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/2012/05/10/countries-where-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/countries-where-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:16:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133484 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/countries-where-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/s-africa-couple-sue-over-down-syndrome-child/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/s-africa-couple-sue-over-down-syndrome-child/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:53:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130980 Post.co.za: A Joburg couple is claiming several million in damages from two gynaecologists and from a pathologist company after their daughter was born with Down syndrome. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/s-africa-couple-sue-over-down-syndrome-child/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/south-africas-chief-justice-criticized-for-inviting-judges-to-evangelical-presentation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/south-africas-chief-justice-criticized-for-inviting-judges-to-evangelical-presentation/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:41:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128889 Religion Clause Blog: Today's Mail & Guardian is one of a number of South African media outlets covering criticism of an e-mail sent on behalf of South Africa's chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, to chief judges around the country urging them to attend a leadership conference presented by American evangelist and motivational speaker John C. Maxwell. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/south-africas-chief-justice-criticized-for-inviting-judges-to-evangelical-presentation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/south-africa-human-rights-commission-targets-zulu-king-for-anti-gay-comments/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/south-africa-human-rights-commission-targets-zulu-king-for-anti-gay-comments/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:21:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123848 News from The Associated Press: South Africa's government human rights agency said Tuesday it is investigating whether the Zulu king made comments that could increase anti-homosexual sentiment in a country where gays face hatred and attacks despite liberal laws ensuring their rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/south-africa-human-rights-commission-targets-zulu-king-for-anti-gay-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/south-africas-falling-birth-rate-%e2%80%98threatens-future-workforce%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/south-africas-falling-birth-rate-%e2%80%98threatens-future-workforce%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:02:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123247 Business Day: South African Institute for Race Relations survey shows that by 2040, fertility rates are expected to drop below the "replacement level" — where couples have two children to replenish the population ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/south-africas-falling-birth-rate-%e2%80%98threatens-future-workforce%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/pre-teens-in-south-africa-given-contraceptive-injection-without-parental-consent/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/pre-teens-in-south-africa-given-contraceptive-injection-without-parental-consent/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:31:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113899 LifeSiteNews.com: Contraceptive injections were administered without parental consent to young girls at a South African school, the Dispatch Online reported Monday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/pre-teens-in-south-africa-given-contraceptive-injection-without-parental-consent/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/08/south-africas-new-chief-justice-appointed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/08/south-africas-new-chief-justice-appointed/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:19:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112943 AP: President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appointed Mogoeng Mogoeng as chief justice of South Africa, casting aside accusations that the judge has been lenient on rapists and is homophobic. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/08/south-africas-new-chief-justice-appointed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/legal-periodical-south-africa-should-religious-associations-be-entitled-to-discriminate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/legal-periodical-south-africa-should-religious-associations-be-entitled-to-discriminate/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:39:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107470 Should Religious Associations Be Entitled to Discriminate? (June 10, 2011). South African Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 2, 2011. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1874683 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/legal-periodical-south-africa-should-religious-associations-be-entitled-to-discriminate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/02/14000-fine-plus-order-to-apologize-in-south-africa-for-anti-homosexuality-op-ed-and-cartoon/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/02/14000-fine-plus-order-to-apologize-in-south-africa-for-anti-homosexuality-op-ed-and-cartoon/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:34:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105327 The Volokh Conspiracy: The story (which, among other things, argued that the South African Constitution should be changed to reject same-sex marriage rights) and cartoon (which suggested that recognition of same-sex marriage would logically justify recognition of human-animal marriage) are here. The account of the court decision is in the Mail & Guardian; here’s an excerpt . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/02/14000-fine-plus-order-to-apologize-in-south-africa-for-anti-homosexuality-op-ed-and-cartoon/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/31/south-africa-uganda-envoy-qwelane-guilty-of-hate-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/31/south-africa-uganda-envoy-qwelane-guilty-of-hate-speech/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 22:28:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105141 BBC News: The South African ambassador to Uganda, a former columnist for South Africa's Sunday Sun paper, has been found guilty of hate speech for an anti-gay article. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/31/south-africa-uganda-envoy-qwelane-guilty-of-hate-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/10/new-scheme-in-south-africa-allows-mothers-to-dump-unwanted-newborns-in-baby-safe-mounted-on-a-wall/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/10/new-scheme-in-south-africa-allows-mothers-to-dump-unwanted-newborns-in-baby-safe-mounted-on-a-wall/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 21:28:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103295 Daily Mail: A controversial new scheme will allow parents in South Africa to dump unwanted infants anonymously in a 'babe safe' mounted on a wall in a street. The unusual initiative was launched last week after a charity installed a unique secure dumping unit at a community centre in Cape Town. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/10/new-scheme-in-south-africa-allows-mothers-to-dump-unwanted-newborns-in-baby-safe-mounted-on-a-wall/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/14/south-africa-teens-using-abortion-as-contraception/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/14/south-africa-teens-using-abortion-as-contraception/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:01:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101085 IOL News: By the age of 17, Sindi* had had three legal abortions – two within six months and a third a year later. She is the face of a shocking trend sweeping through the nation’s youth – using abortions as a form of contraception. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/14/south-africa-teens-using-abortion-as-contraception/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/south-africa-plans-to-amend-tax-law-to-equalize-treatment-of-sharia-compliant-mortgages/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/south-africa-plans-to-amend-tax-law-to-equalize-treatment-of-sharia-compliant-mortgages/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:33:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80063 Businessweek: "The Treasury department said in August it will forgo charging tax on three Islamic structures to allow home loans. The government may sell Islamic bonds after deciding whether to make tax amendments in the middle of 2011 . . . " See Religion Clause for more information. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/south-africa-plans-to-amend-tax-law-to-equalize-treatment-of-sharia-compliant-mortgages/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/south-african-charter-spells-out-specific-religious-freedoms/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/south-african-charter-spells-out-specific-religious-freedoms/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:14:27 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=75728 Deseret News: "Several years ago, a small group of academics and religious leaders began drafting an outline for what they thought freedom of religion should look like in South Africa . . . After several revisions, the document is now ready for public endorsement, which will happen at a ceremony on Oct. 21. The religions will stand together, 'speak with one voice,' and ask the government to enact the charter into law, a process allowed and even encouraged by their current constitution . . ." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/south-african-charter-spells-out-specific-religious-freedoms/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/14/law-review-free-exercise-of-religion-a-pragmatic-and-comparative-assessment-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/14/law-review-free-exercise-of-religion-a-pragmatic-and-comparative-assessment-2/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:35:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72259 Free Exercise of Religion: A Pragmatic and Comparative Perspective Mark S. Kende, 55 S.D. L. Rev. 412 (2010) "This short article analyzes the leading free exercise of religion cases from the U.S., South Africa, and Canada. It reveals that the most well reasoned case (from Canada) take an approach that can be called 'constitutional pragmatism.' This approach focuses on the factual details of the case, the social and historical context, and the likely consequences. It is also transparent in its justifications and openly balances the various competing factors on both sides of the case. Moreover, the weaker cases utilize more formalistic and abstract reasoning, tend to be overbroad, and therefore produce decisions that create doctrinal tensions with previous precedents. This comparative analysis can provide valuable lessons for religious liberty jurisprudence." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/14/law-review-free-exercise-of-religion-a-pragmatic-and-comparative-assessment-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/13/south-african-court-bans-burning-of-koran-and-bible/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/13/south-african-court-bans-burning-of-koran-and-bible/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:41:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71980 SperoForum: "On September 10, 2010 a South African high court banned a Muslim activist from organizing a 'Bible burning day' at the Library Gardens in Johannesburg on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The event was meant to be a response to the planned Qur’an burning in Florida by Pastor Terry Jones." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/13/south-african-court-bans-burning-of-koran-and-bible/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/07/s-africa-jacob-zuma-to-become-a-father-for-the-22nd-time-after-he-has-wed-his-4th-wife/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/07/s-africa-jacob-zuma-to-become-a-father-for-the-22nd-time-after-he-has-wed-his-4th-wife/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:13:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71403 Telegraph: "Reports of the pregnancy comes only a fortnight after the arrival of Mr Zuma's 21st child, which was born to the second of his current wives . . . While polygamy is accepted in South Africa, the spiralling cost to the taxpayer of Mr Zuma's cultural observance has led to bitter clashes between the president's ruling African National Congress and the leading opposition party. News of yet another child and another marriage is bound to reignite the debate." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/07/s-africa-jacob-zuma-to-become-a-father-for-the-22nd-time-after-he-has-wed-his-4th-wife/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/31/south-africa-islamic-finance-tax-laws-to-benefit-country/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/31/south-africa-islamic-finance-tax-laws-to-benefit-country/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:15:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70852 AllAfrica.com: "New Islamic financing tax laws were likely to attract more foreign investors to SA, Tasneem Gangat, a tax consultant at Grant Thornton, said yesterday. The proposed new laws would bring several types of Islamic financing transactions into the tax net and bolster SA's gross domestic product (GDP), she said. By giving recognition to Islamic investors, SA would be on a par with other global jurisdictions." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/31/south-africa-islamic-finance-tax-laws-to-benefit-country/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/south-africa-gay-attorney-forced-to-resign-from-rotary/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/south-africa-gay-attorney-forced-to-resign-from-rotary/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:15:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70772 Independent Online: "A former Rotarian who claims three Rotary clubs discriminated against him because he was homosexual is challenging the matter in the Equality Court in Pretoria. Rhett Gardener, an attorney at the Special Investigating Unit, said in court papers he was first forced to resign from the Rotary Club of Pretoria West (RCPW) after homophobic comments." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/south-africa-gay-attorney-forced-to-resign-from-rotary/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/15-nations-agree-to-start-working-together-to-reduce-cyberwarfare-threat/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/15-nations-agree-to-start-working-together-to-reduce-cyberwarfare-threat/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:10:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=65848 Washington Post: "A group of nations -- including the United States, China and Russia -- have for the first time signaled a willingness to engage in reducing the threat of attacks on each others' computer networks. Although the agreement, reached this week at the United Nations, is only recommendations, Robert K. Knake, a cyberwarfare expert with the Council on Foreign Relations, said it represents a 'significant change in U.S posture' and is part of the Obama administration's strategy of diplomatic engagement." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/15-nations-agree-to-start-working-together-to-reduce-cyberwarfare-threat/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/08/paraguayan-priests-blast-fifa-ban-on-faith-gestures/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/08/paraguayan-priests-blast-fifa-ban-on-faith-gestures/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:51:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62461 AFP: "Almost 2,000 members of Paraguay's Association of Evangelical Priests (APEP) on Tuesday complained about what they see as FIFA's opposition to World Cup players making religious gestures." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/08/paraguayan-priests-blast-fifa-ban-on-faith-gestures/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/christians-wary-of-human-trafficking-ahead-of-world-cup/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/christians-wary-of-human-trafficking-ahead-of-world-cup/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:31:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/christians-wary-of-human-trafficking-ahead-of-world-cup/ Christian Post: "It has been estimated that between 40,000 to 100,000 people may be trafficked during the World Cup. In January, Time magazine reported on a three-week investigation into human trafficking. Finding a lucrative trade in child sex near two stadiums, one trafficker said, 'I’m really looking forward to doing more business during the World Cup.' Children can earn $45 to $600 a night for their captors . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/christians-wary-of-human-trafficking-ahead-of-world-cup/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/27/new-controversy-over-muhammad-cartoon-this-time-in-south-african-paper/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/27/new-controversy-over-muhammad-cartoon-this-time-in-south-african-paper/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 15:58:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/27/new-controversy-over-muhammad-cartoon-this-time-in-south-african-paper/ Religion Clause Blog: "As described by the paper's editor Nic Dawes, the cartoon shows 'the Prophet Muhammad reclining on a therapist's couch and saying sadly 'Other prophets' followers have a sense of humour'.' (Link to cartoon.)" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/27/new-controversy-over-muhammad-cartoon-this-time-in-south-african-paper/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/prostitutes-flock-to-south-africa-ahead-of-world-cup-2010/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/prostitutes-flock-to-south-africa-ahead-of-world-cup-2010/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 18:19:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/prostitutes-flock-to-south-africa-ahead-of-world-cup-2010/ Christian Science Monitor: "As with the 2006 World Cup in Germany, a rampant sex trade is of concern to human rights groups ahead of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, which kicks off next month. Prostitutes, many from impoverished Zimbabwe, are arriving to cash in on an estimated 500,000 visiting fans . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/prostitutes-flock-to-south-africa-ahead-of-world-cup-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/south-africa-government-wants-to-ban-porn-on-internet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/south-africa-government-wants-to-ban-porn-on-internet/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:16:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58609 Legalbrief: "Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba said the SA Law Commission had been asked to investigate the possibility of such a ban. Gigaba said the Film and Publications Amendment Act would assist the government in stamping out child pornography, especially during the World Cup." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/south-africa-government-wants-to-ban-porn-on-internet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/church-warns-against-human-trafficking-during-world-cup/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/church-warns-against-human-trafficking-during-world-cup/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:08:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58600 The Botswana Gazette: "Roman Catholic Church, Botswana, has launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness against the likelihood of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children during the World Cup football tournament in South Africa." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/church-warns-against-human-trafficking-during-world-cup/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/more-nations-saying-i-do-to-same-sex-marriages/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/more-nations-saying-i-do-to-same-sex-marriages/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:05:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58501 Jakarta Globe: "Today seven countries, five US states and several Latin American cities have legalized same-sex marriage. The Netherlands ushered the way in 2001, the first nation to permit same-sex couples to marry legally. This historic decision marked a turning point, with demands for equality reverberating across borders. Barriers fell as Belgium (2003), Canada and Spain (2005), South Africa (2006), Norway and Sweden (2009) each approved legislation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/more-nations-saying-i-do-to-same-sex-marriages/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/human-trafficking-under-spotlight-in-south-africa/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/human-trafficking-under-spotlight-in-south-africa/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:29:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/human-trafficking-under-spotlight-in-south-africa/ AP: "Police in this small town in eastern South Africa thought they had a problem with prostitutes they could solve in the usual way - arrest the women and get them off the streets. Then Warrant Officer Magda Scholtz found herself doing something unusual. She talked to the women, curious about what had brought them to Ermelo. She found the problem was human traffickers . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/human-trafficking-under-spotlight-in-south-africa/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/law-review-religious-freedom-and-equality-as-celebration-of-difference/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/law-review-religious-freedom-and-equality-as-celebration-of-difference/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:36:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=57280 Religious Freedom and Equality as Celebration of Difference: A Significant Development in Recent South African Constitutional Case-Law (February, 18 2010). Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1555222 "This contribution focuses on the way in which the South African Constitutional Court has, since 1997, been dealing with the (seemingly) eccentric claims of (assumedly) idiosyncratic 'religious Others'. Developments in this regard have, for the time being at least, culminated in the Constitutional Court's landmark judgment in MEC for Education: KwaZulu Natal v Pillay 2008 (2) BCLR 99 (CC), 2008 (1) SA 474 (CC) (hereafter Pillay). Constitutional Court judgments since 1997 manifesting the adjudication of such unconventional claims are assessed, eventually getting to Pillay as benchmark. This remarkable judgment, dealing with a deceptively mundane issue, has played a considerable role in fleshing out a jurisprudence of difference, putting an adherent of a vulnerable, minority religion in the right. This is not just a high point in the adjudication of constitutional entitlements of the religious (and cultural) Other in South Africa, but also a significant contribution to the growth of a jurisprudence sensitive to the predicaments and constitutional entitlements of unconventional, 'non-mainstream' claimants of religious (and cultural) rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/law-review-religious-freedom-and-equality-as-celebration-of-difference/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/african-christian-democratic-party-zille-must-stop-cape-town-harassing-churches/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/african-christian-democratic-party-zille-must-stop-cape-town-harassing-churches/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:16:31 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=54692 Politics Web: "The ACDP calls on the Municipality to make more land and buildings available for Christians to pray for peace, which this country so desperately needs. We will support and fight for the right of Christians to pray and worship without further harassment by politicians." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/african-christian-democratic-party-zille-must-stop-cape-town-harassing-churches/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/26/south-africa-christian-network-takes-aim-at-proposed-porn-channel/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/26/south-africa-christian-network-takes-aim-at-proposed-porn-channel/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:33:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=53493 Mail & Guardian Online: "If DSTV went ahead with plans for a channel featuring pornographic content, it would be like pouring fuel on the 'fires of sexual abuse and exploitation', the Christian Action Network network said on Thursday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/26/south-africa-christian-network-takes-aim-at-proposed-porn-channel/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/05/south-africa-gay-rights-group-angry-at-blood-service-rule-on-donors/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/05/south-africa-gay-rights-group-angry-at-blood-service-rule-on-donors/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:39:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=47065 Weekend Post: "While the SA National Blood Service is pleading for residents to donate blood this holiday season, members of the gay community in Nelson Mandela Bay say they are battling to donate blood because of strict policies. Eastern Cape Gay and Lesbian Association president Christina Engela said the blood service was discriminating against gay men and trans-gender donors in Nelson Mandela Bay through the use of a 'six-month rule.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/05/south-africa-gay-rights-group-angry-at-blood-service-rule-on-donors/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/01/south-africa-makes-tentative-south-africa-makes-tentative-steps-towards-outlawing-child-pornographysteps-towards-outlawing-child-pornography/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/01/south-africa-makes-tentative-south-africa-makes-tentative-steps-towards-outlawing-child-pornographysteps-towards-outlawing-child-pornography/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:15:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=37744 LifeSiteNews: "Earlier this month, the Department of Home Affairs of the government of South Africa announced its intention to develop an "inter-departmental protocol" on preventing child pornography . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/01/south-africa-makes-tentative-south-africa-makes-tentative-steps-towards-outlawing-child-pornographysteps-towards-outlawing-child-pornography/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/18/south-africa-calls-to-prayer-anger-residents/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/18/south-africa-calls-to-prayer-anger-residents/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:56:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36500 IOL.co.za: "Oudtshoorn residents have vented their frustrations online about the Muslim call to prayer being recited over a loudspeaker from the local mosque, and have called on the Christian community to intervene." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/18/south-africa-calls-to-prayer-anger-residents/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/14/congress-of-south-african-trade-unions-calls-for-prostitution-to-be-decriminalized/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/14/congress-of-south-african-trade-unions-calls-for-prostitution-to-be-decriminalized/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:53:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=35947 Independent Online: "COSATU has called for prostitution to be decriminalised and unionised in a draft document due to be discussed at the union's 10th conference in Midrand on September 21. The union even went so far as to say that sex work should be 'part of the broader campaign of job creation.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/14/congress-of-south-african-trade-unions-calls-for-prostitution-to-be-decriminalized/feed/ 0