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/2012/05/18/malawis-president-vows-to-repeal-laws-against-homosexual-acts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/malawis-president-vows-to-repeal-laws-against-homosexual-acts/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:27:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134056 AP: President Joyce Banda declared Friday she wants to repeal Malawi's laws against homosexual acts. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/malawis-president-vows-to-repeal-laws-against-homosexual-acts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/malawi-abortion-debate-goes-to-university-students/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/malawi-abortion-debate-goes-to-university-students/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:55:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123148 Nyasa Times: University students from several constituent colleges in Malawi have been called up to mull over an idea on the need for Malawi to liberalize laws on abortion which is currently restrictive. The call was made after a panel discussion on abortion held on Saturday in Lecture Theatre One at Malawi College of Medicine which was [...]" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/malawi-abortion-debate-goes-to-university-students/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/malawi-to-review-homosexuality-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/malawi-to-review-homosexuality-law/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:48:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120353 BBC News: Malawi will review a series of controversial laws, including a ban on homosexual acts, Justice Minister Ephraim Chiume has said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/malawi-to-review-homosexuality-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/%e2%80%98let-them-cut-off-aid%e2%80%99-african-countries-revolt-against-uk-threat-to-cut-aid-over-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/%e2%80%98let-them-cut-off-aid%e2%80%99-african-countries-revolt-against-uk-threat-to-cut-aid-over-homosexuality/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:14:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118202 LifeSiteNews.com: The president of Ghana is leading the charge as several African countries are making their stand against Britain’s threat that they either legalize homosexual acts or be excluded from financial aid. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/%e2%80%98let-them-cut-off-aid%e2%80%99-african-countries-revolt-against-uk-threat-to-cut-aid-over-homosexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/malawi-government-vaccinations-at-gunpoint-reported/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/malawi-government-vaccinations-at-gunpoint-reported/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:56:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110984 WorldNetDaily: More than 100 children from Malawi's southern district of Nsanje have been forced at gunpoint to receive measles vaccinations, according to a report from the southern African nation. And the partner in the forced medication program? The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to Natural News. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/malawi-government-vaccinations-at-gunpoint-reported/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/350-million-rescinded-u-s-aid-money-to-malawi-dependent-on-complicity-in-homosexual-rights-agenda/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/350-million-rescinded-u-s-aid-money-to-malawi-dependent-on-complicity-in-homosexual-rights-agenda/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:12:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110237 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/350-million-rescinded-u-s-aid-money-to-malawi-dependent-on-complicity-in-homosexual-rights-agenda/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/parliament-of-malawi-expands-criminal-penalties-for-sodomy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/parliament-of-malawi-expands-criminal-penalties-for-sodomy/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:25:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85656 LifeSiteNews: "The Parliament of the African nation of Malawi has passed a law adding lesbian sodomy to its list of criminalized sexual perversions, despite international pressures to eliminate such laws." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/parliament-of-malawi-expands-criminal-penalties-for-sodomy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/muslim-students-in-malawi-desecrate-new-testaments/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/muslim-students-in-malawi-desecrate-new-testaments/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:46:40 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79246 CatholicCulture.org: "Muslim students attending a Catholic primary school in Malawi tore up New Testaments that were being distributed by the Gideons International organization, which promotes the distribution of Bibles." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/muslim-students-in-malawi-desecrate-new-testaments/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/05/malawi-muslims-burn-bibles-in-protest/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/05/malawi-muslims-burn-bibles-in-protest/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:28:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=75144 Reuters: "Muslims in southern Malawi have been burning Bibles in protest against their distribution in Islamic schools by Gideon's International, a senior Muslim Association of Malawi official said on Tuesday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/05/malawi-muslims-burn-bibles-in-protest/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/malawi-christian-sect-in-measles-vaccine-standoff/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/malawi-christian-sect-in-measles-vaccine-standoff/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:17:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/malawi-christian-sect-in-measles-vaccine-standoff/ Breitbart (AP): "More than 100 members of a Christian religious sect have barricaded themselves in an abandoned building in southern Malawi over their refusal to give their children the measles vaccine, a regional health official said Wednesday. Members of Seventh Day Apostolic Church say their doctrine forbids them from taking medication when they fall sick, as they believe prayer will bring divine healing." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/malawi-christian-sect-in-measles-vaccine-standoff/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/un-urges-anti-gay-law-reform-in-africa/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/un-urges-anti-gay-law-reform-in-africa/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:19:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62082 AFP: "UN chief Ban Ki-moon persuaded Malawi's president to pardon a gay couple jailed for holding a wedding, but his call to reform anti-gay laws poses a challenge to most of Africa." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/un-urges-anti-gay-law-reform-in-africa/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi-2/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 17:47:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi-2/ Times Online: "Britain will review its aid to Malawi if the Government refuses to free two gay men who were sentenced to 14 years’ hard labour this week . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 22:19:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi/ Times Online: "Britain will review its aid to Malawi if the Government refuses to free two gay men who were sentenced to 14 years’ hard labour this week. Andrew Mitchell, the International Development Secretary, came under pressure yesterday to begin withdrawing £19 million of British 'budget support' for the Commonwealth country’s Government." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/britain-may-reduce-aid-if-gay-men-are-not-set-free-in-malawi/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/18/malawi-gay-couple-convicted-of-indecency-unnatural-acts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/18/malawi-gay-couple-convicted-of-indecency-unnatural-acts/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 19:08:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=61047 CNN: "A court in Malawi has found a gay couple guilty of gross indecency and unnatural acts, according to witnesses who heard the verdict Tuesday. Sentencing will take place May 20. The two young men face up to 14 years of hard labor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/18/malawi-gay-couple-convicted-of-indecency-unnatural-acts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/malawi-move-to-ban-polygamy-angers-muslims/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/malawi-move-to-ban-polygamy-angers-muslims/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:34:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59631 BBC News: "A spokesman for the Muslim Association of Malawi told the BBC the proposed law would discriminate against the country's Muslim minority." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/malawi-move-to-ban-polygamy-angers-muslims/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/buggery-charges-pending-against-malawi-couple/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/buggery-charges-pending-against-malawi-couple/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:10:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/22/buggery-charges-pending-against-malawi-couple/ The Malaysian Insider: "A Malawi gay couple facing charges of buggery and indecency after getting engaged in a traditional ceremony late last year have a case to answer, a magistrate court ruled today . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/buggery-charges-pending-against-malawi-couple/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/17/malawi-church-leaders-meet-to-discuss-homosexuality-phenomenon/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/17/malawi-church-leaders-meet-to-discuss-homosexuality-phenomenon/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:20:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55686 AP: "Church leaders say they have met in this fiercely conservative southern African nation to 'understand the phenomenon' of same sex partners days ahead of a court verdict that could send two gay men to jail for up to 14 years . . ." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/17/malawi-church-leaders-meet-to-discuss-homosexuality-phenomenon/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/16/malawi-police-say-man-arrested-in-anti-gay-sweep/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/16/malawi-police-say-man-arrested-in-anti-gay-sweep/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:14:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=52168 AP: "Police in Malawi say they have arrested a man in what they describe as a sweep against homosexuals. There is a debate over gay rights in this conservative southern African country, sparked by the trial of a gay couple charged with unnatural acts and gross indecency, felonies for which they could be imprisoned for up to 14 years . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/16/malawi-police-say-man-arrested-in-anti-gay-sweep/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/02/malawi-man-arrested-for-gay-rights-posters/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/02/malawi-man-arrested-for-gay-rights-posters/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:42:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50666 AP: "A man has been arrested for putting up posters championing gay rights, police said Tuesday, adding they were searching for other Malawians they believe are working with foreigners in the campaign." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/02/malawi-man-arrested-for-gay-rights-posters/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/29/malawi-gay-couple-to-face-court-after-engagement/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/29/malawi-gay-couple-to-face-court-after-engagement/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:29:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=46543 BBC News: "Two gay men arrested in Malawi after getting engaged are to be charged with gross public indecency, police say. 'We arrested them because they committed an offence; homosexuality in Malawi is illegal,' police spokesman Davie Chingwalu told the BBC." Wikipedia: Malawi ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/29/malawi-gay-couple-to-face-court-after-engagement/feed/ 0