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/over-26000-petitions-sent-to-georgetown-opposing-invitation-to-hhs-secretary-sebelius/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/over-26000-petitions-sent-to-georgetown-opposing-invitation-to-hhs-secretary-sebelius/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:44:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133867 LifeSiteNews: The Cardinal Newman Society is sending to Georgetown University President John DiGioia the names of more than 26,000 people who joined an open letter urging Georgetown to cancel an invitation to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speak at a diploma ceremony this Friday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/over-26000-petitions-sent-to-georgetown-opposing-invitation-to-hhs-secretary-sebelius/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/notre-dame-will-review-links-to-pro-abortion-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/notre-dame-will-review-links-to-pro-abortion-groups/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:32:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130390 NC Register: The University of Dallas, for example, provides links on its politics department’s Web pages to 58 national or international lobby groups and think tanks offering internships, such as the American Conservative Union and the Alliance Defense Fund, and some targeting specific issues such as National Right to Life. As well, there are links to Republican members of Congress. Democratic politicians are named, but not linked. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/notre-dame-will-review-links-to-pro-abortion-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/cardinal-newman-society-president-santorum-is-right-about-colleges-as-faith-killers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/cardinal-newman-society-president-santorum-is-right-about-colleges-as-faith-killers/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:51:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127618 Washington Times: What has the liberal media all flustered is Mr. Santorum’s frank criticism of America’s colleges and their frequent hostility toward traditional religious values. What goes on today at most colleges is offensive and destructive from a moral perspective. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/cardinal-newman-society-president-santorum-is-right-about-colleges-as-faith-killers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/religious-intolerance-california-style-washington-times/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/religious-intolerance-california-style-washington-times/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:37:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123983 Washington Times: Many religious liberty analysts agree that HHS has overstepped its authority. Attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund have written that the HHS exemption “violates the right to religious freedom protected throughout federal law,” including under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the First and 14th amendments to the Constitution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/religious-intolerance-california-style-washington-times/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/faith-based-groups-face-hard-lessons-about-federal-strings-washington-examiner/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/faith-based-groups-face-hard-lessons-about-federal-strings-washington-examiner/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:24:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121404 Washington Examiner: A coalition of groups have challenged the HHS rule in federal court. Kevin Theriot and Matthew S. Bowman of ADF argue in their suit that "no federal rule has defined being 'religious' as narrowly and discriminatorily as the [HHS] mandate appears to do, and no regulation has ever so directly proposed to violate plain statutory and constitutional religious freedoms." | The article incorrectly mentions a lawsuit.  ADF submitted this letter to HHS on behalf of several organizations and colleges. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/faith-based-groups-face-hard-lessons-about-federal-strings-washington-examiner/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/philadelphia-catholic-college-revises-code-after-firing-homosexual-prof/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/philadelphia-catholic-college-revises-code-after-firing-homosexual-prof/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:18:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120855 LifeSiteNews.com: A small Catholic college in Philadelphia has revised its policies to end employment discrimination based on “sexual orientation [or] gender identity” after its firing of an openly gay dissident priest set off a controversy, reports the Cardinal Newman Society. While the cleric said he felt “vindicated” by the change, the school says the change simply reflects recent changes in city non-discrimination rules. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/philadelphia-catholic-college-revises-code-after-firing-homosexual-prof/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/complaint-against-%e2%80%98discriminatory%e2%80%99-single-sex-dorms-at-catholic-u-tossed-out/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/complaint-against-%e2%80%98discriminatory%e2%80%99-single-sex-dorms-at-catholic-u-tossed-out/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:10:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119824 LifeSiteNews: Following the filing of the complaint, the Cardinal Newman Society commissioned and released a legal memo in July from Alliance Defense Fund attorney Dale Schowengerdt which demonstrated that CUA’s dorm decision was not a form of discrimination. The memo argued, “As long as a college does not subject either men or women to particular disadvantages or unequal burdens, there is no sex discrimination. Moreover, a religious school’s right to maintain separate living quarters for men and women is protected by the Constitution and federal law.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/complaint-against-%e2%80%98discriminatory%e2%80%99-single-sex-dorms-at-catholic-u-tossed-out/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:49:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116556 Washington Times: Writing on their behalf, attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) argued that “federal law simply prohibits the federal government from violating the religious and moral beliefs” of any individual or institution. “No federal rule has defined being ‘religious’ as narrowly and discriminatorily as the [HHS] mandate appears to do, and no regulation has ever so directly proposed to violate plain statutory and constitutional religious freedoms,” wrote ADF’s Kevin Theriot and Matthew S. Bowman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/no-choice-for-catholic-colleges-obama-wants-to-force-faith-institutions-to-provide-birth-control-services/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/matt-bowman-obama-abortion-sterilization-mandate-violates-religious-freedom-lifenews-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/matt-bowman-obama-abortion-sterilization-mandate-violates-religious-freedom-lifenews-com/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:11:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115061 LifeNews.com: On Thursday September 29, 2011, the Alliance Defense Fund submitted a comment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, pointing out the illegal character of HHS’s proposal to mandate that the vast majority of religious entities, individuals, and insurance plans must cover abortifacients, contraceptive and sterilizing drugs, devices and information. ADF submitted its comments on behalf of The Cardinal Newman Society’s Center for the Advancement Catholic Higher Education and multiple Catholic Colleges and Universities. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/matt-bowman-obama-abortion-sterilization-mandate-violates-religious-freedom-lifenews-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/catholic-colleges-stand-against-obamacare-coverage-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/catholic-colleges-stand-against-obamacare-coverage-mandate/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:39:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115035 LifeNews.com: The appeal was organized by The Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education, a division of The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), and authored by attorneys Kevin Theriot and Matthew Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund. Joining the Center and 18 colleges in the letter were the Society of Catholic Social Scientists and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Bishop Curry, who signed in his individual capacity, is chairman of the Committee for Catholic Education at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/catholic-colleges-stand-against-obamacare-coverage-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/18-catholic-colleges-appeal-to-obama-admin-to-rewrite-abortifacient-contraception-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/18-catholic-colleges-appeal-to-obama-admin-to-rewrite-abortifacient-contraception-mandate/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:36:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115032 LifeSiteNews.com: A letter signed by 18 Catholic Colleges and Universities was sent to the Department of Health and Human Services today objecting to the Obama Administration’s health care mandate requiring employers to cover sterilization, contraception, and abortificients. The letter, which was authored by attorneys at the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), appeals to the administration to rewrite the mandate’s religious exemption, which the ADF argues is so narrow that it could be construed to exclude Catholic institutions of higher education. | Similar reports at Catholic Culture and Catholic News Service ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/30/18-catholic-colleges-appeal-to-obama-admin-to-rewrite-abortifacient-contraception-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/catholic-colleges-unite-to-defend-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/catholic-colleges-unite-to-defend-religious-liberty/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:39:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114916 Christian Newswire: The appeal was organized by The Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education, a division of The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), and authored by attorneys Kevin Theriot and Matthew Bowman of the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/catholic-colleges-unite-to-defend-religious-liberty/feed/ 0