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/2012/05/10/committee-adopts-akin-amendment-protecting-religious-liberty-in-the-military/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/committee-adopts-akin-amendment-protecting-religious-liberty-in-the-military/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:36:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133443 Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, announced today that the House Armed Services Committee adopted his amendment to protect the religious liberty of all military servicemembers and military chaplains in particular. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/committee-adopts-akin-amendment-protecting-religious-liberty-in-the-military/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/house-committee-plans-to-consider-measures-devised-with-support-of-anti-lgbt-groups-email-shows/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/house-committee-plans-to-consider-measures-devised-with-support-of-anti-lgbt-groups-email-shows/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 17:29:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133289 MetroWeekly: Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) plans to introduce an amendment on Wednesday to the National Defense Authorization Act in a mark-up of the bill before the House Armed Services Committee that is aimed at creating "a conscience protection clause" for military chaplains in the wake of the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." . . . Among the advocates included in the planning for the amendments being offered and from whom Johnson was seeking input were Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness; Brian Duggan, a lobbyist for the National Organization for Marriage; Austin Nimocks and Daniel Blomberg, lawyers with the Alliance Defense Fund . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/house-committee-plans-to-consider-measures-devised-with-support-of-anti-lgbt-groups-email-shows/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/military-religious-leaders-report-pressure-backlash-over-beliefs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/military-religious-leaders-report-pressure-backlash-over-beliefs/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:22:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132953 Human Events: In the era of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a number of support groups advocated for gay service members who feared backlash for speaking freely. But the repeal of the ban in late 2011 has not ushered in a new era of free speech; rather, now it is chaplains who say they are being muzzled by the military and a group has formed to pass legislation seeking relief on their behalf. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/military-religious-leaders-report-pressure-backlash-over-beliefs/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/chaplains-object-to-doj-decision-to-not-defend-doma-for-service-members/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/chaplains-object-to-doj-decision-to-not-defend-doma-for-service-members/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:51:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126764 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/chaplains-object-to-doj-decision-to-not-defend-doma-for-service-members/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/chaplains-concerned-about-continued-erosion-of-religious-liberties/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/chaplains-concerned-about-continued-erosion-of-religious-liberties/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:00:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125537 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/chaplains-concerned-about-continued-erosion-of-religious-liberties/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/chaplains-commend-air-force-decision-to-keep-christmas-display/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/chaplains-commend-air-force-decision-to-keep-christmas-display/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:22:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121489 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/chaplains-commend-air-force-decision-to-keep-christmas-display/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/chaplains-commend-army-chief-of-chaplains-for-decision-concerning-rabbi/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/chaplains-commend-army-chief-of-chaplains-for-decision-concerning-rabbi/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:07:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120273 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/08/chaplains-commend-army-chief-of-chaplains-for-decision-concerning-rabbi/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/chaplains-thank-senate-for-prohibiting-coercion-in-leading-marriage-ceremonies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/chaplains-thank-senate-for-prohibiting-coercion-in-leading-marriage-ceremonies/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:11:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119790 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/chaplains-thank-senate-for-prohibiting-coercion-in-leading-marriage-ceremonies/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/doma-challenge-imminent-not-widely-supported-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/doma-challenge-imminent-not-widely-supported-onenewsnow-com/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:59:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116562 OneNewsNow.com: "It never was about 'oh, let me please serve. I don't want to lie; I want to serve my country.' That was just all frosting on a get-rid-of-DOMA cake. And so this is not unexpected." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/21/doma-challenge-imminent-not-widely-supported-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/how-long-can-evangelical-chaplains-effectively-function-within-the-military/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/how-long-can-evangelical-chaplains-effectively-function-within-the-military/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:38:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116312 The Aquila Report: We are also thankful for The Alliance Defense Fund which has stood by our churches, endorsers and chaplains in supporting the legal rights of our chaplain ministry. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/how-long-can-evangelical-chaplains-effectively-function-within-the-military/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/house-armed-services-committee-chairman-calls-for-delay-in-repeal-of-so-called-%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell%e2%80%99-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/house-armed-services-committee-chairman-calls-for-delay-in-repeal-of-so-called-%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell%e2%80%99-policy/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:34:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113709 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/house-armed-services-committee-chairman-calls-for-delay-in-repeal-of-so-called-%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell%e2%80%99-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/chaplaincy-groups-urge-congress-to-increase-religious-liberty-protections-in-face-of-dadt-repeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/chaplaincy-groups-urge-congress-to-increase-religious-liberty-protections-in-face-of-dadt-repeal/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:42:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111692 Religion Clause: Alliance Defense Fund announced that last week 22 representatives of religious groups that endorse military chaplains wrote a letter (full text) to Congressional leaders urging action to protect religious liberty as the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell policy" becomes effective. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/chaplaincy-groups-urge-congress-to-increase-religious-liberty-protections-in-face-of-dadt-repeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/report-military-to-chaplains-resign-or-conform/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/report-military-to-chaplains-resign-or-conform/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:48:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111660 OneNewsNow.com: "We are taking steps, working with organizations like Alliance Defense Fund and other groups like that, to say that if there are chaplains who are in anyway harmed or become victims in this process that there are some legal recourses we can take to provide protections for them." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/report-military-to-chaplains-resign-or-conform/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/22/veteran-chaplains-service-members-urge-boehner-reid-to-stand-up-for-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/22/veteran-chaplains-service-members-urge-boehner-reid-to-stand-up-for-religious-freedom/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:28:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111496 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/22/veteran-chaplains-service-members-urge-boehner-reid-to-stand-up-for-religious-freedom/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/military-chaplains-mull-end-of-don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/military-chaplains-mull-end-of-don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:38:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109467 FoxNews.com: We've already seen that a chaplain had an assignment pulled because he was critical of the repeal of DADT," says retired Col. Ron Crews, a former U.S. Army chaplain. Crews, along with several other chaplain endorsers (denominations that sponsor military chaplains) are meeting with attorneys this week in Scottsdale, Ariz . . . Without guidelines or uniform rules, commanders will become judge and jury. That is why Crews and the conservative legal advocacy group The Alliance Defense Fund" are making this preemptive move. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/military-chaplains-mull-end-of-don%e2%80%99t-ask-don%e2%80%99t-tell/feed/ 0