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Christianity Today: It’s definitely a trend,” said Roger Kiska of the Alliance Defense Fund in Slovakia. “Two or three years ago, you never would have thought that within a year you would have three pro-life [victories] in the courts.”

ADF Attorney Roger Kiska on the Hugh Hewitt Show. | MP3 audio 5:50 mins

ADF Attorney Roger Kiska appeared on the Zeb Bell Show. | MP3 audio 17:10 mins

HSLDA: Roger Kiska is an ADF attorney stationed in Europe who has brought numerous cases before the European Court of Human Rights on family issues, including homeschooling. He says that the European Court of Human Rights has not been particularly supportive of homeschoolers. “The ECHR is giving aid and comfort to Sweden’s repressive home education policies. But ECHR jurisprudence and Swedish, as well as German, policy on home education is at odds with recognized international legal standards that uphold the right of parents to direct the education of their children,” Kiska said. “The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights documents all recognize that parents of children have a fundamental right to choose what kind of education their children will receive. We are committed to working with HSLDA and others to vindicate this right. We will stand with families like the Johanssons and Himmelstrands until we win.”

LifeNews.com: Roger Kiska, representing the Alliance Defense Fund which also took part in elaborating the Articles, highlighted that we should not forget why the international legal instruments were created after WWII: to oppose the totalitarian regimes. He emphasized that all of those legal instruments protect the right to life. Kiska found it troubling that still in 2011 many States allow forced abortion, abortion targeting the disabled, and sex selective abortions.

OneNewsNow.com: Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Roger Kiska is defending the family in the European Court of Human Rights, which has not been friendly to the couple so far. “We’re asking the court to immediately reverse … Sweden’s decision, saying it’s highly illegal to take away the parental rights for this family, and it’s also very damaging to the best interest of the child, to Dominic,” Kiska reports.

Crosswalk Religion News Summaries: The Home School Legal Defense Association and the Alliance Defense Fund have been working to bring attention to the case and encourage the Swedish government to release Domenic back to his family. “The government shouldn’t abduct and imprison children simply because it doesn’t like homeschooling,” said ADF legal counsel Roger Kiska. “That’s bad enough. But now the state is going even further by attempting to get the parents out of the way altogether. This simply cannot stand.”

HSLDA on Christian Newswire: Both ADF and HSLDA are currently asking for letters to be written in an attempt to renew attention to the family’s case and to encourage Swedish officials to release Domenic back to his family. “The government shouldn’t abduct and imprison children simply because it doesn’t like homeschooling. That’s bad enough. But now the state is going even further by attempting to get the parents out of the way altogether,” said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska. “This simply cannot stand. We will do everything in our power to help reunite this family.”

ADF Attorney Roger Kiska appeared on Voice of Russia. | MP3 audio 9:30 mins

ADF Attorney Roger Kiska on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss pending religious discrimination litigation in the Europe. | MP3 audio 12:06 mins

OneNewsNow.com: “Christian employees should not be singled out for discrimination,” contends Roger Kiska, an ADF attorney based in Croatia. “No one should have to hide their faith or act contrary to it, especially when public employees of other faiths are accommodated, but Christians are not, which appears to be what happened in some of these cases. That type of intolerance is inconsistent with the values that civilized communities should have.”

God Discussion: Also appearing at the Familiokratos Coalition Conference was Roger Kiska, legal counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian legal advocacy group that says there is no constitutional separation of church and state, as well as a number of speakers from the European Parliament and international “pro-family” activists.

Familiokratos Coalition on the Christian Newswire: Roger Kiska, legal counsel Alliance Defense Fund, talked on the Sovereignty of Member States and the Legal aspects of Hungary’s new Constitution, which protects life from the moment of conception and enshrines the concept of the natural family.

OneNewsNow.com: “No government must offer abortions simply because pro-abortion advocates demand that they be provided,” contends Croatia-based ADF attorney Roger Kiska. “Neither European nor international law requires the Czech Republic to offer abortions. The Czech Parliament made the right decision to derail this bad and unpopular legislation.” (Listen to audio report)

Charisma: “No government must offer abortions simply because pro-abortion advocates demand they be provided,” ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska says. “Neither European nor international law requires the Czech Republic to offer abortions. The Czech Parliament made the right decision to derail this bad and unpopular legislation.” [more quotes by Roger at the link]

LifeNews.com: “No government must offer abortions simply because pro-abortion advocates demand they be provided. Neither European nor international law requires the Czech Republic to offer abortions,” said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska, who is based in Europe. “The Czech Parliament made the right decision to derail this bad and unpopular legislation.” [more quotes at the link] . . .

OneNewsNow.com: “No one should accept the falsehood that governments must offer abortions just because pro-abortion advocates want that to happen,” contends ADF attorney Roger Kiska, who is in Croatia. “Neither European nor international law requires the Czech Republic to offer abortion.”

Czech Republic scraps proposed legislation that would have required providing abortions to citizens of other EU member states

One News Now: “Christians shouldn’t be punished simply for expressing their views,” contends ADF attorney Roger Kiska, who is currently in Croatia. “The free expression of ideas is a basic human right that is protected by both Belarusian and European law. These two men were groundlessly arrested, denied their rights, and sentenced to prison because of their views. They broke no laws and have only peacefully expressed themselves.”

Charisma News: “Christians shouldn’t be punished simply for expressing their views. The free expression of ideas is a basic human right that is protected by both Belarusian and European law,” Roger Kiska, ADF legal counsel, says. “These two men were groundlessly arrested, denied their rights and sentenced to prison because of their views. They broke no laws and have only peacefully expressed themselves.”

LifeNews: No one should accept the falsehood that governments must offer abortions just because pro-abortion advocates want that to happen. Neither European nor international law requires the Czech Republic to offer abortions,” said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska, who is based in Europe. “Forcing this type of illegitimate cross-border recognition is something Americans have already seen attempted in laws related to health care and marriage,” Kiska added. “It must be stopped wherever it rears its ugly head.”

Charisma: “No one should accept the falsehood that governments must offer abortions just because pro-abortion advocates want that to happen. Neither European nor international law requires the Czech Republic to offer abortions,” says ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska, who is based in Europe. “Forcing this type of illegitimate cross-border recognition is something Americans have already seen attempted in laws related to health care and marriage. It must be stopped wherever it rears its ugly head.”

ADF corrects falsehood that EU member states must provide abortions to citizens of other member states

Chuck Colson at Breakpoint via Crosswalk: The case has been widely viewed as a crucial one. As Roger Kiska of the Alliance Defense Fund put it, “A loss in this case would have meant, in essence, that it would be illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights to have religious symbols in any institution anywhere in Europe.” Before you start celebrating, though, you ought to know that this may be a very mixed blessing. When you take a close look at the court’s reasoning, it becomes clear that there are some disturbing implications to this ruling.

ADF attorney Roger Kiska appeared on Moody Radio with Mark Elfstrand to discuss the Wiens case. | MP3 audio 6:38 mins

One News Now: Five sets of parents in a German town have been punished for refusing to allow their elementary school-aged children to participate in school sex-education programs (see earlier article). “[The children are] being put through an interactive sex-education play which teaches them that if something feels good, then you should do it,” explains Roger Kiska with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF).

BosNewsLife.com: “Parents, not the government, are ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for exercising this universal right is ridiculous,” argued ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska. The imprisoned Eduard Wiens “was well within his rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach his children a view of sexuality that is in accord with his own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to classes and an interactive play that they found to be objectionable,” Kiska added.

WorthyNews.com: “Parents, not the government, are ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for exercising this universal right is ridiculous,” argued ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska. The imprisoned Eduard Wiens “was well within his rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach his children a view of sexuality that is in accord with his own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to classes and an interactive play that they found to be objectionable,” Kiska added. The cases could have wider implications, he warned. “The ADF also wants to head off any opportunity for activists in the United States to cite foreign court decisions as patterns to follow.”

LifeSiteNews: “Parents, not the government, are ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for exercising this universal right is ridiculous,” said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska. “Eduard Wiens was well within his rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach his children a view of sexuality that is in accord with his own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to classes and an interactive play that they found to be objectionable. In addition to the concerns directly related to this case, ADF wants to head off any opportunity for activists in the U.S. to cite foreign court decisions as patterns to follow.”

C-FAM: The final decision can be summarized by the concurring opinion of Judge Giovanni Bonello who wrote, “The Convention has given this Court the remit to enforce freedom of religion and of conscience, but has not empowered it to bully States into secularism or to coerce countries into schemes of religious neutrality.” “It is for each individual State to choose whether to be secular or not, and whether, and to what extent, to separate Church and governance.” . . . A loss in this case would have meant, in essence, that it would be illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights to have religious symbols in any state institution anywhere in Europe,” said Roger Kiska, Legal Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund that represented 33 Members of the European Parliament in the case. “That would have set a dangerous example for the rest of the world.”

ADF attorney Roger Kiska appeared on the radio to discuss this: ADF moves to have mother released from jail for keeping children from permissive German ‘sex education’ programs. | Al Kresta on Ave Maria Radio; MP3 audio 12:03 mins | Point of View Radio; MP3 Audio 18:18 mins

Lawrence D. Jones writes at the Christian Post: “The European Court of Human Rights shouldn’t overstep its authority and force a member nation to abandon traditions and beliefs that it has a sovereign right to protect if it so chooses,” said Roger Kiska, legal counsel of Alliance Defense Fund, who was present at the announcement of the court’s decision. Last year, ADF attorneys were granted permission by the European court to intervene in the suit on behalf of 33 members of the European Parliament.

Christian Today: Legal counsel Roger Kiska, of the Alliance Defense Fund, was present at the court when the ruling was passed down today. He welcomed the decision: “The European Court of Human Rights shouldn’t overstep its authority and force a member nation to abandon traditions and beliefs that it has a sovereign right to protect if it so chooses.

Christian Today: Legal counsel Roger Kiska, of the Alliance Defense Fund, was present at the court when the ruling was passed down today. He welcomed the decision: “The European Court of Human Rights shouldn’t overstep its authority and force a member nation to abandon traditions and beliefs that it has a sovereign right to protect if it so chooses. [more quotes by Roger Kiska]

LifeSiteNews: A top attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, which had been actively involved in the case, today emphasized just how much was at stake in the case. “A loss in this case would have meant, in essence, that it would be illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights to have religious symbols in any state institution anywhere in Europe,” said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska, who was present at the court when the decision was issued. “That would have set a dangerous example for the rest of the world.”

Christian Institute: Roger Kiska of the Alliance Defense Fund said: “The European Court of Human Rights shouldn’t overstep its authority and force a member nation to abandon traditions and beliefs that it has a sovereign right to protect if it so chooses.” He added: “A loss in this case would have meant, in essence, that it would be illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights to have religious symbols in any state institution anywhere in Europe”.

Crosses will continue to remain in Italy’s classrooms as a result of a judgment issued Friday by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. The court reversed a lower chamber’s 2009 ruling in favor of an “offended” parent who wanted crucifixes removed from the country’s public schools but did not prevail in Italian courts.

LifeSiteNews: Parents, not the government, are the ones ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for standing on this universal right is simply unconscionable,” said ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska in a press release. “Irene Wiens was well within her rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach her children a view of sexuality that is in accord with her own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to four days of classes and an interactive play that she found to be objectionable.”

WorldNetDaily: Kiska explained to WND the issue is the four days of “sexual education” mandated by the state schools. They include the stage play called “My body is mine” as well as interactive programs that “promoted a very liberal view of sex and sexuality which strongly contradicted Mr. and Mrs. Wiens’ moral and Christian beliefs.” Kiska told WND there are a total of five families at this point fighting the government over the mandatory sex training. The government has taken the position that they will be punished repeatedly until they give up their children to state indoctrination. The fathers who were ordered to jail today each already had served one term in prison earlier, he said. [more quotes by ADF attorney Roger Kiska]

Crosswalk Religion Today Summaries: The religious liberty group Alliance Defense Fund is now asking the European Court of Human Rights to overturn the mother’s sentence, although the father has already served his. Roger Kiska, ADF legal counsel, said, “Irene Wiens was well within her rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach her children a view of sexuality that is in accord with her own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to four days of classes and an interactive play that she found to be objectionable.”

Christian Today: Roger Kiska, ADF legal counsel, said: “Parents, not the government, are the ones ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for standing on this universal right is simply unconscionable. “Irene Wiens was well within her rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach her children a view of sexuality that is in accord with her own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to four days of classes and an interactive play that she found to be objectionable.”

Noticias Diarias (Google translation from Spanish): Roger Kiska, who has been defending the case brought before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg by the Alliance Defense Fund Foundation, which specializes in protecting freedom of conscience, argues that “the parents, not governments ultimately responsible for the education of their children. ” “Jailing parents for exercising a right universally accepted is simply unthinkable. The Wiens family is host to the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right of parents to pass on to their children’s view of sexuality that is in accord with their beliefs.

One News Now: Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) legal counsel Roger Kiska tells OneNewsNow that the German school system has made it mandatory for nine- and ten-year-olds to participate in the programs, including an interactive play. “The purpose of the play, they say, is to prevent abuse,” says Kiska, “but what they’re teaching is that if it feels good, do it.” [more quotes by Roger]

New American: “Parents, not the government, are the ones ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for standing on this universal right is simply unconscionable,” declared ADF attorney Roger Kiska. “Irene Wiens was well within her rights under the European Convention on Human Rights to opt to teach her children a view of sexuality that is in accord with her own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to four days of classes and an interactive play that she found to be objectionable.” Kiska noted that the ADF is defending four similar case . . . [more]

C-FAM: The European Union was founded on respect for national sovereignty,” Roger Kiska, Legal Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, told the Friday Fax. “If the Advocate General’s opinion is followed, it destroys this sovereignty making all European nations vulnerable to legislation promoting anti-life and anti-family laws despite the national will of that country. It is not the role of the ECJ to legislate for all of Europe without Europe having a say in the matter,” said Kiska.

Mercator.net: ADF filed an emergency appeal yesterday with the European Court of Human Rights, calling for Mrs Wien’s immediate release. Legal counsel Roger Kiska, based in the Slovak Republic, says the Wiens are well within their rights under the European Convention of Human Rights and other laws. ADF is representing four similar cases before the ECHR. “These types of cases are crucial battles in the effort to keep bad decisions concerning parental rights overseas from being adopted by American courts,” says Mr Kiska.

Charisma: “Parents, not the government, are the ones ultimately responsible for making educational choices for their children, and jailing them for standing on this universal right is simply unconscionable,” says ADF Legal Counsel Roger Kiska. “Irene Wiens was well within her rights under the European Convention of Human Rights to opt to teach her children a view of sexuality that is in accord with her own religious beliefs, instead of sending them to four days of classes and an interactive play that she found to be objectionable. These types of cases are crucial battles in the effort to keep bad decisions concerning parental rights overseas from being adopted by American courts.”

DemocraticBelarus.eu: “I write this letter as legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal alliance of more than 1700 lawyers dedicated to the protection of religious freedom internationally. The Alliance Defense Fund is accredited with the United Nations, European Parliament, Fundamental Rights Agency and Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. I am greatly concerned with the existing treatment of lawyers who are currently defending individuals, particularly from opposition parties, who were imprisoned as a result of post-election peaceful demonstrations. Specifically I write with regards to advocates Mr. Sapelka, Mr. Tolstik, Mrs. Semashka, and Mrs. Sidarenka . . . ” | Also published at: Viasna Human Rights Center

Diario Panorama (Translation from Spanish by Google): “Regardless of the parliamentary vote, there is a distinct possibility that groups of activists to submit the case to the European Court of Human Rights, with the hope that this court contesting the decision of France. On Tuesday, a militant group based in the UK launched a campaign to have the court revoke the prohibition of marriage between same sex force in the United Kingdom. You may not be far from France a similar campaign, since the case is ripe for review by the court in Strasbourg, according to Roger Kiska, Legal Counsel of Alliance Defense Fund. However, provided there is no chance that the European Court of Human Rights can successfully challenge the decision of the Council. According to Kiska, and has presented a case of same-sex marriage before the European court, which resulted in a ruling that states that it is within the margin of discretion of each State to decide on their own family laws. The French Constitutional Council’s decision, that the difference in the treatment of the laws that make family law is justified, it is within the margin of discretion described in the European court’s ruling, and therefore the latter should not failure to challenge the French. With this in mind, and with the hope that the French Parliament support traditional marriage when it inevitably be put to the vote, Kiska seems optimistic about the future of legislation on marriage in this powerful European nation.”

C-FAM: A similar legal campaign may not be far off for France, since the case is “ripe for review by the Strasburg court,” according to Roger Kiska, Legal Counsel at the Alliance Defense Fund. However, he foresees no chance of the European Court of Human Rights being able to successfully challenge the Council’s decision. According to Kiska, a same-sex marriage case was brought before the court already, which resulted in a ruling that it is “within a state’s margin of appreciation to decide upon its own family laws.” The French Council’s decision that the difference in treatment in family laws is justified falls within the “margin of appreciation” outlined in the European court’s ruling, and thus the Court should be unable to challenge France’s decision

WorldNetDaily: “Judges at the European Court of Human Rights for more than six months have ignored a separated Swedish family’s plea for justice and reunification, and advocates for Christer and Annie Johansson say now it’s time for the citizens of the world to demand action . . . ‘I am absolutely astonished that they haven’t replied to any of the applications that [ADF attorney] Roger [Kiska] filed for Christer and family and sent him a case [number]. They haven’t replied to my fax letter of September 29, in which I inquired about the application,’ [Ruby Harrold-Claesson, the president of the Nordic Committee for Human Rights] said in a statement to the HSLDA.”

OneNewsNow: “Though liberal-leaning, England is fighting the effort of homosexual activists who are trying to get the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to force homosexual ‘marriage’ on the country . . . ‘This case is your typical judicial activism-style case where there is little merit but a lot of risk,’ [ADF Attorney Roger Kiska] explains. ‘Thankfully, the European Court of Human Rights recently said in a case against Austria that the European Convention of Human Rights does not contain a right to so-called same-sex marriage.’”

WorldNetDaily: “Unspecified psychological studies or evaluations have been ordered for a jailed father who, in violation of the procedures of the government-run social services that instructed police officers to abduct his then-7-year-old son because he was being homeschooled, took him home for a visit . . . ‘Despite the ill-advised decision on the part of Mr. Johansson, the only menace here is a government drunk with its own power,’ said Roger Kiska, legal counsel for the ADF.”

Baptist Press: “[Roger Kiska], legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) in Europe, said in a written release, ‘[I]t’s regrettable that Ireland lost on the third count despite such a lack of judicial record, physician consultation, or recourse to Irish courts.’”

OneNewsNow: “‘The fact is the court specifically states that the European Convention of Human Rights, which covers 47 member states, does not contain a right to abortion. That’s very important to remember,’ [Roger Kiska] explains. ‘It states that member states alone — these 47 member states — have the right to define when life begins and the protections afforded to it.’”

The Christian Institute: “The Alliance Defense Fund, a pro-life legal group, had intervened in the case. ADF lawyer [Roger Kiska] said: ‘The court was right to reassert that there is no right to abortion under the Convention, but it’s regrettable that Ireland lost on the third count despite such a lack of judicial record, physician consultation, or recourse to Irish courts.’”

WorldNetDaily: “The plan being offered by officials with the Home School Legal Defense Association is for people around the globe to send a polite and direct message to the judge in the case . . . ‘Despite the ill-advised decision on the part of Mr. Johansson, the only menace here is a government drunk with its own power,’ said [Roger Kiska], legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund.” Article includes embedded ADF Weekly Update for the week of Dec. 13th.

Charisma Mag: “‘No one should be allowed to decide that an innocent life is worthless, and no one should force any sovereign nation to give up its right to protect life in its constitution if it so chooses,’ says ADF Legal Counsel [Roger Kiska], who is based in Europe. ‘In this case, the court wisely upheld that right as it has done in the past. The stakes were clearly high for all of Europe, but also for other Western nations, such as the U.S., because their courts often closely watch how European courts are ruling.’”

Christian Post: “The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that its European Convention does not contain any rights to abortion in the controversial A, B, and C v. Ireland case . . . ‘In this case, the court wisely upheld that right as it has done in the past. The stakes were clearly high for all of Europe, but also for other Western nations, such as the U.S., because their courts often closely watch how European courts are ruling,’ said ADF Legal Counsel [ADF News Release

European Court of Human Rights judgment in Irish case reaffirms that European Convention on Human Rights contains no ‘right’ to abortion

CBN News: “A European court ruled Thursday that Ireland’s constitutional ban on abortion a violation of human rights . . . Prior to Thursday’s ruling, [Roger Kiska], who is based in Europe and a legal counsel for the American pro-life legal group Alliance Defense Fund, told LifeNews.com the case could set an official policy on the issue for Europe.”

OneNewsNow: “The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is being allowed to represent a German pro-life group in a court challenge to the German government over its denying an assisted suicide request . . . ‘It’s a case of judicial activism. It’s a case that really shouldn’t be before the court, and it certainly may set a very dangerous precedent for all of Europe,’ [Roger Kiska] warns.”

LifeNews: “. . . ADF Legal Counsel [Roger Kiska], who is based in Europe, told LifeNews.com: ‘No one should be allowed to decide that an innocent life is worthless, and no one should force any sovereign nation to give up its right to protect life in its constitution if it so chooses. In this case, the court wisely upheld that right as it has done in the past. The stakes were clearly high for all of Europe, but also for other Western nations, such as the U.S., because their courts often closely watch how European courts are ruling.’ . . . ”

Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Roger Kiska will be available for media interviews Thursday when the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights hands down its judgment in the lawsuit A, B, and C v. Ireland, which has been dubbed the Roe v. Wade case of Europe.

LifeNews: “Previously, [Roger Kiska], who is based in Europe and a legal counsel for the American pro-life legal group Alliance Defense Fund, told LifeNews.com the case could set an official policy on the issue for Europe.”

OneNewsNow: “‘This is just really a state drunk with its own power trying to justify a decision that was wrong from the beginning,’ the [ADF Attorney Roger Kiska] contends. ‘These parents are the parents; they have the right to educate their child the way that they think is best for Domenic, and they shouldn’t be punished in this manner.’”

Christian Newswire: “The government shouldn’t abduct and imprison children simply because it doesn’t like homeschooling. That’s exactly what happened here,” said Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Roger Kiska, who is based in Europe. “Despite the ill-advised decision on the part of Mr. Johansson, the only menace here is a government drunk with its own power. This sad circumstance is what happens when an over-powerful government pushes a parent to the point of desperation, so social services should not pretend to be surprised.” HSLDA, in partnership with ADF, has appealed the Johansson case to the European Court of Human Rights.

After seizing a child from his parents and holding him in custody with virtually no visitation for 1 1/2 years because he was home-schooled, the Swedish government has now jailed the boy’s father for taking his son home from a supervised visitation when he wasn’t supposed to last week.

One News Now: “In an interview from Croatia, Roger Kiska, a member of the Alliance Defense Fund’s (ADF) legal counsel, labels as dangerous comments by Commissioner Viviane Reding rejecting the right of the country’s Roman Catholic schools to refuse to employ homosexual teachers.”

WorldNetDaily: “A father has been jailed and is facing a trial where he could be sent to prison for up to 10 years after bringing his son, who was ‘state-napped’ by police on the instructions from social services workers in 2009, back to his home for a day-and-a-half visit with relatives . . . ‘Despite the ill-advised decision on the part of Mr. Johansson, the only menace here is a government drunk with its own power,’ said [Roger Kiska], legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, which is working on a legal challenge to Sweden’s actions in the European Court of Human Rights.”

The Christian Post: “Seven months after being kicked out of Morocco, more than a dozen Christian parents have still been unable to see their foster children. And the chances that they’ll ever be reunited with them seem very slim . . . They claim that the Village of Hope was legally registered and thus mass deportations of its workers violated the protections afforded to associations under the North African country’s administrative law, [Roger Kiska], an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, explained.” For background, see this related ADF Alliance Alert post: ADF confirms yesterday’s WSJ article on the Village of Hope deportations in Morocco

WorldNetDaily: “Roger Kiska, counsel in Europe for the ADF, said it appears simply to be an issue of state control over a family. ‘The opinions in the Johansson case reflect an underlying attempt by the Swedish state to conform Dominic to the bureaucrats’ image of a child, rather than respecting the right of the family and the parents, and even the right of the child to be with his family,’ he said in the HSLDA report.”

OneNewsNow: “Alliance Defense Fund’s [Roger Kiska] reports that the new socialist-dominated government passed a law six years ago that stripped [a] dissenting synod of its access to the legal system. ‘The government decided that they didn’t believe in church autonomy, and they interfered in a big way. They stripped the synod of its legal personality and then overnight issued a warrant that couldn’t be appealed in court and took over 100 church properties,’ Kiska explains.”

ADF Attorney Roger Kiska writing at The Christian Post / Advancing Religious Liberty: “A couple months ago in June, attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund and the Home School Legal Defense Association filed Johansson v. Sweden with the European Court of Human Rights so that that the Swedish government will return a seven-year-old homeschooled boy to his parents. Dominic Johansson was forcibly seized by Swedish authorities from his parents in June 2009 after they had boarded a plane in their move to India. The reason? He was homeschooled . . . So, could Europe’s degree of intolerance and crackdown on homeschooling reach American shores anytime soon? It all depends on how vigilant we are in opposing decisions like the one in New Hampshire—and it’s precisely why ADF is fighting to protect parental rights in that case and abroad so that a very nasty cancer is not allowed to grow.