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/2012/04/03/swiss-assisted-suicides-rise-sevenfold-in-11-years/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/swiss-assisted-suicides-rise-sevenfold-in-11-years/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:17:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130288 Christian Institute: The number of assisted suicides for Swiss residents has risen by 700 per cent in the space of 11 years, according to new figures. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/swiss-assisted-suicides-rise-sevenfold-in-11-years/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/switzerland-muslim-girls-have-to-swim-with-boys/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/switzerland-muslim-girls-have-to-swim-with-boys/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:02:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129739 Europe News: The Swiss Federal Court has dismissed an action by a Muslim family who wanted to keep their daughters out of religious reasons, from swimming lessons. The supreme court affirmed the country to a landmark ruling from the year 2008 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/switzerland-muslim-girls-have-to-swim-with-boys/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/adf-assisted-suicide-not-a-right/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/adf-assisted-suicide-not-a-right/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:21:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129677 One News Now: Paul Coleman, ADF legal counsel in Vienna, Austria, says people are not granted the right to assisted suicide under the European Convention. "The government has an obligation to protect life, not facilitate death," he explains. "Claims to personal autonomy do not override national laws, which are designed to protect the weak and vulnerable. This position is supported by the European Court's existing case law and is enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/adf-assisted-suicide-not-a-right/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/swiss-see-steady-rise-in-assisted-suicides/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/swiss-see-steady-rise-in-assisted-suicides/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:59:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129645 AP: Five out of every 1,000 deaths in Switzerland now involve assisted suicide, with women more likely to die . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/swiss-see-steady-rise-in-assisted-suicides/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/adf-argues-against-guaranteed-right-to-assisted-suicide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/adf-argues-against-guaranteed-right-to-assisted-suicide/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:30:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129529 First Things Secondhand Smoke: The splendid Alliance Defense Fund has intervened with a very good brief as to why European law both does not compel the legalizing of assisted suicide nor creates a positive human right to assistance in killing themselves. (Yes, that is where the argument is now going.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/adf-argues-against-guaranteed-right-to-assisted-suicide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/adf-to-defend-life-in-swiss-%e2%80%98doctor-prescribed-death%e2%80%99-case-at-european-high-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/adf-to-defend-life-in-swiss-%e2%80%98doctor-prescribed-death%e2%80%99-case-at-european-high-court/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:23:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129258 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/adf-to-defend-life-in-swiss-%e2%80%98doctor-prescribed-death%e2%80%99-case-at-european-high-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/more-people-die-in-switzerland-via-assisted-suicide-in-2011/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/more-people-die-in-switzerland-via-assisted-suicide-in-2011/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:09:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126265 LifeNews.com: Exit indicates it killed 416 people last year in assisted suicides, with 305 of the deaths occurring the German-speaking part of the European nation — an increase over the 257 in 2010 — while 11 people were killed in the French speaking portion of the country, up from 91 in 2010. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/more-people-die-in-switzerland-via-assisted-suicide-in-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-top-court-rules-against-schooling-at-home-via-webcam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-top-court-rules-against-schooling-at-home-via-webcam/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:50:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119296 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-top-court-rules-against-schooling-at-home-via-webcam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-politician-compares-gay-couples-to-cocaine/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-politician-compares-gay-couples-to-cocaine/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:45:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119294 The Local: As Switzerland debates allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt, a leading politician has caused consternation by comparing homosexuality to drug use. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-politician-compares-gay-couples-to-cocaine/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/swiss-can-ban-naked-hiking-court-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/swiss-can-ban-naked-hiking-court-rules/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:12:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118932 BBC News (includes image of naked hiker): Switzerland's highest court has ruled that local authorities can impose fines on people hiking nude in the Alps. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/swiss-can-ban-naked-hiking-court-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/swiss-consider-new-limits-on-wearing-veils/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/swiss-consider-new-limits-on-wearing-veils/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:53:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114774 News from The Associated Press: Switzerland's lower house of parliament voted 101-77 Wednesday to outlaw veils like the burqa worn by some Muslim women when using public transportation or dealing with authorities. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/swiss-consider-new-limits-on-wearing-veils/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/mats-tunehag-%e2%80%9cremove-the-cross-from-the-swiss-flag%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/mats-tunehag-%e2%80%9cremove-the-cross-from-the-swiss-flag%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:46:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114742 Matstunehag.com: Second@s Plus, a lobby group in Switzerland consisting of mostly Muslim immigrants, demand that Switzerland removes the cross from the nation’s flag. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/mats-tunehag-%e2%80%9cremove-the-cross-from-the-swiss-flag%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/swiss-parents%e2%80%99-concern-at-%e2%80%98sex-box%e2%80%99-for-primary-kids/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/swiss-parents%e2%80%99-concern-at-%e2%80%98sex-box%e2%80%99-for-primary-kids/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:50:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111723 The Christian Institute: A ‘sex box’ for primary school aged children which includes a wooden penis and a fabric vagina has sparked a storm of controversy in Switzerland. The box is to be used as part of a radical new sex education programme for primary school aged kids in Basel. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/swiss-parents%e2%80%99-concern-at-%e2%80%98sex-box%e2%80%99-for-primary-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/legal-periodical-comments-on-the-constitutional-protection-of-religion-in-swaziland/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/legal-periodical-comments-on-the-constitutional-protection-of-religion-in-swaziland/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:29:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110955 Comments on the Constitutional Protection of Religion in Swaziland (August 10, 2008). African Human Rights Journal, Vol. 8, pp. 432-457, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1907666 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/16/legal-periodical-comments-on-the-constitutional-protection-of-religion-in-swaziland/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/swiss-pro-life-groups-force-referendum-on-public-funding-for-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/swiss-pro-life-groups-force-referendum-on-public-funding-for-abortions/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:18:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108573 LifeSiteNews.com: Following a successful petition drive by pro-life groups, the Swiss government will be forced to hold a national referendum on the public funding of abortion, after deciding in April to continue paying for the deadly procedures. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/20/swiss-pro-life-groups-force-referendum-on-public-funding-for-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/european-court-dismisses-suit-on-swiss-minarets/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/european-court-dismisses-suit-on-swiss-minarets/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:50:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107882 AP at Findlaw: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the people filing the lawsuits - a former spokesman for a Geneva mosque and several Swiss Muslim groups - couldn't claim to be victims. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/european-court-dismisses-suit-on-swiss-minarets/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/swiss-govt-drops-plan-to-curb-assisted-suicide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/swiss-govt-drops-plan-to-curb-assisted-suicide/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:30:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107367 Guardian.co.uk: The Swiss government has dropped a plan to impose stricter rules for assisted suicide. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/01/swiss-govt-drops-plan-to-curb-assisted-suicide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/bbc-suicide-documentary-choosing-to-die-sparks-debate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/bbc-suicide-documentary-choosing-to-die-sparks-debate/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:47:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106229 The Sun |Showbiz|TV: A DESPERATELY ill man will be shown on TV choking and begging for water before he dies in a suicide clinic. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/bbc-suicide-documentary-choosing-to-die-sparks-debate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/swiss-voters-reject-proposal-to-ban-assisted-suicide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/swiss-voters-reject-proposal-to-ban-assisted-suicide/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 20:47:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103763 Allheadlinenews.com: Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban assisted suicide and "suicide tourism" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/swiss-voters-reject-proposal-to-ban-assisted-suicide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/09/swiss-group-wants-easier-suicides-for-elderly/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/09/swiss-group-wants-easier-suicides-for-elderly/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 17:54:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103111 AP on One News Now: A Swiss group that assists people to commit suicide says it wants to lower the legal hurdles for elderly clients seeking its help. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/09/swiss-group-wants-easier-suicides-for-elderly/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/efforts-to-ban-the-burqa-go-well-beyond-france/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/efforts-to-ban-the-burqa-go-well-beyond-france/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:21:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101547 Islamist Watch: Though France is the pace setter, efforts to impose burqa bans, both broad and narrow, press on across the West. The following is a quick and by no means exhaustive update on recent attempts . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/efforts-to-ban-the-burqa-go-well-beyond-france/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/swiss-court-rules-in-case-of-hindu-protesters-who-planned-to-burn-bible-quran/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/swiss-court-rules-in-case-of-hindu-protesters-who-planned-to-burn-bible-quran/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:15:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100910 Religion Clause Blog: World Radio Switzerland and Swissinfo.ch reported yesterday that a judge has acquitted three Hindu men who were arrested when they announced last year that they planned to burn the Bible and the Qur'an outside the federal parliament building in Bern's Parliament Square . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/swiss-court-rules-in-case-of-hindu-protesters-who-planned-to-burn-bible-quran/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/uk-nan-maitlands-suicide-demonstrates-incremental-extention-that-will-follow-any-change-in-the-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/uk-nan-maitlands-suicide-demonstrates-incremental-extention-that-will-follow-any-change-in-the-law/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:42:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100202 Christian Concern for our Nation: According to the Sunday Times, an 84 year old British woman committed suicide at a Swiss facility last month because she did not want to die of old age. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/uk-nan-maitlands-suicide-demonstrates-incremental-extention-that-will-follow-any-change-in-the-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/swiss-official-seeks-crackdown-on-suicide-tourists/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/swiss-official-seeks-crackdown-on-suicide-tourists/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:44:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92821 USA Today: "Now, former Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf wants to make assisted suicide more difficult by requring the process be supervised by doctors who aren't affiliated with one of the country's four right-to-die organizations. And Zurich voters are due to decide in May whether to ban assisted suicide, the article says." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/swiss-official-seeks-crackdown-on-suicide-tourists/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/swiss-suicide-appeal-dismissed-by-european-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/swiss-suicide-appeal-dismissed-by-european-court/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:40:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92816 Swiss Info: "Switzerland did not violate any human rights when it refused to give a mentally ill man over-the-counter access to a drug in order to end his life. In a ruling on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg dismissed an appeal by the 58-year-old man, who after two suicide attempts in 2004 turned to Dignitas, a Swiss assisted suicide organisation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/swiss-suicide-appeal-dismissed-by-european-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/switzerland-doctor-acquitted-of-assisting-suicide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/switzerland-doctor-acquitted-of-assisting-suicide/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:13:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89562 Swiss Info: "The acquittal of a doctor accused of euthanasia has rekindled the debate on assisted suicide in Switzerland, ahead of votes at the cantonal level on the issue." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/switzerland-doctor-acquitted-of-assisting-suicide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/policy-would-ban-american-missionaries-in-switzerland/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/policy-would-ban-american-missionaries-in-switzerland/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:51:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87338 Rexburg Standard Journal: "A new policy in Switzerland that would effectively ban all missionaries from non-European Union countries from serving in the country beginning in 2012 . . . A recent decision by a Swiss court has established that missionary work is 'gainful employment' and is thus subject to foreigner employment quotas. The law restricts missionaries from all religious denominations." Via Religion Clause. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/policy-would-ban-american-missionaries-in-switzerland/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/law-review-panacea-or-pathetic-fallacy-the-swiss-ban-on-minarets-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/law-review-panacea-or-pathetic-fallacy-the-swiss-ban-on-minarets-2/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:02:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86940 Panacea or Pathetic Fallacy? The Swiss Ban on Minarets "On November 29, 2009, Swiss voters adopted a ballot initiative introducing a constitutional ban on the construction of minarets. This Article provides a thick description of the minaret vote's context. A legal analysis addresses the implications of the ban under national, regional, and international normative frameworks. The Article argues that the ban is irreconcilable with the Swiss constitutional bill of rights and several international human right provisions. In Switzerland, however, respect for the vox populi potentially trumps any concern over conflicting international obligations, and there is no effective judicial review of initiatives. This lack of judicial review is partly a result of the myth system of modern Switzerland and its emphasis on popular sovereignty. Yet, the fears that fueled the prohibition of minarets in Switzerland are widespread in Europe. Hostility to Islam is partly rooted in historical traditions and partly due to disagreement over how to integrate newcomers into Western society, and this Article suggests an approach that carefully balances expectations of Muslim adaptation with a less exclusive construction of European identity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/law-review-panacea-or-pathetic-fallacy-the-swiss-ban-on-minarets-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/lds-leaders-urge-swiss-to-reverse-pending-missionary-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/lds-leaders-urge-swiss-to-reverse-pending-missionary-ban/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:43:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86527 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/lds-leaders-urge-swiss-to-reverse-pending-missionary-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/switzerland-minaret-ban-stays-in-media-focus-one-year-on/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/switzerland-minaret-ban-stays-in-media-focus-one-year-on/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:22:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82704 Swiss Info: "The row over the local minaret has not gone away. It had already received planning permission from the town before the vote was held, and that was confirmed by the cantonal authorities in September 2010. Opponents have now taken their case to the cantonal administrative court, which is expected to rule in 2011." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/switzerland-minaret-ban-stays-in-media-focus-one-year-on/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/assisted-suicide-for-couples-promoted-in-switzerland/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/assisted-suicide-for-couples-promoted-in-switzerland/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:57:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81282 Townhall (BP): "Swiss euthanasia promoter Ludwig Minelli is calling for lethal prescriptions to be provided legally to the spouses and partners of terminally ill patients even when they are healthy." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/assisted-suicide-for-couples-promoted-in-switzerland/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/02/switzerland-doctor-on-trial-for-assisted-suicide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/02/switzerland-doctor-on-trial-for-assisted-suicide/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:23:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79893 World Radio Switzerland: "Canton Neuchâtel’s former head doctor went on trial today for having helped an incurably ill patient end her days." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/02/switzerland-doctor-on-trial-for-assisted-suicide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/swiss-parish-condom-campaign-not-church-sponsored/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/swiss-parish-condom-campaign-not-church-sponsored/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:08:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79399 LifeSiteNews: "Human Life International (HLI) Switzerland pointed out that headlines saying the 'Catholic Church' is handing out condoms in parishes are misleading . . . 'The official Swiss Catholic Church is not responsible for this action. Only the "Catholic Church of Lucerne," a local Catholic State organisation, is responsible for the distribution of the condoms.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/swiss-parish-condom-campaign-not-church-sponsored/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/swiss-catholics-split-over-condom-distribution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/swiss-catholics-split-over-condom-distribution/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:21:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78208 Associated Press: "A Catholic church in the central Swiss city of Lucerne has sparked controversy among believers with an AIDS awareness campaign that involves distributing to teenagers condoms bearing the slogan 'protect thy neighbor as thyself.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/swiss-catholics-split-over-condom-distribution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/assisted-suicide-is-about-the-haves-and-have-nots-dignitas-is-making-a-fortune/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/assisted-suicide-is-about-the-haves-and-have-nots-dignitas-is-making-a-fortune/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:15:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77546 writing at the Telegraph: "The person who packs their bags for Dignitas (no need for a toothbrush: the whole procedure takes only a couple of hours) is likely to belong to the well-educated, articulate elite who are addicted to choice and who view assisted suicide as the ultimate consumer choice. They want to stage-manage their death as they have stage-managed every other aspect of their lives, from childbirth through marriage to divorce." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/assisted-suicide-is-about-the-haves-and-have-nots-dignitas-is-making-a-fortune/feed/ 0