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/2012/05/16/michael-medved-banning-crosses-erases-history/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/michael-medved-banning-crosses-erases-history/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:32:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133805 DelmarvaNow: A simmering controversy surrounding the "Ground Zero Cross" exposes the intolerance and absolutism behind ongoing battles over religious symbols on public property. Contrary to popular belief, it's not Christian conservatives who normally start these bitter disputes. It's more often atheist activists who seek to alter the long-standing status quo ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/michael-medved-banning-crosses-erases-history/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/so-nu-vheres-de-adl-lewrockwell-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/so-nu-vheres-de-adl-lewrockwell-com/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:30:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130660 LewRockwell.com: A number of associations around the world have expressed their outrage at this "Soviet-style" (it is Sweden, after all) tyranny. This number includes: the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), Advocates International, the Network for Freedom in Education, the Nordic Committee for Human Rights, and the Christian Broadcasting Network (!!!). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/so-nu-vheres-de-adl-lewrockwell-com/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/2012/03/01/florida-school-prayer-bill-goes-to-governor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/florida-school-prayer-bill-goes-to-governor/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:29:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127368 Miami Herald: After impassioned debate, the so-called school prayer bill passed the House by an 88-27 vote. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/florida-school-prayer-bill-goes-to-governor/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/family-policy-council-echoes-objections-to-school-prayer-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/family-policy-council-echoes-objections-to-school-prayer-bill/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:57:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126407 The Florida Independent: "The Florida Family Policy Council, one of the most influential anti-gay rights and anti-abortion groups in the state, is joining the chorus of opposition to a school prayer bill quickly making its way through the Florida Legislature." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/family-policy-council-echoes-objections-to-school-prayer-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/religious-groups-urge-candidates-not-to-use-religion-inappropriately/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/religious-groups-urge-candidates-not-to-use-religion-inappropriately/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:17:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126372 Religion Clause Blog: In a document titled Religion in Political Campaigns -- An Interfaith Statement of Principles, drafted by the Anti-Defamation League, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Interfaith Alliance, the 14 groups said . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/religious-groups-urge-candidates-not-to-use-religion-inappropriately/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/ma-judge-dismisses-charges-against-peaceful-pro-life-activist-allegedly-beaten-by-police/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/ma-judge-dismisses-charges-against-peaceful-pro-life-activist-allegedly-beaten-by-police/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:50:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125811 LifeSiteNews.com: “Ever since Barack Obama came into office there has been an aggressive effort to undermine peaceful pro-life activity by casting pro-life activists as terrorists,” Scheidler said. “We’ve seen the Department of Homeland Security listing pro-lifers as potential terrorists. We’ve seen special meetings between the FBI and pro-abortion groups.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/ma-judge-dismisses-charges-against-peaceful-pro-life-activist-allegedly-beaten-by-police/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/bishop-compares-public-schools-to-nazi-fascist-education-systems-news-headlines-catholic-culture/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/bishop-compares-public-schools-to-nazi-fascist-education-systems-news-headlines-catholic-culture/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:28:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124195 Catholic Culture: Bishop Joseph McFadden of Harrisburg has attracted criticism from the Anti-Defamation League and others for comparing the monolithic nature of the public education system to the education systems of 20th-century totalitarian regimes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/bishop-compares-public-schools-to-nazi-fascist-education-systems-news-headlines-catholic-culture/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/florida-school-prayer-bill-on-its-way-to-the-senate-floor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/florida-school-prayer-bill-on-its-way-to-the-senate-floor/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:37:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123902 Florida Independent: A bill that would allow students to pray during school events passed through its final state Senate committee yesterday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/florida-school-prayer-bill-on-its-way-to-the-senate-floor/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/critics-claim-msnbc-has-%e2%80%98suspended%e2%80%99-pat-buchanan/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/critics-claim-msnbc-has-%e2%80%98suspended%e2%80%99-pat-buchanan/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:36:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122449 WorldNetDaily: The group’s outrage was prompted by the warning from the author of six New York Times best-sellers that the America that was founded and built by those who considered the Christian faith important is disintegrating. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/critics-claim-msnbc-has-%e2%80%98suspended%e2%80%99-pat-buchanan/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/anti-defamation-league-condemns-film-that-compares-abortion-to-the-holocaust/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/anti-defamation-league-condemns-film-that-compares-abortion-to-the-holocaust/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:05:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118360 Jewish & Israel News: The Anti-Defamation League has condemned a film that compares abortion in the United States to the Holocaust. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/anti-defamation-league-condemns-film-that-compares-abortion-to-the-holocaust/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/fl-school-prayer-bill-approved-by-senate-committee/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/fl-school-prayer-bill-approved-by-senate-committee/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:05:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117653 The News-Press: A proposal to permit students to pray or deliver "inspirational messages" at school events was approved by a Senate committee Wednesday, over strong objections from groups dedicated to protecting religious freedoms. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/fl-school-prayer-bill-approved-by-senate-committee/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/left-wing-and-homosexual-organizations-ask-obama-to-stifle-religious-freedom-in-%e2%80%98faith-based%e2%80%99-initiative/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/left-wing-and-homosexual-organizations-ask-obama-to-stifle-religious-freedom-in-%e2%80%98faith-based%e2%80%99-initiative/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:10:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113869 Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United for Separation of Church and State has joined a coalition of religious, education, civil rights and health organizations in a letter to President Barack Obama expressing concern over his approach to hiring bias in the “faith-based” initiative. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/19/left-wing-and-homosexual-organizations-ask-obama-to-stifle-religious-freedom-in-%e2%80%98faith-based%e2%80%99-initiative/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/sen-gerald-dial-introduces-ten-commandments-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/sen-gerald-dial-introduces-ten-commandments-amendment/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:14:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97071 Anniston Star: "And on the first day of the 2011 legislative session, Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, introduced a bill to amend the state constitution to allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and buildings . . . The bill, officially Senate Bill 37, is already being eyed by the Alabama branch of the American Civil Liberties Union . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/sen-gerald-dial-introduces-ten-commandments-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/opponent-of-nyc-islamic-center-becomes-advocate-for-mosques-nationwide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/opponent-of-nyc-islamic-center-becomes-advocate-for-mosques-nationwide/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:26:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93156 CNN Belief Blog: "When the Anti-Defamation League - a leading Jewish group devoted to fighting anti-Semitism and 'all forms of bigotry' - came out against the construction of an Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero last year, some critics alleged that the organization had lost its way . . . But several months after the controversy over the New York Islamic center has died down, the Anti-Defamation League has quietly emerged as a leading advocate for mosque construction projects that have run into local opposition across the country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/opponent-of-nyc-islamic-center-becomes-advocate-for-mosques-nationwide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/anti-semitic-vandalism-on-the-rise-on-campus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/anti-semitic-vandalism-on-the-rise-on-campus/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:44:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91937 Student Free Press Association: "The Anti-Defamation League has received reports of at least 260 anti-Semitic incidents on campuses over the past three years . . . Marcus attributes the increase in anti-Semitic incidents like these to a number of factors, including the state’s left-leaning tendencies, larger Arab and Muslim population and campuses more tolerant of extremist ideologies." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/anti-semitic-vandalism-on-the-rise-on-campus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/is-the-jewish-church-state-focus-fading/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/is-the-jewish-church-state-focus-fading/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:43:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89136 The Jewish Week: "Almost two years into the administration of President Barack Obama the faith based initiatives created by his predecessor are mostly still in place, and groups like Americans United for Separation of Church and State are howling mad. But the reaction from Jewish groups has been muted, which leads to an intriguing question: is the decades-old church-state focus of Jewish “defense” organizations getting blurrier?" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/is-the-jewish-church-state-focus-fading/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/org-for-security-and-cooperation-in-europe-report-hate-crime-remains-a-serious-problem-in-europe-and-north-america/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/org-for-security-and-cooperation-in-europe-report-hate-crime-remains-a-serious-problem-in-europe-and-north-america/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:49:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83881 Human Rights First: "The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) today released its annual report for 2009 “Hate Crimes in the OSCE Region – Incidents and Responses,” concluding that hate crime continued to be a serious problem in many of the 56 countries in North America, Europe, and the former Soviet Union." | Via Religion Clause. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/24/org-for-security-and-cooperation-in-europe-report-hate-crime-remains-a-serious-problem-in-europe-and-north-america/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/14/adl-starts-interfaith-coalition-to-help-us-muslims-building-mosques/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/14/adl-starts-interfaith-coalition-to-help-us-muslims-building-mosques/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:24:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72186 Jerusalem Post: "One month after taking a stand against construction of the proposed Islamic Cultural Center near Ground Zero in Manhattan, the Anti-Defamation League has started an interfaith coalition meant to help American Muslim communities who are facing opposition in building mosques." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/14/adl-starts-interfaith-coalition-to-help-us-muslims-building-mosques/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/urban-outfitters-practices-withdrawal-without-proper-attire/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/urban-outfitters-practices-withdrawal-without-proper-attire/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:48:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70124 RH Reality Check: "[Urban Outfitters] began selling Proper Attire condoms online . . . [Rita Diller, National Director of STOP Planned Parenthood] emailed STOP PP supporters . . . The email was widely reposted by dozens of local anti-choice and church groups and by major national organizations including the Alliance Defense Fund . . . The next day, Urban Outfitters pulled Proper Attire from its catalog . . . According to PPFA, the decision to sever ties between the reproductive health group and Urban Outfitters had little to do with anti-abortion backlash and was instead a mutual business decision." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/urban-outfitters-practices-withdrawal-without-proper-attire/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/across-nation-mosque-projects-meet-opposition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/across-nation-mosque-projects-meet-opposition/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:26:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67959 New York Times: "While a high-profile battle rages over a mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, heated confrontations have also broken out in communities across the country where mosques are proposed for far less hallowed locations." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/across-nation-mosque-projects-meet-opposition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/new-york-mosque-controversy-fires-up-national-campaign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/new-york-mosque-controversy-fires-up-national-campaign/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:25:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67270 Fox News: "The debate over Park 51's construction has grown beyond the borders of downtown Manhattan into a national controversy, demonstrated by a television ad produced by the National Republican Trust Political Action Committee, which uses graphic imagery from the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to argue that the construction of a mosque and Islamic center two blocks north of Ground Zero would constitute 'an invitation for more.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/new-york-mosque-controversy-fires-up-national-campaign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/15/webb-will-allow-different-faiths-to-pray-at-jacksonville-city-council-meetings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/15/webb-will-allow-different-faiths-to-pray-at-jacksonville-city-council-meetings/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:08:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/15/webb-will-allow-different-faiths-to-pray-at-jacksonville-city-council-meetings/ Florida Times-Union: "Leaders of different faiths will be allowed to pray at the beginning of bi-monthly Jacksonville City Council meetings under a new, more inclusive policy outlined today by President Jack Webb." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/15/webb-will-allow-different-faiths-to-pray-at-jacksonville-city-council-meetings/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/de-family-presses-appeal-of-prayer-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/de-family-presses-appeal-of-prayer-ruling/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:35:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/de-family-presses-appeal-of-prayer-ruling/ The Daily Times: "Attorneys representing an anonymous Jewish family who sued the Indian River School District over the school board's practice of opening its meetings with an explicitly Christian prayer -- and lost -- have appealed to the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. ... In addition to the 69-page brief on behalf of plaintiff 'Jane Doe,' two other groups filed "friend of the court" briefs in support of the family's position that a sectarian prayer at a school board meeting is unconstitutional and fails to respect diversity." | “Sectarian prayer at DE school board meetings violates church-state separation” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/06/de-family-presses-appeal-of-prayer-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/groups-urge-congressional-hearings-on-faith-based-initiative/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/groups-urge-congressional-hearings-on-faith-based-initiative/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:31:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64683 Religion Clause: "On June 18, thirty national organizations comprising the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination, sent a letter (full text) to the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee urging it to hold hearings on the current status of the Faith-Based Initiative." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/groups-urge-congressional-hearings-on-faith-based-initiative/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/prosecutors-using-broad-definition-of-hate-crimes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/prosecutors-using-broad-definition-of-hate-crimes/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:47:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/prosecutors-using-broad-definition-of-hate-crimes/ NY Times: "In the public’s imagination, the classic hate crime is an assault born of animus against a particular ethnicity or sexual orientation, like the case of the Long Island man convicted in April of killing an Ecuadorean immigrant after hunting for Hispanics to beat up. But in Queens since 2005, at least five people have been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, committing a very different kind of hate crime — singling out elderly victims for nonviolent crimes like mortgage fraud . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/prosecutors-using-broad-definition-of-hate-crimes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/07/ca-some-in-audience-pray-aloud-as-exeter-high-school-district-graduates-observe-moment-of-silence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/07/ca-some-in-audience-pray-aloud-as-exeter-high-school-district-graduates-observe-moment-of-silence/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:18:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62349 Visalia Times-Delta: "The Exeter Union High School District approved a moment of silence instead of a prayer during Friday's 2010 graduation, but that didn't stop many in the audience from praying out loud." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/07/ca-some-in-audience-pray-aloud-as-exeter-high-school-district-graduates-observe-moment-of-silence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/07/il-graduations-in-churches-make-some-groups-uneasy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/07/il-graduations-in-churches-make-some-groups-uneasy/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:13:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62327 Chicago Tribune: "Barrington High School senior Daniel Santoro can’t wait to strut across the stage of Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois to accept his diploma. But the fact that he’ll be marching where pastors normally preach on Sundays irks some advocates for the separation of church and state. They say public school graduations don’t belong in a house of worship." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/07/il-graduations-in-churches-make-some-groups-uneasy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ca-exeter-union-high-school-commencement-wont-include-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ca-exeter-union-high-school-commencement-wont-include-prayer/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:58:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ca-exeter-union-high-school-commencement-wont-include-prayer/ Visalia Times-Delta: "Exeter Union High School seniors will have a moment of silence instead of a prayer at Friday's graduation ceremony. High school district trustees Tuesday voted 3-0, with Joe Conley and Charlie Norman absent, to eliminate the student-led prayer. Many at the special board meeting had spoken out in favor of the 50-year tradition, and some stood and prayed as trustees met in closed session." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ca-exeter-union-high-school-commencement-wont-include-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/florida-legislature-to-take-up-public-funds-for-religious-institutions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/florida-legislature-to-take-up-public-funds-for-religious-institutions/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:56:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/13/florida-legislature-to-take-up-public-funds-for-religious-institutions/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/florida-legislature-to-take-up-public-funds-for-religious-institutions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/19/coalition-pushes-amendment-to-colorados-constitution-protecting-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/19/coalition-pushes-amendment-to-colorados-constitution-protecting-religious-freedom/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:28:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56124 Denver Post: "A coalition that includes Colorado Family Action and the Colorado Catholic Conference has taken the first step toward amending the state constitution to prohibit the government from infringing on the religious liberty of an individual or a religious organization . . . Douglas Napier, senior legal counsel with the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Alliance Defense Fund, sponsored by church ministries to defend and advocate religious freedom, said attacks on religious liberties, in his group's experience, have been directed predominantly against Christians." About Douglas Napier ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/19/coalition-pushes-amendment-to-colorados-constitution-protecting-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/16/fl-adl-says-no-to-what-it-calls-a-school-prayer-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/16/fl-adl-says-no-to-what-it-calls-a-school-prayer-bill/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:50:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55608 Sun Sentinel: "The issue of school prayer is kicking up controversy once again. The Anti-Defamation League wants the Florida House’s education policy committee to reject a bill it calls 'divisive and unconstitutional.' House Bill 31 gives school districts the power to allow 'delivery of an inspirational message' at high school events, according to the Florida House of Representatives' website." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/16/fl-adl-says-no-to-what-it-calls-a-school-prayer-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/22/jewish-groups-split-on-cls-v-martinez/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/22/jewish-groups-split-on-cls-v-martinez/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:52:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=52719 writing at the Academic Freedom File: "Ms. Lauter suggests that if CLS prevails, public universities will be rendered utterly unable to address actual invidious discrimination. I continue to find it amusing that opponents of CLS’s position, finding themselves unable to mount a persuasive case against CLS itself, must resort to parades of hypothetical horribles. Her remark reflects a conflation of real discrimination (invidiously taking irrelevant characteristics into account) and the means by which a bona fide religious group legitimately maintains its religious character over time." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/22/jewish-groups-split-on-cls-v-martinez/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/10/wyoming-public-schools-resist-promotion-of-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/10/wyoming-public-schools-resist-promotion-of-homosexuality/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:31:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51536 Citizen Link: "A dispute is brewing in Wyoming over an anti-bullying program called "No Place for Hate," produced by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/10/wyoming-public-schools-resist-promotion-of-homosexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/05/20-left-wing-groups-sign-letter-to-the-white-house-to-prevent-government-funded-religious-discrimination-and-unwelcome-proselytizing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/05/20-left-wing-groups-sign-letter-to-the-white-house-to-prevent-government-funded-religious-discrimination-and-unwelcome-proselytizing/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:18:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51099 this letter posted on the Anti-Defamation League website. It begins: "On the one year anniversary of your Executive Order establishing the new White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the undersigned religious, education, civil rights, labor, and health organizations write to urge that you take additional actions to prevent government-funded religious discrimination and protect social service beneficiaries from unwelcome proselytizing . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/05/20-left-wing-groups-sign-letter-to-the-white-house-to-prevent-government-funded-religious-discrimination-and-unwelcome-proselytizing/feed/ 0