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/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:43:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133424 One News Now (AP): Jim Campbell, litigation staff counsel with Alliance Defense Fund, sees obvious contradiction in the president's announcement today. "This shows that the Obama administration doesn't understand the public purpose of marriage. Marriage -- the lifelong, faithful union of one man and one woman -- is the building block of a thriving society. It's not something that politicians should attempt to redefine for political purposes. "The president has spoken eloquently about how fatherless homes often hurt children and society. Today's statement is a tragic contradiction that promotes the creation of even more fatherless and motherless homes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/indiana-bmv-causes-uproar-after-rescinding-specialty-plates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/indiana-bmv-causes-uproar-after-rescinding-specialty-plates/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:05:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129467 USA Today: The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles' decision to rescind an Indiana gay rights advocacy group's specialty license plates has created a statewide battle among state officials, conservation groups and gay rights organizations. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/indiana-bmv-causes-uproar-after-rescinding-specialty-plates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/aarp-uses-member-resources-to-advocate-same-sex-marriage-and-special-rights-for-immoral-behavior/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/aarp-uses-member-resources-to-advocate-same-sex-marriage-and-special-rights-for-immoral-behavior/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:46:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128829 Christian Civic League of Maine: The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) uses member resources to advocate same-sex marriage and pro-homosexual military policy. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/aarp-uses-member-resources-to-advocate-same-sex-marriage-and-special-rights-for-immoral-behavior/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/lawsuit-by-michigan-conservative-christian-group-seeks-to-overturn-hate-crimes-law-tpmmuckraker/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/lawsuit-by-michigan-conservative-christian-group-seeks-to-overturn-hate-crimes-law-tpmmuckraker/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:28:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123297 TPMMuckraker: This suit is just one of many that argues that “religious liberty” is at stake as LGBT rights expand. And, along with the Alliance Defense Fund, the Thomas More Law Center dedicates itself to fighting against “a culture increasingly hostile to Christians and their faith.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/17/lawsuit-by-michigan-conservative-christian-group-seeks-to-overturn-hate-crimes-law-tpmmuckraker/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/evangelicals-hurry-to-find-alternative-to-romney/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/evangelicals-hurry-to-find-alternative-to-romney/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:21:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122393 NYTimes.com: “This is the $100,000 question: Can the evangelical leadership unify behind Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum or Rick Perry?” said John Stemberger, president of Florida Family Policy Council. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/evangelicals-hurry-to-find-alternative-to-romney/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/big-victory-in-evansville-after-churches-rally-to-protect-their-ministries-afa-of-indiana/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/big-victory-in-evansville-after-churches-rally-to-protect-their-ministries-afa-of-indiana/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:49:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121439 AFA of Indiana: Thankfully, the Alliance Defense Fund, one of the nation’s top religious liberty law firms, did a lengthy legal analysis of the Evansville ordinance that was devastatingly effective. They noted over a dozen serious flaws in the ordinance and cited more than 200 court cases, founding quotes and examples of the problems these ordinances create for churches, charities, business owners and vital community groups like the Boy Scouts and the Salvation Army. (Even groups that tend to be known for their economic expertise, like the Heritage Foundation now have studies showing the conflicts between same-sex marriage and non-discrimination ordinances with Constitutional freedoms.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/big-victory-in-evansville-after-churches-rally-to-protect-their-ministries-afa-of-indiana/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:04:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120443 NCRegister.com: As some ask why Catholics seem to be the only ones fighting for religious freedom, a high-profile theological group prepares to issue statement in early 2012. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/something-has-happened-in-america-on-the-way-to-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/something-has-happened-in-america-on-the-way-to-church/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:20:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116430 AFA of Indiana: However, a new study looking back over the last fifty years has found that the bottom may now be falling out of church attendance among white middle class Americans. The scholarly study from sociologists at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Virginia called, No Money, No Honey, No Church, has found that low or moderately educated white middle class Americans are abandoning church. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/something-has-happened-in-america-on-the-way-to-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:56:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115709 The New American: Even before its debut, reported by The New American, the show had come under an intense assault from a group called the Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography, which charged that the show was little more than prime-time porn that should never be aired. The coalition was made up of such groups as Focus on the Family, the Alliance Defense Fund, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, and the American Family Association, among others, whose leaders issued a stern condemnation, declaring that “NBC is contributing to the sexual objectification and exploitation of women and encouraging greater acceptance of pornography with its soon-to-be-aired series.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/evangelical-pastors-heed-a-political-calling-for-2012-3/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/evangelical-pastors-heed-a-political-calling-for-2012-3/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:22:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113822 Pantagraph: But the religious leaders are bolstered by well-funded Christian legal organizations supporting their cause. The most prominent — the Alliance Defense Fund, a group based in Scottsdale, Ariz., that spent $32 million in 2010 — is challenging a 1954 tax code amendment that prohibits pastors, as leaders of tax-exempt organizations, from supporting or opposing candidates from the pulpit. The fund sponsors Pulpit Freedom Sunday, in which it offers free legal representation to churches whose pastors preach about political candidates and are then audited by the Internal Revenue Service. (So far, no IRS investigations have been triggered.) Last fall, 100 churches participated — up from 33 in 2008. This year’s Pulpit Freedom Sunday scheduled for Oct. 2, is expected to draw more than 500 churches. [Kelly Shackelford of Liberty Institute quoted] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/evangelical-pastors-heed-a-political-calling-for-2012-3/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/12/evangelical-pastors-heed-a-political-calling-for-2012/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/12/evangelical-pastors-heed-a-political-calling-for-2012/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:16:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113218 Tribune Washington Bureau via Kansas City Star (also in Sacramento Bee): As pastors speak out on political matters, they've drawn admonitions from groups such as Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which warns that such activism could jeopardize their churches' nonprofit status. But the religious leaders are bolstered by well-funded Christian legal organizations supporting their cause. The most prominent - the Alliance Defense Fund, a group based in Scottsdale, Ariz., that spent $32 million in 2010 - is challenging a 1954 tax code amendment that prohibits pastors, as leaders of tax-exempt organizations, from supporting or opposing candidates from the pulpit. The fund sponsors Pulpit Freedom Sunday, in which it offers free legal representation to churches whose pastors preach about political candidates and are then audited by the Internal Revenue Service. (So far, no IRS investigations have been triggered.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/12/evangelical-pastors-heed-a-political-calling-for-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/california-science-center-invites-intelligent-design-program-will-pay-110k-to-settle-discrimination-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/california-science-center-invites-intelligent-design-program-will-pay-110k-to-settle-discrimination-lawsuit/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:08:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112001 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/29/california-science-center-invites-intelligent-design-program-will-pay-110k-to-settle-discrimination-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/23/over-540000-sign-home-depot-boycott-over-gay-activism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/23/over-540000-sign-home-depot-boycott-over-gay-activism/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:16:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111520 Christian Post: More than 540,000 people have committed to a boycott of Home Depot over its support of homosexual activism, according to a spokesperson of the group organizing the boycott. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/23/over-540000-sign-home-depot-boycott-over-gay-activism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/22/couples-file-appeal-in-minnesota-same-sex-marriage-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/22/couples-file-appeal-in-minnesota-same-sex-marriage-lawsuit/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:13:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111362 Minnesota Independent: . . . “[T[he Minnesota Supreme Court’s Baker decision is undoubtedly binding and controlling here,” MFC’s attorneys wrote. Those attorneys are from the Alliance Defense Fund, a group founded by prominent religious right groups including James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and the American Family Association, an organization that has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/22/couples-file-appeal-in-minnesota-same-sex-marriage-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/aclu-seeks-disclosure-of-funding-for-texas-governors-prayer-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/aclu-seeks-disclosure-of-funding-for-texas-governors-prayer-event/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:09:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108682 Religion Clause Blog: The ACLU of Texas announced yesterday that it has filed open records requests with state,county and city offices seeking information on the amount of government support that is being devoted to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's controversial prayer service scheduled for August 6 in Houston's Reliant Stadium. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/aclu-seeks-disclosure-of-funding-for-texas-governors-prayer-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/pro-family-coalition-targets-nbc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cplayboy-club%e2%80%9d-fall-series/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/pro-family-coalition-targets-nbc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cplayboy-club%e2%80%9d-fall-series/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:49:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107813 New American: But the Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography, led by Morality in Media, said the show is nothing more than a pornographic attack on families and the culture that should never see the light of day. “NBC is contributing to the sexual objectification and exploitation of women and encouraging greater acceptance of pornography with its soon-to-be-aired series,” the coalition charged in a press release. The coalition is made up of more than seventy groups, including Focus on the Family, Alliance Defense Fund, Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, American Family Association, Torah Jews for Decency, Wallbuilders, and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/08/pro-family-coalition-targets-nbc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cplayboy-club%e2%80%9d-fall-series/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/texas-perry-urges-other-governors-to-join-him-at-prayer-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/texas-perry-urges-other-governors-to-join-him-at-prayer-event/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:22:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105604 Reuters: Saying "there is hope for America, and we will find it on our knees," Texas Governor Rick Perry has invited other governors to join him in a "solemn gathering of prayer and fasting" in August in Houston, according to the event's website. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/texas-perry-urges-other-governors-to-join-him-at-prayer-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/ks-family-group-fights-for-limits-on-sex-businesses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/ks-family-group-fights-for-limits-on-sex-businesses/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:22:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98952 One News Now: "Earlier in the month the Kansas House overwhelmingly approved restrictions on strip clubs, adult video stores, and other sexually oriented businesses. The Community Defense Act (H.B. 2107) would prohibit new sexually oriented businesses within 1,000 feet of a school, library, daycare center, or house of worship." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/ks-family-group-fights-for-limits-on-sex-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/in-senate-stalls-same-sex-marriage-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/in-senate-stalls-same-sex-marriage-vote/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:26:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98598 Indiana Daily Student: "The Senate will vote on the amendment, sponsored by Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, this week . . . Representatives from the Alliance Defense Fund and the American Family Association of Indiana testified in favor of the amendment." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/in-senate-stalls-same-sex-marriage-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/obama-holder-contend-homosexuality-immutable/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/obama-holder-contend-homosexuality-immutable/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:57:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96427 World Net Daily: Austin Nimocks, a senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said the move raises a lot of questions. "One of the reasons we have a Constitution is to prevent opinions from getting in the way of duties. The American people have a right to expect their laws will be defended by the people whose responsibility it is to do so," he told WND. "One's constitutional duty should not be optional." [many more quotations and references to ADF and many other pro-family groups and lawyers] . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/obama-holder-contend-homosexuality-immutable/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/15/6th-circuit-pro-family-groups-appeal-mi-hate-crimes-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/15/6th-circuit-pro-family-groups-appeal-mi-hate-crimes-ruling/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:08:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95534 The Michigan Messenger: "Four Michigan residents have appealed a September decision by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington in a suit challenging the constitutionality of the 2009 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/15/6th-circuit-pro-family-groups-appeal-mi-hate-crimes-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/nancy-pearcey-cpac-homosexuality-and-the-crack-up-of-conservatism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/nancy-pearcey-cpac-homosexuality-and-the-crack-up-of-conservatism/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:50:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90443 The Daily Caller: "The conservative coalition has always been unstable. And homosexuality may be the issue on which it shatters . . . Peter Wehner says that these groups could give the impression 'that they do not have the arguments needed to win on the merits' . . . By voting with their feet, however, social conservatives are not giving up, they are taking a public stand — which creates a forum to make their case more effectively." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/07/nancy-pearcey-cpac-homosexuality-and-the-crack-up-of-conservatism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/afa-to-cpac-homosexuality-is-not-a-conservative-value/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/afa-to-cpac-homosexuality-is-not-a-conservative-value/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:27:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90045 writing at Renew America: "However, AFA made a deliberate choice not to participate last year because of CPAC's decision to allow an aggressive and radical homosexual organization, GOProud, to serve as a sponsor of the event. Because CPAC has continued its association with GOProud again this year, AFA has once again chosen not to participate." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/afa-to-cpac-homosexuality-is-not-a-conservative-value/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/nascar-in-companies-against-christmas/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/nascar-in-companies-against-christmas/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:14:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86401 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Supporters of the American Family Association are invited to report on suspect companies.'If you hear of instances of hostility toward Christmas expression, please let us know: AFA is working with the Alliance Defense Fund to provide resources for government and public school authorities laboring under the misimpression they must censor Christmas,' the Association states." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/nascar-in-companies-against-christmas/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/chuck-colson-playing-the-hate-card/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/chuck-colson-playing-the-hate-card/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:21:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85814 writing in The Christian Post: "So often today, conscientious objectors to homosexual marriage are being accused of hatred. It’s a dangerous trend. Princeton professor Robbie George, who helped draft the Manhattan Declaration, said this in a recent interview: 'If belief in marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife comes to be treated in law as a form of bigotry, persons and institutions that dissent from the new political orthodoxy will quickly find . . . disabilities imposed upon them.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/09/chuck-colson-playing-the-hate-card/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/06/california-chief-justice-views-iowa-vote-as-reason-for-change/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/06/california-chief-justice-views-iowa-vote-as-reason-for-change/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:32:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85100 The American Independent: "As The Iowa Independent previously reported, several out-of-state groups — New Jersey-based National Organization for Marriage, Mississippi-based American Family Association, Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council, Washington, D.C.-based Citizens United Political Victory Fund, Georgia-based Faith & Freedom Coalition and Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund — spent nearly $1 million to defeat the Iowa justices and provided unsolicited materials directly to Iowa churches in an effort to influence congregations across the state." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/06/california-chief-justice-views-iowa-vote-as-reason-for-change/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/06/the-family-foundation-continues-to-ally-itself-with-hate-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/06/the-family-foundation-continues-to-ally-itself-with-hate-groups/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:43:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85023 Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life Blog: "The Family Foundation based in Richmond, Virginia, has a long history of promoting an over the top anti-gay agenda. Thus, it is surprising that TFF has been silent on the designation of its allies - e.g., Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, American Family Association, etc. - as either anti-gay groups or anti-gay hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center ("SPLC") [ADF listed as allied organization]" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/06/the-family-foundation-continues-to-ally-itself-with-hate-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/in-the-war-on-christmas-christmas-is-winning/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/in-the-war-on-christmas-christmas-is-winning/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:26:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83383 MSNBC: "The War on Christmas may be in its final days. This season, merry Christmas — not happy holidays or season's greetings — will dominate retailer's marketing messages. There will be Christmas sales and Christmas trees and Christmas carols galore." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/in-the-war-on-christmas-christmas-is-winning/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/anti-gay-groups-spent-948000-in-iowa-to-oust-judges/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/anti-gay-groups-spent-948000-in-iowa-to-oust-judges/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:42:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83043 Iowa Independent: "Five out-of-state organizations spent $948,355 . . . Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund and one of its affiliates, the Texas-based Liberty Institute, offered free legal representation to any church who openly violated federal tax law by advocating for the removal of the judges from the pulpit. Federal tax law forbids 501(c)3 organizations, including churches, from intervening in elections in support of or opposition to any candidate." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/anti-gay-groups-spent-948000-in-iowa-to-oust-judges/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/05/iowa-retention-vote-was-abused/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/05/iowa-retention-vote-was-abused/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:28:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80625 Iowa State Daily: "The extremely controversial campaign to vote "No" on judicial retention cost $1 million. Funds came from anti-gay organizations such as Mississippi-based American Family Association, Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council, Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, Georgia-based Faith & Freedom Coalition and New Jersey-based National Organization for Marriage. Notably, none of these are directly affected by decisions made in Iowa courts." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/05/iowa-retention-vote-was-abused/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/iowans-vote-to-oust-all-three-supreme-court-justices/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/iowans-vote-to-oust-all-three-supreme-court-justices/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:26:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80010 Iowa Independent: "The highly charged campaign featured more than $1 million in spending against the judges from national anti-gay organizations like the Mississippi-based American Family Association, Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council, Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, Georgia-based Faith & Freedom Coalition and New Jersey-based National Organization for Marriage. The campaign culminated in a 20-city bus tour across Iowa." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/iowans-vote-to-oust-all-three-supreme-court-justices/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/pornography-still-an-ignored-social-ill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/pornography-still-an-ignored-social-ill/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:06:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78996 Christian Post: "Pornography is still 'a very serious moral problem' that is being ignored during by the U. S. Justice Department and the presidential administration, says the head of a conservative media watchdog. As the start of this year’s White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week nears, Robert Peters, president of Morality in the Media, is hoping to draw attention to a looming American problem – pornography – and wants more action taken." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/pornography-still-an-ignored-social-ill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/27/real-christians-say-no-to-bullying-and-homosexual-behavior/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/27/real-christians-say-no-to-bullying-and-homosexual-behavior/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:37:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78903 ChristianNewsWire: "A coalition of pro-family leaders today urges Christian families to be faithful to biblical morality and discerning in the face of false and irresponsible accusations. Christianity and traditional values are not the cause of teen suicides, and attempts to link the two are deceptive and will ultimately harm children." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/27/real-christians-say-no-to-bullying-and-homosexual-behavior/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/national-pro-marriage-anti-gay-groups-unite-to-target-iowa-judges/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/national-pro-marriage-anti-gay-groups-unite-to-target-iowa-judges/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:35:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77644 writing in The Iowa Independent: "The campaign to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices over a 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage has attracted the attention of some of the most influential conservative organizations in America . . . The Liberty Institute, the Texas organization offering to defend pastors who run afoul of the IRS by encouraging congregations to vote against the judges, is an affiliate organization of the Alliance Defense Fund." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/21/national-pro-marriage-anti-gay-groups-unite-to-target-iowa-judges/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/14/left-wing-religious-leaders-urge-vander-plaats-to-denounce-american-family-association/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/14/left-wing-religious-leaders-urge-vander-plaats-to-denounce-american-family-association/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:54:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76568 GlobeGazette.com: "Calling it an 'extremist hate group' trying to manipulate votes by using fear, religious leaders across the state Wednesday asked Bob Vander Plaats and his group, Iowa For Freedom, to denounce the American Family Association." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/14/left-wing-religious-leaders-urge-vander-plaats-to-denounce-american-family-association/feed/ 0