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/2011/11/07/arkansas-lawmakers-defend-religious-instruction-in-state-funded-schools%c2%a0/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/07/arkansas-lawmakers-defend-religious-instruction-in-state-funded-schools%c2%a0/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:43:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117972 Arkansas News: Two Arkansas state legislators who own state-funded preschools say their schools include religious instruction in the curriculum but are not violating any state or federal law by doing so. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/07/arkansas-lawmakers-defend-religious-instruction-in-state-funded-schools%c2%a0/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/ark-high-court-overturns-ban-on-cohabitants-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/ark-high-court-overturns-ban-on-cohabitants-adoption/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:27:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100733 New American: . . . Babione said the court’s decision tells individuals that “you can go shack up with your boyfriend or girlfriend and that if you decide that you want to play house and have kids, the state has to allow you to come in and seek a child.” He added that it is “mind-boggling that we’ve come to a point in our society where you have a state Supreme Court basically saying that adult sexual desires and wants are the chief end of civil government at the expense of the best interests of children.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/ark-high-court-overturns-ban-on-cohabitants-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/arkansas-supreme-court-strikes-down-gay-adoption-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/arkansas-supreme-court-strikes-down-gay-adoption-ban/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:16:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100649 Harvard Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review: The ACLU brought the suit on behalf of a group of families, while the Alliance Defense Fund, an alliance of Christian lawyers, defended the law in court. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/arkansas-supreme-court-strikes-down-gay-adoption-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/baptist-press-cohabitating-couples-must-be-allowed-to-adopt-ark-court-says-in-reversing-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/baptist-press-cohabitating-couples-must-be-allowed-to-adopt-ark-court-says-in-reversing-law/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:42:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100578 Baptist Press: "This can impact other states, and I am sure courts will take notice," Byron Babione, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, told Baptist Press. ADF represented the Arkansas Family Council Action Committee, Act 1's sponsor. "There is no doubt a political movement afoot to undermine and destroy marriage as we know it, and to eradicate protections that are in place for children when those protections conflict with adult sexual desires.... This lawsuit was part of a campaign to place adult wants and desires over the best interests of children." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/baptist-press-cohabitating-couples-must-be-allowed-to-adopt-ark-court-says-in-reversing-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/wsj-arkansas-supreme-court-expands-gay-adoption-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/wsj-arkansas-supreme-court-expands-gay-adoption-rights/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:25:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100526 Wall Street Journal: The Alliance Defense Fund, an alliance of Christian lawyers, defended the Arkansas law in court. The Law Blog caught up with ADF attorney Byron Babione. “The court placed adult sexual acts above the best interests of children,” he said. The court “essentially nullified and vetoed the will of the people of Arkansas who raise families and understand what is best for children and know that children should be placed in homes with married mothers and fathers, which is supported by social science,” he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/wsj-arkansas-supreme-court-expands-gay-adoption-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/lifesitenews-arkansas-high-court-strikes-down-voter-approved-gay-adoption-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/lifesitenews-arkansas-high-court-strikes-down-voter-approved-gay-adoption-ban/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:21:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100522 LifeSiteNews: The needs of children outweigh the wants of adults. The court’s decision tragically places more importance on the sexual interests of adults than on protecting children,” said Byron Babione, Senior Legal Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. The ADF was representing the Family Council Action Committee, which fought to get Act 1 on the ballot and approved in 2008. “The people of Arkansas believe that children deserve the most safe and stable home possible. They cast their ballots to ensure that children wouldn’t be deprived of the best possible family environment and decisively approved Act 1 for that purpose only, but the court struck down the people’s will anyway,” Babione said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/lifesitenews-arkansas-high-court-strikes-down-voter-approved-gay-adoption-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/ark-high-court-finds-adoption-law-biased-against-gay-couples-unconstitutionally-violates-privacy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/ark-high-court-finds-adoption-law-biased-against-gay-couples-unconstitutionally-violates-privacy/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:19:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100519 Washington Times: Alliance Defense Fund lawyer Byron Babione, who defended Act 1 on behalf of its sponsor Family Council Action Committee, said the high court’s ruling “tragically places more importance on the sexual interests of adults than on protecting children.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/ark-high-court-finds-adoption-law-biased-against-gay-couples-unconstitutionally-violates-privacy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/07/arkansas-family-council-supreme-court-succumbs-to-judicial-tyranny/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/07/arkansas-family-council-supreme-court-succumbs-to-judicial-tyranny/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:20:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100426 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/07/arkansas-family-council-supreme-court-succumbs-to-judicial-tyranny/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/11/both-sides-ask-for-ruling-on-ark-adoption-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/11/both-sides-ask-for-ruling-on-ark-adoption-ban/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:19:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51720 Associated Press: "The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Arkansas Family Council on Wednesday filed motions for summary judgment with a Pulaski County judge." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/11/both-sides-ask-for-ruling-on-ark-adoption-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/05/ark-group-to-monitor-supreme-court-nomination-hearings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/05/ark-group-to-monitor-supreme-court-nomination-hearings/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:27:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=26156 Associated Press: "A group of Arkansans describing themselves as a 'center-right' coalition says they will monitor the confirmation hearings of President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court 'to ensure that Arkansans understand the judicial philosophy' of U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/05/ark-group-to-monitor-supreme-court-nomination-hearings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/29/mass-gay-rights-group-attempts-to-intimidate-supporters-of-arkansas-adoption-measure/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/29/mass-gay-rights-group-attempts-to-intimidate-supporters-of-arkansas-adoption-measure/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:42:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22729 Arkansas News Bureau: "A Massachusetts gay rights group Tuesday posted on the Internet the names and addresses of more than 83,000 Arkansans who signed petitions last year to put a gay adoption ban on the state ballot, action the leader of the ballot initiative condemned as 'pure intimidation.'” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/29/mass-gay-rights-group-attempts-to-intimidate-supporters-of-arkansas-adoption-measure/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/01/arkansas-attorney-general-certifies-casino-proposal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/01/arkansas-attorney-general-certifies-casino-proposal/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:24:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=19984 The Shreveport Times reports: "Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has approved wording of the proposed constitutional amendment by Texas businessman Michael Wasserman, owner of Arkansas Hotels and Entertainment Inc. It would give Wasserman's company exclusive rights to operate casinos in Boone, Crittenden, Garland, Jefferson, Miller, Pulaski and Sebastian counties." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/01/arkansas-attorney-general-certifies-casino-proposal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/06/ark-court-act-1-promoters-can-defend-law-against-aclu-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/06/ark-court-act-1-promoters-can-defend-law-against-aclu-attack/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:11:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=17436 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/06/ark-court-act-1-promoters-can-defend-law-against-aclu-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/13/states-take-up-pro-life-legislation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/13/states-take-up-pro-life-legislation/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:33:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=15451 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/13/states-take-up-pro-life-legislation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/aclu-opposes-ark-family-council-entry-into-foster-ban-challenge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/aclu-opposes-ark-family-council-entry-into-foster-ban-challenge/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:26:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=14785 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/aclu-opposes-ark-family-council-entry-into-foster-ban-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/11/26/florida-judge-strikes-down-gay-adoption-ban-aclu-eyes-arkansas-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/11/26/florida-judge-strikes-down-gay-adoption-ban-aclu-eyes-arkansas-law/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:05:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=9820 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/11/26/florida-judge-strikes-down-gay-adoption-ban-aclu-eyes-arkansas-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/14/arkansas-state-accused-of-%e2%80%98gay-agenda%e2%80%99-in-ban-reversal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/14/arkansas-state-accused-of-%e2%80%98gay-agenda%e2%80%99-in-ban-reversal/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:57:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=8444 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/14/arkansas-state-accused-of-%e2%80%98gay-agenda%e2%80%99-in-ban-reversal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/10/arkansas-homosexual-adoption-ban-ballot-organizer-gets-hate-mail/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/10/arkansas-homosexual-adoption-ban-ballot-organizer-gets-hate-mail/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:47:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=8301 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/10/arkansas-homosexual-adoption-ban-ballot-organizer-gets-hate-mail/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/02/groups-fight-ark-policy-on-foster-parents/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/02/groups-fight-ark-policy-on-foster-parents/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:38:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=8043 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/02/groups-fight-ark-policy-on-foster-parents/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/25/ban-on-unmarried-adoptions-cleared-for-ark-ballot-suit-threatened/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/25/ban-on-unmarried-adoptions-cleared-for-ark-ballot-suit-threatened/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:13:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7008 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/25/ban-on-unmarried-adoptions-cleared-for-ark-ballot-suit-threatened/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/15/arkansas-signature-count-on-the-homosexual-adoption-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/15/arkansas-signature-count-on-the-homosexual-adoption-ban/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:58:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=5841 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/15/arkansas-signature-count-on-the-homosexual-adoption-ban/feed/ 0