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/2012/05/22/first-grader-can-perform-chris-tomlin-song-after-idaho-school-reverses-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/first-grader-can-perform-chris-tomlin-song-after-idaho-school-reverses-ban/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 22:04:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134388 Christian Post: "Public schools should encourage, not shut down, the free exchange of ideas. Removing the voice of faith from schools sends a message to all students that religion is something to be ashamed of," said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Matt Sharp. "The school district is off to a good start in allowing this performance to occur, but it needs to revise its unconstitutional policy so that this doesn't happen again." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/first-grader-can-perform-chris-tomlin-song-after-idaho-school-reverses-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/idaho-student-will-now-be-allowed-to-perform-song-originally-deemed-%e2%80%98too-religious%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/idaho-student-will-now-be-allowed-to-perform-song-originally-deemed-%e2%80%98too-religious%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:12:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134189 Idaho Reporter: Matt Sharp, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, was prepared to sue the school over not allowing the student to perform. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/idaho-student-will-now-be-allowed-to-perform-song-originally-deemed-%e2%80%98too-religious%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/easter-invitations-at-heart-of-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/easter-invitations-at-heart-of-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:55:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133146 One News Now: "To say than an Easter egg hunt invitation offered from one student to another during non-instructional time is somehow not allowed in America is preposterous," states [Matt] Sharp. "ADF has litigated numerous cases similar to this one, and the law is clear: invitations like this are protected by the Constitution." [more - Jeremy Tedesco also quoted) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/easter-invitations-at-heart-of-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/school-choice-a-win-win/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/school-choice-a-win-win/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:00:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131910 One News Now: And ADF attorney Matt Sharp asserts it is not a program that is trying to prop up religious schools to the detriment of others. "That's exactly the correct interpretation of the law in all of this, is that there's nothing wrong with giving state funds through a voucher program to low-income families to give them options for their kids," he contends. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/school-choice-a-win-win/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/ffrf-still-targeting-school-prayer-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/ffrf-still-targeting-school-prayer-one-news-now/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:04:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130952 One News Now: Matt Sharp of Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) says the Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent intimidating letters to 400 districts in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky, hoping they will cave rather than stand up to the threat of a lawsuit. But his firm is encouraging the latter option. "We hope that schools will stand up for the free-speech rights of students and the right to express their religious beliefs in opportunities like this and won't cave in to pressure," Sharp says, "but we think that's probably what their game plan is." [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/ffrf-still-targeting-school-prayer-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/matt-sharp-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-owasso-kids-for-christ-awanas-and-easter-in-the-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/matt-sharp-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-owasso-kids-for-christ-awanas-and-easter-in-the-schools/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:48:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130534 Matt Sharp on the Hugh Hewitt Show. | MP3 audio 5:26 mins | ADF Memo: Constitutional Rights of Students, Teachers, and Public Schools to Seasonal Religious Expression | ADF press release: Owasso Kids for Christ v. Owasso Public Schools resource page | ADF press release: ADF files suit after school district prohibited third-grader’s handwritten Bible club invitations ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/matt-sharp-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-owasso-kids-for-christ-awanas-and-easter-in-the-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/equal-access-for-christian-club-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/equal-access-for-christian-club-one-news-now/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:24:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130388 One News Now: ADF litigation staff counsel Matt Sharp says the club was forced to file a lawsuit when Owasso Public School District officials told them the religious nature of their organization meant they could not promote it (see earlier story). [more quotes] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/equal-access-for-christian-club-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-against-owasso-public-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-against-owasso-public-schools/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:19:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130384 Fox23.com: A lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund representing Owasso Kids for Christ released the following statement about the settlement: “A Christian organization should have the same right to publicize its voluntary meetings as other groups do,” said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Matt Sharp. “The district has done the right thing in revising its unconstitutional policy. That will allow ‘Kids for Christ’ and other similar groups to have the same access to publicize their events to students that all other groups enjoy.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-against-owasso-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/matt-sharp-on-the-bob-dutko-can-children-in-public-schools-talk-about-the-meaning-of-easter/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/matt-sharp-on-the-bob-dutko-can-children-in-public-schools-talk-about-the-meaning-of-easter/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:49:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130281 Matt Sharp on the Bob Dutko Show. | MP3 audio 6:37 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/matt-sharp-on-the-bob-dutko-can-children-in-public-schools-talk-about-the-meaning-of-easter/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/owasso-christian-club-drops-suit-tulsa-world/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/owasso-christian-club-drops-suit-tulsa-world/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:45:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130242 Tulsa World: "All we were asking for is a policy change to make sure groups like these are treated equally and reassurance that you're going to treat our client equally going forward," he said. "The original policy basically prohibited any religious materials from being distributed at school. The district has drafted a new comprehensive policy that specifically says that no materials will prohibited based upon religious content," Sharp said. "Our client got what they were seeking in this case, which is to have the same right to get their message out as other groups." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/owasso-christian-club-drops-suit-tulsa-world/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/matt-sharp-on-the-bill-lumaye-show-what-is-a-religious-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/matt-sharp-on-the-bill-lumaye-show-what-is-a-religious-club/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:50:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129217 Matt Sharp appeared on the Bill LuMaye Show to discuss this: UNC-Greensboro: Christian club isn’t religious | MP3 audio 5:22 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/matt-sharp-on-the-bill-lumaye-show-what-is-a-religious-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/va-honor-student-sues-after-school-district-rejects-church-volunteer-credit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/va-honor-student-sues-after-school-district-rejects-church-volunteer-credit/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:03:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128749 Christian Post: "They can't just stop there. There's this unconstitutional policy that underlies this whole case," said Sharp, as reported by OneNewsNow.com. "The school district-wide policy prohibits any credit for community service work done ... if that community service work is done at a church." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/va-honor-student-sues-after-school-district-rejects-church-volunteer-credit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/christian-legal-group-sues-fairfax-schools-over-service-learning-policy-washington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/christian-legal-group-sues-fairfax-schools-over-service-learning-policy-washington-post/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:19:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128583 Washington Post: “If you are doing community work that is part of a church service, you can’t be given credit,” said Matt Sharp of the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, the group that filed suit last week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. “This is an unconstitutional policy that needs to be remedied.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/christian-legal-group-sues-fairfax-schools-over-service-learning-policy-washington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/honor-students-service-honored-suit-continues-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/honor-students-service-honored-suit-continues-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:36:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128434 One News Now: Matt Sharp of the Alliance Defense Fund says he applauds Fairfax County Virginia schools for trying to right this wrong. However, ADF is continuing with the lawsuit -- and Sharp explains why. "They can't just stop there. There's this unconstitutional policy that underlies this whole case," says the ADF attorney. "The school district-wide policy ... prohibits any credit for community service work done ... if that community service work is done at a church." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/honor-students-service-honored-suit-continues-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/school-rejected-faith-based-student%e2%80%99s-community-service-greeley-gazette/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/school-rejected-faith-based-student%e2%80%99s-community-service-greeley-gazette/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:30:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128430 Greeley Gazette: The Alliance Defense Fund is helping an honor student in Alexandria, Virginia after she was denied community service credit because her volunteering was faith-based rather than secular in nature. Matt Sharp, litigation counsel with the ADF, says his client, 17-year-old Sarah Stites, is claiming discrimination because she was denied any credit toward her 12 required community service hours because her work was done at her local church. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/school-rejected-faith-based-student%e2%80%99s-community-service-greeley-gazette/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/matt-sharp-on-wrva-1140-am-with-the-lee-brothers-school-dishonors-honors-student%e2%80%99s-service-to-children/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/matt-sharp-on-wrva-1140-am-with-the-lee-brothers-school-dishonors-honors-student%e2%80%99s-service-to-children/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:12:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128273 Matt Sharp appeared on WRVA 1140 Richmond, VA with Scott and Richard Lee to discuss this: School dishonors honors student’s service to children. | MP3 audio 8:47 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/matt-sharp-on-wrva-1140-am-with-the-lee-brothers-school-dishonors-honors-student%e2%80%99s-service-to-children/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/matt-sharp-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-make-up-your-own-mind-v-unc-greensboro/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/matt-sharp-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-make-up-your-own-mind-v-unc-greensboro/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:05:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128270 Matt Sharp on the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss this: UNC-Greensboro: Christian club isn’t religious. | MP3 audio 5:30 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/matt-sharp-on-the-hugh-hewitt-show-make-up-your-own-mind-v-unc-greensboro/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/virginia-school-threatens-to-drop-student-from-honor-society-for-community-service-done-at-church-huffington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/virginia-school-threatens-to-drop-student-from-honor-society-for-community-service-done-at-church-huffington-post/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:13:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128236 Huffington Post: “There’s no honor in penalizing an honors student’s community service to children just because it happens to be faith-based,” Sharp said, according to FOX News & Commentary. “Positive community service and leadership like this should be encouraged by schools, not subjected to unconstitutional discrimination.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/virginia-school-threatens-to-drop-student-from-honor-society-for-community-service-done-at-church-huffington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/adf-comment-on-new-development-in-fairfax-county-honors-student-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/adf-comment-on-new-development-in-fairfax-county-honors-student-case/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:07:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128199 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/adf-comment-on-new-development-in-fairfax-county-honors-student-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/school-reinstates-honors-student-punished-over-religious-service-work-fox-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/school-reinstates-honors-student-punished-over-religious-service-work-fox-news/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:46:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128171 Fox News: Virginia school district said they would reverse a decision to remove a student from the National Honor Society just hours after the student filed a federal lawsuit accusing the district of religious discrimination. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/school-reinstates-honors-student-punished-over-religious-service-work-fox-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/suit-challenges-school-district-rules-limiting-faith-based-service-learning-credit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/suit-challenges-school-district-rules-limiting-faith-based-service-learning-credit/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:04:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128157 Religion Clause Blog: Alliance Defense Fund announced the filing of the lawsuit. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/suit-challenges-school-district-rules-limiting-faith-based-service-learning-credit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/school-threatens-to-remove-student-from-honors-society-over-church-work/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/school-threatens-to-remove-student-from-honors-society-over-church-work/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:35:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128125 Fox News: “In essence, she was targeted and discriminated against solely because of the religious nature of her community service work,” said Matt Sharp, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund. Sharp is represented the unidentified student in her lawsuit. “There’s no honor in penalizing an honors student’s community service to children just because it happens to be faith-based,” Sharp said. “Positive community service and leadership like this should be encouraged by schools, not subjected to unconstitutional discrimination.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/school-threatens-to-remove-student-from-honors-society-over-church-work/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/matt-sharp-on-kspr-video-dixon-school-district-sued-for-taking-down-pro-life-posters/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/matt-sharp-on-kspr-video-dixon-school-district-sued-for-taking-down-pro-life-posters/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:44:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126666 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/matt-sharp-on-kspr-video-dixon-school-district-sued-for-taking-down-pro-life-posters/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/matt-sharp-on-the-bill-post-show-zombie-posters-in-pro-life-posters-out/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/matt-sharp-on-the-bill-post-show-zombie-posters-in-pro-life-posters-out/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:03:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126343 Matt Sharp on the Bill Post Show to discuss this. | MP3 audio 9:58 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/matt-sharp-on-the-bill-post-show-zombie-posters-in-pro-life-posters-out/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/school-zombies-yes-pro-life-no/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/school-zombies-yes-pro-life-no/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:54:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126336 One News Now: However, as ADF litigation staff counsel Matt Sharp reports, other diverse posters were allowed, including edited photos that made students look like bloody zombies, as well as posters announcing the Gay-Straight Alliance's "Day of Silence." "The simple fact is that [the student] has a positive pro-life message, and the school, under the First Amendment, must respect that message and give it the same treatment that's given to all of these other student posters -- the zombie posters and everything else that's allowed in the school," Sharp contends. [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/school-zombies-yes-pro-life-no/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/mo-school-censors-pro-life-posters-leaves-zombie-posters-up-christian-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/mo-school-censors-pro-life-posters-leaves-zombie-posters-up-christian-post/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:54:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126043 Christian Post: Matt Sharp, the ADF attorney who works at the ADF's Public School Litigation Team, told The Christian Post that this case was about the rights students should have while in school. "We think this is an important case," said Sharp, who also believed it was "important to stand by students" who "want to express their rights" on campus. [more . . . ] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/mo-school-censors-pro-life-posters-leaves-zombie-posters-up-christian-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/school-ok-with-zombies-but-not-pro-life-posters-wnd/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/school-ok-with-zombies-but-not-pro-life-posters-wnd/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:54:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125899 WorldNetDaily: Pro-life students have a positive and valuable message that school officials should welcome, not censor,” said Jeremy Tedesco, legal counsel for ADF. “Public schools are more likely to succeed when they allow for the free exchange of ideas.” . . . “What is offensive is the double-standard here,” said ADF Litigation Counsel Matt Sharp. “Public school officials cannot pick and choose what messages they are going to allow based on which viewpoints they prefer. ADF has litigated numerous cases similar to this one, and the law and the Constitution are clearly on our side here as well.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/school-ok-with-zombies-but-not-pro-life-posters-wnd/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/school-agrees-to-change-unlawful-policies-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/school-agrees-to-change-unlawful-policies-onenewsnow-com/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124790 OneNewsNow.com: We talked with the school district, and they realized that their policies were unconstitutional [and] needed to change, and so they have fortunately drafted new policies that make sure that all religious speech is treated equally and that our client, in this case A.W., has the right to invite her friends [at school] to church activities ...," details Matt Sharp, ADF litigation staff counsel. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/school-agrees-to-change-unlawful-policies-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-suit-court-order-prompt-pulaski-county-district-to-end-policy-todaysthv/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-suit-court-order-prompt-pulaski-county-district-to-end-policy-todaysthv/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:32:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124772 Todaysthv.com: "All students should have the freedom to express their beliefs. The Constitution clearly prohibits bans that single out a religious viewpoint," said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Matt Sharp. "This settlement means that fliers for 'church-related' activities will be treated with the same respect given to fliers for numerous other community programs and events." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-suit-court-order-prompt-pulaski-county-district-to-end-policy-todaysthv/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/christian-club-recognized-in-ny-school-district-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/christian-club-recognized-in-ny-school-district-one-news-now/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:31:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121582 One News Now: Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit which led to the recognition of the Frontline Club of the Hicksville Union Free School District. Matt Sharp, an ADF litigation staff counsel, tells OneNewsNow about the situation. “This club has been for several years trying to get started, and it had been repeatedly denied by the principal,” Sharp explains. “In fact she had told them, ‘I don’t care if other schools have Christian clubs. I don’t want one at this school.’” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/christian-club-recognized-in-ny-school-district-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/injunction-request-filed-in-bible-club%c2%a0suit-tulsa-world/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/injunction-request-filed-in-bible-club%c2%a0suit-tulsa-world/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:27:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121579 Tulsa World: The plaintiffs' legal representation includes local counsel Richard D. White Jr. and attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund, which on its website describes itself as "a servant organization that provides the resources that will keep the door open for the spread of the Gospel through the legal defense of religious freedom, the sanctity of life, marriage and the family." Matthew Sharp, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, said Wednesday that for the entire fall semester, Owasso Kids for Christ has been denied any opportunity to inform parents and students about its weekly before-school meetings . . . [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/injunction-request-filed-in-bible-club%c2%a0suit-tulsa-world/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/defending-the-public-celebration-of-christmas-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/defending-the-public-celebration-of-christmas-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:23:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121272 One News Now (includes audio): "The school should not succumb to pressure from the faulty legal demands of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which spends its time threatening and intimidating school districts with disinformation to further its own constitutionally incorrect agenda," Sharp contends. And ADF attorney David Cortman says . . . "An overwhelming majority of Americans agree that it's okay to celebrate Christmas in schools and in the public square, and they are certainly correct," he offers. "There is nothing unconstitutional about inclusion of this song in the school's program, and that is supported by how the courts have consistently ruled." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/defending-the-public-celebration-of-christmas-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/07/matt-sharp-on-the-zeb-bell-show-owasso-kids-for-christ/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/07/matt-sharp-on-the-zeb-bell-show-owasso-kids-for-christ/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:20:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117915 Matt Sharp appeared on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss this. | MP3 audio 16:56 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/07/matt-sharp-on-the-zeb-bell-show-owasso-kids-for-christ/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/oklahoma-bible-study-group-sues-for-alleged-civil-rights-violations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/oklahoma-bible-study-group-sues-for-alleged-civil-rights-violations/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:16:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117309 Religion headlines in the media around the country | Deseret News (AP): The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Tulsa by the Alliance Defense Fund on behalf of Owasso Kids for Christ. It alleges the school unconstitutionally prohibits the group from distributing religious flyers, from taking part in an open house and from using the school's public address system. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/oklahoma-bible-study-group-sues-for-alleged-civil-rights-violations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/christian-kids-club-sues-okla-school-district/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/christian-kids-club-sues-okla-school-district/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:09:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117153 The New American: “A Christian organization should not be targeted for discrimination when it is simply seeking to publicize its voluntary meetings just like other community groups do,” said ADF attorney Matt Sharp. “The district would have people believe that the Constitution requires a religious organization to be singled out in this manner when, in reality, the Constitution strictly prohibits this type of discrimination. The courts have repeatedly upheld this.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/christian-kids-club-sues-okla-school-district/feed/ 0