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/2011/10/25/brian-raum-are-portions-of-the-homosexual-agenda-losing-steam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/brian-raum-are-portions-of-the-homosexual-agenda-losing-steam/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:22:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116708 Townhall : As a matter of fact, EQCA’s loss in Proposition 8 was bad enough that their board decided the group ought “not…get involved with marriage in California going forward.” (This, of course, is a victory in itself.) Broadly speaking, all these things should serve as an encouragement for the proponents of true marriage, whom the media and groups supporting the homosexual agenda so often seem to drown out. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/brian-raum-are-portions-of-the-homosexual-agenda-losing-steam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/ca-sb-48-referendum-striking-a-nerve/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/ca-sb-48-referendum-striking-a-nerve/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:25:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115604 OneNewsNow.com: Equality California has filed a complaint against the Stop SB 48 campaign, alleging that the Pacific Justice Institute and the Capitol Resource Institute are engaged in an "unlawful scheme" to qualify the referendum for the 2012 ballot. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/ca-sb-48-referendum-striking-a-nerve/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/equality-california-wont-seek-repeal-of-prop-8-in-2012/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/equality-california-wont-seek-repeal-of-prop-8-in-2012/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:12:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115516 Sacramento Bee: Equality California had previously said it would try to reverse Proposition 8 during next year's presidential election, saying high turnout among young voters could boost its chances of success. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/equality-california-wont-seek-repeal-of-prop-8-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/calif-welfare-code-homosexuality-inborn/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/calif-welfare-code-homosexuality-inborn/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:35:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89601 OneNewsNow: "Beginning this New Year, California will implement AB 2199 and ultimately strike down the requirement on the State Department of Mental Health to conduct research on the 'causes and cures of homosexuality.' According to Veronica Esqueda, a renal social worker in Los Angeles, the measure will portray alternate lifestyles as acceptable and normal." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/calif-welfare-code-homosexuality-inborn/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/24/equality-california-ads-target-whitman-cooley-on-prop-8/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/24/equality-california-ads-target-whitman-cooley-on-prop-8/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:40:25 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/24/equality-california-ads-target-whitman-cooley-on-prop-8/ Sacramento Bee / Capitol Alert: "Equality California, the state's leading gay-rights advocacy group, is targeting Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and GOP attorney general nominee Steve Cooley with new ads on Proposition 8." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/24/equality-california-ads-target-whitman-cooley-on-prop-8/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/california-legislature-officially-endorses-repeal-of-federal-doma/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/california-legislature-officially-endorses-repeal-of-federal-doma/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:29:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70294 Equality California press release: "August 23 - Today, the California State Senate approved a joint resolution, AJR 19, calling on the U.S. Congress and President Obama to immediately repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which explicitly forbids the federal government or any federal agency from recognizing state-sanctioned marriages between same-sex couples." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/california-legislature-officially-endorses-repeal-of-federal-doma/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/whats-next-for-proposition-8-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/whats-next-for-proposition-8-case/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:37:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68649 The Desert Sun: "David B. Cruz, a constitutional law expert and professor in the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, said the panel would have to consider if those pushing for Proposition 8 to remain in effect have the right to appeal the case in the first place . . . 'We are confident we do have standing to seek the appellate review here, and we realize this case has just begun and we will get the decision overturned on appeal,' said [Jim Campbell], an Alliance Defense Fund lawyer who is part of the legal team defending Proposition 8." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/whats-next-for-proposition-8-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/schwarzenegger-jerry-brown-urge-for-gay-weddings-to-resume/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/schwarzenegger-jerry-brown-urge-for-gay-weddings-to-resume/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:20:08 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67940 On Top Mag: "The law was defended by a coalition of social conservative groups, including the Christian-based Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and Protect Marriage, the sponsor of the measure. The groups have already appealed the decision to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco and asked the court to put Walker's order on hold during the appeal process." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/schwarzenegger-jerry-brown-urge-for-gay-weddings-to-resume/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/prop-8-judge-strikes-down-same-sex-marriage-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/prop-8-judge-strikes-down-same-sex-marriage-ban/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:18:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67539 San Francisco Chronicle: "The emotional plea was rejected by [Douglas Napier], an attorney who defended Prop. 8, as a distraction in a case that he said should have been about voters' rights. He called the ruling, which was the result of a nonjury trial in January, a legal 'bump in the road.' 'Those that want to uphold traditional family values are going to be outraged,' said Napier, of the Alliance Defense Fund of Scottsdale, Ariz. 'The whole nation is watching, and the whole nation should be quaking to think that a single judge sitting in California can reverse the will of 7 million voters.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/prop-8-judge-strikes-down-same-sex-marriage-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/as-midterms-near-gay-rights-activists-press-same-sex-marriage-issue/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/as-midterms-near-gay-rights-activists-press-same-sex-marriage-issue/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:40:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=63561 The Hill: "Gay rights activists see a chance to get the gay marriage issue back into the midterm campaign conversation thanks to an upcoming court ruling in California. ... Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, said his organization fully intends to make it a campaign issue this year, and said he is confident it will work, at least in California's statewide races. The group is fully engaged in both the race for governor and attorney general. 'I think the issue of marriage equality is clearly going to drive turnout here in California,' Kors said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/as-midterms-near-gay-rights-activists-press-same-sex-marriage-issue/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/as-gay-marriage-heads-back-to-court-political-proponents-are-split/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/as-gay-marriage-heads-back-to-court-political-proponents-are-split/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:12:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62078 SF Public Press: "Two nonprofit groups — Restore Equality 2010 and Love Honor Cherish — attempted to get the matter back on the ballot this November. But for a number of reasons, they failed to get enough valid signatures by the April deadline . . . 'It’s not surprising, given that the people of California, just a little more than a year and a half ago, enacted a constitutional amendment defending marriage as a union of one man and one woman,' [ADF Attorney Jim Campbell] said. But Campbell also said it did not mean there was any lack of political influence by same-sex marriage supporters: 'It merely shows that those organizations that are advocating to change marriage were not all committed to this signature-gathering effort.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/01/as-gay-marriage-heads-back-to-court-political-proponents-are-split/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/no-on-8-groups-relent-turn-over-documents/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/no-on-8-groups-relent-turn-over-documents/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:27:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59500 Keen News Service: "No on 8 groups turned over CDs of 'highly confidential' material to attorneys for the Yes on 8 coalition this week, ending a months-long effort to fight a court order to do so . . . Equality California sent its materials April 27 to the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative group that has helped the Yes on 8 group’s effort to defend California’s same-sex marriage ban. The ACLU sent a CD for 'No on Proposition 8, Campaign for Marriage Equality: A Project of the ACLU-Northern California.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/30/no-on-8-groups-relent-turn-over-documents/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/27/contempt-order-looms-in-prop-8-trial/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/27/contempt-order-looms-in-prop-8-trial/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:37:39 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=59093 Keen News Service: "U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker issued a warning on Sunday afternoon to Equality California and the ACLU, giving them 48 hours to turn over documents sought by the proponents of Proposition 8. If the groups fail to comply, they will be held in contempt of court and fined $2,000 per day each, according to the order." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/27/contempt-order-looms-in-prop-8-trial/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/17/equality-california-battle-for-acceptance-in-the-schools-is-the-most-important-of-all/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/17/equality-california-battle-for-acceptance-in-the-schools-is-the-most-important-of-all/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:19:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=45595 Right-Wing School Tactics = Death: "Creating a safe, accepting environment for LGBT youth is just as crucial today as it was when Jim came out. In fact, although the battles for equality being waged at the ballot box, in the courts, and in legislatures throughout the nation are most often in the spotlight, it is the battle for acceptance in schools that may very well be the most important fight of all." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/17/equality-california-battle-for-acceptance-in-the-schools-is-the-most-important-of-all/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/david-french-the-inexcusable-act-of-upholding-the-constitution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/david-french-the-inexcusable-act-of-upholding-the-constitution/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:38:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=41967 ADF Center for Academic Freedom, writing at National Review’s Phi Beta Cons blog: "Late last week, ADF Center for Academic Freedom attorneys issued a cease-and-desist letter in a remarkable case involving Sacramento City College. The story begins, ironically enough, with a request by the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) to set up a pro-life display on Constitution Day . . . When GAP erected its rather graphic display, members of the campus community reacted with fury. The student-government adviser and at least one member of the administration demanded that Macias have the display removed. Macias refused, rightly noting that doing so would violate GAP's First Amendment rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/david-french-the-inexcusable-act-of-upholding-the-constitution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/26/ca-same-sex-marriage-debate-returns-to-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/26/ca-same-sex-marriage-debate-returns-to-court/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=40254 The Desert Sun: “A federal judge ruled this month that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 could proceed after an attorney supporting the same-sex marriage ban could not say how allowing gay couples to wed threatens conventional marriage . . . Attorneys representing the group that sponsored Proposition 8 — Charles Cooper and Andrew Pugno — did not return a phone call seeking comment Friday. The Alliance Defense Fund, also a defendant in the suit, referred questions to Pugno.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/26/ca-same-sex-marriage-debate-returns-to-court/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/gay-goper-has-star-role-in-same-sex-marriage-fight/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/gay-goper-has-star-role-in-same-sex-marriage-fight/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36276 Bay Area Reporter: "A sought after Republican campaign adviser for three decades beginning in the 1970s, Fred Karger called it quits and retired nearly five and half years ago . . . In the process Karger has morphed into the main nemesis of the Alliance Defense Fund, an anti-gay group that has provided legal counsel to campaigns in numerous states against LGBT rights, and the National Organization for Marriage, a group helping to finance anti-gay ballot fights across the country . . . Timothy D. Chandler, an attorney with the Folsom, California-based Alliance Defense Fund, did not respond to a call seeking comment for this article. Chandler has subpoenaed Karger to appear at an October 13 deposition in the California case . . ." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/gay-goper-has-star-role-in-same-sex-marriage-fight/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/14/californias-same-sex-marriage-battle-has-new-target-maine/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/14/californias-same-sex-marriage-battle-has-new-target-maine/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:56:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33181 LA Times: "Today, Equality California, one of this state’s largest gay rights groups, sent out a fundraising appeal urging supporters to send their donations to Maine ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/14/californias-same-sex-marriage-battle-has-new-target-maine/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/equality-california-resources-going-into-maine-marriage-battle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/equality-california-resources-going-into-maine-marriage-battle/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:05:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=32881 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/equality-california-resources-going-into-maine-marriage-battle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/statement-of-ron-prentice-executive-director-protectmarriage-com-on-equality-california-decision-to-pursue-a-2012-election-repeal-of-proposition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/statement-of-ron-prentice-executive-director-protectmarriage-com-on-equality-california-decision-to-pursue-a-2012-election-repeal-of-proposition/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:27:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=32847 ProtectMarriage.com: "Based on ongoing conflict among the pro-homosexual marriage groups, it is still unclear if or when this issue may appear before voters in California. But whether in 2010, 2012, or beyond, ProtectMarriage.com will be ready to defend marriage and emerge victorious again.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/statement-of-ron-prentice-executive-director-protectmarriage-com-on-equality-california-decision-to-pursue-a-2012-election-repeal-of-proposition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/equality-california-recommends-returning-to-ballot-in-2012-to-win-marriage-back-for-same-sex-couples/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/equality-california-recommends-returning-to-ballot-in-2012-to-win-marriage-back-for-same-sex-couples/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:03:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=32832 Equality California: "Today Equality California (EQCA) released "Winning Back Marriage Equality in California: Analysis and Plan," a proposed 3-year-effort to repeal the ban on marriage for same-sex couples in 2012 with coordinated statewide organizing both on the ground and online, opportunities for families headed by same-sex couples to share their stories through advertising and other platforms, a timeline for a victory and an opportunity for both grassroots leaders and larger organizations to work together." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/12/equality-california-recommends-returning-to-ballot-in-2012-to-win-marriage-back-for-same-sex-couples/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/17/mixed-emotions-on-calif-gay-marriage-anniversary/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/17/mixed-emotions-on-calif-gay-marriage-anniversary/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:06:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=27334 Associated Press: "Meanwhile, two federal lawsuits filed on behalf of gay couples seek to put the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court, including one by famed attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson, who opposed each other in the famed election challenge in Bush v. Gore in 2000. Protect Marriage and the Alliance Defense Fund, two groups that backed Proposition 8, have asked a federal judge in San Francisco for permission to intervene in the latter case." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/17/mixed-emotions-on-calif-gay-marriage-anniversary/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/09/equality-california-unveils-legislative-agenda-with-14-pieces-of-legislation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/09/equality-california-unveils-legislative-agenda-with-14-pieces-of-legislation/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:38:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=26465 this pdf setting forth its legislative agenda for 2009. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/09/equality-california-unveils-legislative-agenda-with-14-pieces-of-legislation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/26/equality-california-vows-to-restore-marriage-at-ballot-box-in-wake-of-prop-8-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/26/equality-california-vows-to-restore-marriage-at-ballot-box-in-wake-of-prop-8-ruling/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 18:55:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25125 Equality California: "Despite today’s setback, Equality California is committed to restoring the freedom to marry. We believe, as do the majority of our members, that 2010 is the best time to return to the ballot to repeal Prop. 8. We must take full advantage of the momentum and commitment people now have to do the work required on the ground ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/26/equality-california-vows-to-restore-marriage-at-ballot-box-in-wake-of-prop-8-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/21/californias-gay-marriage-trailblazers-look-east-for-signs-of-progress/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/21/californias-gay-marriage-trailblazers-look-east-for-signs-of-progress/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:02:19 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=21816 Sacramento Bee: "Marc Solomon, marriage director for Equality California, said his group is hopeful that the Iowa decision will have an impact on public opinion in California, where the state's highest court must issue its second ruling on gay marriage rights by early June." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/21/californias-gay-marriage-trailblazers-look-east-for-signs-of-progress/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/20/breaking-new-lawsuit-seeks-to-stop-california-marriage-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/20/breaking-new-lawsuit-seeks-to-stop-california-marriage-vote/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:41:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=5262 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/06/20/breaking-new-lawsuit-seeks-to-stop-california-marriage-vote/feed/ 4