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/2012/05/14/gay-marriage-gives-romney-chance-to-fire-up-base-obama-stand-seen-risking-states-he-carried-in-%e2%80%9808/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/gay-marriage-gives-romney-chance-to-fire-up-base-obama-stand-seen-risking-states-he-carried-in-%e2%80%9808/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 19:34:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133589 Washington Times: “I think the president this past week took six or seven states he carried in 2008 and put them in play with this one ill-conceived position that he’s taken,” American Values President Gary Bauer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/gay-marriage-gives-romney-chance-to-fire-up-base-obama-stand-seen-risking-states-he-carried-in-%e2%80%9808/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/responses-to-obama-marriage-flip-flop-includes-strong-statement-supporting-marriage-by-rnc-chairman/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/responses-to-obama-marriage-flip-flop-includes-strong-statement-supporting-marriage-by-rnc-chairman/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:59:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133354 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/responses-to-obama-marriage-flip-flop-includes-strong-statement-supporting-marriage-by-rnc-chairman/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/25/pro-lifers-to-boehner-fight-for-planned-parenthood-de-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/25/pro-lifers-to-boehner-fight-for-planned-parenthood-de-funding/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:37:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96537 LifeNews: "A few dozen leaders of pro-life organizations sent House Speaker John Boehner a letter on Thursday asking him to fight for the Pence Amendment — the legislative language preventing the Planned Parenthood abortion business from receiving any taxpayer funds under the Continuing Resolution." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/25/pro-lifers-to-boehner-fight-for-planned-parenthood-de-funding/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/2011/01/03/on-eve-of-new-congress-gop-struggles-with-rift-over-social-issues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/03/on-eve-of-new-congress-gop-struggles-with-rift-over-social-issues/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:50:08 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89319 Christian Science Monitor: "This year also saw a low profile for social conservative groups as Congress debated the repeal of 'don’t ask, don’t tell.' The Senate’s decision to allow openly gay service members in the armed forces – a vote that eight Republicans backed – sent a signal that the influence of social conservative groups on Capitol Hill is slipping." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/03/on-eve-of-new-congress-gop-struggles-with-rift-over-social-issues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/biggest-conservative-names-bidding-goodbye-to-cpac/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/biggest-conservative-names-bidding-goodbye-to-cpac/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:51:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88627 WorldNetDaily: "Two of the nation's premier moral issues organizations, the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America, are refusing to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference in February because a homosexual activist group, GOProud, has been invited." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/biggest-conservative-names-bidding-goodbye-to-cpac/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/reactions-mixed-on-health-care-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/reactions-mixed-on-health-care-ruling/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:11:42 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86399 The McPherson Sentinel: "'Congress showed blatant disregard for the Constitution, and that’s the pivotal issue here,' said Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel [Steven H. Aden]. ADF is a legal alliance founded in 1993 by more than 30 Christian leaders." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/reactions-mixed-on-health-care-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/pro-life-groups-applaud-judges-ruling-against-obamacare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/pro-life-groups-applaud-judges-ruling-against-obamacare/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:06:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86395 LifeNews: "Senior Counsel [Steven H. Aden] of the pro-life legal group Alliance Defense Fund, also weighed in on the decision. 'No one should be forced to pay for an unconstitutional federal takeover of health care that will funnel taxpayer dollars into the pockets of abortionists and lead inevitably toward death panels for the elderly and infirm. Congress showed blatant disregard for the Constitution, and that’s the pivotal issue here,' he told LifeNews.com." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/pro-life-groups-applaud-judges-ruling-against-obamacare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/social-conservatives-craft-economic-vision-fit-for-the-times/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/social-conservatives-craft-economic-vision-fit-for-the-times/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:11:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77543 The Daily Caller: "Social conservatives . . . are now on the defensive. Federal courts continue to march against their priorities . . . among the ranks of Republican elites in Washington, D.C., acceptance of gay rights is on the march . . . Faced with these obstacles, leaders of the social conservative movement are crafting a vision fit for the times with a heavy emphasis on economic issues and scaled back ambitions that might have been shocking in their modesty only a few years ago." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/social-conservatives-craft-economic-vision-fit-for-the-times/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/social-conservatives-offer-lukewarm-support-of-would-be-speaker-boehner/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/social-conservatives-offer-lukewarm-support-of-would-be-speaker-boehner/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:22:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76851 The Daily Caller: "Two weeks out from an election in which Republicans are poised to make major gains, top social conservatives are voicing decidedly tepid support for House Minority Leader John Boehner, who stands ready to take the Speaker’s gavel if Republicans take the House in November . . . Struggling for relevance amidst the rise of Tea Party activists energized by spending, small government and economic issues, social conservatives had to fight Boehner to get language promoting traditional marriage into the GOP's 'Pledge to America.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/18/social-conservatives-offer-lukewarm-support-of-would-be-speaker-boehner/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/12/confronting-media-bias-re-threat-of-islam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/12/confronting-media-bias-re-threat-of-islam/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:51:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76235 One News Now: "Gary Bauer of American Values was invited to take part in a town hall meeting moderated by ABC This Week host, Christiane Amanpour. The theme of the program was "Holy War: Should America fear Islam," but Bauer says the audience was clearly packed with pro-Muslim sympathizers. He argues that Amanpour's questioning was biased." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/12/confronting-media-bias-re-threat-of-islam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/beck-doesnt-want-his-church-preaching-who-to-vote-for-but-his-black-robe-associates-do/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/beck-doesnt-want-his-church-preaching-who-to-vote-for-but-his-black-robe-associates-do/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:05:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/beck-doesnt-want-his-church-preaching-who-to-vote-for-but-his-black-robe-associates-do/ Media Matters (includes video): ADF, which Dobson co-founded, encouraged pastors to endorse candidates in 2008 and "challenge IRS rules that prohibit tax-exempt churches from engaging in partisan politics." In a September 2008 post onThe Washington Post's On Faith blog, David Waters wrote that the Alliance Defense Fund, which Dobson co-founded, "is recruiting preachers to challenge IRS rules that prohibit tax-exempt churches from engaging in partisan politics, step up to the pulpit ... and endorse a candidate." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/beck-doesnt-want-his-church-preaching-who-to-vote-for-but-his-black-robe-associates-do/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/simmering-anger-may-drive-religious-right-back-to-polls/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/simmering-anger-may-drive-religious-right-back-to-polls/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:42:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62125 Washington Times: "Angry over health care reform and the abortion fight it reinvigorated, worried about the expansion of gay rights and frustrated by President Obama's criticisms of Israel, religious conservatives are eager to play a key role in the outcome of the 2010 midterm elections." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/simmering-anger-may-drive-religious-right-back-to-polls/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/12/white-house-must-turn-over-records-showing-christian-leader-visits/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/12/white-house-must-turn-over-records-showing-christian-leader-visits/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:05:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=12311 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/12/white-house-must-turn-over-records-showing-christian-leader-visits/feed/ 0