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/2011/09/23/proposed-settlement-filed-in-houston-veterans-cemetery-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/23/proposed-settlement-filed-in-houston-veterans-cemetery-case/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:12:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114417 Religion Clause: Under the proposed consent decree (full text), reached after mediation by a former Texas Supreme Court justice, the government agreed to 50 stipulations that facilitate the VFW, the Memorial Ladies and the American Legion's providing honor guard ceremonies and condolence cards, including religious expressions, unless the family objects . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/23/proposed-settlement-filed-in-houston-veterans-cemetery-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/christians-decry-san-diego-courts-ruling-on-memorial-cross/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/christians-decry-san-diego-courts-ruling-on-memorial-cross/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:38:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90083 Charisma: "Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel [Joe Infranco] says war heroes have earned the right to be remembered. As he sees it, the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom shouldn’t be dishonored because the ACLU finds a small number of people who are merely offended." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/christians-decry-san-diego-courts-ruling-on-memorial-cross/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/american-legion-opposes-last-minute-dadt-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/american-legion-opposes-last-minute-dadt-appeal/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:24:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86895 PR Newswire: "The American Legion remains strongly opposed to a renewed and intensified Congressional effort to hastily repeal the Pentagon's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law during Congress's rapidly expiring lame duck session. " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/american-legion-opposes-last-minute-dadt-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/american-legion-listen-to-usmc-warnings-about-lifting-dadt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/american-legion-listen-to-usmc-warnings-about-lifting-dadt/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:13:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81148 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/american-legion-listen-to-usmc-warnings-about-lifting-dadt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/new-developments-against-aclu-to-save-veterans-memorials/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/new-developments-against-aclu-to-save-veterans-memorials/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:27:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=61971 Rees Lloyd: "[Joseph Infranco, Sr.] Attorney of the Alliance Defense Fund which is representing The American Legion Department of California as friend of the court, said: 'The Supreme Court gave clear guidance in the Mojave memorial case that honoring veterans and acknowledging our nation’s religious heritage is not an establishment of religion. We are encouraged that the appellate court wants to consider this decision’s impact on Mount Soledad. One person’s agenda should not diminish the heroic sacrifice of millions of veterans.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/new-developments-against-aclu-to-save-veterans-memorials/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/a-cowardly-and-criminal-act/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/a-cowardly-and-criminal-act/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 16:19:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60633 California Catholic Daily: "'This is a cowardly and criminal act that dishonors heroes who have given their lives for our country,' said ADF senior counsel [Joseph Infranco] in a prepared statement. 'Those who deny our heritage and religious liberty will not succeed through vandalism under cover of darkness. What the ACLU could not accomplish in court, intolerant cowards are now trying to do through crime.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/a-cowardly-and-criminal-act/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/12/veterans-group-vows-to-rebuild-mojave-desert-cross/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/12/veterans-group-vows-to-rebuild-mojave-desert-cross/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 16:15:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60519 CNSNews: "The Veterans of Foreign Wars has vowed to rebuild a 7-foot high cross-shaped memorial to the nation’s veterans which was stolen by vandals over the weekend . . . When CNSNews.com asked whether [ADF Attorney Joe Infranco] considered it a hate crime, he said, 'I think the expression "hate crime" is overused, and it gives me concern in other context. I would just say that this is a cowardly and criminal act that dishonors heroes who have given their lives for our country, and our view of it is those who deny our heritage and religious liberty are not going to succeed through vandalism under cover of darkness.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/12/veterans-group-vows-to-rebuild-mojave-desert-cross/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/joe-infranco-on-common-sense-with-shea-daily-to-discuss-the-mojave-desert-memorial-cross/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/joe-infranco-on-common-sense-with-shea-daily-to-discuss-the-mojave-desert-memorial-cross/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 23:11:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59997 Common Sense with Shea Daily to discuss the Mojave Desert cross ruling. The mp3 runs approximately 20 minutes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/joe-infranco-on-common-sense-with-shea-daily-to-discuss-the-mojave-desert-memorial-cross/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/aclu-defeated-in-mojave-desert-veterans-memorial-cross-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/aclu-defeated-in-mojave-desert-veterans-memorial-cross-case/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 16:54:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59902 writing at NewsWithViews.com: "The decision is a great victory for veterans, and a great defeat for the ACLU, which by its secular-cleansing fanaticism has become the Taliban of American liberal secularism . . . the Defense of Veterans Memorials Project of The American Legion Department and the Alliance Defense Fund was co-founded by ADF Vice President Joseph Infranco and me. For the first time, the American Legion entered the litigation in the Mojave Desert and Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial cases, appearing as amicus curiae in briefs in the California Court of Appeal, the U.S. District Courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court." | ADF Veteran's Memorials Project ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/05/aclu-defeated-in-mojave-desert-veterans-memorial-cross-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/29/american-legion-hill-praises-high-court-for-cross-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/29/american-legion-hill-praises-high-court-for-cross-ruling/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:30:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59383 The American Legion: "'To remove the Mojave Cross, or to conceal it inside a plywood box as it has been for several months, is a violation of free expression in itself,' American Legion National Commander Clarence Hill said . . . 'This is a great victory, and a testimony to the commitment and influence of The American Legion,' said [Joe Infranco], senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund. 'I honestly believe the interest generated by your involvement grabbed the Court's attention and contributed in a significant way to this victory.'" | ADF News Release ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/29/american-legion-hill-praises-high-court-for-cross-ruling/feed/ 0