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/2012/04/04/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/2011/11/03/eppc-event-george-washington%e2%80%99s-vision-for-religious-freedom-and-church-state-relations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/03/eppc-event-george-washington%e2%80%99s-vision-for-religious-freedom-and-church-state-relations/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:10:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117691 EPPC: The Ethics and Public Policy Center takes pleasure in announcing the inaugural event of its American Religious Freedom Program. President Washington's vision for religious freedom and church-state relations established enduring precedents to guide American political life and civil society. His Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, Letter to the Newport Synagogue, Farewell Address, and similar acts and statements set the stage for America's history of protecting robust religious rights and freedoms for persons of all faiths. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/03/eppc-event-george-washington%e2%80%99s-vision-for-religious-freedom-and-church-state-relations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/07/republican-candidate-should-target-obamas-judges-abortion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/07/republican-candidate-should-target-obamas-judges-abortion/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:56:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112833 LifeNews.com: Edward Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a National Review writer, wrote an essay for Public Discourse as part of its 2012 Election Symposium. The article has Whelan saying the GOP nominee should “welcome the battle over the Supreme Court, determine to fight hard for high-quality justices, frame the argument for why abortion policy should be restored to the democratic processes and commit to select senior legal leaders who fully embrace their goals and priorities.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/07/republican-candidate-should-target-obamas-judges-abortion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/dumping-doma-discussed-at-senate-judiciary-hearing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/dumping-doma-discussed-at-senate-judiciary-hearing/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:43:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109445 San Francisco Bay Times: Austin Nimocks of the Alliance Defense Fund; Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family; and Ed Whelan from the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Rep. Steve King, (R-Iowa) cited a 1947 Supreme Court case that declared, “Marriage and procreation are fundamental to the very existence and survival of the race.” King said sanctioning same-sex marriage could lead to marriages between “fathers and daughters ... mothers and sons” and “poly-amorous relationships.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/29/dumping-doma-discussed-at-senate-judiciary-hearing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/16/eppc-seeks-executive-director-for-new-program-on-domestic-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/16/eppc-seeks-executive-director-for-new-program-on-domestic-religious-freedom/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:28:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106558 EPPC: EPPC seeks outstanding candidates for new position of Executive Director of forthcoming EPPC program on domestic religious freedom. Executive Director will be responsible for developing all aspects of program, including working with Congress and state legislators to protect religious freedom, building an online repository of information on ongoing threats to religious freedom in the United States, and educating policymakers and the public. Candidates should have excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills and at least 10 years of experience. Some work history with Congress is desirable. Salary competitive and commensurate with experience. Full benefits. Send cover letter, resume, and any other supporting material to religiousfreedom@eppc.org. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/16/eppc-seeks-executive-director-for-new-program-on-domestic-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/08/fedsoc-event-does-the-constitution-require-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/08/fedsoc-event-does-the-constitution-require-same-sex-marriage/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:44:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85428 Federalist Society: "Speakers: Jonathan Adler, Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University; Mark Strasser, Professor of Law, Capital University Law School; Edward Whelan, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center . . . Does the Fourteenth Amendment require states to recognize same-sex marriages? A recent California federal district court case said that it does. Now the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is taking up the question, and the U.S. Supreme Court might do so in the near future, too. Our panel of experts will consider what the Constitution requires with respect to this controversial issue." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/08/fedsoc-event-does-the-constitution-require-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/can-civilization-survive-without-god-a-conversation-with-christopher-and-peter-hitchens/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/can-civilization-survive-without-god-a-conversation-with-christopher-and-peter-hitchens/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:48:40 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80203 Pew Forum: "Christopher Hitchens: 'There used to be a word which could be used unironically, and it was used, really, until not much more than a century, a century-and-a-half ago. People could say, and mean what they said when they said the word, Christendom. There was a Christian world. It had been partly evolved, partly carved out by the sword, partly defended by the sword, at some points giving way, at other times expanding. But it was a meaningful name for a community of belief and value that endured for many, many centuries — and has many splendors to its name. And it’s all gone . . . It destroyed itself, Christendom, and it destroyed itself by the tremendous criminal act of urging its members to kill each other in the outbreak of the great war — as it was then known, but it wasn’t known that it would lead to a huge and even worse part two — in 1914, where the king-emperor of the British empire, who was also the head of the Church of England, and the Russian czar, who was also the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, and you follow the road . . .'" A follow-up comment from Peter Hitchens is here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/03/can-civilization-survive-without-god-a-conversation-with-christopher-and-peter-hitchens/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/08/ethics-and-public-policy-center-amicus-brief-in-prop-8-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/08/ethics-and-public-policy-center-amicus-brief-in-prop-8-appeal/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:42:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=75850 here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/08/ethics-and-public-policy-center-amicus-brief-in-prop-8-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/the-gops-dilemma-winning-over-gay-rights-advocates-could-mean-losing-part-of-its-base/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/the-gops-dilemma-winning-over-gay-rights-advocates-could-mean-losing-part-of-its-base/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:16:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73992 Washington Post: "As polls show that growing numbers of Americans back greater rights for gay men and lesbians, some well-known Republican figures, such as former party chairman Ken Mehlman,who recently came out, are calling for the party to shift its stances on such issues. But Christian conservatives warn that the GOP could lose its base if it endorses same-sex marriage or takes other pro-gay-rights stands." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/the-gops-dilemma-winning-over-gay-rights-advocates-could-mean-losing-part-of-its-base/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/an-agenda-that-america-has-repeatedly-rejected/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/an-agenda-that-america-has-repeatedly-rejected/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:18:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73928 California Catholic Daily: "'What’s at stake in this case is bigger than California and bigger even than marriage,' said ADF senior counsel [Brian Raum]. 'These briefs demonstrate the wide-ranging concerns about marriage, voter rights, judicial activism, religious liberty, and other issues and how they will be affected nationwide if this lawsuit is allowed to prevail. A diverse number of Americans understand that this lawsuit seeks to impose -- through a San Francisco court -- an agenda that America has repeatedly rejected.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/28/an-agenda-that-america-has-repeatedly-rejected/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/same-sex-marriages-to-resume-in-california-on-wednesday/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/same-sex-marriages-to-resume-in-california-on-wednesday/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:09:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68643 Worthy News: "'It makes no sense to impose a radical change in marriage on the people of California before all appeals on their behalf are heard,' according to a statement released by the Alliance Defense Fund. 'If the trial's court's decision is eventually reversed, refusing to the stay the decision will senselessly create legal uncertainty surrounding any same-sex unions entered while the appeal is pending.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/same-sex-marriages-to-resume-in-california-on-wednesday/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/in-prop-8-case-nearly-all-of-plaintiffs-experts-were-political-activists-for-gay-causes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/in-prop-8-case-nearly-all-of-plaintiffs-experts-were-political-activists-for-gay-causes/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:00:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67550 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/in-prop-8-case-nearly-all-of-plaintiffs-experts-were-political-activists-for-gay-causes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/27/no-leverage-in-newt-gingrichs-ground-zero-mosque-argument/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/27/no-leverage-in-newt-gingrichs-ground-zero-mosque-argument/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:24:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66645 The Christian Post: "Newt Gingrich, a Republican former Speaker of the House, wrote on his blog last week that there should be no mosque near Ground Zero if there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia.The term Cordoba, Gingrich stressed, refers to Cordoba, Spain, 'the capital of Muslim conquerors who symbolized their victory over the Christian Spaniards by transforming a church there into the world’s third-largest mosque complex.'" | Newt Gingrich statement on the proposed “Cordoba House” mosque near Ground Zero ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/27/no-leverage-in-newt-gingrichs-ground-zero-mosque-argument/feed/ 0