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/2012/05/18/federal-court-rules-n-y-town%e2%80%99s-prayers-too-christian-the-new-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/federal-court-rules-n-y-town%e2%80%99s-prayers-too-christian-the-new-american/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:36:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134135 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/federal-court-rules-n-y-town%e2%80%99s-prayers-too-christian-the-new-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:28:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134101 Fox News: The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based group that presses faith-based cases in courts nationwide, represented the town in court. It said it will appeal the ruling. Joel Oster, senior counsel for ADF who argued the town's case, called the ruling "highly inconsistent" with what the Supreme Court has said on the issue and said it means towns will have to "complete an obstacle course" before they can qualify to say a prayer before a meeting. "The town has no obligation to go outside of its borders as if it's an affirmative action program," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-fox-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:13:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134081 Findlaw: "The court wants the town to be prayer monitors, to determine how many prayers in Jesus' name are too many," which would violate the Establishment Clause, the Alliance Defense Fund's Joel Oster told Thomson Reuters News & Insight. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/greece-needs-a-new-prayer-policy-findlaw/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-diluting-christian-prayer-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-diluting-christian-prayer-one-news-now/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:05:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134079 One News Now: . . . ADF attorney Joel Oster tells OneNewsNow prayers have been offered according to the "conscience of the speaker." "There is no legal reason why a town cannot engage in this practice today with people from within its own community," he asserts. "The district court rightly affirmed the constitutionality of the town's policy, and we will appeal the Second Circuit's decision. Secularist groups cannot be allowed to force local governments to engage in strange hoops and hurdles that effectively eliminate prayers by making them too difficult to take place." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-diluting-christian-prayer-one-news-now/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134075 Federal News Radio: The Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based group that presses faith-based cases in courts nationwide, represented the town in court. It said it will appeal the ruling. Joel Oster, senior counsel for ADF who argued the town's case, called the ruling "highly inconsistent" with what the Supreme Court has said on the issue and said it means towns will have to "complete an obstacle course" before they can qualify to say a prayer before a meeting. "The town has no obligation to go outside of its borders as if it's an affirmative action program," he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/court-rules-ny-towns-prayer-violated-constitution-federal-news-radio/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133964 Reuters: Joel Oster of the Alliance Defense Fund, which represents Greece, said the town was prepared to appeal the case as far as the Supreme Court. "The court wants the town to be prayer monitors, to determine how many prayers in Jesus' name are too many," he said. That outcome violates the Establishment Clause, he said. Oster pointed to a 2008 ruling by the 11th Circuit in Pelphrey v. Cobb County, Georgia, upholding a county commission's opening prayer policy.| Galloway v. Town of Greece, No. 10-3635-cv ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/2nd-circuit-finds-ny-town-prayers-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/joel-oster-protecting-the-national-day-of-prayer-by-celebrating-the-national-day-of-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/joel-oster-protecting-the-national-day-of-prayer-by-celebrating-the-national-day-of-prayer/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:46:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132527 ADF Blog: On Thursday, May 3, 2012, teachers, electricians, athletes, public officials, mothers, bankers, doctors, and indeed Christians from all walks of life will be seeking the face of God. On this 61st annual observance of the National Day of Prayer, Americans across this nation will join the millions who have done so before, and will seek His guidance, His blessings and His will for our nation. We at the Alliance Defense Fund encourage you to join with us, and the many others, in seeking Him on this special day. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/joel-oster-protecting-the-national-day-of-prayer-by-celebrating-the-national-day-of-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/attorney-town-targeted-church-because-of-religion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/attorney-town-targeted-church-because-of-religion/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:47:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132332 One News Now: The church in Maine has been denied a tax exemption for its parking lot under the theory that a parking lot does not serve as a religious purpose," Oster reports. "We, of course, think that is absurd. A church is a religious organization, and people who go to church, they park in their parking lot. That shows a very valid purpose for the operation and function of a church." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/attorney-town-targeted-church-because-of-religion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/suit-challenges-property-tax-treatment-of-churches-vs-non-profits/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/suit-challenges-property-tax-treatment-of-churches-vs-non-profits/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:13:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132174 Religion Clause Blog: At issue, according to a release from Alliance Defense Fund, is a decision by the city of Rockland to grant a local church a tax exemption only for its building and not for the parsonage it owns or for its parking lot. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/suit-challenges-property-tax-treatment-of-churches-vs-non-profits/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/adf-maine-town-no-parking-lot-taxes-for-charities%e2%80%a6-except-for-churches/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/adf-maine-town-no-parking-lot-taxes-for-charities%e2%80%a6-except-for-churches/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132070 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/adf-maine-town-no-parking-lot-taxes-for-charities%e2%80%a6-except-for-churches/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/maine-church-claims-discrimination-against-rockland-in-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/maine-church-claims-discrimination-against-rockland-in-lawsuit/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:21:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132068 Bangor Daily News: The lawsuit on behalf of Aldersgate United Methodist Church was filed Monday in Knox County Superior Court. The church is being represented by attorney Stephen Whiting of Portland as well as Joel Oster from the Alliance Defense Fund of Leawood, Kan. The Alliance Defense Fund states on its website that it is a legal alliance to defend religious freedom. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/maine-church-claims-discrimination-against-rockland-in-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/joel-oster-soldiers-at-camp-pendleton-have-religious-freedom-as-well/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/joel-oster-soldiers-at-camp-pendleton-have-religious-freedom-as-well/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:10:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131680 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: Some people have no shame. The situation involving the demand to remove the crosses at Camp Pendleton is just such a situation. About nine years ago, seven Marines erected two crosses in a remote part of the camp, on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/joel-oster-soldiers-at-camp-pendleton-have-religious-freedom-as-well/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/joel-oster-on-wallbuilders-live-threatened-with-jail-for-opposing-politicians-in-el-paso/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/joel-oster-on-wallbuilders-live-threatened-with-jail-for-opposing-politicians-in-el-paso/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:54:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130398 Joel Oster appeared on Wallbuilders Live to discuss this. | MP3 audio 9:44 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/joel-oster-on-wallbuilders-live-threatened-with-jail-for-opposing-politicians-in-el-paso/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/alan-e-sears-el-paso-city-leaders-declare-war-on-civil-liberties-of-christians/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/alan-e-sears-el-paso-city-leaders-declare-war-on-civil-liberties-of-christians/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:07:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130301 Alan E. Sears at the ADF Blog: The penalty for opposing the policies of El Paso mayor John Cook are getting stiffer – maybe as stiff as “sign a petition, go to jail.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/alan-e-sears-el-paso-city-leaders-declare-war-on-civil-liberties-of-christians/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/joel-oster-el-paso-mayor-to-indict-voters-who-dont-support-his-agenda/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/joel-oster-el-paso-mayor-to-indict-voters-who-dont-support-his-agenda/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:58:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129547 Townhall: In El Paso, Texas, Democrat Mayor John Cook is literally doing whatever he can to cram his political preferences down the throats of El Pasoans who voted against him. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/joel-oster-el-paso-mayor-to-indict-voters-who-dont-support-his-agenda/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/adf-comment-on-developments-in-el-paso-recall-election-case-at-tx-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/adf-comment-on-developments-in-el-paso-recall-election-case-at-tx-supreme-court/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:47:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129402 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/adf-comment-on-developments-in-el-paso-recall-election-case-at-tx-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/joel-oster-on-the-janet-mefferd-show-what-is-going-on-in-el-paso-texas/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/joel-oster-on-the-janet-mefferd-show-what-is-going-on-in-el-paso-texas/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:47:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129386 Joel Oster appeared on the Janet Mefferd Show to discuss this: Hundreds of Christians face jail time in El Paso. | MP3 audio 13:46 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/joel-oster-on-the-janet-mefferd-show-what-is-going-on-in-el-paso-texas/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/joel-oster-on-washington-watch-with-tony-perkins-hundreds-of-christians-face-jail-time-in-el-paso/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/joel-oster-on-washington-watch-with-tony-perkins-hundreds-of-christians-face-jail-time-in-el-paso/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:46:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129249 Joel Oster on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins to discuss this: ADF: Hundreds of Christians face jail time in El Paso. | MP3 audio 11:54 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/joel-oster-on-washington-watch-with-tony-perkins-hundreds-of-christians-face-jail-time-in-el-paso/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/joel-oster-on-wake-up-we-the-people-with-george-stephenson-church-autonomy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/joel-oster-on-wake-up-we-the-people-with-george-stephenson-church-autonomy/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:39:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129243 Joel Oster on Wake Up We the People with George Stephenson. | MP3 audio 9:13 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/joel-oster-on-wake-up-we-the-people-with-george-stephenson-church-autonomy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/el-paso-christians-facing-jail-time-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/el-paso-christians-facing-jail-time-one-news-now/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:30:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128251 One News Now: "We have more than 250 signed affidavits from local citizens there in El Paso who are terrified that they may go to jail simply for engaging in legitimate political and free-speech efforts," Oster reports. "The mayor can't be allowed to put his opponents in jail just because he doesn't like [that] they participated in a valid effort he doesn't favor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/el-paso-christians-facing-jail-time-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/el-paso-texas-trying-to-silence-christians-opposing-views/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/el-paso-texas-trying-to-silence-christians-opposing-views/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:20:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128243 Opposing Views by FRC: According to Attorney Joel Oster, ADF has "more than 250 signed affidavits from local citizens who are terrified that they may go to jail for their legitimate political and free speech efforts.""This is America," Oster said, "and the mayor can't be allowed to put his opponents in jail just because he doesn't like the fact that they participated in a valid effort that he doesn't favor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/el-paso-texas-trying-to-silence-christians-opposing-views/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/christians-who-signed-petitions-investigated-wnd/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/christians-who-signed-petitions-investigated-wnd/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:16:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128238 WorldNetDaily (includes video): “El Paso citizens should not live in fear of being arrested and jailed for exercising their constitutionally protected right to free speech,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Joel Oster, who argued before the appeals court on Jan. 24 in Cook v. Tom Brown Ministries. “We have more than 250 signed affidavits from local citizens who are terrified that they may go to jail for their legitimate political and free speech efforts. This is America, and the mayor can’t be allowed to put his opponents in jail just because he doesn’t like the fact that they participated in a valid effort that he doesn’t favor,” said Oster. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/christians-who-signed-petitions-investigated-wnd/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/a-cure-for-what-jails-you-frc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/a-cure-for-what-jails-you-frc/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:38:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128214 FRC Washington Update: According to Attorney Joel Oster, ADF has "more than 250 signed affidavits from local citizens who are terrified that they may go to jail for their legitimate political and free speech efforts." "This is America," Oster said, "and the mayor can't be allowed to put his opponents in jail just because he doesn't like the fact that they participated in a valid effort that he doesn't favor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/a-cure-for-what-jails-you-frc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/adf-hundreds-of-christians-face-jail-time-in-el-paso/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/adf-hundreds-of-christians-face-jail-time-in-el-paso/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:00:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128052 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/adf-hundreds-of-christians-face-jail-time-in-el-paso/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/tx-court-churches-cant-petition-government-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/tx-court-churches-cant-petition-government-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:58:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127092 One News Now: "The appeals court in Texas has stopped the recall election because one of the supporters of the recall election was supposedly a church, and according to the Texas appeals court, a church cannot be involved in a recall election," reports Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Joel Oster ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/tx-court-churches-cant-petition-government-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/tx-el-paso-mayor-fighting-ouster-on-gay-rights-vote-counts-rising-legal-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/tx-el-paso-mayor-fighting-ouster-on-gay-rights-vote-counts-rising-legal-bill/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:22:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125159 Bloomberg: This is a blatant matter of abusing the rights of church officials to be involved in local affairs,” said Joel Oster, a lawyer in Kansas for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based group that represents religious organizations. “We are excited about this case because of the precedent that could be established.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/tx-el-paso-mayor-fighting-ouster-on-gay-rights-vote-counts-rising-legal-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/tx-mayor-challenging-recall-effort-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/tx-mayor-challenging-recall-effort-onenewsnow-com/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:39:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124223 OneNewsNow.com: Alliance Defense Fund attorney Joel Oster was back in court this week to take on the cited law. "The appeals court in Texas heard our case about whether or not a church can speak out on local political matters. The case went really well," he accounts. "The argument was well presented, and the court, I believe, understands that even a church has free-speech rights and has a right to petition their government for the redress of grievances." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/tx-mayor-challenging-recall-effort-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/arkansas-human-services-issues-proposed-rules-barring-use-of-tax-money-to-teach-religion-the-republic-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/arkansas-human-services-issues-proposed-rules-barring-use-of-tax-money-to-teach-religion-the-republic-ap/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:11:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123976 The Republic (AP): Harris said he forwarded the proposed rules to his attorney, Joel Oster of the Alliance Defense Fund, and will decide how to proceed after consulting with him. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/arkansas-human-services-issues-proposed-rules-barring-use-of-tax-money-to-teach-religion-the-republic-ap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/joel-oster-on-the-charlie-langton-show-landmark-supreme-court-case-upholds-ministerial-exception/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/joel-oster-on-the-charlie-langton-show-landmark-supreme-court-case-upholds-ministerial-exception/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:29:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123197 Joel Oster appeared on the Charlie Langton Show to discuss the Hosanna-Tabor ruling. | MP3 audio 18:07 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/joel-oster-on-the-charlie-langton-show-landmark-supreme-court-case-upholds-ministerial-exception/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/recall-judge-allows-smoking-gun-document-on-the-record/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/recall-judge-allows-smoking-gun-document-on-the-record/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:07:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120951 KIVA.com ABC 7: Brown's lawyers said there's a more practical explanation. "It was late in the day (when we got the subpoena), and it said that we had to produce all of these documents the very next morning. This is like an 18-paragraph request for documents. There was not enough time to file all of these documents, so we filed a motion for a protective order. Under Texas law, when you file a protective order, you don't have to produce the documents unless the court says you have to produce the documents. Once the court said to produce the documents, we produced the documents. Where's the controversy?" said Brown's Alliance Defense Fund lawyer, Joel Oster. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/recall-judge-allows-smoking-gun-document-on-the-record/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/el-paso-city-council-recall-smoking-gun-document-surfaces-after-hearings-end-el-paso-times/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/el-paso-city-council-recall-smoking-gun-document-surfaces-after-hearings-end-el-paso-times/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:16:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120703 El Paso Times: Brown's attorney, Joel Oster, said the document released by Walker on Monday is unimportant, calling it "a non-issue." . . . But Oster, one of Brown's attorneys, downplayed the document's significance. "The minutes that you refer to are a non-issue," Oster said in an email. "They were properly given to the other side pursuant to the subpoena and the court's instructions. They don't state that the church itself was involved. "In any event, the court already stated that it believes that the church circulated the petitions. ... What the court held, however, was that First Amendment rights were at stake and it would not stop the election." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/el-paso-city-council-recall-smoking-gun-document-surfaces-after-hearings-end-el-paso-times/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/texas-showdown-first-amendment-case-could-end-up-in-high-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/texas-showdown-first-amendment-case-could-end-up-in-high-court/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:09:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120698 NC Register: The Alliance Defense Fund and two local pro-bono attorneys are aiding petitioners. “We’re defending the church’s right to be fully engaged in the culture,” said ADF senior legal counsel Joel Oster. “Christians and their institutions are not second-class citizens who are banned from the democratic process.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/texas-showdown-first-amendment-case-could-end-up-in-high-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/joel-oster-on-pratt-on-texas-el-paso-churches-bullied-for-participating-in-democracy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/joel-oster-on-pratt-on-texas-el-paso-churches-bullied-for-participating-in-democracy/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:24:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119826 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/joel-oster-on-pratt-on-texas-el-paso-churches-bullied-for-participating-in-democracy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/joel-oster-on-the-bott-radio-network-suit-against-el-paso-churches-for-recall-election/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/joel-oster-on-the-bott-radio-network-suit-against-el-paso-churches-for-recall-election/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:08:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119736 Joel Oster appeared on the Bott Radio Network to discuss this case. | MP3 audio 22 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/joel-oster-on-the-bott-radio-network-suit-against-el-paso-churches-for-recall-election/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/texas-showdown-headed-for-high-court-national-catholic-register/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/texas-showdown-headed-for-high-court-national-catholic-register/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:34:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119730 National Catholic Register: “We’re defending the church’s right to be fully engaged in the culture,” said ADF senior legal counsel Joel Oster. “Christians and their institutions are not second-class citizens who are banned from the democratic process.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/texas-showdown-headed-for-high-court-national-catholic-register/feed/ 0