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/2011/11/01/tn-lawyers-fighting-state-law-want-e-mails/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/tn-lawyers-fighting-state-law-want-e-mails/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:00:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117507 WZTV FOX 17 (ADF attorneys Byron Babione and Jim Campbell in the video) Sky Arnold: Attorneys who are fighting a controversial new state law want to see e-mails and documents of those who supported it . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/tn-lawyers-fighting-state-law-want-e-mails/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/judge-considers-request-for-documents-in-anti-discrimination-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/judge-considers-request-for-documents-in-anti-discrimination-case/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:15:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117370 The Tennessean: But Byron Babione, an attorney with the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Alliance Defense Fund, which is representing the Family Action Council, said the group’s communications are protected by the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to political speech. “Our clients make no apologies for being involved in the political process,’’ Babione said. | Also posted here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/judge-considers-request-for-documents-in-anti-discrimination-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/09/tn-bluecross-push-for-the-homosexual-agenda-incurs-wrath-of-conservative-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/09/tn-bluecross-push-for-the-homosexual-agenda-incurs-wrath-of-conservative-group/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:52:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113141 TimesFreePress.com: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender business owners in a push for supplier diversity is generating fire and brimstone from a conservative Christian advocacy group headed by former state Sen. David Fowler. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/09/tn-bluecross-push-for-the-homosexual-agenda-incurs-wrath-of-conservative-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/tennessees-house-chamber-becomes-house-of-worship/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/tennessees-house-chamber-becomes-house-of-worship/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:41:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/tennessees-house-chamber-becomes-house-of-worship/ Tennessean.com: "The House of Representatives chamber at the state Capitol was transformed from a seat of secular power to a house of worship. Instead of elected officials, more than 70 preachers — black and white, Baptist and Presbyterian, Nazarene and Pentecostal — sat at legislators' desks. They read Scripture, prayed and sang praises to Jesus. The impromptu service was part of the fourth annual Minister's Day on the Hill, sponsored by the Family Action Council of Tennessee . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/21/tennessees-house-chamber-becomes-house-of-worship/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/31/tn-cheatham-county-seminar-will-focus-on-teachers-religious-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/31/tn-cheatham-county-seminar-will-focus-on-teachers-religious-rights/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:09:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=57023 The Ashland City Times: "Cheatham County educators are invited to attend a teleconference that organizers say will focus on the constitutional rights of religious persons in public schools . . . The Cheatham County Ministerial Alliance, Family Action Council of Tennessee and Alliance Defense Fund are sponsoring the conference." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/31/tn-cheatham-county-seminar-will-focus-on-teachers-religious-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/teaching-colleges-a-lesson/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/teaching-colleges-a-lesson/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:40:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50921 Family Action Council of Tennessee: "Officials at MTSU approved the Pro-Life Collegians’ application, but with a precondition that it had to pay for security for the event . . . Pro-Life Collegians knew that they should not be treated differently from other campus student groups that sponsor events and called on the Alliance Defense Fund’s Center for Academic Freedom (ADF) to help them challenge the university’s discriminatory approval of their application . . . Essentially, according to ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Joe Martins, who wrote the letter, pro-life student groups were being penalized and discriminated against for expressing their beliefs. And the message in ADF's letter was clear: 'We’ll sue if necessary.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/teaching-colleges-a-lesson/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/tn-family-group-opposes-playboy-cable-channel/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/tn-family-group-opposes-playboy-cable-channel/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:12:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=41897 CitizenLink: "The Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT) is arguing that Chattanooga's Electric Power Board (EPB) should pull the plug on the Playboy channel. The EPB is selling cable TV and Internet access and included the sexually themed channel in the lineup." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/tn-family-group-opposes-playboy-cable-channel/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/01/nate-kellum-and-david-fowler-on-chris-fabry-live-will-christian-values-survive-in-america/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/01/nate-kellum-and-david-fowler-on-chris-fabry-live-will-christian-values-survive-in-america/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:58:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=37794 Family Action Council of Tennessee, appeared on the Chris Fabry Live Show to discuss cultural issues raised by Breakpoint's Chuck Colson: Are we ready for what may be coming in the next 12-24 months? Will Christian values survive? The MP3 runs just over 27 minutes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/01/nate-kellum-and-david-fowler-on-chris-fabry-live-will-christian-values-survive-in-america/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/09/group-says-tenn-religion-law-could-trigger-legal-challenges/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/09/group-says-tenn-religion-law-could-trigger-legal-challenges/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:14:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=35605 Associated Press: "The Tennessee Municipal League says it may discuss repealing or modifying a new law it believes sets the stage for legal challenges to multiple state statutes and local ordinances that interfere with professed religious beliefs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/09/group-says-tenn-religion-law-could-trigger-legal-challenges/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/06/iowa-same-sex-marriage-ruling-stirs-debate-in-tennessee/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/06/iowa-same-sex-marriage-ruling-stirs-debate-in-tennessee/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:22:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=20372 Associated Press: "Gay rights advocates and social conservatives said the ruling stirs strong emotions, even if it doesn’t initially swing Tennessee. Voters in the state overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2006 that bans gay marriages. State law defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/06/iowa-same-sex-marriage-ruling-stirs-debate-in-tennessee/feed/ 0