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/2012/05/23/india-doctors-feed-aborted-female-babies-to-dogs-to-cover-up-sex-selection-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/india-doctors-feed-aborted-female-babies-to-dogs-to-cover-up-sex-selection-abortions/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 19:46:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134496 India Today: Some doctors in Beed are disposing of female foetuses by feeding them to dogs in order to destroy evidence of female foeticide. India Today: Some doctors in Beed are disposing of female foetuses by feeding them to dogs in order to destroy evidence of female foeticide. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/india-doctors-feed-aborted-female-babies-to-dogs-to-cover-up-sex-selection-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/indias-parliament-allows-separate-registration-of-sikh-marriages/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/indias-parliament-allows-separate-registration-of-sikh-marriages/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:30:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134430 Religion Clause Blog: The Tribune (Chandigarh, India) reports that both houses of India's Parliament this week passed a long-pending amendment to the Anand Karaj Act 1909 that will now allow separate registration of Sikh marriages solemnized under the Anand Karaj ritual. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/indias-parliament-allows-separate-registration-of-sikh-marriages/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/india-debates-re-banning-homosexual-acts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/india-debates-re-banning-homosexual-acts/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 23:03:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133639 MPR (includes audio): India's Supreme Court is now weighing arguments by opponents and proponents of legal homosexuality. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/india-debates-re-banning-homosexual-acts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/at-issue-religious-freedom-in-india/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/at-issue-religious-freedom-in-india/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:25:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133408 One News Now: The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has made progress in defending the rights of Christians in India. . . . "No one should be targeted for violence, inhuman treatment and religious discrimination simply because of their Christian faith," [Benjamin] Bull contends. "The legal efforts of ADF in India are all designed to ensure that the religious freedoms protected in India's constitution are upheld. Aggressors should not be allowed to get away with persecution by either disregarding the law or by attempting to pass laws that conflict with the constitution." [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/at-issue-religious-freedom-in-india/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/adf-creates-new-legal-victories-for-religious-freedom-in-india/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/adf-creates-new-legal-victories-for-religious-freedom-in-india/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:59:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133028 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/adf-creates-new-legal-victories-for-religious-freedom-in-india/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/india-women-strap-on-bellies-to-keep-surrogacy-secret/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/india-women-strap-on-bellies-to-keep-surrogacy-secret/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 21:10:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133093 BioEdge: Many women in India who hire surrogates use fake tummies to keep the surrogacy a secret, the Times of India reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/india-women-strap-on-bellies-to-keep-surrogacy-secret/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/legal-periodical-between-tradition-and-progress-a-comparative-perspective-on-polygamy-in-the-united-states-and-india/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/legal-periodical-between-tradition-and-progress-a-comparative-perspective-on-polygamy-in-the-united-states-and-india/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 17:18:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133045 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/legal-periodical-between-tradition-and-progress-a-comparative-perspective-on-polygamy-in-the-united-states-and-india/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/uk-aid-pays-for-sterilizations-in-india-to-combat-climate-change/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/uk-aid-pays-for-sterilizations-in-india-to-combat-climate-change/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 21:28:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132758 Turtle Bay and Beyond: Great Britain gave 166 million pounds ($268 million) to a government program in India that forcibly sterilizes poor women and men. The UK’s aid agency cited a need to address climate change by reducing population as a key reason to fund India’s abusive program, reports The Guardian. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/uk-aid-pays-for-sterilizations-in-india-to-combat-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/bombay-high-court-lift-the-2-child-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/bombay-high-court-lift-the-2-child-rule/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:48:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132416 Turtle Bay and Beyond: Delegates at the UN witnessing the push to put population control in the Rio+20 document could take a warning coming from India, the nation who has implemented it zeaolously for decades. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/bombay-high-court-lift-the-2-child-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/muslim-women-in-india-seek-gender-equality-in-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/muslim-women-in-india-seek-gender-equality-in-marriage/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:59:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131940 NY Times: Three years ago, Salma Khatun’s husband divorced her in a fit of rage after a quarrel, pronouncing what is known as the triple talaq in the presence of witnesses. The triple talaq is a formula of repudiation. The first two times it is pronounced, it can be revoked, but the third time it makes a divorce binding, according to some interpretations of Islamic law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/muslim-women-in-india-seek-gender-equality-in-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/india-woman-forced-into-six-sex-selection-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/india-woman-forced-into-six-sex-selection-abortions/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:28:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131848 LifeNews: A woman in India who was forced into six sex-selection abortions by family members obsessed with male babies is now using her experience to help other victims and prosecute doctors who illegally use ultrasounds to reveal the gender of an unborn child to a male-minded couple. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/india-woman-forced-into-six-sex-selection-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/islamic-extremists-storm-prayer-meeting-beat-and-mock-christians-in-india/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/islamic-extremists-storm-prayer-meeting-beat-and-mock-christians-in-india/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:05:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131102 Examiner.com: In New Delhi, India, Islamic extremists storm a prayer meeting, resulting in the beating of a 65 year-old widow, another woman, and the mocking of attending Christians.  This all happened less than a month after they helped drive a young woman out of her home and village for her faith, Compass Direct Reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/islamic-extremists-storm-prayer-meeting-beat-and-mock-christians-in-india/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/india-supreme-court-25-percent-seats-for-poor-under-education-act-upheld/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/india-supreme-court-25-percent-seats-for-poor-under-education-act-upheld/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:20:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130992 NY Daily News: The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the right to education act that mandates unaided private schools keeping 25 percent of seats for students from economically and socially weaker sections of society. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/india-supreme-court-25-percent-seats-for-poor-under-education-act-upheld/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/in-india-23-out-of-46-convicted-for-gujarat-riots/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/in-india-23-out-of-46-convicted-for-gujarat-riots/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:48:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130775 Religion Clause Blog: Gulf Times reports that a court in the Indian state of Gujarat yesterday convicted 23 people in connection with the Ode village massacre that took place in 2002 as part of broader Hindu-Muslim religious riots set off after a train carrying 60 Hindu pilgrims was set on fire by a mob ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/in-india-23-out-of-46-convicted-for-gujarat-riots/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/india-hindu-fanatics-beat-christians-in-karnataka/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/india-hindu-fanatics-beat-christians-in-karnataka/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:01:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130199 News.va: Allegations of conversions and then violent beatings: is what the Hindu extremists of the movement RSS ("Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh", "National Volunteer Organization") did against the Christian Protestant Pastor Mallikarjun Sangalada, 37, and other four Christians of his community. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/india-hindu-fanatics-beat-christians-in-karnataka/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/india-marriage-law-women-may-get-right-to-marital-property/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/india-marriage-law-women-may-get-right-to-marital-property/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:14:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129312 Time of India: Women may be able to stake claim to marital property if an amendment to matrimonial laws is accepted by the Cabinet. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/india-marriage-law-women-may-get-right-to-marital-property/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/india-expels-chabad-rabbi-for-not-claiming-religious-activities-on-visa-application/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/india-expels-chabad-rabbi-for-not-claiming-religious-activities-on-visa-application/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:56:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128621 Religion Clause Blog: The Indian government charged that Rabbi Zalman Bernstein did not declare on his visa application that he would be conducting religious activities and would be trying to convert foreigners. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/india-expels-chabad-rabbi-for-not-claiming-religious-activities-on-visa-application/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/india-militants-attack-prayer-meeting-pastors/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/india-militants-attack-prayer-meeting-pastors/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:57:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128288 BosNewsLife: Suspected Hindu militants broke up a Christian prayer meeting and forced two women leading the gathering to stop evangelizing in India's southwestern state of Karnataka, as part of several attacks against devoted believers across the country, Christians told BosNewsLife Monday, March 12. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/india-militants-attack-prayer-meeting-pastors/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/india-govts-u-turn-on-gay-sex-draws-scs-ire/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/india-govts-u-turn-on-gay-sex-draws-scs-ire/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:59:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127137 ZeeNews.India.com: "New Delhi: Contradicting its earlier stand, Government on Tuesday came out in support of decriminalisation of gay sex, drawing the ire of the Supreme Court which asked it not to make a "mockery" of the system." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/india-govts-u-turn-on-gay-sex-draws-scs-ire/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/indian-govt-tell-supreme-court-it-wont-challenge-pro-sodomy-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/indian-govt-tell-supreme-court-it-wont-challenge-pro-sodomy-ruling/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:58:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127031 AP: The Indian government Tuesday clarified to the Supreme Court that it accepts a recent ruling legalizing gay sex in the country. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/indian-govt-tell-supreme-court-it-wont-challenge-pro-sodomy-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/in-india-protesters-demand-dropping-charges-against-religious-procession-displaying-swords/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/in-india-protesters-demand-dropping-charges-against-religious-procession-displaying-swords/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:03:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126899 Religion Clause Blog: In the Indian city of Rajkot, a number of Hindu organizations, supported by both the Congress and BJP parties, have launched demonstrations to protest the arrest by local police of 37 people who displayed swords in a procession last week celebrating the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri (The Night of Shiva). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/in-india-protesters-demand-dropping-charges-against-religious-procession-displaying-swords/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/india-religion-may-be-kept-out-of-marriage-certificates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/india-religion-may-be-kept-out-of-marriage-certificates/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:54:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126277 Deccan Chronicle: The government is considering a change in the law to exclude the religion of individuals from marriage certificates. This follows demands by minority groups, including Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists, now shown as Hindus in official documents. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/india-religion-may-be-kept-out-of-marriage-certificates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/india-homosexuality-is-to-be-seen-in-context-of-changing-society/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/india-homosexuality-is-to-be-seen-in-context-of-changing-society/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:14:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126003 NDTV.com: Homosexuality should be seen in the context of changing society as many things which were earlier unacceptable have become acceptable with passage of time, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/india-homosexuality-is-to-be-seen-in-context-of-changing-society/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/india-how-homosexual-act-is-against-nature-supreme-court-asks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/india-how-homosexual-act-is-against-nature-supreme-court-asks/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:52:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125850 DNA India: Anti-gay rights groups, challenging legalisation of homosexual sex, were today asked by the Supreme Court to explain how such acts are against the order of nature as submitted by them. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/india-how-homosexual-act-is-against-nature-supreme-court-asks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/indian-court-orders-state-to-pay-for-2002-riot-damage-to-religious-buildings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/indian-court-orders-state-to-pay-for-2002-riot-damage-to-religious-buildings/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:56:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125050 Religion Clause: The High Court in the Indian state of Gujarat today ordered the state government to pay compensation to over 500 religious structures that were damaged in riots in 2002 . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/indian-court-orders-state-to-pay-for-2002-riot-damage-to-religious-buildings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/india-karnataka-hindu-extremists-attack-a-jesuit-catholic-college-students-and-teachers-beaten/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/india-karnataka-hindu-extremists-attack-a-jesuit-catholic-college-students-and-teachers-beaten/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124706 Asia News: The attack on the colleges of St. Joseph Anegal (40 km south of Bangalore) occurred on January 27. Reason for the assault, failure to display the Indian flag during celebrations for the national holiday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/india-karnataka-hindu-extremists-attack-a-jesuit-catholic-college-students-and-teachers-beaten/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/salman-rushdie-sad-for-india-after-video-link-blocked/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/salman-rushdie-sad-for-india-after-video-link-blocked/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:47:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123944 BBC News : UK author Sir Salman Rushdie says he is "sad for India" after threats of violence prevented him from addressing an Indian literary festival. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/salman-rushdie-sad-for-india-after-video-link-blocked/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/indian-court-limits-use-of-loudspeakers-by-houses-of-worship/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/indian-court-limits-use-of-loudspeakers-by-houses-of-worship/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:31:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123078 Religion Clause: In India last week, the Delhi High Court, in response to a complaint about the noise from loud speakers at a temple and a mosque, placed limits on use of sound amplification by houses of worship. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/indian-court-limits-use-of-loudspeakers-by-houses-of-worship/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/it%e2%80%99s-a-girl-the-three-deadliest-words-in-the-world/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/it%e2%80%99s-a-girl-the-three-deadliest-words-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123031 Independent: It’s a girl, a film being released this year, documents the practice of killing unwanted baby girls in South Asia. The trailer’s most chilling scene is one with an Indian woman who, unable to contain her laughter, confesses to having killed eight infant daughters. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/it%e2%80%99s-a-girl-the-three-deadliest-words-in-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/india-attacks-against-christians-on-the-rise-says-report/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/india-attacks-against-christians-on-the-rise-says-report/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:09:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122752 Hindustan Times: Cases of Christians being attacked have more than doubled in the past three years in India with Karnataka and Orissa being the worst according to a report released by a Christian organisation on Wednesday. Maharashtra is among the ten worst states . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/india-attacks-against-christians-on-the-rise-says-report/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/muslim-leaders-call-for-salman-rushdie-to-be-denied-entry-to-india/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/muslim-leaders-call-for-salman-rushdie-to-be-denied-entry-to-india/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:31:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122568 CSMonitor.com: Salman Rushdie's plans to attend literary festival in India have prompted protests from members of the Muslim community. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/muslim-leaders-call-for-salman-rushdie-to-be-denied-entry-to-india/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/42-percent-of-indian-children-under-5-malnourished/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/42-percent-of-indian-children-under-5-malnourished/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:39:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122486 News from The Associated Press: Forty-two percent of children in India younger than 5 are underweight and nearly 60 percent are stunted, a new survey found. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/42-percent-of-indian-children-under-5-malnourished/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/sex-selection-abortion-in-india-war-against-the-unwanted/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/sex-selection-abortion-in-india-war-against-the-unwanted/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:09:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122425 LifeNews.com: On Christianity Today’s Her.meneutics blog, BreakPoint editor Gina Dalfonzo wrote a post about girls in India participating in a ceremony to rid themselves of names that mean “unwanted” in Hindi. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/sex-selection-abortion-in-india-war-against-the-unwanted/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/india-christians-report-attacks-in-mangalore/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/india-christians-report-attacks-in-mangalore/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:43:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121980 UCANEWS.com: Unidentified assailants burned nativity crib, pelted prayer hall with stones ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/india-christians-report-attacks-in-mangalore/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/in-india-conversion-law-is-used-by-hindu-family-to-oppose-daughters-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/in-india-conversion-law-is-used-by-hindu-family-to-oppose-daughters-marriage/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:05:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121855 Religion Clause: The Times of India on Saturday reported on a case in which parents in Ahmedabad (in Gujarat state in India), unhappy with their daughter's choice of husbands, are attempting to use Gujarat's Freedom of Religion Act that aims at coerced conversions to undo or undercut the marriage. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/in-india-conversion-law-is-used-by-hindu-family-to-oppose-daughters-marriage/feed/ 0