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/2012/05/08/universities-being-put-on-notice/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/universities-being-put-on-notice/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:57:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133148 One News Now: Theriot says the unconstitutional policies are setting a dangerous precedent. "We are teaching our kids that there are certain views or ... certain religious beliefs that have fallen out of favor and they're allowed to be restricted and it's okay to restrict them," he laments. "And of course, that undermines the foundational principles this country was founded upon." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/universities-being-put-on-notice/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/universities-that-censor-speech-put-on-notice-wnd/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/universities-that-censor-speech-put-on-notice-wnd/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:29:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133024 World Net Daily: America’s universities take pride in their promotion of the free exchange of ideas, but many regularly censor the speech of students, and the legal advocacy group Alliance Defense Fund is working to change that . . . “Public universities should encourage, not censor, the free exchange of ideas,” said Kevin Theriot, a senior counsel for the organization. [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/universities-that-censor-speech-put-on-notice-wnd/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/kevin-theriot-savage-speech-reveals-double-standard/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/kevin-theriot-savage-speech-reveals-double-standard/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:44:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132635 Kevin Theriot at Townhall: In addition to pushing to redefine marriage in different states around the country, homosexual activists have spent the last year or two pushing for censorship of free speech under the guise of “anti-bullying” campaigns. There is a serious problem with the very idea of “anti-bullying” campaigns which often culminate in legislation or policies geared specifically toward protecting those who say they are homosexual from criticism or offense. These laws routinely violate the First Amendment because they not only restrict some free speech but create a double standard which allows offensive and demeaning criticism of groups that aren’t protected by the “anti-bullying” statutes or policies ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/kevin-theriot-savage-speech-reveals-double-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/speak-out-school-board-sued-for-service-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/speak-out-school-board-sued-for-service-policy/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:59:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128600 Patch.com: The Alliance Defense Fund, based in Arizona, is representing the student. A spokesman told the Washington Post excluding activities widely considered "community service" in non-religious contexts is "an unconstitutional policy that needs to be remedied." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/speak-out-school-board-sued-for-service-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/fair-treatment-for-churches-in-florida-town-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/fair-treatment-for-churches-in-florida-town-one-news-now/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:56:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128598 One News Now: "Churches shouldn't be singled out for discrimination by a city's zoning restrictions," contends ADF attorney Kevin Theriot, "so Port St. Lucie has done the right thing in making its zoning code constitutional. Both the U.S. Constitution and federal law prohibit government officials from banning religious uses of property when they allow similar, non-religious uses of that same property." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/fair-treatment-for-churches-in-florida-town-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/maryland-to-pay-385000-to-pro-life-group-for-unlawful-arrests-will-train-troopers-on-constitution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/maryland-to-pay-385000-to-pro-life-group-for-unlawful-arrests-will-train-troopers-on-constitution/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:54:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128133 LifeSiteNews: “We’re glad to hear this news, which is certainly a vindication of the position we took in the federal lawsuit, which we filed and prosecuted over the last three-and-a-half years, along with the Alliance Defense Fund and America Catholic Lawyers Association,” attorney Tom Brejcha, president of the Thomas More Society in Chicago, told LifeSiteNews.com. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/maryland-to-pay-385000-to-pro-life-group-for-unlawful-arrests-will-train-troopers-on-constitution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/its-constitution-101-for-maryland-cops-wnd/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/its-constitution-101-for-maryland-cops-wnd/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:49:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127993 WorldNetDaily: “The state is doing the right thing in agreeing to respect their constitutionally protected rights and to make sure officers fully understand these important freedoms,” said Kevin Theriot, senior counsel for the ADF. “Pro-life speech cannot be censored through unwarranted arrests and illegal orders to disperse.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/08/its-constitution-101-for-maryland-cops-wnd/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/birth-control-mandate-setting-a-precedent-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/birth-control-mandate-setting-a-precedent-one-news-now/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:42:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127874 One News Now: Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Kevin Theriot says this government mandate is about religious freedom in America, not about a woman's right to contraceptives. And he views this as one of the greatest threats to Christian liberty in the nation's history "because it's … setting the precedent for the government to be able to impose its will on a religious organization when doing that completely violates the longstanding convictions of that religious group." [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/birth-control-mandate-setting-a-precedent-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/lawyers-reveal-contraceptive-mandate-lawsuit-strategy-crosswalk/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/lawyers-reveal-contraceptive-mandate-lawsuit-strategy-crosswalk/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:23:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126879 WorldNewsServices on Crosswalk: On Feb. 20, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) announced suits filed on behalf of two other schools -- Louisiana College, which falls within the 5th Circuit, and Geneva College, in the 3rd Circuit. Kevin Theriot, senior counsel with the ADF, said the spread of the organization's cases is not part of a grand strategy but acknowledged that its lawyers hope to end up with clients in every district. "If we win in the 5th Circuit, that doesn't directly affect a school in Washington," he said. "You can really only solve the problem for a school if you get the circuit where they are to rule in their favor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/lawyers-reveal-contraceptive-mandate-lawsuit-strategy-crosswalk/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/battle-lines-are-drawn-over-whether-obama-is-waging-a-war-on-religion-liberty-news-online/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/battle-lines-are-drawn-over-whether-obama-is-waging-a-war-on-religion-liberty-news-online/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:28:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126638 Liberty News Online: Kevin Theriot, senior counsel for the fund, cited the recent Hosanna-Tabor case as another example of Obama administration missteps on religious rights. In that case, attorneys for the Department of Justice and EEOC argued that “the government has a compelling interest to eliminate discrimination,” even if it means intervening in hiring and firing decisions in religious entities, like the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, Mr. Theriot said. “Of course the Supreme Court rejected that,” because of the “ministerial exception,” he said. “But it was very disturbing that the attorneys for the administration made that argument.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/battle-lines-are-drawn-over-whether-obama-is-waging-a-war-on-religion-liberty-news-online/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/hhs-mandate-means-%e2%80%98ongoing-comprehensive-government-surveillance%e2%80%99-two-new-colleges-sue-lifesitenews-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/hhs-mandate-means-%e2%80%98ongoing-comprehensive-government-surveillance%e2%80%99-two-new-colleges-sue-lifesitenews-com/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:45:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126328 LifeSiteNews: “They’re really concerned about the requirement that they would cover drugs that are abortifacients. That violates their sincerely held belief to protect life at all stages, even at the embryonic stage,” Kevin Theriot, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, told LifeSiteNews.com. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/hhs-mandate-means-%e2%80%98ongoing-comprehensive-government-surveillance%e2%80%99-two-new-colleges-sue-lifesitenews-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/louisiana-college-suit-challenges-obama-on-birth-control-thetowntalk-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/louisiana-college-suit-challenges-obama-on-birth-control-thetowntalk-com/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:36:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126321 TheTownTalk.com: “People of faith shouldn’t be punished by the government for following their beliefs when making decisions for themselves or their organizations,” said Kevin Theriot, ADF senior counsel. “The Obama administration invented a fake ‘right’ to get ‘free’ abortion pills and sterilization and elevated it above real freedoms protected by the First Amendment . . . The Obama administration has purposely transformed a non-existent problem --access to contraception -- into a constitutional crisis,” said ADF-allied attorney and co-counsel Mike Johnson, dean of Louisiana College’s Pressler School of Law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/louisiana-college-suit-challenges-obama-on-birth-control-thetowntalk-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/kevin-theriot-the-shire-of-religious-freedom-under-siege/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/kevin-theriot-the-shire-of-religious-freedom-under-siege/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:43:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125893 Baptist Press: So why is it that churches and other religious organizations increasingly find themselves unwelcome in communities where they used to be revered? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/kevin-theriot-the-shire-of-religious-freedom-under-siege/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/tax-liberty-seminar-for-pastors-christian-civic-league-of-maine/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/tax-liberty-seminar-for-pastors-christian-civic-league-of-maine/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:38:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124510 Christian Civic League: Pastors are invited to discuss tax and religious liberty issues with Kevin Theriot, head of the Church Division for the Alliance Defense Fund, at Aldersgate Methodist Church of Rockland on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 9 am. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/tax-liberty-seminar-for-pastors-christian-civic-league-of-maine/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/kevin-theriot-press-misunderstands-the-importance-of-recent-supreme-court-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/kevin-theriot-press-misunderstands-the-importance-of-recent-supreme-court-case/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:12:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124492 Speak Up Movement Blog: The appeals court (and the Associated Press) failed to recognize something even Christians sometimes forget – our biblical worldview and Christian principles affect all aspects of our lives. That certainly includes how we teach our children all subjects – even those that don’t appear to be “religious” – such as music and social studies. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/kevin-theriot-press-misunderstands-the-importance-of-recent-supreme-court-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/kevin-theriot-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-show-the-landmark-hosanna-tabor-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/kevin-theriot-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-show-the-landmark-hosanna-tabor-ruling/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:35:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123200 Kevin Theriot on KFUO with Roland Lettner Show to discuss the case. | MP3 audio 24:40 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/kevin-theriot-on-kfuo-with-roland-lettner-show-the-landmark-hosanna-tabor-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/kevin-theriot-on-the-paul-edwards-show-the-hosanna-tabor-landmark-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/kevin-theriot-on-the-paul-edwards-show-the-hosanna-tabor-landmark-ruling/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:04:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122952 Kevin Theriot appeared on the Paul Edwards Show to discuss the ruling. | MP3 audio 11:35 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/kevin-theriot-on-the-paul-edwards-show-the-hosanna-tabor-landmark-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-supreme-court-affirms-%e2%80%93-a-church-should-determine-who-its-ministers-are-not-the-gov%e2%80%99t/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-supreme-court-affirms-%e2%80%93-a-church-should-determine-who-its-ministers-are-not-the-gov%e2%80%99t/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:52:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122858 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: The Supreme Court just handed down a fantastic ruling affirming the right of churches to employ only those individuals that share their beliefs and live their lives according to the teaching of the church. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-supreme-court-affirms-%e2%80%93-a-church-should-determine-who-its-ministers-are-not-the-gov%e2%80%99t/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-landmark-ruling-in-hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-landmark-ruling-in-hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:31:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122786 Kevin Theriot appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss yesterday's ruling. | MP3 audio 8:33 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/kevin-theriot-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-landmark-ruling-in-hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/adf-comment-on-supreme-court-decision-in-hosanna-tabor-v-eeoc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/adf-comment-on-supreme-court-decision-in-hosanna-tabor-v-eeoc/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:06:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122664 Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: "The Supreme Court was right to conclude that the government cannot contradict a church's determination of who can act as its ministers. This clearly goes to the heart of the original intent of the religion clauses of the First Amendment. ADF has been pleased to represent this church and school in the trial court since the 6th Circuit handed down its opinion, and we commend The Becket Fund for its excellent work representing them before the Supreme Court." www.adfmedia.org ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/adf-comment-on-supreme-court-decision-in-hosanna-tabor-v-eeoc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/kevin-theriot-pastor-stands-up-for-biblical-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/kevin-theriot-pastor-stands-up-for-biblical-marriage/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:36:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122570 Speak Up Movement Churc Blog: Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Redmond, Washington, reportedly took a stand against the Washington governor’s recent efforts to legalize same-sex “marriage,” stating: ”As long as the Bible says it’s wrong, I’m going to fight against it . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/kevin-theriot-pastor-stands-up-for-biblical-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/kevin-theriot-without-religious-freedom-there-is-no-other-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/kevin-theriot-without-religious-freedom-there-is-no-other-liberty/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:19:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122024 Speak Up Movement: The more fundamental question, however, is what does the Bronx Household of Faith case tell us about the state of religious freedom in America? At minimum, we now know that some government officials and federal judges believe religious worship gets less constitutional protection than virtually any other type of expression – including political speeches, scientific lectures, global warming conferences, homosexual “rights” rallies, and even anti-religious teaching. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/kevin-theriot-without-religious-freedom-there-is-no-other-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/faith-based-groups-face-hard-lessons-about-federal-strings-washington-examiner/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/faith-based-groups-face-hard-lessons-about-federal-strings-washington-examiner/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:24:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121404 Washington Examiner: A coalition of groups have challenged the HHS rule in federal court. Kevin Theriot and Matthew S. Bowman of ADF argue in their suit that "no federal rule has defined being 'religious' as narrowly and discriminatorily as the [HHS] mandate appears to do, and no regulation has ever so directly proposed to violate plain statutory and constitutional religious freedoms." | The article incorrectly mentions a lawsuit.  ADF submitted this letter to HHS on behalf of several organizations and colleges. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/faith-based-groups-face-hard-lessons-about-federal-strings-washington-examiner/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/kevin-theriot-another-national-day-of-prayer-victory/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/kevin-theriot-another-national-day-of-prayer-victory/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:53:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120916 The Speak Up Movement Church Blog: On December 12, Judge Silver, a federal judge in Arizona, threw out a claim that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer violated the Establishment Clause by issuing day of prayer proclamations in observance of the National Day of Prayer. The court cited the Seventh Circuit’s recent ruling in FFRF v. Obama, saying “hurt feelings” don’t give someone standing to bring a federal case. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/kevin-theriot-another-national-day-of-prayer-victory/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/kevin-theriot-secretary-of-state-says-homosexual-behavior-trumps-religious-freedom-speak-up-movement-church-blog/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/kevin-theriot-secretary-of-state-says-homosexual-behavior-trumps-religious-freedom-speak-up-movement-church-blog/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:09:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120643 Kevin Theriot at Speak Up Movement Church Blog: So if Secretary of State Clinton is willing to acknowledge that rights aren’t simply something we’ve made up ourselves as we bump along evolutionary path to self actualization, why didn’t she say they emanate from God? The simple answer is she probably knows God not only gave us rights, He’s given responsibilities. The whole point of her speech is she believes the freedom to engage in homosexual behavior is a basic human right that even trumps religious freedom. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/kevin-theriot-secretary-of-state-says-homosexual-behavior-trumps-religious-freedom-speak-up-movement-church-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-10-financial-oversight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-10-financial-oversight/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:47:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119299 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: For many years, U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R-IA), has been looking into the financial practices of large media-based Christian ministries ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-10-financial-oversight/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-9-housing-allowance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-9-housing-allowance/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:34:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118670 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: The long standing tax provision that permits churches to provide pastors with a non-taxable housing allowance was recently challenged in the case Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Geitner in a California federal court. The radical group that filed the lawsuit voluntarily dismissed it after the Supreme Court handed down its decision in ACSTO v. Winn – an ADF case that severely restricts the ability of anti-religious organizations to challenge government programs that acknowledge the autonomy of religious organizations and the benefits they provide our communities. But the atheist organization filed another lawsuit challenging the housing allowance in the federal court in Wisconsin on September 17, 2011 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-9-housing-allowance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/kevin-theriot-usatoday-column-proposes-cleansing-politics-of-religion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/kevin-theriot-usatoday-column-proposes-cleansing-politics-of-religion/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:48:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118090 Kevin Theriot at Speak Up Movement Church Blog: A recent column in USAToday titled “5 rules for faith and politics 2012” proposes rules the authors say would avoid both theocracy and hostility toward religion. But all they succeed in doing is marginalizing people of faith who have the audacity to think their most cherished beliefs about God and morality should affect all aspects of their lives - including how they vote ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/kevin-theriot-usatoday-column-proposes-cleansing-politics-of-religion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/kevin-theriot-another-man-jailed-for-criticizing-islam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/kevin-theriot-another-man-jailed-for-criticizing-islam/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:55:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117253 Kevin Theriot at the Speak Up Movement Church Blog: An Egyptian court is reported to have sentenced a man to three years in jail and hard labor because he ”intentionally insulted the dignity of the Islamic religion and attacked it with insults and ridicule on Facebook.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/kevin-theriot-another-man-jailed-for-criticizing-islam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/kevin-theriot-bishop-warns-of-government-assault-on-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/kevin-theriot-bishop-warns-of-government-assault-on-religious-freedom/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:13:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116887 Kevin Theriot at the Speak Up Movement Church Blog: In an open letter to his fellow bishops, Bishop Dolan, President of the United State Conference of Catholic Bishops lists numerous examples of government laws, policies, and regulations that have been propounded without any regard for the religious liberty upon which they are trampling. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/kevin-theriot-bishop-warns-of-government-assault-on-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/kevin-theriot-defamation-of-religion-laws-persecution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/kevin-theriot-defamation-of-religion-laws-persecution/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:05:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116883 Kevin Theriot at Religion Clause Blog (10/21): This is just one more example of how efforts to censor speech because it is critical of other religions is a danger to freedom. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/kevin-theriot-defamation-of-religion-laws-persecution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:49:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116556 Washington Times: Writing on their behalf, attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) argued that “federal law simply prohibits the federal government from violating the religious and moral beliefs” of any individual or institution. “No federal rule has defined being ‘religious’ as narrowly and discriminatorily as the [HHS] mandate appears to do, and no regulation has ever so directly proposed to violate plain statutory and constitutional religious freedoms,” wrote ADF’s Kevin Theriot and Matthew S. Bowman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/catholic-colleges-stand-against-obamacare-coverage-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/catholic-colleges-stand-against-obamacare-coverage-mandate/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:39:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115035 LifeNews.com: The appeal was organized by The Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education, a division of The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), and authored by attorneys Kevin Theriot and Matthew Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund. Joining the Center and 18 colleges in the letter were the Society of Catholic Social Scientists and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Bishop Curry, who signed in his individual capacity, is chairman of the Committee for Catholic Education at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/catholic-colleges-stand-against-obamacare-coverage-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/catholic-colleges-unite-to-defend-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/catholic-colleges-unite-to-defend-religious-liberty/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:39:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114916 Christian Newswire: The appeal was organized by The Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education, a division of The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), and authored by attorneys Kevin Theriot and Matthew Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/catholic-colleges-unite-to-defend-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-8-security/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-8-security/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:10:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114896 Speak Up Movement Church Blog: Increased animosity toward churches because of their Biblically based moral teaching sometimes results in actual disruption of church services. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/kevin-theriot-top-legal-issues-that-concern-churches-%e2%80%93-issue-8-security/feed/ 0