concerns that senators watered down the bill to save school districts money. The Senate softened language that required that all school staff receive training on how to identify and respond to bullying . . . 'We believe training of education staff is essential to the success of this bill,' said Arline Isaacson, cochairwoman of the Massachusetts Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/ma-senate-ok%e2%80%99s-bill-to-curtail-bullying/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/former-co-chair-of-obama-national-lgbt-leadership-council-we-dont-want-tolerance-we-want-acceptance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/former-co-chair-of-obama-national-lgbt-leadership-council-we-dont-want-tolerance-we-want-acceptance/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55212 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/former-co-chair-of-obama-national-lgbt-leadership-council-we-dont-want-tolerance-we-want-acceptance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/mn-islamic-charter-school-families-seek-to-join-legal-fight-over-religion-at-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/mn-islamic-charter-school-families-seek-to-join-legal-fight-over-religion-at-school/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:38:25 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55200 Minneapolis Star-Tribune: "In a formal move to join the legal battle over religion at their school, several families at Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA) have asked a judge to let them intervene as parties in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/mn-islamic-charter-school-families-seek-to-join-legal-fight-over-religion-at-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/obama-sidelining-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/obama-sidelining-religious-freedom/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:01:21 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55168 Washington Post, Georgetown / On Faith: "Almost 14 months into the Obama presidency, the ambassador at large for international religious freedom -- a position mandated by the International Religious Freedom Act -- has not been named, even though other positions of less weight and importance to our national interests have long been filled . . . Other new Obama foreign policy initiatives, from outreach to Muslim communities to the normalization of gay rights in international law, are getting serious policy attention and resources. But religious freedom -- which enjoys broad support among the American people and can contribute both to justice and national security -- is, in effect, being sidelined."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/obama-sidelining-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/reinhardt-stands-alone-on-9th-circuits-pledge-of-allegiance-under-god-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/reinhardt-stands-alone-on-9th-circuits-pledge-of-allegiance-under-god-ruling/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:20:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55157 Law.com (The Recorder): "Stephen Reinhardt and Dorothy Nelson have been simpatico on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for 30 years. One former Reinhardt clerk says they have a good personal relationship. But Nelson handed Reinhardt a bitter defeat by siding with conservative Judge Carlos Bea in an opinion upholding the words 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance. The ruling, handed down Thursday, is the latest episode in a case that has brought scorn on the 9th Circuit from across the country, and has highlighted Reinhardt as an unapologetic -- yet increasingly solitary -- iconoclast. In a 132-page dissent, Reinhardt said he doubts the constitutional protections at stake will evoke much concern in the political world. "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/reinhardt-stands-alone-on-9th-circuits-pledge-of-allegiance-under-god-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/3rd-circuit-asked-to-clarify-student-internet-speech-cases/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/3rd-circuit-asked-to-clarify-student-internet-speech-cases/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:14:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55152 Law.com (Legal Intelligencer): "Now lawyers on both sides of the issue are urging the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate two recent -- and seemingly conflicting -- decisions by two different three-judge panels, and to hold rearguments before the full court. Both cases involved high school students who were suspended for creating fake MySpace pages on their home computers to ridicule their principals." The article links to the opinions in question. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/3rd-circuit-asked-to-clarify-student-internet-speech-cases/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/wi-lawsuit-challenges-zoning-refusal-for-bible-camp/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/wi-lawsuit-challenges-zoning-refusal-for-bible-camp/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:58:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55146 Religion Clause Blog: "The complaint (full text) in Eagle Cove Camp & Conference Center, Inc. v. Town of Woodboro, Wisconsin, (WD WI, filed 3/10/2010), alleges that the refusal to allow the camp on plaintiffs' Squash Lake property violates RLUIPA, the ADA, and constitutional equal protection and free exercise protections."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/wi-lawsuit-challenges-zoning-refusal-for-bible-camp/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/ninth-circuit-pledge-of-allegiance-constitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/ninth-circuit-pledge-of-allegiance-constitutional/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55140 Becket Fund: In a stunning reversal of its 2002 rejection of the Pledge of Allegiance, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco today ruled, in a 193-page opinion, that the words 'one nation under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance do not violate the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. The challenge to the Pledge was brought by atheist activist Dr. Michael Newdow. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a non-profit civil rights law firm, argued the case to the Court two years ago, along with the Department of Justice and attorneys representing a Sacramento-area school district . . . " 9th Circuit: Teacher-led recitation of the pledge of allegiance is constitutional]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/ninth-circuit-pledge-of-allegiance-constitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/gop-backs-dont-ask-advocate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/gop-backs-dont-ask-advocate/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:51:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55137 Washington Times: "House Minority Whip Eric Cantor and Rep. Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, said they worried that a 'new litmus test' was created in the wake of the Air Force's decision to retract the long-standing invitation to Mr. Perkins - a former Marine and an ordained minister - to speak at a prayer luncheon because his views were 'incompatible' with those of military personnel who answer to Mr. Obama. The lawmakers explained their case in a letter to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates obtained by The Washington Times."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/gop-backs-dont-ask-advocate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/california-board-still-wants-teacher-to-remove-god-banners/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/california-board-still-wants-teacher-to-remove-god-banners/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:46:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55135 Citizen Link: "U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez ruled that the San Diego, Calif., teacher's constitutional rights were violated. Johnson's signs had been hanging in his classroom for more than 25 years . . . ."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/california-board-still-wants-teacher-to-remove-god-banners/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/texas-state-board-rejects-teaching-about-establishment-clause/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/texas-state-board-rejects-teaching-about-establishment-clause/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:38:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55131 Religion Clause Blog: "In a surprise decision yesterday, the Board defeated by a 10-5 party line vote a proposal by Democratic member Mavis Knight that government classes teach about the Establishment Clause . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/texas-state-board-rejects-teaching-about-establishment-clause/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/indiana-court-rejects-presbyterian-church-usa-property-claim/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/indiana-court-rejects-presbyterian-church-usa-property-claim/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:34 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55246 The Layman Online: "Citing conflicting interpretations of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Book of Order, and affirming that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits civil court interpretations of ecclesiastical documents, Indiana Judge Carl Heldt of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court has rejected PCUSA claims to a local church’s property."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/12/indiana-court-rejects-presbyterian-church-usa-property-claim/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/in-valedictorian-sues-to-stop-high-school-graduation-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/in-valedictorian-sues-to-stop-high-school-graduation-prayer/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55114 FoxNews: "The top-ranked senior at a suburban Indianapolis high school is asking a federal judge to stop a graduation prayer that the class voted to approve."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/in-valedictorian-sues-to-stop-high-school-graduation-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/idaho-state-affairs-committee-passes-%e2%80%98conscience%e2%80%99-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/idaho-state-affairs-committee-passes-%e2%80%98conscience%e2%80%99-bill/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:02:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55116 Newwest.net: "After two days of testimony, mostly in opposition, Idaho’s House State Affairs Committee voted to pass this year‘s version of the “conscience” bill, which lets medical professionals such as nurses and pharmacists refuse to perform medical actions or fill prescriptions that could cause an abortion—as well as emergency contraception—or hasten the end of life. The bill has already passed the Senate."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/idaho-state-affairs-committee-passes-%e2%80%98conscience%e2%80%99-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/liberty-counsel-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-review-censorship-of-jesus-image-in-poster/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/liberty-counsel-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-review-censorship-of-jesus-image-in-poster/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:01:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55086 Liberty Counsel: "Today, Liberty Counsel filed a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to review a New York school district’s censorship of a picture of Jesus that then-kindergartner Antonio Peck included on his poster showing ways to save the world . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/liberty-counsel-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-review-censorship-of-jesus-image-in-poster/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/ok-bill-to-keep-federal-law-enforcement-from-taking-over-hate-crimes-cases/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/ok-bill-to-keep-federal-law-enforcement-from-taking-over-hate-crimes-cases/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:40 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55059 The Oklahoman: "A state law enforcement agency would not be required to share investigative files with federal agencies under changes proposed to the state’s hate crime bill . . . Under the new provisions of Senate Bill 1965, reports that were collected during investigations of possible hate crime that did not end in a conviction would be destroyed or kept by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/ok-bill-to-keep-federal-law-enforcement-from-taking-over-hate-crimes-cases/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/idaho-house-committee-oks-bill-for-conscience-rights-for-pro-life-medical-staff/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/idaho-house-committee-oks-bill-for-conscience-rights-for-pro-life-medical-staff/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:40:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55053 LifeNews: "The House State Affairs Committee voted today along party lines in favor of a bill that would create statutory protections for health care professionals in specific areas of medical practice. " SB 153]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/idaho-house-committee-oks-bill-for-conscience-rights-for-pro-life-medical-staff/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/virginia-governor-exec-order-says-constitution-prohibits-sexual-orientation-discrimination/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/virginia-governor-exec-order-says-constitution-prohibits-sexual-orientation-discrimination/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:59:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55018 Executive Direct 1 (2010): "The Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution prohibits discrimination without a rational basis against any class of persons. Discrimination based on factors such as one’s sexual orientation or parental status violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. Therefore, discrimination against enumerated classes of persons set forth in the Virginia Human Rights Act or discrimination against any class of persons without a rational basis is prohibited."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/11/virginia-governor-exec-order-says-constitution-prohibits-sexual-orientation-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/va-governor-bans-bias-against-gays-after-lawmakers-balk/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/va-governor-bans-bias-against-gays-after-lawmakers-balk/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=54964 USA Today: "Hoping to quell a firestorm over potential bias against gays, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell today warned all state employees that "discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated" by his administration, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/va-governor-bans-bias-against-gays-after-lawmakers-balk/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/faith-based-advisers-we-found-meaningful-common-ground/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/faith-based-advisers-we-found-meaningful-common-ground/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:25:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=54957 Christian Post: "After a year of work, the 25 members of the first Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships presented a report that included more than 60 recommendations for six issues: economic recovery and domestic poverty, fatherhood and healthy families, environment and climate change, inter-religious cooperation, global poverty and development, and reform of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/10/faith-based-advisers-we-found-meaningful-common-ground/feed/ 0