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/president-obama-voices-support-for-gay-marriage-in-abc-interview-video/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/president-obama-voices-support-for-gay-marriage-in-abc-interview-video/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:57:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133555 ABC (Jim Campbell appears in the video) (5/9/12): But Jim Campbell with the Alliance Defense Fund doesn't see it that way. For the organization fighting to keep marriage between a man and a woman, President Obama's comment was a big surprise. "It is really surprising because in the past President Obama has so firmly spoken about how fatherless homes harm children in society, yet today's statement is a contradiction that would create even more fatherless and motherless homes," Campbell said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/president-obama-voices-support-for-gay-marriage-in-abc-interview-video/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-becomes-1st-president-to-support-gay-marriage-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-becomes-1st-president-to-support-gay-marriage-baptist-press/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:38:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133418 Baptist Press: Jim Campbell, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund -- which defends traditional marriage laws -- said Obama's announcement could negatively impact families. "The president has spoken eloquently about how fatherless homes often hurt children and society," Campbell said. "Today's statement is a tragic contradiction that promotes the creation of even more fatherless and motherless homes." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-becomes-1st-president-to-support-gay-marriage-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:43:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133424 One News Now (AP): Jim Campbell, litigation staff counsel with Alliance Defense Fund, sees obvious contradiction in the president's announcement today. "This shows that the Obama administration doesn't understand the public purpose of marriage. Marriage -- the lifelong, faithful union of one man and one woman -- is the building block of a thriving society. It's not something that politicians should attempt to redefine for political purposes. "The president has spoken eloquently about how fatherless homes often hurt children and society. Today's statement is a tragic contradiction that promotes the creation of even more fatherless and motherless homes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obamas-gay-marriage-support-resonates-in-calif-mercury-news-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obamas-gay-marriage-support-resonates-in-calif-mercury-news-ap/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:41:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133422 Mercury News (AP): The Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal organization that is defending Proposition 8 in court, said Wednesday that the president's position "shows that the Obama administration doesn't understand the public purpose of marriage." "Marriage—the lifelong, faithful union of one man and one woman—is the building block of a thriving society. It's not something that politicians should attempt to redefine for political purposes," staff counsel Jim Campbell said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obamas-gay-marriage-support-resonates-in-calif-mercury-news-ap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/in-baldwin-hills-obamas-stance-on-gay-marriage-gets-mixed-reviews-la-times/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/in-baldwin-hills-obamas-stance-on-gay-marriage-gets-mixed-reviews-la-times/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:39:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133420 LA Times: An anti-gay marriage group, Alliance Defense Fund, released a statement saying Obama "doesn't understand the public purpose of marriage." "Marriage -- the lifelong, faithful union of one man and one woman -- is the building block of a thriving society," said litigation staff counsel Jim Campbell. "It’s not something that politicians should attempt to redefine for political purposes. The president has spoken eloquently about how fatherless homes often hurt children and society. Today’s statement is a tragic contradiction that promotes the creation of even more fatherless and motherless homes.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/in-baldwin-hills-obamas-stance-on-gay-marriage-gets-mixed-reviews-la-times/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-buckles-on-gay-marriage-washington-times/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-buckles-on-gay-marriage-washington-times/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:33:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133414 Washington Times: Religious conservatives also were critical, with Jim Campbell, litigation staff counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, saying the announcement “shows that the Obama administration doesn’t understand the public purpose of marriage. Marriage — the lifelong, faithful union of one man and one woman — is the building block of a thriving society.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-buckles-on-gay-marriage-washington-times/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/same-sex-marriage-gets-presidents-support-arizona-groups-react/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/same-sex-marriage-gets-presidents-support-arizona-groups-react/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:21:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133406 AZFamily.com (includes video): Valley attorney Jim Campbell from the Alliance Defense Fund told 3TV he thinks this will shape up to be a big issue leading up to the election. “The American people are concerned about the issue of marriage,” Campbell said. “They want it to remain the union of a man and a woman.” The Alliance Defense Fund fights against gay marriage nationwide. We asked if Obama’s announcement in support of gay couples will make that fight more difficult. “This is one politician's view about what he seemingly wants to redefine as marriage. But Americans across the country want to protect the union between man and woman.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/same-sex-marriage-gets-presidents-support-arizona-groups-react/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/adf-comment-regarding-president-obama%e2%80%99s-position-on-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/adf-comment-regarding-president-obama%e2%80%99s-position-on-marriage/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:42:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133348 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/adf-comment-regarding-president-obama%e2%80%99s-position-on-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/03/republicans-act-like-democrats-tulsa-beacon/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/03/republicans-act-like-democrats-tulsa-beacon/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:14:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132802 Tulsa Beacon: A spokesman for the Alliance Defense Fund said Hands On Originals has a practice of not doing business with groups that don’t reflect its moral and Christian values. The homosexuals complained to the “human rights commission” and filed a formal charge. A commissioner said that a homosexual business owner could refuse to do work for a Christian but a Christian could not refuse a job for homosexuals. “Americans in the marketplace should not be subject to predatory legal attacks simply for abiding by their beliefs,” said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Jim Campbell. “The Constitution prohibits the government from forcing business owners to promote messages they disagree with, so the commission should immediately dismiss this complaint. This kind of bullying may be practiced in a dictatorship, but violations of conscience have no place in the United States.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/03/republicans-act-like-democrats-tulsa-beacon/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/oh-suit-challenges-marriage-ban-repeal%e2%80%99s-petition-text/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/oh-suit-challenges-marriage-ban-repeal%e2%80%99s-petition-text/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:17:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131667 Gay People's Chronicle: Viars and OCPM are represented by attorney David Langdon and his law partner JoshuaBolinger of Sharonville, Ohio, and James Campbell from the Alliance Defense Fund of Scottsdale, Arizona. Langdon authored the 2004 amendment the new proposal would repeal. The Alliance Defense Fund fights against LGBT equality around the nation. On the complaint, Viarslists her address as the office of the anti-gay Citizens for Community Values in Sharonville, a Cincinnati suburb. CCV organized and funded the 2004 marriage ban campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/oh-suit-challenges-marriage-ban-repeal%e2%80%99s-petition-text/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/jim-campbell-on-the-rod-arquette-show-bullying-a-company-to-print-gay-pride-shirts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/jim-campbell-on-the-rod-arquette-show-bullying-a-company-to-print-gay-pride-shirts/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:38:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130529 Jim Campbell on the Rod Arquette Show. | MP3 audio 6:52 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/jim-campbell-on-the-rod-arquette-show-bullying-a-company-to-print-gay-pride-shirts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/christian-ministry-censured-for-failing-to-host-same-sex-ritual-missouri-family-policy-council/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/christian-ministry-censured-for-failing-to-host-same-sex-ritual-missouri-family-policy-council/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:29:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124504 News from Missouri Family Policy Council: Jim Campbell, staff counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, deplored the judge's attack on religious freedom. "The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs. Religious groups have the right to use their private property in ways that are consistent with their religious convictions." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/christian-ministry-censured-for-failing-to-host-same-sex-ritual-missouri-family-policy-council/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/marriage-in-minnesota-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/marriage-in-minnesota-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:25:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123870 OneNewsNow.com: "No provision of the Minnesota Constitution gives individuals the right to redefine marriage and force that definition on everyone else," says Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Jim Campbell. "The union between husband and wife benefits society, especially children, in unique and special ways that could not be duplicated by any other relationship." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/marriage-in-minnesota-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/rel-liberty-takes-hit-in-new-gay-marriage-suits-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/rel-liberty-takes-hit-in-new-gay-marriage-suits-baptist-press/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:49:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123474 Baptist Press: Jim Campbell, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund -- which is representing the Methodist group -- said the cases prove that there is harm to religious liberty when states legalize gay "marriage" or civil unions or pass broad legislation incorporating sexual orientation into non-discrimination laws. "When people hear that their legislature is considering a law like this and they think, 'What's the harm?' they need to realize that there is this direct threat to religious liberty -- to business owners, employees, religious entities and people who attend all those religious entities," Campbell told Baptist Press. "These four cases are a good demonstration of that. People who are concerned about religious liberty should be concerned about these legal developments." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/rel-liberty-takes-hit-in-new-gay-marriage-suits-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-rules-christian-facility-cannot-ban-same-sex-civil-union-ceremony-on-its-own-premises-lifesitenews/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-rules-christian-facility-cannot-ban-same-sex-civil-union-ceremony-on-its-own-premises-lifesitenews/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123048 LifeSiteNews: “He said this isn’t a case of religious liberty, which is simply not true,” Jim Campbell, who represented the resort and serves as litigation staff counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), told LifeSiteNews.com. “What this case involves at its core is the rights of a religious group to use its property in a way that is consistent with its religious beliefs.” Campbell said most people will find Metzger’s belief that the state can force a religious facility to violate its conscience “a very scary concept. If that is a principle of the law, then essentially the government can cast aside religion if it deems something more important.” Campbell called Metzger’s ruling “an error of Constitutional law.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-rules-christian-facility-cannot-ban-same-sex-civil-union-ceremony-on-its-own-premises-lifesitenews/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/complaint-filed-against-christian-ministry-for-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-examiner/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/complaint-filed-against-christian-ministry-for-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-examiner/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:51:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123039 Examiner.com: However the response was: “The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs,” said Jim Campbell, a litigation staff counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. “Religious groups have the right to use their private property in a way that is consistent with their beliefs. That right, protected by both the New Jersey and U.S. constitutions, obviously trumps any law enacted by the state’s legislature.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/complaint-filed-against-christian-ministry-for-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-examiner/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-ocean-grove-church-violated-law-by-preventing-civil-union-patch-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-ocean-grove-church-violated-law-by-preventing-civil-union-patch-com/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:50:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123046 Manasquan.patch.com: When asked if they would appeal the decision, the association's attorney, Jim Campbell, of the Alliance Defense Fund based in Scottsdale, Ariz., said his client was discussing "all options." Campbell added that he still believed that the association was on the right side of the law. "The government should not be able to force a private religious organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own beliefs," Campbell said by telephone on Friday. "That's why Ocean Grove is asserting its constitutional rights and that's why Ocean Grove ultimately believes that the law is on its side." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-ocean-grove-church-violated-law-by-preventing-civil-union-patch-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/court-says-church-must-allow-lesbian-wedding-ceremony/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/court-says-church-must-allow-lesbian-wedding-ceremony/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:46:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123037 One News Now: Jim Campbell, an attorney representing the church, said the decision may be appealed. He said, "The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/court-says-church-must-allow-lesbian-wedding-ceremony/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/nj-judge-rules-against-church-in-civil-union-flap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/nj-judge-rules-against-church-in-civil-union-flap/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:08:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122933 NECN: Attorneys representing the church said they were reviewing the decision for possible next steps. "The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs," Jim Campbell, an attorney representing the church, said in a statement Thursday. | Via Religion Clause Blog ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/nj-judge-rules-against-church-in-civil-union-flap/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/2011/09/07/california-high-court-steps-into-gay-marriage-fight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/07/california-high-court-steps-into-gay-marriage-fight/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:29:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112792 Thomson Reuters : The Supreme Court of California appeared sympathetic to allowing gay marriage opponents to defend the state's same-sex wedding ban in court, a crucial step in a case that could set national precedent . . . For the opponents of gay marriage: James Campbell of Alliance Defense Fund; Charles Cooper, Nicole Moss, Jesse Panuccio, David Thompson and Peter Patterson of Cooper & Kirk; Andrew Pugno; Brian Raum. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/07/california-high-court-steps-into-gay-marriage-fight/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/14/jim-campbell-the-intellectual-facade-of-the-case-to-redefine-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/14/jim-campbell-the-intellectual-facade-of-the-case-to-redefine-marriage/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:15:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108145 The Christian Post: Thus, like the schoolyard bully who hides his fear by creating it in others, the groups attacking marriage display a front of academic superiority, knowing all the while that a breach of that façade will expose the alarming void within. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/14/jim-campbell-the-intellectual-facade-of-the-case-to-redefine-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/15/gay-judges-california-same-sex-marriage-ruling-upheld/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/15/gay-judges-california-same-sex-marriage-ruling-upheld/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:08:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106424 Thomson Reuters: For the gay marriage opponents: Charles Cooper, David Thompson, Howard Nielson, Nicole Moss and Peter Patterson of Cooper and Kirk; Andrew Pugno of the Law Offices of Andrew Pugno; Brian Raum and James Campbell of the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/15/gay-judges-california-same-sex-marriage-ruling-upheld/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/u-s-court-mulls-if-gay-judge-can-rule-on-gay-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/u-s-court-mulls-if-gay-judge-can-rule-on-gay-marriage/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:31:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106277 Thomson Reuters: For the gay marriage opponents: Charles Cooper, David Thompson, Howard Nielson, Nicole Moss and Peter Patterson of Cooper and Kirk; Andrew Pugno of the Law Offices of Andrew Pugno; Brian Raum and James Campbell of the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/u-s-court-mulls-if-gay-judge-can-rule-on-gay-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/08/some-gay-rights-foes-claim-they-now-are-bullied/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/08/some-gay-rights-foes-claim-they-now-are-bullied/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:13:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105772 Burlington Free Press: "They're advocating for a lot of changes in the name of tolerance," said Jim Campbell, an attorney with the conservative Alliance Defense Fund. "Yet ironically the tolerance is not returned, for people of faith who don't agree with their agenda." . . . [Evan Wolfson] added: "There's been a shift in the moral understanding of people — that exclusion from marriage and anti-gay prejudice is wrong. Positions that wouldn't have been questioned in the past are now being held up to the light." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/08/some-gay-rights-foes-claim-they-now-are-bullied/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/gay-judge-challenged-on-california-marriage-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/gay-judge-challenged-on-california-marriage-ruling/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:45:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102131 Reuters Legal: For the proponents of the ban: Charles Cooper, David Thompson, Howard Nielson, Nicole Moss and Peter Patterson of Cooper and Kirk; Andrew Pugno of the Law Offices of Andrew P. Pugno; Brian Raum and James Campbell of the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/gay-judge-challenged-on-california-marriage-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/jim-campbell-on-the-zeb-bell-show-ut-highway-patrol-cross-memorials/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/jim-campbell-on-the-zeb-bell-show-ut-highway-patrol-cross-memorials/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:07:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102114 Jim Campbell appeared on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss the Utah Highway Patrol Cross Memorials. | MP3 audio 14:43 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/jim-campbell-on-the-zeb-bell-show-ut-highway-patrol-cross-memorials/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/truth-at-cross-purposes-with-americans-united%e2%80%99s-claims/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/truth-at-cross-purposes-with-americans-united%e2%80%99s-claims/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:33:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102075 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: Last week, Americans United for Separation of Church of State accused the Alliance Defense Fund of working at “cross-purposes” by defending, in a petition recently filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Utah Highway Patrol Association’s secular use of roadside crosses to memorialize fallen troopers who died while serving the people of Utah. AU’s alleged outrage, its spokesperson claimed, stemmed from its unfounded assertion that the Alliance Defense Fund tried to “secularize [the] Christian symbol” of a Latin cross through its legal arguments. But the truth is . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/truth-at-cross-purposes-with-americans-united%e2%80%99s-claims/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/fourth-question-erupts-in-prop-8/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/fourth-question-erupts-in-prop-8/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:47:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101308 Bay Windows: "Yes on 8" attorneys, led by Charles Cooper, Anthony Pugno, and Alliance Defense Fund’s James Campbell, said Walker’s use of the clip violated an order from the U.S. Supreme Court and a policy of the 9th Circuit against broadcast of district court trial proceedings. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/fourth-question-erupts-in-prop-8/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/06/targeted-terminated-for-religious-views/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/06/targeted-terminated-for-religious-views/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:35:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100271 One News Now: Walden, and attorney Jim Campbell recently argued on behalf of the former federal government employee. "In this case, Marsha Walden was a counselor working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She referred a client seeking same-sex relationship counseling because she realized that providing that counseling would conflict with her sincerely held religious beliefs," Campbell explains. "Unfortunately, she was terminated for that decision." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/06/targeted-terminated-for-religious-views/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman-3/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman-3/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:33:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99966 SIFY.com (AP): Attorney Jim Campbell said she was instructed to tell the client she didn't have the experience to handle the case, even though she had extensive background in helping clients with relationship issues. "She was targeted for mistreatment based on her religious beliefs," said Campbell, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative religious rights organization that took the case. "It's not her burden to come up with an excuse. She was offered one dishonest option — to say she didn't have the expertise to handle the case — and she refused it." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman-3/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/ex-counselor-in-religious-discrimination-legal-fight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/ex-counselor-in-religious-discrimination-legal-fight/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:21:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99957 CBN: Attorney Jim Campbell said she was instructed to tell the client she didn't have the experience to handle the case, even though she had extensive background in helping clients with relationship issues. "She was targeted for mistreatment based on her religious beliefs," said Campbell, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative religious rights organization that took the case. "It's not her burden to come up with an excuse. She was offered one dishonest option - to say she didn't have the expertise to handle the case - and she refused it." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/ex-counselor-in-religious-discrimination-legal-fight/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/01/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/01/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman-2/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:34:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99845 Bradenton.com: Attorney Jim Campbell said she was instructed to tell the client she didn't have the experience to handle the case, even though she had extensive background in helping clients with relationship issues. "She was targeted for mistreatment based on her religious beliefs," said Campbell, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative religious rights organization that took the case. "It's not her burden to come up with an excuse. She was offered one dishonest option - to say she didn't have the expertise to handle the case - and she refused it." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/01/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:35:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99761 AP: "She was targeted for mistreatment based on her religious beliefs," said Campbell, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative religious rights organization that took the case. "It's not her burden to come up with an excuse. She was offered one dishonest option - to say she didn't have the expertise to handle the case - and she refused it." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/ex-cdc-counselor-in-legal-fight-over-gay-woman/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/adf-attorney-argues-before-11th-circuit-ga-counselor-wrongly-fired-for-following-conscience/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/adf-attorney-argues-before-11th-circuit-ga-counselor-wrongly-fired-for-following-conscience/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:15:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99562 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/adf-attorney-argues-before-11th-circuit-ga-counselor-wrongly-fired-for-following-conscience/feed/ 1