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/2012/04/26/marriage-or-savagery-lithuania-debates-the-family/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/marriage-or-savagery-lithuania-debates-the-family/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:44:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132266 Ruth Institute: Some of the most interesting debates on family policies are taking place in the European countries of the former Soviet bloc. In 2008, Lithuania passed legislation to define “family” as the married union of a man and a woman together with their children, adopted or biological. The point was key in terms of who gets the money the state earmarks to support families. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/marriage-or-savagery-lithuania-debates-the-family/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/18/lithuania-proposes-ban-on-gender-reassignment-in-defiance-of-eu-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/18/lithuania-proposes-ban-on-gender-reassignment-in-defiance-of-eu-court/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:56:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98505 Care2.net: "Lithuanian lawmakers recently introduced a draft proposal that would amend the country's Civil Code to prohibit gender reassignment surgery, in defiance of a 2007 European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/18/lithuania-proposes-ban-on-gender-reassignment-in-defiance-of-eu-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/lithuania-to-vote-on-fines-for-promotion-of-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/lithuania-to-vote-on-fines-for-promotion-of-homosexuality/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:20:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85674 Pink News: "The Lithuanian parliament will vote next week on legislation to impose heavy fines on those who 'promote' homosexuality." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/lithuania-to-vote-on-fines-for-promotion-of-homosexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/lithuanian-parliament-narrowly-defeats-controversial-homosexuality-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/lithuanian-parliament-narrowly-defeats-controversial-homosexuality-law/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:04:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82450 Baltic Times: "Lithuanian parliament defeated by just two votes a controversial law that would have banned pride parades and, in the words of one MEP, 'effectively made homosexuality illegal.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/lithuanian-parliament-narrowly-defeats-controversial-homosexuality-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/lithuanian-parliament-mulls-ban-on-public-promotion-of-homosexual-relations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/lithuanian-parliament-mulls-ban-on-public-promotion-of-homosexual-relations/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:48:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82039 EU Business: "In a first reading Friday, 31 legislators voted in favour and seven were against the draft law that envisages fines from 2,000 to 10,000 litas (580-2,900 euros, 792-3,955 dollars ) for 'publicly promoting homosexual relations.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/lithuanian-parliament-mulls-ban-on-public-promotion-of-homosexual-relations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/sexual-orientation-in-advertising-now-prohibited-in-lithuania/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/sexual-orientation-in-advertising-now-prohibited-in-lithuania/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:09:54 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79341 UK Gay News Press Release: "A new amendment to Lithuania's Provision of Information Act came info effect last week It bans the 'manifestation or promotion' of sexual orientation in advertising and audiovisual commercial communications." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/sexual-orientation-in-advertising-now-prohibited-in-lithuania/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/global-internet-treaty-proposed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/global-internet-treaty-proposed/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:06:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72884 Telegraph: "The proposal was presented at the Internet Governance Forum in Lithuania last week, and outlined 12 'principles of internet governance', including a commitment from countries to sustain the technological foundations that underpin the web’s infrastructure . . . Under the proposed terms of the law, there would be cross-border co-operation between countries to identify and address security vulnerability and protect the network from possible cyber attacks or cyber terrorism. It would also uphold rights to freedom of expression and association, and the principle of net neutrality, in which all internet traffic is treated equally across the network." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/global-internet-treaty-proposed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:58:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/ European Center for Law and Justice: "For the first time in the record of the ECHR, ten member States are simultaneously intervening as 'third party' in one single case. The case at stake is the Lautsi case - also known as the 'crucifix case' - which will go before the Grand Chamber of the ECHR on June 30th. The Court has communicated to the ECLJ the list of the following Member States: Armenia; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Greece; Lithuania; Malta; Monaco; San-Marino; Romania; The Russian Federation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/12/eu-commission-estonia-can-adopt-euro-in-2011/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/12/eu-commission-estonia-can-adopt-euro-in-2011/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 19:47:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60555 BBC: "The Baltic republic of Estonia, a country of 1.3 million people, is on course to adopt the euro in January 2011, the European Commission says . . . The Commission's assessment covered: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden. Every two years the Commission judges whether their economic conditions meet the strict Maastricht criteria." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/12/eu-commission-estonia-can-adopt-euro-in-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/07/lithuanian-court-reverses-ban-on-gay-pride-parade/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/07/lithuanian-court-reverses-ban-on-gay-pride-parade/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 14:29:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/07/lithuanian-court-reverses-ban-on-gay-pride-parade/ AP: "But the Supreme Administration Court said Friday that the rights to assembly and expression are guaranteed by the European Convention and the government is obligated to defend them . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/07/lithuanian-court-reverses-ban-on-gay-pride-parade/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/lithuanian-court-bans-gay-pride-march-in-vilnius/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/lithuanian-court-bans-gay-pride-march-in-vilnius/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 20:56:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59991 Deutsche Welle: "A court in Lithuania has withdrawn the permit for a Gay pride parade in Vilnius, citing security concerns and lack of police manpower. The decision has shocked the organizers of the parade and the country's President." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/lithuanian-court-bans-gay-pride-march-in-vilnius/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/04/amnesty-international-lithuanian-president-must-support-gay-pride-march/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/04/amnesty-international-lithuanian-president-must-support-gay-pride-march/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 20:36:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59845 Amnesty International: "Amnesty International has called on the Lithuanian President, Dalia Grybauskaite, to ensure that the 2010 Baltic Pride march goes ahead on 8 May despite a new attempt to have it banned." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/04/amnesty-international-lithuanian-president-must-support-gay-pride-march/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/03/law-banning-promotion-of-homosexuality-takes-effect-in-lithuania/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/03/law-banning-promotion-of-homosexuality-takes-effect-in-lithuania/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:33:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=54047 LifeSiteNews: "A new law banning the media and schools from promoting harmful sexual behaviors, as well as violence and suicide, to the youth took effect in Lithuania on Monday. The law also restricts the ability of homosexuals to promote same-sex unions and organize 'gay pride' marches in the Baltic nation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/03/law-banning-promotion-of-homosexuality-takes-effect-in-lithuania/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/15/europe%e2%80%99s-decadent-education/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/15/europe%e2%80%99s-decadent-education/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:38:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48515 CNSNews: "In their press statements, the 'human rights' activists advocate freedom of expression and denounce the spreading of stigmas. But when it comes to traditional faith and values and parental rights in Europe, the freedom of expression flows only toward the decadent sexual 'progressives,' and the stigmas blow back on any parents who object." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/15/europe%e2%80%99s-decadent-education/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/13/lithuania-backs-italy-against-eu-court-in-crucifix-dispute/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/13/lithuania-backs-italy-against-eu-court-in-crucifix-dispute/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:24:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48183 Baltic Reports: "The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its support Wednesday for Italy challenging the European Court of Human Rights on whether crucifixes of Jesus Christ should be displayed in public schools . . . Echoing the Italian education minister Mariastella Gelmini, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that in this case posting an image of Jesus Christ on the cross is not a symbol of Christianity but of Europe’s Christian humanist tradition." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/13/lithuania-backs-italy-against-eu-court-in-crucifix-dispute/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/23/lithuania-revises-gay-promotion-law-rights-activists-still-wary/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/23/lithuania-revises-gay-promotion-law-rights-activists-still-wary/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:02:42 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=46287 Agence France-Presse: "The original law, which had been due to come into force in March 2010, barred the 'public dissemination' of information favourable to homosexuality, claiming it could harm the mental health and physical, intellectual and moral development of minors . . . The changes approved on Tuesday give the law a less-specific remit, banning information 'encouraging the sexual abuse of minors, sexual relations between minors and other sexual relations.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/23/lithuania-revises-gay-promotion-law-rights-activists-still-wary/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/european-parliament-raps-lithuania-for-curbing-homosexual-advocacy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/european-parliament-raps-lithuania-for-curbing-homosexual-advocacy/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:43:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36355 C-FAM: "The European Parliament voted 349 to 218 today to condemn Lithuania for its "law on the protection of minors" which prohibits promotion of "homosexual, bisexual or polygamous relations" among children under 18 in the Baltic nation. Conservative critics contend that the measure, crafted in reaction to the domestic legislation of a sovereign member state pertaining to the family, oversteps the Parliament's authority." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/european-parliament-raps-lithuania-for-curbing-homosexual-advocacy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/31/a-daring-baltic-ban-on-gay-propaganda/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/31/a-daring-baltic-ban-on-gay-propaganda/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:23:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=31731 Mercator Net: "In fact, to pass the law the ruling coalition had to override a veto by the outgoing president, and the new one signed it reluctantly, noting the constitution gave her no choice. Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius insists the law does not violate anyone’s rights. To make that clearer, he proposes banning the promotion of any type of sexual relations among minors. While the local media has echoed outcries by gay rights groups, the Lithuanian public largely sides with Kubilius and his government on this matter. They resent the international pressures that go against their common sense." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/31/a-daring-baltic-ban-on-gay-propaganda/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/17/lithuania-veto-of-law-banning-homosexual-propoganda-in-schools-is-overturned/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/17/lithuania-veto-of-law-banning-homosexual-propoganda-in-schools-is-overturned/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:09:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30445 LifeSiteNews: "The Siemas, the Lithuanian Parliamentary body, earlier this week overturned former President Valdas Adamkus' veto of the recently passed law that will ban the public dissemination to children of harmful materials, including homosexual propoganda. The new President, Dalia Grybauskait, who was inaugurated on Sunday, is now forced to sign the law, despite the fact that she has expressed virulent opposition to the legislation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/17/lithuania-veto-of-law-banning-homosexual-propoganda-in-schools-is-overturned/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/lithuania-president-slams-anti-gay-censorship-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/lithuania-president-slams-anti-gay-censorship-bill/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:27:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30179 AP: "Lithuania's new president on Thursday criticized a censorship bill passed by lawmakers in the Baltic country that aims to keep information about homosexuality away from children." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/16/lithuania-president-slams-anti-gay-censorship-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/lithuania-oks-law-to-keep-gay-info-away-from-kids/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/lithuania-oks-law-to-keep-gay-info-away-from-kids/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:26:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29988 Associated Press: "Lithuania's Parliament on Tuesday approved a censorship bill that aims to keep information about homosexuality away from children, angering gay rights activists who called the measure homophobic." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/lithuania-oks-law-to-keep-gay-info-away-from-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/01/lithuanian-president-vetoes-legislation-that-banned-homosexual-propaganda-in-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/01/lithuanian-president-vetoes-legislation-that-banned-homosexual-propaganda-in-schools/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:34:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=28843 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/01/lithuanian-president-vetoes-legislation-that-banned-homosexual-propaganda-in-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/26/lithuanian-president-vetoes-ban-on-homosexual-agenda-in-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/26/lithuanian-president-vetoes-ban-on-homosexual-agenda-in-schools/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:13:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=28378 PinkNews reports: "The President of Lithuania has vetoed a new law that would have banned materials that “agitate" for gay relationships from schools" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/26/lithuanian-president-vetoes-ban-on-homosexual-agenda-in-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/17/lithuania-passes-ban-on-information-on-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/17/lithuania-passes-ban-on-information-on-homosexuality/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:11:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=27351 Reuters: "Lithuania's parliament gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill that a local human rights organisation said could ban the discussion of homosexuality in schools." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/17/lithuania-passes-ban-on-information-on-homosexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/18/lithuania-president-elect-questions-parental-leave/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/18/lithuania-president-elect-questions-parental-leave/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 17:44:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=24418 AP: "The first woman to be elected president of Lithuania said Monday the government must slash spending and questioned whether the country can afford its generous parental leave benefits." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/18/lithuania-president-elect-questions-parental-leave/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/21/lithuanian-government-bans-eu-pro-homosexual-tour-truck/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/21/lithuanian-government-bans-eu-pro-homosexual-tour-truck/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:38:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=6916 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/21/lithuanian-government-bans-eu-pro-homosexual-tour-truck/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/09/pro-life-members-of-european-parliament-intervene-on-abortion-in-lithuania/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/09/pro-life-members-of-european-parliament-intervene-on-abortion-in-lithuania/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:04:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=4817 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/09/pro-life-members-of-european-parliament-intervene-on-abortion-in-lithuania/feed/ 0