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/2012/01/19/uk-section-5-amendment-needed-to-%e2%80%98roll-back%e2%80%99-offence-culture/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/uk-section-5-amendment-needed-to-%e2%80%98roll-back%e2%80%99-offence-culture/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:15:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123539 The Christian Institute: Mike Harris, head of advocacy at Index on Censorship, said it was not the role of police officers or magistrates “to protect citizens from insult”, and called on Government ministers to “roll back the culture of offence” in Britain. “A good start”, he argued, would be removing the word “insulting” from Section 5 – a change backed by organisations including The Christian Institute and the National Secular Society. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/uk-section-5-amendment-needed-to-%e2%80%98roll-back%e2%80%99-offence-culture/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/10/why-hate-crime-laws-are-dangerous/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/10/why-hate-crime-laws-are-dangerous/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:36:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115815 Crosswalk: A tape of his sermon was sent to the police, who then listened to it and determined that he had indeed committed a hate crime for saying homosexual conduct is sin. He was actually sentenced to jail, but spared from prison only when attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund, an American religious liberties legal group, went over to Sweden and successfully defended his case. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/10/why-hate-crime-laws-are-dangerous/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/22/uk-government-to-assess-amending-%e2%80%98insult%e2%80%99-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/22/uk-government-to-assess-amending-%e2%80%98insult%e2%80%99-law/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:36:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108866 The Christian Institute: The Government said yesterday that it will work with civil liberties groups to “assess the benefits” of amending a law which criminalises the use of insulting words. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/22/uk-government-to-assess-amending-%e2%80%98insult%e2%80%99-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/27/uk-church-volunteer-status-saved-by-court-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/27/uk-church-volunteer-status-saved-by-court-decision/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:36:27 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93870 The Christian Institute: "Voluntary Sunday school teachers, church elders, deacons, prayer group leaders and all other church volunteers have been saved from an avalanche of equality diktats following an important court ruling. The Christian Institute intervened in the case and urged the Court of Appeal not to treat volunteers as though they had the same rights as employees under a European Equal Treatment Directive." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/27/uk-church-volunteer-status-saved-by-court-decision/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/uk-christian-guesthouse-owners-to-appeal-ruling-in-double-room-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/uk-christian-guesthouse-owners-to-appeal-ruling-in-double-room-case/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:06:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93368 Christian Today: "Peter and Hazelmary Bull are challenging the decision after several days of consultation with their legal team following last week’s ruling . . . The Christian Institute’s director, Colin Hart, said the guesthouse had since been 'besieged' with demands for double rooms by homosexual couples 'seemingly in a bid to destroy the business.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/25/uk-christian-guesthouse-owners-to-appeal-ruling-in-double-room-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/10/uk-birmingham-street-preacher-wins-wrongful-arrest-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/10/uk-birmingham-street-preacher-wins-wrongful-arrest-case/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:01:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86019 The Christian Institute: "An autistic Christian street preacher who was handcuffed and arrested for speaking out against homosexuality and many other sins has been awarded £4,250 in damages following a court case against West Midlands Police." | Christian Today ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/10/uk-birmingham-street-preacher-wins-wrongful-arrest-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/the-christian-institute-on-ed-miliband-new-labour-party-leader/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/the-christian-institute-on-ed-miliband-new-labour-party-leader/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:59:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/the-christian-institute-on-ed-miliband-new-labour-party-leader/ The Christian Institute: "Critics have raised concerns about Mr Miliband’s stance on traditional marriage after he pledged last month to redefine marriage and impose it on society . . . Mr Miliband says he is 'angry' that there is a free speech law that allows people to express their opposition to homosexual conduct." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/the-christian-institute-on-ed-miliband-new-labour-party-leader/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/27/uk-street-preacher-suing-police-over-controversial-arrest/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/27/uk-street-preacher-suing-police-over-controversial-arrest/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 18:05:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=61742 The Christian Institute: "The Christian street preacher who was arrested for expressing his religious belief about homosexuality is to take legal action over the incident. Dale Mcalpine, who made no mention of homosexuality during his public sermon, was arrested last month after he described homosexual conduct as a 'sin' during a conversation with two Police Community Support Officers. Mr Mcalpine has now revealed that he intends to bring a civil action against both the arresting officer and the Chief Constable of Cumbria Police." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/27/uk-street-preacher-suing-police-over-controversial-arrest/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/erik-stanley-church-bells-ringing-since-16th-century-under-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/erik-stanley-church-bells-ringing-since-16th-century-under-attack/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:01:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59515 writing at speakupmovement.org/church: "The attack on St. Mary’s bells is the latest salvo in Europe’s battle against Christianity, and steady march toward secularism. European society increasingly sees religion as useless and a nuisance. Churches have lost their distinctive role in Europe and are marginalized and treated as nothing more than any other secular business. What makes the St. Mary’s case even more striking, though, is the fact that the church bells at St. Mary’s have been ringing since the 16th century and only now has the government begun to crack down on the bells despite this heritage and history. There is no regard for the Christian heritage of the church in Europe." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/erik-stanley-church-bells-ringing-since-16th-century-under-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/adf-allied-attorney-success-stories-april-2010/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/adf-allied-attorney-success-stories-april-2010/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:21:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/adf-allied-attorney-success-stories-april-2010/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/adf-allied-attorney-success-stories-april-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/christian-institute-launches-election-briefing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/christian-institute-launches-election-briefing/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:09:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58511 Christian Today: "The Christian Institute has launched an online election briefing to help Christians understand the policy positions of the main parties and cast an informed vote in the upcoming general election." | www.christian.org.uk/election ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/20/christian-institute-launches-election-briefing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/14/uk-school-receptionist-prayer-case-settled/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/14/uk-school-receptionist-prayer-case-settled/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:43:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=58016 The Christian Institute: "A school receptionist who was suing her employers for religious discrimination following a dispute over a prayer email has secured an undisclosed payment and settled out of court . . . The dispute began in January last year when Mrs Cain’s daughter Jasmine, then aged five, was reprimanded by her class teacher for talking about her Christian faith to another child. On hearing that her daughter had been reprimanded for expressing her faith, Mrs Cain sent a private email to church friends and family asking them to pray about the incident." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/14/uk-school-receptionist-prayer-case-settled/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/14/freedom-of-speech-could-be-threatened-by-scottish-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/14/freedom-of-speech-could-be-threatened-by-scottish-law/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:42:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=58013 The Christian Institute: "Scots are facing a massive threat to their freedom of speech and religious liberty in the form of a controversial amendment to the Scottish Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has brought an amendment which could make 'threatening, alarming or distressing behaviour' a crime with a prison sentence of up to five years." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/14/freedom-of-speech-could-be-threatened-by-scottish-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/06/bbc-tv-show-on-marginalized-christians/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/06/bbc-tv-show-on-marginalized-christians/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:05:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=57436 The Christian Institute: "Christians feel marginalised and pushed out of public life while other faiths are handled with kid gloves, according to a flagship BBC documentary aired on Easter Sunday. The film was fronted by Nicky Campbell and featured two cases backed by The Christian Institute: Lillian Ladele, the registrar disciplined for her stance on civil partnerships, and Ben & Sharon Vogelenzang, the Christian hoteliers charged with a crime for criticising Islam." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/06/bbc-tv-show-on-marginalized-christians/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/uk-same-sex-couple-may-sue-christian-bb-owners/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/uk-same-sex-couple-may-sue-christian-bb-owners/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:02:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56294 The Christian Institute: "A homosexual couple who, on Friday night, were denied a double room in a Berkshire B&B owned by Christians say they are considering suing. The Christian owners, Mike and Susanne Wilkinson, say it is a matter of religious conscience and they should be free to follow their beliefs in their own home . . . The Christian couple are being advised by The Christian Institute. The case mirrors that of Christian B&B owners from Cornwall who are currently being sued over the same issue." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/22/uk-same-sex-couple-may-sue-christian-bb-owners/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/christian-registrar-denied-leave-to-appeal-gay-wedding-refusal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/christian-registrar-denied-leave-to-appeal-gay-wedding-refusal/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=54699 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/christian-registrar-denied-leave-to-appeal-gay-wedding-refusal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/67-year-old-grandma-interrogated-and-threatened-by-police-over-gay-pride-complaint/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/67-year-old-grandma-interrogated-and-threatened-by-police-over-gay-pride-complaint/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:23:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=40668 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/67-year-old-grandma-interrogated-and-threatened-by-police-over-gay-pride-complaint/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/22/uk-second-schoolboy-nine-arrives-at-school-as-girl/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/22/uk-second-schoolboy-nine-arrives-at-school-as-girl/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:32:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36772 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/22/uk-second-schoolboy-nine-arrives-at-school-as-girl/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/21/uk-christian-hotel-owners-hauled-before-court-after-defending-beliefs-in-discussion-with-muslim-guests/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/21/uk-christian-hotel-owners-hauled-before-court-after-defending-beliefs-in-discussion-with-muslim-guests/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:51:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36555 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/21/uk-christian-hotel-owners-hauled-before-court-after-defending-beliefs-in-discussion-with-muslim-guests/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/09/lords-back-free-speech-shield-in-gay-hate-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/09/lords-back-free-speech-shield-in-gay-hate-law/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:38:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29532 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/09/lords-back-free-speech-shield-in-gay-hate-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/07/do-not-say-god-bless-council-sacks-christian/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/07/do-not-say-god-bless-council-sacks-christian/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:06:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29420 Christian Institute: "A London council that bans staff from saying 'God bless' at work has sacked a Christian employee for discussing his faith." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/07/do-not-say-god-bless-council-sacks-christian/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/20/uk-head-teacher-rebukes-pupil-for-telling-classmate-she-would-go-to-hell-without-jesus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/20/uk-head-teacher-rebukes-pupil-for-telling-classmate-she-would-go-to-hell-without-jesus/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:05:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=16040 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/20/uk-head-teacher-rebukes-pupil-for-telling-classmate-she-would-go-to-hell-without-jesus/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/12/uk-school-clerk-faces-sack-over-prayers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/12/uk-school-clerk-faces-sack-over-prayers/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:04:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=15408 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/12/uk-school-clerk-faces-sack-over-prayers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/17/google-abortion-ad-case-settled/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/17/google-abortion-ad-case-settled/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:18:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7602 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/17/google-abortion-ad-case-settled/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/11/uk-victory-for-christian-registrar-who-refused-to-carry-out-same-sex-ceremonies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/11/uk-victory-for-christian-registrar-who-refused-to-carry-out-same-sex-ceremonies/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:20:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=5784 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/11/uk-victory-for-christian-registrar-who-refused-to-carry-out-same-sex-ceremonies/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/10/google-religion-is-not-factual-on-abortion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/10/google-religion-is-not-factual-on-abortion/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:04:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/10/google-religion-is-not-factual-on-abortion/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/10/google-religion-is-not-factual-on-abortion/feed/ 4