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/2012/05/04/albert-mohler-jr-the-case-of-the-lesbian-den-mother-moral-reasoning-exposed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/albert-mohler-jr-the-case-of-the-lesbian-den-mother-moral-reasoning-exposed/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:24:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132889 Christian Civic League: One parent said this: “I teach my children to judge people on their actions . . . whether you agree with their lifestyle or not.” The only way to make sense of this is to see that this parent is trying to separate “actions” from “lifestyle” as if the lifestyle should be free from moral scrutiny. Lifestyles involve actions, but those are now to be considered beyond moral judgment. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/albert-mohler-jr-the-case-of-the-lesbian-den-mother-moral-reasoning-exposed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/philadelphia-ordered-to-repay-877000-in-legal-fees-to-boy-scouts-in-gay-ban-dispute/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/philadelphia-ordered-to-repay-877000-in-legal-fees-to-boy-scouts-in-gay-ban-dispute/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:39:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129560 CBS: The federal court judge who presided over the federal case has ordered the city to repay the Scouts $877,000 in legal fees. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/philadelphia-ordered-to-repay-877000-in-legal-fees-to-boy-scouts-in-gay-ban-dispute/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/boy-scouts-of-america-embraces-glsens-no-name-calling-week-anti-bullying-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/boy-scouts-of-america-embraces-glsens-no-name-calling-week-anti-bullying-event/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:19:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123918 Huffington Post: Though it may seem minor, embracing a pro-LGBT organization's event is likely to be viewed as a considerably progressive step for Boy Scouts given its checkered history with such affairs. Many advocates have long been outraged by what they have deemed as the organization's explicit anti-gay policy, which allegedly bars openly gay members from participating as troop members or leaders. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/boy-scouts-of-america-embraces-glsens-no-name-calling-week-anti-bullying-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/oregon-gay-activist-urges-boycott-of-boy-scout-tree-recycling-program/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/oregon-gay-activist-urges-boycott-of-boy-scout-tree-recycling-program/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:06:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122277 "Oregon Gay Activist Opposes Boy Scout Tree Program" | Fox News: A Portland gay rights activist is urging his neighbors to boycott the Boy Scout Christmas tree recycling program. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/oregon-gay-activist-urges-boycott-of-boy-scout-tree-recycling-program/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/school-boots-boy-scouts-for-mother-earth/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/school-boots-boy-scouts-for-mother-earth/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 17:45:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103717 Townhall: The school in my neighborhood told the Cub Scouts this week that their flyer cannot be distributed because it mentions God in the 12 core values. While this constitutional misstep is unseemly, it is somehow made worse when contrasted with the always-welcome creed of environmentalism. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/16/school-boots-boy-scouts-for-mother-earth/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/chuck-colson-gay-activists-bullying-the-boy-scouts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/chuck-colson-gay-activists-bullying-the-boy-scouts/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 20:04:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102913 Christian Post: According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, in March, the Missouri PTA advised all of its 420 member units to stop hosting charters with the Boy Scouts because the agreements put them in legal jeopardy. An official with the state PTA said the advice to local associations is not a criticism of the Scouts but rather flows from the liability issue. The official said, “We’re not telling them, you absolutely can’t. “We’re saying, it’s not in your best interest to do that.” A Scouting spokesman, however, says insurance provided by the Boy Scouts would preclude any financial or legal jeopardy to PTA sponsors. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/chuck-colson-gay-activists-bullying-the-boy-scouts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/1-5m-offer-made-for-disputed-philly-boy-scouts-hq/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/1-5m-offer-made-for-disputed-philly-boy-scouts-hq/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:25:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88029 Boston.com (AP): "A philanthropist has thrown a wrinkle into a plan for a Boy Scouts of America chapter to buy their city-owned headquarters in Philadelphia to resolve a discrimination lawsuit . . . real-estate investor Mel Heifetz tells the Philadelphia Daily News he would pay $1.5 million for the site, then donate it to a nonprofit that doesn't discriminate." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/1-5m-offer-made-for-disputed-philly-boy-scouts-hq/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/proposed-sale-of-philly-boy-scouts-headquarters-back-on-track/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/proposed-sale-of-philly-boy-scouts-headquarters-back-on-track/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:18:31 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87423 Philadelphia Enquirer: "The city's proposed sale of the historic Boy Scouts of America local headquarters to the group was back on track Thursday, but a formidable coalition of gay-rights and other civic leaders has lined up against it." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/proposed-sale-of-philly-boy-scouts-headquarters-back-on-track/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/philadelphia-plan-to-sell-building-to-boy-scouts-hits-a-snag-aclu-objects/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/philadelphia-plan-to-sell-building-to-boy-scouts-hits-a-snag-aclu-objects/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:26:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83074 The Inquirer: "On Wednesday night, the Nutter administration said it expected City Council to introduce legislation Thursday required for Philadelphia to sell the property to the scouts. That surprised Councilman Darrell L. Clarke, who would have introduced the bill because the building is in his district." G Philly: ACLU objects to Boy Scout deal ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/philadelphia-plan-to-sell-building-to-boy-scouts-hits-a-snag-aclu-objects/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/18/philadelphia-would-sell-building-to-boy-scouts-under-proposed-settlement/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/18/philadelphia-would-sell-building-to-boy-scouts-under-proposed-settlement/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:56:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82957 The Inquirer: "Philadelphia would stop trying to evict the Cradle of Liberty Council Boy Scouts from its headquarters near Logan Square and instead sell the building to the organization at a cut-rate price, thereby ending a nearly decade-long dispute, under a proposed settlement." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/18/philadelphia-would-sell-building-to-boy-scouts-under-proposed-settlement/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/23/video-%e2%80%93-alliance-defense-fund-weekly-update-%e2%80%93-2010-august-23/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/23/video-%e2%80%93-alliance-defense-fund-weekly-update-%e2%80%93-2010-august-23/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:08:40 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69835 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMIhmMjXkZs ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/23/video-%e2%80%93-alliance-defense-fund-weekly-update-%e2%80%93-2010-august-23/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/aclus-interpretation-of-case-very-dangerous/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/aclus-interpretation-of-case-very-dangerous/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:32:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69210 OneNewsNow: "[The ACLU] claims a recent Supreme Court ruling in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez allows the district to prohibit the Boy Scouts from using its facilities. The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has sent a letter to the board, debunking those claims, but legal counsel [Jeremy Tedesco] explains the high court's decision was very narrow. 'It decided that a policy that said a private group has to accept everybody who comes to them as a member or leader is constitutional . . . it has no applicability to a traditional non-discrimination policy like the one the school district here has.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/aclus-interpretation-of-case-very-dangerous/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/adf-backs-up-boy-scouts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/adf-backs-up-boy-scouts/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:51:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68733 Christian Web News: "ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco said, 'Groups such as the Boy Scouts shouldn’t be punished because of their beliefs. The First Amendment simply does not allow it. The ACLU’s disinformation letter badly distorts the recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, saying that it supports exclusion of the Scouts from the school district’s campuses. But the decision says no such thing, and the school district would be acting contrary to well-settled First Amendment law if it excluded the Scouts. The ACLU certainly has an agenda, but the school district’s best interests do not appear to be part of it.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/adf-backs-up-boy-scouts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/adf-rebuts-aclu-demand-that-colo-school-district-exclude-boy-scouts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/adf-rebuts-aclu-demand-that-colo-school-district-exclude-boy-scouts/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:11:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/adf-rebuts-aclu-demand-that-colo-school-district-exclude-boy-scouts/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/adf-rebuts-aclu-demand-that-colo-school-district-exclude-boy-scouts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/aclu-doesnt-want-boy-scouts-meeting-in-public-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/aclu-doesnt-want-boy-scouts-meeting-in-public-schools/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:34:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67163 The Denver Channel: "A letter from the Boulder County ACLU was sent to the Boulder Valley School District Monday, claiming that Boy Scouts of America are a discriminatory group because it wants to exclude homosexuals from its membership." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/aclu-doesnt-want-boy-scouts-meeting-in-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/new-postage-stamp-marks-a-century-of-scouting/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/new-postage-stamp-marks-a-century-of-scouting/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:42:25 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66493 Associated Press: "The 44-cent stamp will be released at ceremonies at the National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., and will also go on sale nationwide." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/new-postage-stamp-marks-a-century-of-scouting/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/philadelphia-cites-recent-u-s-supreme-court-case-in-bid-to-overturn-scouts-verdict/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/philadelphia-cites-recent-u-s-supreme-court-case-in-bid-to-overturn-scouts-verdict/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:44:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/philadelphia-cites-recent-u-s-supreme-court-case-in-bid-to-overturn-scouts-verdict/ Legal Intelligencer: ust five days after a federal jury handed up its verdict in favor of the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America in its suit against the city of Philadelphia, a potentially game-changing twist came down from on high when the U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision that could ultimately cause the verdict to be overturned. In court papers filed this week, the city lawyers are arguing that the verdict cannot stand because the Boy Scouts' theory of the case was rejected by the Supreme Court in its June 28 decision in Christian Legal Society Chapter of University of California v. Martinez. But lawyers for the Scouts filed a response late on Wednesday that said the Martinez decision simply doesn't apply and that the city's reliance on it is misguided . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/philadelphia-cites-recent-u-s-supreme-court-case-in-bid-to-overturn-scouts-verdict/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/25/chuck-norris-white-house-vs-boy-scouts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/25/chuck-norris-white-house-vs-boy-scouts/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:03:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64155 writing at TownHall: "Over the past few months, a widely circulated e-mail has reported that President Barack Obama is not signing Eagle Scout certificates, which only 4-5 percent of Boy Scouts attain. ... the Boy Scouts of America National Council confessed that Scout candidates who'd had board reviews before the spring of 2010 had received unsigned certificates. ... Obama became the honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America way back on March 3, 2009. ... Could the secrecy of that meeting be a result of social pressure from, for example, the January 2009 letter from the American Humanist Association and 18 other nontheistic organizations, which pleaded with Obama to be the first president in 100 years not to serve as the BSA's honorary president?" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/25/chuck-norris-white-house-vs-boy-scouts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/23/pa-jury-city-cant-evict-scouts-for-no-gays-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/23/pa-jury-city-cant-evict-scouts-for-no-gays-rule/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:17:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=63899 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/23/pa-jury-city-cant-evict-scouts-for-no-gays-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/scouts-phillys-priorities-off-in-gay-rights-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/scouts-phillys-priorities-off-in-gay-rights-case/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:15:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/scouts-phillys-priorities-off-in-gay-rights-case/ AP: "The city wants to evict the local scout council from a city-owned building or make them pay rent unless they renounce the national Boy Scout policy banning gays." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/scouts-phillys-priorities-off-in-gay-rights-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/15/philadelphia-scouts-should-confront-anti-gay-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/15/philadelphia-scouts-should-confront-anti-gay-rule/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:47:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=63086 Associated Press: "City lawyers called on local Boy Scout officials to muster "the courage of their convictions" and challenge their national group's ban on gays as a trial over government funding opened Tuesday. . . . Chapter leaders also accuse the city of applying its lease rules selectively, since at least two other groups with limited membership rules — a Roman Catholic parish and a Colonial Dames of America chapter — also enjoy subsidized leases in city-owned buildings. Smith countered that those groups pledged to open the doors of those buildings to all." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/15/philadelphia-scouts-should-confront-anti-gay-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/14/boy-scout-battle-over-gays-rent-goes-to-pa-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/14/boy-scout-battle-over-gays-rent-goes-to-pa-court/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:46:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/14/boy-scout-battle-over-gays-rent-goes-to-pa-court/ AP:  "At issue is whether the local scouting council can stay in its city-owned headquarters essentially rent-free." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/14/boy-scout-battle-over-gays-rent-goes-to-pa-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/04/9th-circuit-panel-asks-california-justices-if-san-diegos-lease-to-scouts-is-legal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/04/9th-circuit-panel-asks-california-justices-if-san-diegos-lease-to-scouts-is-legal/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:29:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/04/9th-circuit-panel-asks-california-justices-if-san-diegos-lease-to-scouts-is-legal/ Courthouse News Service: "The 9th Circuit has once again asked the California Supreme Court to decide if San Diego's practice of leasing public park land to the Boy Scouts of America interferes with religious and civil rights, given the Scouts' policy barring atheists, agnostics and homosexuals from joining or volunteering." | Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America, (9th Cir., June 3, 2010) | Via Religion Clause. | Related: 9th Circuit stays Boy Scouts Case versus San Diego ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/04/9th-circuit-panel-asks-california-justices-if-san-diegos-lease-to-scouts-is-legal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/the-mad-doublethink-of-allowing-homosexuals-in-the-military-and-as-scoutmasters/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/the-mad-doublethink-of-allowing-homosexuals-in-the-military-and-as-scoutmasters/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 18:59:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=61874 Tim W. writes: "What we're being told, indirectly, is that homosexuality is a more enlightened form of sexuality. We can't allow young men to take girls camping because that would lead to pedophilia, but it's no problem to let homosexual men take boys camping. We can't let heterosexual males shower or bed down with females in the military. That would lead to sexual harassment, and the ladies would feel uncomfortable that a bunch of lustful guys are seeing them nude. But no one of either sex should have any problem with being in such a situation with a homosexual. Heterosexuals can be barred from situations where sexually improper behavior might result, but homosexuals cannot. Indeed, they have a right not to be barred." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/the-mad-doublethink-of-allowing-homosexuals-in-the-military-and-as-scoutmasters/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/03/court-wont-hear-appeal-on-boy-scouts-land-rental/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/03/court-wont-hear-appeal-on-boy-scouts-land-rental/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 15:37:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/03/court-wont-hear-appeal-on-boy-scouts-land-rental/ AP: "The Supreme Court on Monday decided to let stand a ruling saying the Boy Scouts cannot lease city-owned parkland in San Diego because the group is a religious organization." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/03/court-wont-hear-appeal-on-boy-scouts-land-rental/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/28/high-court-gives-cross-backers-partial-win/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/28/high-court-gives-cross-backers-partial-win/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:12:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59280 Baptist Press: "Jordan Lorence, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), told reporters outside the court building, 'The decision is favorable as far as it goes, but the Supreme Court didn't go far enough. The box needs to come off that cross.... [T]he ACLU and its allies should not be allowed to eradicate and demolish religious symbols that acknowledge our religious heritage, acknowledge the sacrifice of our military heroes, based on the fact that one person is offended by what he sees there.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/28/high-court-gives-cross-backers-partial-win/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/calif-dems-kill-resolution-honoring-the-boy-scouts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/calif-dems-kill-resolution-honoring-the-boy-scouts/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:43:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/calif-dems-kill-resolution-honoring-the-boy-scouts/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/calif-dems-kill-resolution-honoring-the-boy-scouts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/oregon-jury-holds-boy-scouts-liable-for-1-4m-in-gay-scoutmaster-sex-abuse-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/oregon-jury-holds-boy-scouts-liable-for-1-4m-in-gay-scoutmaster-sex-abuse-case/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:18:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/13/oregon-jury-holds-boy-scouts-liable-for-1-4m-in-gay-scoutmaster-sex-abuse-case/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/oregon-jury-holds-boy-scouts-liable-for-1-4m-in-gay-scoutmaster-sex-abuse-case/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/06/religion-vs-bias-back-in-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/06/religion-vs-bias-back-in-supreme-court/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:57:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=57383 Bay Windows ("GLBT Newspaper"): "In Christian Legal v. Martinez, a Christian law students’ group contests a decision by the University of California’s Hastings College of Law, headed currently by acting chancellor Leo Martinez. The case also includes a gay student group, Outlaw, at the same school as a party to the defense . . . 'Like every other student group on Hastings’ campus, it too has a choice,' say GLAD and Lambda. 'It can adhere to Hastings’ general nondiscrimination policy or forego school funding.' The federal district court in San Francisco and the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with that logic and ruled for the university and Outlaw. Christian Legal, with the aid of the right-wing Alliance Defense Fund, has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. And in agreeing to hear that appeal, at least four justices had to indicate a willingness to consider their arguments." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/06/religion-vs-bias-back-in-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/01/philadelphia-seeks-80k-bond-from-scouts-for-opposing-homosexual-behavior/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/01/philadelphia-seeks-80k-bond-from-scouts-for-opposing-homosexual-behavior/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:13:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/01/philadelphia-seeks-80k-bond-from-scouts-for-opposing-homosexual-behavior/ Philadelphia Gay News: "City attorneys urged a federal judge this week to require the Boy Scouts to post an $80,000 bond while the city attempts to evict them from a city-owned building . . . The Scouts refuse to pay fair-market rent, and won’t permit openly gay participants, while the building continues to deteriorate, said David Smith, an attorney for the city . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/01/philadelphia-seeks-80k-bond-from-scouts-for-opposing-homosexual-behavior/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/01/u-s-supreme-court-will-consider-first-amendment-rights-of-christian-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/01/u-s-supreme-court-will-consider-first-amendment-rights-of-christian-club/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:58:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=57145 Christian Examiner: "The U.S. Supreme Court—which will review a religious discrimination case brought by a Christian legal society from San Francisco college of law—has received nearly two dozen legal briefs supporting the student club . . . 'Just as all student groups have the right to associate with people who share common beliefs and interests, Christian student groups have the right to be Christian student groups,' said [Gregory S. Baylor], senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. 'Requiring leaders of a Christian club to live by a Christian code of conduct is no different than an environmentalist club requiring its leaders not to be lumberjacks.'" | For more information on the case see the ADF Alliance Alert case tag: http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/tag/zz-christian-legal-society-v-martinez/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/01/u-s-supreme-court-will-consider-first-amendment-rights-of-christian-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit-2/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:44:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit-2/ Lambda Legal: "Late yesterday afternoon, Lambda Legal and Mazzoni Center sought permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a federal lawsuit brought by the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America challenging the City of Philadelphia's policy requiring nondiscrimination in the use of the City's subsidies." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:43:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit/ Lambda Legal: "Late yesterday afternoon, Lambda Legal and Mazzoni Center sought permission to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a federal lawsuit brought by the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America challenging the City of Philadelphia's policy requiring nondiscrimination in the use of the City's subsidies." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/lambda-legal-mazzoni-center-help-defend-philadelphias-nondiscrimination-policy-against-boy-scouts-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/16/vt-use-of-state-money-for-boy-scouts-comes-under-fire/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/16/vt-use-of-state-money-for-boy-scouts-comes-under-fire/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:55:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55619 Times Argus: "But gay rights advocates say the organization's "discriminatory" policies – it prohibits gay and lesbian adults from volunteering as troop leaders – should prevent the group from receiving any taxpayer money." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/16/vt-use-of-state-money-for-boy-scouts-comes-under-fire/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/11/scout-free-lapd-explorer-program-in-the-works/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/11/scout-free-lapd-explorer-program-in-the-works/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:16:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=44944 LA Daily News: "The Police Commission voted two months ago to end its relationship with the Scouts because of the organization's policies that discriminate against gays." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/11/scout-free-lapd-explorer-program-in-the-works/feed/ 0