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/2012/05/23/nc-maiden-church-should-be-investigated-group-says/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/nc-maiden-church-should-be-investigated-group-says/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 22:53:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134540 Charlotte Observer: Americans United asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate Providence Road Baptist Church, whose pastor, Charles Worley, on May 13 delivered a sermon urging the congregation to vote against President Barack Obama. | AU press release and letter to the IRS | Freedom of Religion Foundation press release and letter ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/nc-maiden-church-should-be-investigated-group-says/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/pastor-speaks-biblical-truth-gets-legal-attention-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/pastor-speaks-biblical-truth-gets-legal-attention-one-news-now/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134445 One News Now: Attorney Erik Stanley of the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) says the complaints are "the same tiresome claims from a group that is intent on bullying churches and intimidating them into silence." "What this pastor did in Kentucky was nothing more than to exercise his constitutional right to speak freely from his pulpit," Stanley asserts. "No pastor anywhere should ever have to fear the IRS, or Americans United or any other group for that matter when they stand and they speak biblical truth in the pulpit. That's all this pastor was doing." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/pastor-speaks-biblical-truth-gets-legal-attention-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/ks-reno-county-oks-rules-for-prayers-at-meetings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/ks-reno-county-oks-rules-for-prayers-at-meetings/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 18:58:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134351 Hutchinson News: The Reno County Commission attempted to put to rest a controversy over prayer at the start of its meetings on Tuesday by unanimously approving a policy calling for non-sectarian prayers or a moment of silence in the future. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/ks-reno-county-oks-rules-for-prayers-at-meetings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/irs-should-investigate-kentucky-church-for-opposing-obama-re-election-says-americans-united/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/irs-should-investigate-kentucky-church-for-opposing-obama-re-election-says-americans-united/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:43:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134311 AU: Kentucky church violated federal law when its pastor demanded the ouster of President Barack Obama during church services, Americans United for Separation of Church and State told the Internal Revenue Service today. During a May 13 service, Pastor Ronnie Spriggs of Hager Hill Freewill Baptist Church in Hager Hill, Ky., demanded that Obama be voted out of office for supporting marriage equality for same-sex couples. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/irs-should-investigate-kentucky-church-for-opposing-obama-re-election-says-americans-united/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/group-warns-santa-monica-about-nativity-scene-proposal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/group-warns-santa-monica-about-nativity-scene-proposal/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 23:12:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134278 SurfSantaMonica.com: A national group that champions the separation of church and state has threatened to sue the City of Santa Monica if it moves forward Tuesday with a proposal by Nativity scene organizers that would ban signs and banners that "denigrate" holiday traditions. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/group-warns-santa-monica-about-nativity-scene-proposal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/delaware-federal-court-no-more-prayer-at-sussex-meetings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/delaware-federal-court-no-more-prayer-at-sussex-meetings/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:22:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133777 Delaware Online: A federal court has ruled Sussex County Council must stop reciting The Lord’s Prayer as each council meeting begins, a longstanding practice, because doing so bucks the Constitution’s rule against government establishment of religion. | Mullin v. Sussex County ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/delaware-federal-court-no-more-prayer-at-sussex-meetings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/erik-stanley-a-double-mandate-to-silence-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/erik-stanley-a-double-mandate-to-silence-religious-freedom/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:38:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132913 Erik Stanley at the Christian Post: The IRS will likely not act on AU's "complaint" because it rarely acts on any of AU's "complaints." But if it does, ADF will offer to defend Bishop Jenky and the diocese free of charge because every pastor has a right to speak freely from his pulpit without fearing government censorship or control. The Johnson Amendment mandate is just as unconstitutional as the Obama mandate, and we will fight to have both of them declared for what they are: unconstitutional infringements on our "first freedom," the freedom of religion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/erik-stanley-a-double-mandate-to-silence-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/white-house-releases-faith-based-guidelines/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/white-house-releases-faith-based-guidelines/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 23:01:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132655 Washington Post: A new White House report that offers guidance on public/private partnerships between the government and faith-based groups leaves critical questions unanswered and does not resolve the issue of religious groups’ ability to discriminate in hiring and firing, church-state watchdogs said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/white-house-releases-faith-based-guidelines/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/irs-has-no-grounds-for-yanking-tax-exempt-status-of-illinois-diocese-over-bishop%e2%80%99s-remarks-on-obama-religious-rights-attorneys-say/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/irs-has-no-grounds-for-yanking-tax-exempt-status-of-illinois-diocese-over-bishop%e2%80%99s-remarks-on-obama-religious-rights-attorneys-say/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:37:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131994 CNSNews: "Bishop Jenky isn't ‘intervening’ in a political campaign any more than Dad is when he talks politics over the dinner table,” Eric Rassbach, deputy general counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, told CNSNews.com. “Bishop Jenky has an absolute right to teach and preach to his flock, as the Supreme Court recently affirmed unanimously in the Hosanna-Tabor case,” he continued. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/irs-has-no-grounds-for-yanking-tax-exempt-status-of-illinois-diocese-over-bishop%e2%80%99s-remarks-on-obama-religious-rights-attorneys-say/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/nv-complaint-targets-reno-county-commission-prayers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/nv-complaint-targets-reno-county-commission-prayers/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:51:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131456 Dodge Globe: The tradition of ministers offering a Christian prayer before Reno County Commission meetings could come to an end after the commission received a letter from a national organization saying a resident had complained about the practice. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/nv-complaint-targets-reno-county-commission-prayers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/group-raises-questions-about-2-million-for-road-near-ark-encounter-theme-park/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/group-raises-questions-about-2-million-for-road-near-ark-encounter-theme-park/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:06:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130167 Bluegrass Politics Blog: A nonprofit group that advocates for the separation of church and state raised questions Wednesday about the legislature’s plan to spend $2 million on road improvements near the proposed Ark Encounter theme park in Grant County. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/group-raises-questions-about-2-million-for-road-near-ark-encounter-theme-park/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/tx-prayer-flap-divides-bandera-council/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/tx-prayer-flap-divides-bandera-council/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:31:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130063 My SanAntonio: The mayor has authority to eliminate both the invocation and visitor comments, but he risks litigation if a venue for public input is provided but religious speech is barred. “That's a violation of the law, both the federal constitution and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” said Hiram Sasser, a lawyer for the Liberty Institute. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/tx-prayer-flap-divides-bandera-council/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/florida-scott-signs-school-prayer-bill-opponents-warn-of-legal-challenges/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/florida-scott-signs-school-prayer-bill-opponents-warn-of-legal-challenges/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:40:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129703 Jacksonville.com: Gov. Rick Scott signed a controversial bill on Friday that will allow student prayer at mandatory school events, prompting several groups opposed to the law to warn school districts against implementing it. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/florida-scott-signs-school-prayer-bill-opponents-warn-of-legal-challenges/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/becket-fund-lawsuit-against-obama-birth-control-mandate-signals-culture-wars-jump/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/becket-fund-lawsuit-against-obama-birth-control-mandate-signals-culture-wars-jump/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:05:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128230 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/becket-fund-lawsuit-against-obama-birth-control-mandate-signals-culture-wars-jump/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/quiet-fade-out-for-obama%e2%80%99s-faith-council/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/quiet-fade-out-for-obama%e2%80%99s-faith-council/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:25:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127017 Politico: His faith under attack, his contraception decision savaged on all sides, President Barack Obama could use backup in the religious community right now. But three years into his presidency, Obama’s marquee council of faith advisers has gone dark . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/28/quiet-fade-out-for-obama%e2%80%99s-faith-council/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/md-carroll-sponsors-employee-class-with-biblical-overtones/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/md-carroll-sponsors-employee-class-with-biblical-overtones/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:05:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126770 Baltimore Sun: Carroll County commissioners have asked county employees to attend a seminar on the Maryland Constitution led by a conservative Christian minister, sparking accusations that local officials are overstepping the boundary between church and state. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/md-carroll-sponsors-employee-class-with-biblical-overtones/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/christian-clubs-told-to-stop-whining-meet-in-homes-like-in-communist-china/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/christian-clubs-told-to-stop-whining-meet-in-homes-like-in-communist-china/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:59:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126701 Christian Post: Lynn said he believes the "all-comers" policy is a great idea. "If you have a Christian club, the truth is you will be able to have and you will be required to permit [students] of any religious background or no religious background to come to your club, even run for the presidency of your club," he told the NRB audience . . . Lynn argued that Christian groups must "get over" themselves and open up their leadership positions to all people regardless of their beliefs. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/christian-clubs-told-to-stop-whining-meet-in-homes-like-in-communist-china/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/tx-medina-valley-indpendent-school-district-prayer-case-is-settled/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/tx-medina-valley-indpendent-school-district-prayer-case-is-settled/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:44:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125273 Houston Chronicle: Settling a controversial prayer lawsuit, the Medina Valley Independent School District has agreed that its teachers, administrators and other employees will not pray with students, elicit prayer, proselytize, or display religious artifacts. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/tx-medina-valley-indpendent-school-district-prayer-case-is-settled/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/cookies-with-christianity-after-school-public-education-may-be-parochial-huffington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/cookies-with-christianity-after-school-public-education-may-be-parochial-huffington-post/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:06:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124646 The Huffington Post: Curious as to what this "Good News Club" was about, Stewart investigated and discovered that it was part of a nationwide effort sponsored by a conservative evangelical organization called the Child Evangelism Fellowship, a group aiming to "take back" America's public schools. Backing this effort, she found, are three long-term Christian Right-founded and funded legal enterprises: the Alliance Defense Fund, the Liberty Counsel and the American Center for Law and Justice. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/cookies-with-christianity-after-school-public-education-may-be-parochial-huffington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/david-french-a-major-victory-for-religious-liberty-and-freedom-of-conscience/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/david-french-a-major-victory-for-religious-liberty-and-freedom-of-conscience/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:37:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124319 National Review Online: I argued the case at the trial-court level (and cough lost cough) when I was at the Alliance Defense Fund and was on the appellate briefs, but the credit and congratulations go to Julea Ward, my former ADF colleagues, and my friend ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco, who argued the case at the Sixth Circuit. Well done, Jeremy. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/david-french-a-major-victory-for-religious-liberty-and-freedom-of-conscience/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/md-protesters-target-ocean-city-event-over-speakers-anti-muslim-remarks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/md-protesters-target-ocean-city-event-over-speakers-anti-muslim-remarks/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:16:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124141 Baltimore Sun: Protesters are pressuring Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan to shun a prayer breakfast that features a former high-ranking Army officer who has made anti-Muslim remarks. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/md-protesters-target-ocean-city-event-over-speakers-anti-muslim-remarks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/barry-lynn-did-obama-official-go-too-far-in-atlanta-church-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/barry-lynn-did-obama-official-go-too-far-in-atlanta-church-speech/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:22:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123396 Opposing Views: Nothing I heard in the news reports about this incident indicates that Jarrett told people how to vote. Yes, she praised Obama and criticized the GOP. But pastors laud or blast politicians all of the time. Unless they take the additional step of advising congregants how they ought to vote or engage in some other action (distributing candidate literature in church, endorsing a candidate on the church website, donating church funds to a candidate), they’re not likely to attract IRS scrutiny. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/barry-lynn-did-obama-official-go-too-far-in-atlanta-church-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/groups-praise-u-s-supreme-court%e2%80%99s-decision-on-n-c-prayer-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/groups-praise-u-s-supreme-court%e2%80%99s-decision-on-n-c-prayer-case/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:38:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123346 Rocky Mount Telegram: “This means that, for the time being, the standard for prayer policies in the 4th Circuit will be different from the standard held by the rest of the country,” said David Cortman, senior counsel for the group. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/groups-praise-u-s-supreme-court%e2%80%99s-decision-on-n-c-prayer-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nativity-scene-at-gct-primary-continues-to-stir-controversy-paragoulddailypress-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nativity-scene-at-gct-primary-continues-to-stir-controversy-paragoulddailypress-com/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:15:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123054 ParagouldDailyPress.com: Noble said he had not responded to the letters pending legal advice. He said the Rutherford Institute and Liberty Counsel had volunteered to help the school district in the matter and the Alliance Defense Fund had sent a list of court cases that might be applicable to the situation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nativity-scene-at-gct-primary-continues-to-stir-controversy-paragoulddailypress-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/federal-court-to-hear-arguments-in-sussex-county-prayer-case-jan-11/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/federal-court-to-hear-arguments-in-sussex-county-prayer-case-jan-11/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:52:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122709 DelMarVa Now: A federal judge will hear oral arguments tomorrow in a lawsuit challenging the Sussex County Council’s recitation of a Protestant version of the Lord’s Prayer at the commencement of its meetings ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/federal-court-to-hear-arguments-in-sussex-county-prayer-case-jan-11/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/battling-anew-over-the-place-of-religion-in-public-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/battling-anew-over-the-place-of-religion-in-public-schools/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:32:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121871 NYTimes.com: “The free-speech rights of students and teachers are under an all-out assault,” said Kelly Shackelford, president of the Liberty Institute, a Christian legal group in Plano, Tex. He described one continuing legal case in which “children had pencils ripped out of their hands” because they carried a Christian message and students were “banned from writing Merry Christmas to the soldiers.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/battling-anew-over-the-place-of-religion-in-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/al-tuscumbia-school-proceeds-with-silent-night-in-christmas-program/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/al-tuscumbia-school-proceeds-with-silent-night-in-christmas-program/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:19:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121451 WAFF.com: A Tennessee Valley school proceeds to keep the song, "Silent Night" in their Christmas pageant despite one group's request to consider taking it out of the program. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/al-tuscumbia-school-proceeds-with-silent-night-in-christmas-program/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/defending-the-public-celebration-of-christmas-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/defending-the-public-celebration-of-christmas-one-news-now/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:23:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121272 One News Now (includes audio): "The school should not succumb to pressure from the faulty legal demands of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which spends its time threatening and intimidating school districts with disinformation to further its own constitutionally incorrect agenda," Sharp contends. And ADF attorney David Cortman says . . . "An overwhelming majority of Americans agree that it's okay to celebrate Christmas in schools and in the public square, and they are certainly correct," he offers. "There is nothing unconstitutional about inclusion of this song in the school's program, and that is supported by how the courts have consistently ruled." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/defending-the-public-celebration-of-christmas-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/school-to-sing-silent-night-despite-legal-threat-baptist-press/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/school-to-sing-silent-night-despite-legal-threat-baptist-press/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:07:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121155 Baptist Press: David Cortman, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, told Fox News & Commentary they plan on offering legal services to the school district free of charge in the event someone tries to file a lawsuit. "Groups on the left such as Americans United have been trying to bully schools across the country all during this Christmas season, Cortman said. "When they tell schools it is unconstitutional to include a song such as Silent Night in their Christmas program, they are simply wrong not only as a matter of law but also as a matter of fairness." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/school-to-sing-silent-night-despite-legal-threat-baptist-press/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/tuscumbia-schools-will-go-forward-with-silent-night-waaytv-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/tuscumbia-schools-will-go-forward-with-silent-night-waaytv-com/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:04:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121149 WAAYTV.com: At issue: whether singing "Silent Night" during the show was appropriate. The advocacy group Americans United for Separation of Church and State objected to the religious content being performed at a public school. Another advocacy group, The Alliance Defense Fund fired back, saying that ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/tuscumbia-schools-will-go-forward-with-silent-night-waaytv-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/christmas-carol-silent-night-called-unconstitutional-examiner-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/christmas-carol-silent-night-called-unconstitutional-examiner-com/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:02:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121147 Examiner.com: David Cortman of the Alliance Defense Fund praised the school's decision. “Groups on the left such as Americans United have been trying to bully schools across the country all during this Christmas season," he said. “When they tell schools it is unconstitutional to include a song such as ‘Silent Night’ in their Christmas program, they are simply wrong not only as a matter of law but also as a matter of fairness.” “I think it’s about time that not only Americans but schools specifically stand up to these Grinches who go on this Christmas attack every year yet deny there is any war on Christmas,” Cortman added. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/christmas-carol-silent-night-called-unconstitutional-examiner-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/adf-to-alabama-school-don%e2%80%99t-silence-%e2%80%98silent-night%e2%80%99-in-christmas-program/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/adf-to-alabama-school-don%e2%80%99t-silence-%e2%80%98silent-night%e2%80%99-in-christmas-program/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:33:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121047 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/adf-to-alabama-school-don%e2%80%99t-silence-%e2%80%98silent-night%e2%80%99-in-christmas-program/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/ca-marine-widow-fights-to-keep-camp-pendleton-cross-up/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/ca-marine-widow-fights-to-keep-camp-pendleton-cross-up/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:01:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120975 10News.com: A Marine widow has joined the fight to keep a cross at Camp Pendleton, saying it is the only place she can mourn the loss of her husband, who gave the ultimate sacrifice. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/ca-marine-widow-fights-to-keep-camp-pendleton-cross-up/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/pastors-double-dare-the-irs-christianity-today/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/pastors-double-dare-the-irs-christianity-today/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:25:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120617 Christianity Today: Until the IRS sorts out who can authorize church audits, churches are left in limbo, said Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) senior legal counsel Erik Stanley. "It has become an intolerable system of self-censorship," he said. "Society labels biblical issues as political, and pastors just back away." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/12/pastors-double-dare-the-irs-christianity-today/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/atheists-put-bulls-eye-on-another-cross-oppose-plans-to-replace-burned-memorial-at-camp-pendleton/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/atheists-put-bulls-eye-on-another-cross-oppose-plans-to-replace-burned-memorial-at-camp-pendleton/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:28:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120326 WorldNetDaily: Atheists and their compatriots are putting a bull's-eye on another cross memorial, this time attacking the idea of replacing a fixture at the U.S. Marine base in Camp Pendleton, Calif., that was erected to honor soldiers killed in Iraq. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/atheists-put-bulls-eye-on-another-cross-oppose-plans-to-replace-burned-memorial-at-camp-pendleton/feed/ 0