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/2010/06/14/tim-tracey-on-nc-family-policy-council-podcast-the-d-c-marriage-battle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/14/tim-tracey-on-nc-family-policy-council-podcast-the-d-c-marriage-battle/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/14/tim-tracey-on-nc-family-policy-council-podcast-the-d-c-marriage-battle/ ADF attorney Tim Tracey appeared on this NC Family Policy Council Podcast to discuss the D.C. Marriage Battle. | MP3 - 14:16 mins | Related ADF Media Information page ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/14/tim-tracey-on-nc-family-policy-council-podcast-the-d-c-marriage-battle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/06/new-york-gives-same-sex-partners-parental-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/06/new-york-gives-same-sex-partners-parental-rights/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 16:23:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60027 CitizenLink: "New York's Court of Appeals has ruled in two separate cases that the non-biological parent in same-sex relationships should have full parental rights . . . [Tim Tracey], legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, said the cases show that even though same-sex marriage is legal only in a handful of states, the issue is affecting all 50. 'These relationships are bleeding over into other states,' he said. 'There's a real danger there when these things get into the bloodstream.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/06/new-york-gives-same-sex-partners-parental-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/09/religious-liberties-at-stake-with-enda-back-in-play-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/09/religious-liberties-at-stake-with-enda-back-in-play-2/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:17:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=57609 CitizenLink: "There's a renewed effort in Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). [Tim Tracey], legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, said HR 3017 would give sexual orientation and gender identity protected-class status. 'It sets the statement that sexual orientation and gender identity are compelling interests, that those should override the religious freedom and free speech rights of religious individuals,' he explained." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/09/religious-liberties-at-stake-with-enda-back-in-play-2/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/09/religious-liberties-at-stake-with-enda-back-in-play/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/09/religious-liberties-at-stake-with-enda-back-in-play/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:26:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/09/religious-liberties-at-stake-with-enda-back-in-play/ Citizen Link: "Tim Tracey, legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, said HR 3017 would give sexual orientation and gender identity protected-class status. 'It sets the statement that sexual orientation and gender identity are compelling interests, that those should override the religious freedom and free speech rights of religious individuals,' he explained." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/09/religious-liberties-at-stake-with-enda-back-in-play/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/23/okla-appeals-court-upholds-gay-divorce-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/23/okla-appeals-court-upholds-gay-divorce-ruling/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:22:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56388 CBN News: "The decision by the three-judge panel affirms that the state's courts do not have the jurisdiction to grant same-sex divorces . . . 'What you have here is a fraudulent attempt to try to undermine the marriage amendment of Oklahoma that was passed by 76 percent of the voters,' [Tim Tracey] explained. 'So you have here a same-sex couple that alleged that they were married in Canada, but yet they could never even produce a marriage certificate.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/23/okla-appeals-court-upholds-gay-divorce-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/19/what-man-hath-joined-together/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/19/what-man-hath-joined-together/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:46 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56133 Mike's Blog: "Hurrah for the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals for disallowing a lesbian divorce case in the state of Oklahoma. How can you issue a divorce for what was never a legitimate marriage? Legal Counsel Tim Tracey of the Alliance Defense Fund rightly asserted that this was a back door attempt to undermine the marriage amendment of Oklahoma that was passed by 76 percent of the voters." Bio: Timothy J. Tracey ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/19/what-man-hath-joined-together/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/18/oklahoma-appeals-court-nixes-divorce-for-lesbian-couple/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/18/oklahoma-appeals-court-nixes-divorce-for-lesbian-couple/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:56:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55859 Leonard Link: "A three-judge panel of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled on March 11 that a same-sex couple who claimed to have married in Canada could not obtain a divorce from an Oklahoma District Court . . . The Alliance Defense Fund had intervened in the case on behalf of some Oklahoma officials who are opposed to same-sex marriage . . . 'By this decision, we do not imply that an Oklahoma court would have jurisdiction where a valid foreign same-sex marriage is established. That issue is not presented here and we therefore do not reach it.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/18/oklahoma-appeals-court-nixes-divorce-for-lesbian-couple/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/18/same-sex-divorce-case-dismissed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/18/same-sex-divorce-case-dismissed/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:46:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55854 OneNewsNow: "The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has said "no" to a lesbian divorce. Legal Counsel Tim Tracey of Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) explains that what was at stake in the case was the validity of Oklahoma's marriage law . . . 'What you have here is a fraudulent attempt to try to undermine the marriage amendment of Oklahoma that was passed by 76 percent of the voters. So you have here a same-sex couple that alleged that they were married in Canada, but yet they could never even produce a marriage certificate.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/18/same-sex-divorce-case-dismissed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/11/d-c-marriage-referendum-rejected-appeal-filed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/11/d-c-marriage-referendum-rejected-appeal-filed/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:43:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51704 Christian Post: "In addition to the appeal, attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund have filed a motion to keep a proposed law legalizing gay marriage from going into effect in March, the legal group reported Tuesday. 'The people of D.C. do not deserve to have a new definition of marriage imposed upon them without their consent,' said ADF Legal Counsel Timothy J. Tracey. 'We will continue to fight for the people’s right to vote on this referendum and participate in a legitimate democratic process in the district.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/11/d-c-marriage-referendum-rejected-appeal-filed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/09/vote-and-stay-sought-in-dc-marriage-debacle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/09/vote-and-stay-sought-in-dc-marriage-debacle/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:27:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51394 OneNewsNow: "Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Tim Tracey explains the current legal efforts on voters' behalf. '[T]his is yet another appeal to the DC Superior Court in the hopes of vindicating the people's right to vote,' he says. 'And at the same time that we filed that appeal, we filed a motion to stay the effective date of the same-sex marriage law that was passed by the [DC] Council in December of last year.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/09/vote-and-stay-sought-in-dc-marriage-debacle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/adf-stand4marriagedc-appeal-decision-to-redefine-marriage-without-voter-approval/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/adf-stand4marriagedc-appeal-decision-to-redefine-marriage-without-voter-approval/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:38:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51294 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/08/adf-stand4marriagedc-appeal-decision-to-redefine-marriage-without-voter-approval/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/01/federal-bill-would-impose-gay-agenda-on-local-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/01/federal-bill-would-impose-gay-agenda-on-local-schools/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:38:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50374 CitizenLink: "U.S. Rep. Jared Polis has introduced legislation that would give gay activists yet another tool for promoting homosexuality and gay marriage in the classroom . . . "'What we're seeing,' [Tim Tracey said, 'is the Left promoting the homosexual agenda using vague, deceptive language in 'nondiscrimination policies' to impose their ideology on our culture.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/01/federal-bill-would-impose-gay-agenda-on-local-schools/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/29/cls-files-supreme-court-brief-for-petitioners-in-cls-v-martinez/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/29/cls-files-supreme-court-brief-for-petitioners-in-cls-v-martinez/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:53:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50324 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/29/cls-files-supreme-court-brief-for-petitioners-in-cls-v-martinez/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/20/coalition-appeals-ruling-denying-d-c-marriage-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/20/coalition-appeals-ruling-denying-d-c-marriage-vote/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:04:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48957 Charisma Magazine: "The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF)—which in November filed a lawsuit against the elections board on behalf of members of the Stand4Marriage DC Coalition—is appealing the decision. They say the anti-discrimination laws in question were written in the 1970s, long before same-sex marriage was being debated nationally, and should not be used to prevent a referendum. 'The people of D.C. have a right to vote on the definition of marriage, and the D.C. Charter guarantees that right,' said ADF attorney Timothy J. Tracey." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/20/coalition-appeals-ruling-denying-d-c-marriage-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/19/seat-of-democracy-says-no-to-public-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/19/seat-of-democracy-says-no-to-public-vote/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:09:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48797 OneNewsNow: "Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys are preparing this week to appeal a Superior Court decision that bars Washington, DC, residents from the right to vote on marriage . . . 'The DC charter, which outside the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the District of Columbia, provides the people the right of initiative, the right to initiate legislation, and the right to say [they] want to vote on the issue of marriage,' Tracey explains." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/19/seat-of-democracy-says-no-to-public-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/18/judge-d-c-citizens-cant-vote-on-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/18/judge-d-c-citizens-cant-vote-on-marriage/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:21:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48628 Baptist Press: "'The people of D.C. have a right to vote on the definition of marriage, and the D.C. Charter guarantees that right,' ADF attorney Timothy J. Tracey said in a statement. 'We will continue to fight for the people's right to participate in a legitimate democratic process in the district.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/18/judge-d-c-citizens-cant-vote-on-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/14/adf-attorneys-to-appeal-court-ruling-denying-dc-voters-right-to-decide-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/14/adf-attorneys-to-appeal-court-ruling-denying-dc-voters-right-to-decide-marriage/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:13:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48413 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/14/adf-attorneys-to-appeal-court-ruling-denying-dc-voters-right-to-decide-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/19/d-c-lawsuit-requests-peoples-voice/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/19/d-c-lawsuit-requests-peoples-voice/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=42804 OneNewsNow: "'That's what this is about, is appealing to the Court in order to vindicate the people's right to vote on what is probably the biggest social issue of our time, and that is the definition of marriage,' contends Tim Tracey of ADF." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/19/d-c-lawsuit-requests-peoples-voice/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/29/lawsuit-against-univ-of-florida-ended-discrimination-against-christian-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/29/lawsuit-against-univ-of-florida-ended-discrimination-against-christian-group/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:20:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=40813 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/29/lawsuit-against-univ-of-florida-ended-discrimination-against-christian-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/27/austin-r-nimocks-and-tim-tracy-on-the-don-kroah-show-update-on-the-marriage-battle-in-congress-and-dc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/27/austin-r-nimocks-and-tim-tracy-on-the-don-kroah-show-update-on-the-marriage-battle-in-congress-and-dc/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:26:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=40548 Don Kroah Show to discuss the "DC Marriage Initiative of 2009" and "The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Union Act of 2009." The MP3 runs just under 11 minutes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/27/austin-r-nimocks-and-tim-tracy-on-the-don-kroah-show-update-on-the-marriage-battle-in-congress-and-dc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/16/nashville-passes-gender-identity-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/16/nashville-passes-gender-identity-law/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:03:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36257 Baptist Press: "Nashville became the latest city to add 'sexual orientation' and gender identity to its non-discrimination policy Sept. 15 but left the two controversial terms undefined, and critics charged the ordinance only opens the city up to more far-reaching laws affirming homosexuality . . . Tim Tracey, an attorney with the conservative legal organization Alliance Defense Fund, called the lack of definitions a 'huge problem.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/16/nashville-passes-gender-identity-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/tim-tracey-on-jody-hice-the-marriage-battle-in-washington-d-c/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/tim-tracey-on-jody-hice-the-marriage-battle-in-washington-d-c/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:41:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=31526 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/tim-tracey-on-jody-hice-the-marriage-battle-in-washington-d-c/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/mass-lawmakers-debate-transgender-rights-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/mass-lawmakers-debate-transgender-rights-bill/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:16:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30201 reports at EDGE: "'[This bill has] a fundamental conflict with the First Amendment,' Timothy Tracey said. 'No one should be required to affirm a man is a woman, or a woman is a man, against their sincerely held religious beliefs.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/mass-lawmakers-debate-transgender-rights-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/mass-transgender-equity-bill-fuels-bathroom-fight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/mass-transgender-equity-bill-fuels-bathroom-fight/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:56:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30036 Associated Press: "'The First Amendment mandates that no individual should be required to affirm, in act, word, or deed, that a man is a woman, or a woman is a man, against their sincerely held religious beliefs,' Tracey said. 'Yet this is precisely what (the bill) will do.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/mass-transgender-equity-bill-fuels-bathroom-fight/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/adf-attorney-to-testify-before-mass-legislature-on-%e2%80%98hate-crimes%e2%80%99-bill-for-the-sexually-confused/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/adf-attorney-to-testify-before-mass-legislature-on-%e2%80%98hate-crimes%e2%80%99-bill-for-the-sexually-confused/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:04:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29840 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/adf-attorney-to-testify-before-mass-legislature-on-%e2%80%98hate-crimes%e2%80%99-bill-for-the-sexually-confused/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/25/delaware-state-votes-to-end-gay-bias/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/25/delaware-state-votes-to-end-gay-bias/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:38:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=28205 The News Journal: ". . . Speaking in favor of all three amendments was Tim Tracey, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative advocacy group whose mission is 'to aggressively defend religious liberty.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/25/delaware-state-votes-to-end-gay-bias/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/12/dc-marriage-ordinance-in-the-spotlight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/12/dc-marriage-ordinance-in-the-spotlight/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:21:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=26848 OneNewsNow reports: "Attorney Tim Tracy of the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) says proponents of the Council's decision argue banning homosexual marriage violates the city's human rights law on the basis of sexual orientation. He labels the situation 'kind of anomalous.' '. . . [Y]ou have a non-discrimination law and DC marriage laws that have existed side by side for 32 years,' he points out. 'And only now in the last two weeks has anyone ever suggested that those DC marriage laws, defining marriage as between a man and a woman, somehow constitutes [sic] discrimination under the Human Rights Act.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/12/dc-marriage-ordinance-in-the-spotlight/feed/ 0