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/2010/12/17/sri-lanka-school-textbooks-to-be-reprinted-to-eliminate-religious-offense/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/sri-lanka-school-textbooks-to-be-reprinted-to-eliminate-religious-offense/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:43:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87459 Daily Mirror: "The Education Ministry has decided to reprint certain school textbooks because some of the facts mentioned in them offend the religious sensitivities of people as pointed out by religious dignitaries." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/sri-lanka-school-textbooks-to-be-reprinted-to-eliminate-religious-offense/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/11/sri-lankan-police-remove-indecent-advertising-look-to-internet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/11/sri-lankan-police-remove-indecent-advertising-look-to-internet/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:39:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62840 BBC: "Police in Sri Lanka say they have started a campaign to remove what they describe as indecent advertising on film billboards and posters in Colombo . . . The sources said it was hoped that the internet would be more tightly controlled, too, after the recent banning of pornographic sites on mobile phones." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/11/sri-lankan-police-remove-indecent-advertising-look-to-internet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/07/sri-lanka-fund-to-develop-places-of-worship/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/07/sri-lanka-fund-to-develop-places-of-worship/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 22:08:32 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60195 Daily Mirror: "Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathna said a General Fund would be established for the development of Buddhist temples and other religious places throughout the Island." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/07/sri-lanka-fund-to-develop-places-of-worship/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/18/rash-of-attacks-on-christians-reported-in-sri-lanka/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/18/rash-of-attacks-on-christians-reported-in-sri-lanka/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:20:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33471 Christian Telegraph: Attacks on Christians in Sri Lanka have surged noticeably in recent weeks, following the government’s defeat of Tamil separatists in May, reports Jeremy Reynalds, correspondent for ASSIST News Service ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/18/rash-of-attacks-on-christians-reported-in-sri-lanka/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/18/sri-lanka-proposes-ban-on-religious-themed-political-parties/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/18/sri-lanka-proposes-ban-on-religious-themed-political-parties/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:29:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33450 Religion Clause Blog: "The Island today reports that the proposal calling for the Election Commissioner to deny legal recognition to such parties is an attempt to create a national identity in the multi-ethnic, multi-religious country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/18/sri-lanka-proposes-ban-on-religious-themed-political-parties/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/11/runaway-ohio-teen-who-left-islam-for-christianity-fears-returning-home/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/11/runaway-ohio-teen-who-left-islam-for-christianity-fears-returning-home/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:10:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=32671 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/11/runaway-ohio-teen-who-left-islam-for-christianity-fears-returning-home/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/sri-lanka-for-tough-measures-against-child-pornography/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/sri-lanka-for-tough-measures-against-child-pornography/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:13:18 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29850 Hindu News reports: "Sri Lankan government has ordered tough measures to curb child pornography after it noticed that many websites containing obscene material are easily accessible in the country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/13/sri-lanka-for-tough-measures-against-child-pornography/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/us-congress-pressures-sri-lanka-on-anti-conversion-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/us-congress-pressures-sri-lanka-on-anti-conversion-law/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:18:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=14798 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/us-congress-pressures-sri-lanka-on-anti-conversion-law/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/24/buddhist-monks-destroy-church-in-sri-lanka-attack-pastor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/24/buddhist-monks-destroy-church-in-sri-lanka-attack-pastor/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=6163 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/24/buddhist-monks-destroy-church-in-sri-lanka-attack-pastor/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/09/sri-lanka-violence-against-christians-back-in-fashion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/09/sri-lanka-violence-against-christians-back-in-fashion/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:33:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/09/sri-lanka-violence-against-christians-back-in-fashion/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/09/sri-lanka-violence-against-christians-back-in-fashion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/27/violence-against-christians-escalates-in-sri-lanka/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/27/violence-against-christians-escalates-in-sri-lanka/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:23:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/27/violence-against-christians-escalates-in-sri-lanka/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/27/violence-against-christians-escalates-in-sri-lanka/feed/ 1