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/2010/12/07/west-loses-edge-to-asia-in-education-top-five-oecd-findings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/west-loses-edge-to-asia-in-education-top-five-oecd-findings/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:05:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85233 Christian Science Monitor: "'Shanghai-China' outperformed all other global participants in an average of the three areas of evaluation (math, science, and reading). South Korea (2), Hong Kong-China (4), Singapore (5), and Japan (8) also placed in the the top 10. Non-Asian countries in the top 10 were Finland (3), Canada (6), New Zealand (7), Australia (9), and The Netherlands (10). The US was no. 17." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/west-loses-edge-to-asia-in-education-top-five-oecd-findings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/singapore-keeps-website-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/singapore-keeps-website-ban/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:19:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74180 Sify News: "Singapore said Wednesday it will continue a ban on 100 websites, rejecting a recommendation from a government-appointed panel to scrap Internet restrictions. The government will block the websites — which contain pornographic content, incite racial and religious intolerance, or promote terrorism and extremism — as a symbolic gesture to reflect Singapore's values, the Information Ministry said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/singapore-keeps-website-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/singapore-bioethics-advisory-committee-recommends-setting-up-a-body-to-monitor-stem-cell-research/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/singapore-bioethics-advisory-committee-recommends-setting-up-a-body-to-monitor-stem-cell-research/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:47:39 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73236 MSN News: "The Bioethics Advisory Committee has proposed that a national body be set up to monitor all stem cell research, including human—animal stem cell combinations, in Singapore. And this could materialise early next year." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/singapore-bioethics-advisory-committee-recommends-setting-up-a-body-to-monitor-stem-cell-research/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/singapore-launches-dating-campaign-to-counter-low-birth-rate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/singapore-launches-dating-campaign-to-counter-low-birth-rate/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:35:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68724 LifeSiteNews: "The government of Singapore announced that it has asked for tenders from communications agencies to produce a television commercial to "promote dating and come up with a 'unique dating concept' to get singles to interact" in a bid to deal with the city-state's low birth and marriage rates." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/singapore-launches-dating-campaign-to-counter-low-birth-rate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/singapore-new-guidelines-on-use-of-commercial-properties-for-religious-activities/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/singapore-new-guidelines-on-use-of-commercial-properties-for-religious-activities/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:58:50 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66100 Channel NewsAsia: "Singapore authorities have made known publicly the use of commercial property for religious activities. Previously, the authorities grant requests from religious organisations to use commercial space on a case-by-case basis. The guidelines issued on Tuesday follows several high profile real estate investments by religious groups." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/20/singapore-new-guidelines-on-use-of-commercial-properties-for-religious-activities/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/singapore-tighter-reins-or-separate-rules-for-religious-charities/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/singapore-tighter-reins-or-separate-rules-for-religious-charities/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:46:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62069 Today: "Two years ago, some churches raised a debate on whether religious charities should be regulated separately from other charities. While their wishes were denied then - and churches and temples continue to be regulated under the Commissioner of Charities office today - the latest investigations into alleged misuse of funds at City Harvest Church has put the spotlight back on how the religious charities sector should be regulated." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/singapore-tighter-reins-or-separate-rules-for-religious-charities/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/mcdonalds-apologizes-to-singapore-for-removing-pig-from-zodiac/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/mcdonalds-apologizes-to-singapore-for-removing-pig-from-zodiac/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:31:25 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=49608 The Straits Times: "McDonald's this month started selling cartoon character miniatures depicting the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac calendar, but the pig was replaced by love god Cupid as McDonald's said it did not want to offend Muslims." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/mcdonalds-apologizes-to-singapore-for-removing-pig-from-zodiac/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/09/singapore-tightens-control-over-sex-education-programs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/09/singapore-tightens-control-over-sex-education-programs/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:17:39 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=38569 Channel News Asia: "The Ministry of Education (MOE) has released guidelines which external vendors conducting sexuality education programmes in schools will have to adhere to. The vendors are also required to submit their policy statement on sexuality education. The statement must cover five areas, including homosexuality, abortion and pre-marital sex." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/09/singapore-tightens-control-over-sex-education-programs/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/singapore-president-warns-that-aggressive-proselytism-threatens-peace/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/singapore-president-warns-that-aggressive-proselytism-threatens-peace/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:46:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33337 The Becket Fund reports that Singapore's President is warning against agressive proselytism citing a Christian couple as an example. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/singapore-president-warns-that-aggressive-proselytism-threatens-peace/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/racial-and-religious-hate-speech-in-singapore-reclaiming-the-victims-perspective/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/racial-and-religious-hate-speech-in-singapore-reclaiming-the-victims-perspective/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:01:42 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=31420 SSRN: "In this essay, I argue that the rationales offered by the Singapore Government for restricting racial and religious hate speech are not only constitutionally unsound, but also not without serious moral and social costs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/racial-and-religious-hate-speech-in-singapore-reclaiming-the-victims-perspective/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/24/anti-gay-singapore-prof-cancels-nyu-stint-after-uproar/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/24/anti-gay-singapore-prof-cancels-nyu-stint-after-uproar/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:57:18 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30995 AFP: "Richard Revesz, dean of New York University's law school, said Thio Li-ann had informed him she would not be teaching during the fall semester because of 'controversy surrounding her views regarding homosexuality and gay rights.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/24/anti-gay-singapore-prof-cancels-nyu-stint-after-uproar/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/12000-abortions-in-singapore-each-year/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/12000-abortions-in-singapore-each-year/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:55:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29996 reports at Channel NewsAsia: "Of the 12,000 births terminated every year, about half are done by married women." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/12000-abortions-in-singapore-each-year/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/calls-to-rescind-nyu-profs-apppointment-for-advocating-criminalization-of-homosexual-sex/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/calls-to-rescind-nyu-profs-apppointment-for-advocating-criminalization-of-homosexual-sex/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:54:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29911 writes at the Volokh Conspiracy: "Inside Higher Ed has a story about the ongoing controversy over Thio Li-ann of the National University of Singapore, who will be teaching International Human Rights at NYU as a visitor this Fall. As IHE report, she is an 'outspoken opponent of gay rights. Thio has argued repeatedly and graphically that her country should continue to criminalize gay sexual acts.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/calls-to-rescind-nyu-profs-apppointment-for-advocating-criminalization-of-homosexual-sex/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/11/singapore-court-sentences-christian-couple-to-8-weeks-in-jail-for-distributing-gospel-tracts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/11/singapore-court-sentences-christian-couple-to-8-weeks-in-jail-for-distributing-gospel-tracts/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:42:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=26708 Religion Clause Blog: "Ong Kian Cheng and his wife Dorothy Chan Hien Leng were charged with giving copies of Christian publications titled 'The Little Bride' and 'Who is Allah?' to Muslims who were offended by them." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/11/singapore-court-sentences-christian-couple-to-8-weeks-in-jail-for-distributing-gospel-tracts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/25/singapore-cash-for-organs-plan-raises-concern/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/25/singapore-cash-for-organs-plan-raises-concern/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:28:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=19435 Breitbart (AFP): "Plans by Singapore to allow payments to living organ donors have run into opposition from some lawmakers who fear they may draw indebted foreign workers, according to press reports Tuesday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/25/singapore-cash-for-organs-plan-raises-concern/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/05/singapore-welcomes-foreign-lawyers-grants-6-law-firm-licenses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/05/singapore-welcomes-foreign-lawyers-grants-6-law-firm-licenses/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:55:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=10027 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/12/05/singapore-welcomes-foreign-lawyers-grants-6-law-firm-licenses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/singapore-excluding-religion-from-politics-and-enforcing-religious-harmony/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/singapore-excluding-religion-from-politics-and-enforcing-religious-harmony/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:21:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7742 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/singapore-excluding-religion-from-politics-and-enforcing-religious-harmony/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/24/singapore-fines-tv-station-for-gay-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/24/singapore-fines-tv-station-for-gay-show/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:21:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/24/singapore-fines-tv-station-for-gay-show/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/24/singapore-fines-tv-station-for-gay-show/feed/ 0