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/2012/05/14/byron-babione-president-obama-announces-support-for-square-circles/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/byron-babione-president-obama-announces-support-for-square-circles/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:42:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133549 Byron Babione at Townhall: And because North Carolina is the 31st state to implement such a constitutional-grade protection, President Obama’s announcement simply proves how out of sync he is with the desires and convictions of the American people. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/byron-babione-president-obama-announces-support-for-square-circles/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/byron-babione-opposing-view-you-cant-redefine-marriage-usa-today/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/byron-babione-opposing-view-you-cant-redefine-marriage-usa-today/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:02:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133428 USA Today: The union between one man and one woman — marriage — is timeless, universal and special. It is the only relationship absolutely essential to the future of humanity. False characterizations of marriage as something else confuses the discussion about it. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/byron-babione-opposing-view-you-cant-redefine-marriage-usa-today/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/why-no-state-including-colorado-should-accept-%e2%80%9ccivil-unions%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/why-no-state-including-colorado-should-accept-%e2%80%9ccivil-unions%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:47:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133035 Townhall: This testimony was provided to the Colorado House Judiciary Committee on May 3, 2012 concerning Colorado S.B. 002, a proposed “civil unions” bill . . . Here’s how the strategy works. Civil union and same-sex “marriage” proponents push for civil unions, claiming that it’s only fair to give some formal government recognition to same-sex relationships. Once passed or judicially imposed, they sue arguing that the laws are discriminatory because they are really marriages deprived of the name. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/why-no-state-including-colorado-should-accept-%e2%80%9ccivil-unions%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/adf-comment-on-co-%e2%80%9ccivil-unions%e2%80%9d-bill-sb-002/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/adf-comment-on-co-%e2%80%9ccivil-unions%e2%80%9d-bill-sb-002/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 14:51:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132977 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/adf-comment-on-co-%e2%80%9ccivil-unions%e2%80%9d-bill-sb-002/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/colo-civil-unions-measure-survives-key-vote-kgwn-tv/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/colo-civil-unions-measure-survives-key-vote-kgwn-tv/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:25:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132907 KGWN.tv: Byron Babione, with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative group that stands for religious freedom, echoed the concerns of some of the opponents when he said civil unions are "marriage without the name." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/colo-civil-unions-measure-survives-key-vote-kgwn-tv/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/colo-civil-unions-bill-passes-biggest-test-yet-abc13-wset-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/colo-civil-unions-bill-passes-biggest-test-yet-abc13-wset-com/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:20:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132905 WSET.com (ABC13): Opponents argue civil unions undermine traditional marriage and that voters expressed their position on the issue when they banned same-sex marriage in 2006. Byron Babione, with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative group that stands for religious freedom, echoed the concerns of some of the opponents when he said civil unions are "marriage without the name." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/colo-civil-unions-bill-passes-biggest-test-yet-abc13-wset-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/byron-babione-what-if-a-t-shirt-maker-refused-to-make-shirts-supporting-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/byron-babione-what-if-a-t-shirt-maker-refused-to-make-shirts-supporting-marriage/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:53:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130319 Bryron Babione at Townhall: Imagine a T-shirt print shop run by owners who openly practice homosexual behavior. Let’s call it “Tolerance 101.” They make T-shirts for community events, annual “gay pride” rallies, and sports teams around their city. Now, imagine that a major Christian ministry contacts the company to have them make T-shirts that will be worn at an event supporting marriage as the union of one man and one woman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/byron-babione-what-if-a-t-shirt-maker-refused-to-make-shirts-supporting-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/waldens-next-move-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/waldens-next-move-onenewsnow-com/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:47:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125017 OneNewsNow.com: But Alliance Defense Fund attorney Bryon Babione maintains that she was fired because she took a stand for her faith. "The right to refer is a pervasive right in counseling, and she followed that, but she was nevertheless laid off for doing that," he says. "They said it was inappropriate that she told the client that she had personal beliefs which would not allow her to effectively counsel that particular client." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/waldens-next-move-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/11th-circuit-upholds-dismissal-of-suit-by-worker-who-wouldnt-give-same-sex-relationship-counseling-aba-journal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/11th-circuit-upholds-dismissal-of-suit-by-worker-who-wouldnt-give-same-sex-relationship-counseling-aba-journal/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:02:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124970 ABA Journal: Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Byron Babione, who represented Walden, said he was disappointed in the ruling. "It is unlawful to punish a Christian for abiding by her faith, particularly when she made every effort to accommodate the interests of a potential client," he said in a statement. "We are determining next steps to ultimately vindicate Marcia and the freedoms for which she's fighting." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/11th-circuit-upholds-dismissal-of-suit-by-worker-who-wouldnt-give-same-sex-relationship-counseling-aba-journal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-comment-on-decision-of-11th-circuit-in-ga-counselor-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-comment-on-decision-of-11th-circuit-in-ga-counselor-case/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:52:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124821 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-comment-on-decision-of-11th-circuit-in-ga-counselor-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/bryon-babione-on-the-victoria-taft-show-update-on-the-prop-8-hearing-in-the-9th-circuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/bryon-babione-on-the-victoria-taft-show-update-on-the-prop-8-hearing-in-the-9th-circuit/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:02:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120410 Byron Babione appeared on the Victoria Taft Show. | MP3 audio 9:16 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/bryon-babione-on-the-victoria-taft-show-update-on-the-prop-8-hearing-in-the-9th-circuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/supreme-court-steers-clear-of-roadside-crosses-the-baptist-standard/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/supreme-court-steers-clear-of-roadside-crosses-the-baptist-standard/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:18:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118451 The Baptist Standard (Religion News Service): The conservative Alliance Defense Fund, which asked the Supreme Court to consider the case, was disappointed. "Justice is not well served when unhappy atheists can use the law to mow down memorial crosses and renew the suffering for the survivors," Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Byron Babione said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/supreme-court-steers-clear-of-roadside-crosses-the-baptist-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/supreme-court-declines-case-banning-crosses-on-utah-highways-the-new-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/supreme-court-declines-case-banning-crosses-on-utah-highways-the-new-american/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:39:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117788 The New American: ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione expressed his disappointment in the High Court’s refusal. “One atheist group’s agenda shouldn’t diminish the sacrifice made by highway patrol officers and their families,” he said. “Thirteen heroic men fell, leaving their survivors to mourn and memorialize their loved ones, and now those widows, children, parents, colleagues, and many more must suffer through losing the very memorials that honored those heroes. Justice is not well served when unhappy atheists can use the law to mow down memorial crosses and renew the suffering for the survivors.” [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/supreme-court-declines-case-banning-crosses-on-utah-highways-the-new-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/crosses-on-public-land-caught-in-judicial-mess-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/crosses-on-public-land-caught-in-judicial-mess-baptist-press/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:21:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117655 Baptist Press: "It is baffling that the Supreme Court did not take this case, in light of the fact that just last year they said that roadside memorials to fallen troopers would not violate the establishment clause," said Byron Babione, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/crosses-on-public-land-caught-in-judicial-mess-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/supreme-court-wont-tackle-roadside-crosses-fight-crosswalk/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/supreme-court-wont-tackle-roadside-crosses-fight-crosswalk/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:49:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117582 Crosswalk ReligionToday News Summaries: Justice is not well-served when unhappy atheists can use the law to mow down memorial crosses and renew the suffering for the survivors," said ADF senior counsel Byron Babione. Justice Clarence Thomas, the lone dissenter, also harshly criticized the court's decision, saying it rejected "an opportunity to provide clarity" to an area of law that was "in shambles." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/supreme-court-wont-tackle-roadside-crosses-fight-crosswalk/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/crosses-across-america-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/crosses-across-america-one-news-now/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:06:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117555 OneNewsNow.com: But Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Byron Babione tells OneNewsNow that American Atheists claimed the memorials are "a state establishment of religion." . . . "It is baffling that the Supreme Court did not take this case in light of the fact that just last year they said that roadside memorials to fallen troopers would not violate the Establishment Clause," the attorney laments. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/crosses-across-america-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/clarence-thomas-on-the-supreme-court-cross-decision-missed-opportunity-christianity-today/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/clarence-thomas-on-the-supreme-court-cross-decision-missed-opportunity-christianity-today/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:02:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117553 Christianity Today: The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Byron Babione said, “The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear this case is baffling in light of its comments just last year that individualized memorial crosses honoring fallen troopers do not amount to a government establishment of religion.” Babione and the ADF helped represent those who paid for and maintained the crosses . . . According to the ADF's brief, that the crosses were memorials and symbols of sacrifice; they did not represent Christianity. "The [Utah Highway Patrol Association] chose the cross shape because it is the only symbol, given its historical use, that could simultaneously communicate messages of roadside death, commemoration, and highway safety," the ADF brief said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/clarence-thomas-on-the-supreme-court-cross-decision-missed-opportunity-christianity-today/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/tn-lawyers-fighting-state-law-want-e-mails/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/tn-lawyers-fighting-state-law-want-e-mails/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:00:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117507 WZTV FOX 17 (ADF attorneys Byron Babione and Jim Campbell in the video) Sky Arnold: Attorneys who are fighting a controversial new state law want to see e-mails and documents of those who supported it . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/tn-lawyers-fighting-state-law-want-e-mails/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/supremes-slap-down-memorials-to-fallen-officers-thomas-says-establishment-clause-jurisprudence-in-shambles/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/supremes-slap-down-memorials-to-fallen-officers-thomas-says-establishment-clause-jurisprudence-in-shambles/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:03:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117438 WorldNetDaily: The Alliance Defense Fund has been fighting on behalf of the Utah Highway Patrol Association to memorialize fallen troopers "in a way they see fit . . . ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione argued "one atheist group's agenda shouldn't diminish the sacrifice made by highway patrol officers and their families." "Thirteen heroic men fell, leaving their survivors to mourn and memorialize their loved ones, and now those widows, children, parents, colleagues, and many more must suffer through losing the very memorials that honored those heroes," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/supremes-slap-down-memorials-to-fallen-officers-thomas-says-establishment-clause-jurisprudence-in-shambles/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/court-decides-against-hearing-roadside-crosses-case-washington-examiner/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/court-decides-against-hearing-roadside-crosses-case-washington-examiner/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:54:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117436 Washington Examiner: The Utah Highway Patrol Association participated in the case as intervenors represented by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF). The ADF's lead counsel for UHPA, Byron Babione, said, "One atheist group's agenda shouldn't diminish the sacrifice made by highway patrol officers and their families." ADF would continue to fight to protect these memorials, he added. The slight silver lining in this denial is that Thomas's dissent suggests that the High Court might not have seen the 10th Circuit's judgment as covering all roadside crosses, instead regarding it as covering only roadside crosses bearing government insignia (which are presumably rare). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/court-decides-against-hearing-roadside-crosses-case-washington-examiner/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/supreme-court-won%e2%80%99t-wade-into-roadside-crosses-fight-the-washington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/supreme-court-won%e2%80%99t-wade-into-roadside-crosses-fight-the-washington-post/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:33:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117394 The Washington Post: The conservative Alliance Defense Fund, which asked the court to consider the case, was disappointed. “Justice is not well served when unhappy atheists can use the law to mow down memorial crosses and renew the suffering for the survivors,” said ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/supreme-court-won%e2%80%99t-wade-into-roadside-crosses-fight-the-washington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/judge-considers-request-for-documents-in-anti-discrimination-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/judge-considers-request-for-documents-in-anti-discrimination-case/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:15:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117370 The Tennessean: But Byron Babione, an attorney with the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Alliance Defense Fund, which is representing the Family Action Council, said the group’s communications are protected by the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to political speech. “Our clients make no apologies for being involved in the political process,’’ Babione said. | Also posted here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/judge-considers-request-for-documents-in-anti-discrimination-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/christian-group-defends-nj-teachers-anti-gay-comments/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/christian-group-defends-nj-teachers-anti-gay-comments/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:34:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116550 Christian Post: ADF claims that Knox engaged in protected speech, and therefore should not be penalized for her views. “Viki communicated her religious views on a matter of public importance… To punish her for that would be completely illegal,” said ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione. [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/christian-group-defends-nj-teachers-anti-gay-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/atheists-attack-911-cross/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/atheists-attack-911-cross/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:38:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110897 Joe Infranco and Byron Babione at The American Spectator: The plain fact is that a memorial cross at this site does not "establish" a religion. The agenda of a few atheists should not diminish the sacrifice of the heroes and victims of 9/11. The place of this potent symbol of our shared tragedy and courage should remain for all time. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/atheists-attack-911-cross/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/byron-babione-on-the-mike-janocik-show-the-attack-on-the-ground-zero-cross/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/byron-babione-on-the-mike-janocik-show-the-attack-on-the-ground-zero-cross/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:39:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110700 Byron Babione appeared on the Mike Janocik Show to discuss the controversy.| MP3 audio 29:21 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/byron-babione-on-the-mike-janocik-show-the-attack-on-the-ground-zero-cross/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/joe-infanco-and-byron-babione-oppose-911-cross-youre-out-of-step-with-american-life/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/joe-infanco-and-byron-babione-oppose-911-cross-youre-out-of-step-with-american-life/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:54:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110651 Joe Infranco and Byron Babione at the NY Daily News: The lawsuit by American Atheists seeking to remove the World Trade Center cross from the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum badly distorts the meaning of the First Amendment, but it nonetheless provides an excellent opportunity for each of us to understand what the Constitution really prohibits as an "establishment" of religion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/joe-infanco-and-byron-babione-oppose-911-cross-youre-out-of-step-with-american-life/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/01/ground-zero-cross-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/01/ground-zero-cross-attack/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:55:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109578 Mercatornet: Seriously. This is their legal complaint. Just like the American Center for Law and Justice, the Alliance Defense Fund is getting used to this. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/01/ground-zero-cross-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/01/congressman-atheists-lawsuit-against-911-cross-sad-misguided/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/01/congressman-atheists-lawsuit-against-911-cross-sad-misguided/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:45:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109574 Christian Post: Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) also insist that the cross’s placement in the museum is legally sound, and claim that the American Atheists’ lawsuit “is completely out of step with the Constitution.” “One atheist group’s agenda shouldn’t diminish the sacrifice made by the heroes of 9/11,” said ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione in a statement on the group’s website. “A cross like this one simply does not amount to a government establishment of religion under either the U.S. Constitution or the New York Constitution.” Babione added, “Nothing in the Constitution authorizes atheists to scour the landscape on a mission to seek and destroy memorial crosses.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/01/congressman-atheists-lawsuit-against-911-cross-sad-misguided/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/atheist-group-seeks-to-tear-down-world-trade-center-cross/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/atheist-group-seeks-to-tear-down-world-trade-center-cross/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:16:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109455 LifeSiteNews.com: “One atheist group’s agenda shouldn’t diminish the sacrifice made by the heroes of 9/11,” said ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione, who argued that the cross “simply does not amount to a government establishment of religion.” “The cross is not only known far and wide as a religious symbol, but also as a symbol of death, remembrance, and honor for the dead. Americans have long recognized this. Nothing in the Constitution authorizes atheists to scour the landscape on a mission to seek and destroy memorial crosses.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/atheist-group-seeks-to-tear-down-world-trade-center-cross/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/court-church-a-victim-of-govt-discrimination/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/court-church-a-victim-of-govt-discrimination/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:29:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108627 OneNewsNow.com: “Government officials cannot use broad commercial reasons to favor non-religious businesses or membership organizations over religious ones. The city's actions here left this small congregation with a mortgage to pay on a building it could not use for two years and at the same time it had to pay for another meeting place,” explains Babione. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/court-church-a-victim-of-govt-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/18/yuma-az-loses-case-against-church-adf-victory/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/18/yuma-az-loses-case-against-church-adf-victory/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:51:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108310 Seeing Red AZ Blog linked in Tucson Citizen: What better time for another accolade* to the Scottsdale-based Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) — a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith? . . . ADF Senior Legal Counsel Byron Babione argued the case of Centro Familiar Cristiano Buenos Nuevas Christian Church v. City of Yuma. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/18/yuma-az-loses-case-against-church-adf-victory/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/court-rules-in-favor-of-arizona-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/court-rules-in-favor-of-arizona-church/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:13:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108073 Charisma: Churches should not be singled out for discrimination by a city’s zoning restrictions,” says Byron Babione, who argued before the 9th Circuit in April of last year. “Government officials cannot use broad commercial reasons to favor non-religious businesses or membership organizations over religious ones. The city’s actions left this small congregation with a mortgage to pay on a building it couldn’t use for two years while it had to pay for another meeting place at the same time.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/court-rules-in-favor-of-arizona-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/yuma-church-can-sue-city-for-damages-in-zoning-denial-appeals-court-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/yuma-church-can-sue-city-for-damages-in-zoning-denial-appeals-court-rules/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:59:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107975 Cronkite News (7/12): The ruling by the three-judge panel of the court in San Francisco was hailed by Byron J. Babione, the attorney for the church. “We’re happy with the outcome,” Babione said. “Arizona has always had a good commitment to equality, the treatment of property owners and to the free exercise of religion.” [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/yuma-church-can-sue-city-for-damages-in-zoning-denial-appeals-court-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/president-patiently-positioning-himself-to-officially-endorse-%e2%80%9cgay-marriage%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/president-patiently-positioning-himself-to-officially-endorse-%e2%80%9cgay-marriage%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:36:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107213 The New American (6/27): Byron Babione, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, goes as far as calling Mr. Obama’s position on DOMA “nonsense,” pointing out that it ignores the fact that the law was designed to protect states’ rights and give them leeway to “determine social policy with respect to marriage.” Babione told Baptist Press News that the federal law “allows states the freedom to protect marriage between a man and a woman and not to have the same-sex marriages of other states imposed upon them....” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/president-patiently-positioning-himself-to-officially-endorse-%e2%80%9cgay-marriage%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/obama-to-gays-well-write-another-chapter/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/obama-to-gays-well-write-another-chapter/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:48:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107027 Baptist Press (6/24): Byron Babione, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, has called Obama's position on DOMA "nonsense." "DOMA actually protects the right of states to determine social policy with respect to marriage," Babione told Baptist Press. "It allows states the freedom to protect marriage between a man and a woman and not to have the same-sex marriages of other states imposed upon them.... Repealing DOMA actually does the opposite of protecting states' rights.... Repealing of DOMA also would do untold damage to the benefits that marriage brings to society. It would open the way to defining marriage and its value out of existence." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/obama-to-gays-well-write-another-chapter/feed/ 0