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/2012/05/14/gay-marriage-gives-romney-chance-to-fire-up-base-obama-stand-seen-risking-states-he-carried-in-%e2%80%9808/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/gay-marriage-gives-romney-chance-to-fire-up-base-obama-stand-seen-risking-states-he-carried-in-%e2%80%9808/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 19:34:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133589 Washington Times: “I think the president this past week took six or seven states he carried in 2008 and put them in play with this one ill-conceived position that he’s taken,” American Values President Gary Bauer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/gay-marriage-gives-romney-chance-to-fire-up-base-obama-stand-seen-risking-states-he-carried-in-%e2%80%9808/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:43:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133424 One News Now (AP): Jim Campbell, litigation staff counsel with Alliance Defense Fund, sees obvious contradiction in the president's announcement today. "This shows that the Obama administration doesn't understand the public purpose of marriage. Marriage -- the lifelong, faithful union of one man and one woman -- is the building block of a thriving society. It's not something that politicians should attempt to redefine for political purposes. "The president has spoken eloquently about how fatherless homes often hurt children and society. Today's statement is a tragic contradiction that promotes the creation of even more fatherless and motherless homes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/10/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-one-news-now-ap/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/2012/03/29/how-faith-based-groups-became-involved-in-the-supreme-court-health-care-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/how-faith-based-groups-became-involved-in-the-supreme-court-health-care-case/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:21:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129913 Christianity Today: Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) teamed up with pro-life groups such as Americans United for Life to argue that the act violates the Free Exercise clause of the First Amendment. The ADF coalition argued that the individual mandate would inhibit religious freedom by “effectively forcing” individuals to pay for an abortion premium because they may be enrolled by their employers in plans that cover abortion. The ADF argued that others may be “forced to choose between insufficient plans that respect their conscience versus other plans that happen to require an abortion premium, but that may otherwise better meet their health needs or their choice of doctor network.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/how-faith-based-groups-became-involved-in-the-supreme-court-health-care-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/glaad-commentator-accountability-project-targets-free-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/glaad-commentator-accountability-project-targets-free-speech/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:32:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128691 Politico: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is launching a new effort today to target 36 commentators who speak out against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/glaad-commentator-accountability-project-targets-free-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/christian-vendor-blocked-from-campus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/christian-vendor-blocked-from-campus/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:24:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127678 One News Now: Under mounting pressure from pro-"gay" activists, the student government at a university in Boston voted down a proposal to bring a Chick-fil-A franchise on campus. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/christian-vendor-blocked-from-campus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/with-potential-house-bid-rabbi-boteach-hopes-to-make-gop-rethink-social-issues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/with-potential-house-bid-rabbi-boteach-hopes-to-make-gop-rethink-social-issues/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:13:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126162 The Hill: He’s a deeply religious Republican, the father of nine children and a member of the clergy. The House campaign he’s now mulling will be about social conservatism and traditional values. But Rabbi Shmuley Boteach believes people like Rick Santorum and the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins have it all wrong. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/with-potential-house-bid-rabbi-boteach-hopes-to-make-gop-rethink-social-issues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/one-small-step-furman-one-giant-leap-for-judicial-activism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/one-small-step-furman-one-giant-leap-for-judicial-activism/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:56:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126045 FRC: When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg trashed the Constitution on Egyptian TV this month, most Americans were horrified. President Obama must not have been one of them, because his latest judicial nominees seem to feel the document is as "deeply flawed" as he does. Case in point: Jesse Furman, the President's nominee to the U.S. District Court in New York's Southern District. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/one-small-step-furman-one-giant-leap-for-judicial-activism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/43-pastors-and-church-members-arrested-in-new-york-christian-concern/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/43-pastors-and-church-members-arrested-in-new-york-christian-concern/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:14:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123499 Christian Concern: Jordan Lorence, of the Alliance Defense Fund, said: “Churches and other religious groups should be able to meet in public buildings on the same terms as any other community group. “To drive out the churches based on a discredited, extreme notion of ‘separation of church and state’ benefits no one and harms people who need help most.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/43-pastors-and-church-members-arrested-in-new-york-christian-concern/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/at-the-supreme-court-all-work-and-no-pray/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/at-the-supreme-court-all-work-and-no-pray/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:28:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123340 FRC Washington Update: he Supreme Court giveth, and the Supreme Court taketh away. Just days after handing down one of the biggest victories for religious freedom in a half-century, the justices are back to ignoring the principles they upheld ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/at-the-supreme-court-all-work-and-no-pray/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/family-research-councils-tony-perkins-endorses-florida-amendment-banning-all-abortions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/family-research-councils-tony-perkins-endorses-florida-amendment-banning-all-abortions/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:33:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122921 Christian Newswire: Personhood Florida received a major endorsement this week from Family Research Council's (FRC) Tony Perkins. Similar to the Personhood Amendment recently on the ballot in Mississippi, the Florida Amendment bans all abortion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/family-research-councils-tony-perkins-endorses-florida-amendment-banning-all-abortions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/evangelicals-hurry-to-find-alternative-to-romney/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/evangelicals-hurry-to-find-alternative-to-romney/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:21:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122393 NYTimes.com: “This is the $100,000 question: Can the evangelical leadership unify behind Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum or Rick Perry?” said John Stemberger, president of Florida Family Policy Council. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/evangelicals-hurry-to-find-alternative-to-romney/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:04:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120443 NCRegister.com: As some ask why Catholics seem to be the only ones fighting for religious freedom, a high-profile theological group prepares to issue statement in early 2012. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/the-political-landscape-sees-three-decades-of-growth-for-evangelical-interest-group-christianity-today/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/the-political-landscape-sees-three-decades-of-growth-for-evangelical-interest-group-christianity-today/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:26:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119982 Christianity Today: The growth of evangelical groups has not been limited to grassroots groups, however. One area of growth has been legal advocacy groups. The American Center for Law and Justice, the Alliance Defense Fund, and Liberty Council are some of the groups who have focused on shaping the law through their legal advocacy. In the 1990s, these groups were successful in shaping case-law on religious liberty and other constitutional issues. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/the-political-landscape-sees-three-decades-of-growth-for-evangelical-interest-group-christianity-today/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/salvador-dallies-in-gay-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/salvador-dallies-in-gay-rights/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:15:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119837 FRC Washington Update: The Obama State Department has an interesting interpretation of "diplomacy." From Kenya to El Salvador, ambassadors are tasked--not with advancing America's interests--but the interests of the President's radical social agenda. In most cases, this aggressive strategy has made more enemies of nations than friends. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/salvador-dallies-in-gay-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/frc-and-to-the-republic-for-witch-it-stands/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/frc-and-to-the-republic-for-witch-it-stands/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:43:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119659 FRC Washington Update: What do you get when you combine pagans, two witches, and the Air Force Academy? Eighty thousand taxpayer dollars. That's how much the government is spending in its pursuit of political correctness in the military. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/frc-and-to-the-republic-for-witch-it-stands/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/will-evangelicals-stand-up-for-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/will-evangelicals-stand-up-for-religious-liberty/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:00:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119572 First Things: The Catholic Archdiocese for Military Service has said “no” to allowing priests in the Armed Forces perform homosexual “weddings,” now that the historic prohibition on homosexuals in the military has been lifted. And most recently, eighteen Catholic colleges and universities banded together and, through the Alliance Defense Fund, submitted comments to HHS citing a violation of religious freedom regarding the interim final rules on preventative services. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/will-evangelicals-stand-up-for-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/frc-debating-homosexuality-understanding-two-views/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/frc-debating-homosexuality-understanding-two-views/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:29:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119310 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/frc-debating-homosexuality-understanding-two-views/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/without-marriage-everything-else-is-weakened/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/without-marriage-everything-else-is-weakened/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:21:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119135 OneNewsNow.com: A spokesman for the Family Research Council (FRC) says his organization's new study on the family should shock the nation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/without-marriage-everything-else-is-weakened/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/prop-8-lawyer-case-is-heading-to-u-s-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/prop-8-lawyer-case-is-heading-to-u-s-supreme-court/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:27:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119096 Christian Post: Alliance Defense Fund attorney Dale Schowengerdt said that since the merits of the case were already briefed and argued by the 9th Circuit Court, the case should move faster. However, it is expected that whichever way the court rules, there will be an appeal by the loser. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/prop-8-lawyer-case-is-heading-to-u-s-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/frcs-tony-perkins-christians-who-voted-for-obama-should-repent-christian-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/frcs-tony-perkins-christians-who-voted-for-obama-should-repent-christian-post/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:31:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118979 Christian Post: Perkins’ comments came after the two, along with Alan Sears of the Alliance Defense Fund, discussed a recent incident in which the Air Force Academy apologized for promoting the ministry Operation Christmas Child on campus. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/frcs-tony-perkins-christians-who-voted-for-obama-should-repent-christian-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/states-acknowledge-unborn-despite-personhood-amdt-defeat/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/states-acknowledge-unborn-despite-personhood-amdt-defeat/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:46:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118890 LifeNews.com: The fight for legal recognition and protection of the unborn child is not fatally diminished by the recent rejection of the Mississippi personhood initiative. In fact, there have been multiple victories for the recognition of the unborn child as a person under the law across the country this year, and there is a winning strategy in place to continue setting legal precedent for personhood. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/states-acknowledge-unborn-despite-personhood-amdt-defeat/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/16/frc-to-hold-news-conference-on-second-annual-index-of-family-belonging-and-rejection/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/16/frc-to-hold-news-conference-on-second-annual-index-of-family-belonging-and-rejection/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:28:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118791 FRC: Tomorrow, Family Research Council's Marriage & Religion Research Institute (MARRI) will release its second annual Index of Family Belonging and Rejection. The first Index found that less than 50 percent of American children reach adulthood having grown up in an intact family ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/16/frc-to-hold-news-conference-on-second-annual-index-of-family-belonging-and-rejection/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/tony-perkins-obama-is-hostile-disdainful-of-christianity-christianity-today/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/tony-perkins-obama-is-hostile-disdainful-of-christianity-christianity-today/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:48:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118472 Christianity Today: Family Research Council recently elevated the criticism of President Obama, saying the President disrespects Christianity and is creating an environment “hostile” to Christianity . . . Alliance Defense Fund president Alan Sears and American Values president Gary Bauer joined Perkins on Dobson's show. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/tony-perkins-obama-is-hostile-disdainful-of-christianity-christianity-today/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/controversial-personhood-movement-backed-by-family-research-council/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/controversial-personhood-movement-backed-by-family-research-council/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:05:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118053 LifeSiteNews.com: An initiative to constitutionally define personhood as beginning at the moment of conception, which has been the source of some contention in the pro-life movement, has now received the backing of the Family Research Council (FRC), one of the United States’ most influential pro-life and pro-family organizations. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/controversial-personhood-movement-backed-by-family-research-council/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/obama-administration-opposes-fdr-prayer-at-wwii-memorial/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/obama-administration-opposes-fdr-prayer-at-wwii-memorial/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:55:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117845 Fox News: Republican lawmakers and conservative activists are expressing outrage after the Obama administration announced its objection to adding President Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day prayer to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/obama-administration-opposes-fdr-prayer-at-wwii-memorial/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/supreme-court-declines-case-banning-crosses-on-utah-highways-the-new-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/supreme-court-declines-case-banning-crosses-on-utah-highways-the-new-american/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:39:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117788 The New American: ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione expressed his disappointment in the High Court’s refusal. “One atheist group’s agenda shouldn’t diminish the sacrifice made by highway patrol officers and their families,” he said. “Thirteen heroic men fell, leaving their survivors to mourn and memorialize their loved ones, and now those widows, children, parents, colleagues, and many more must suffer through losing the very memorials that honored those heroes. Justice is not well served when unhappy atheists can use the law to mow down memorial crosses and renew the suffering for the survivors.” [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/04/supreme-court-declines-case-banning-crosses-on-utah-highways-the-new-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/frc-actions-values-voter-bus-to-hold-news-conference-at-roadside-cross-now-facing-court-ordered-removal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/frc-actions-values-voter-bus-to-hold-news-conference-at-roadside-cross-now-facing-court-ordered-removal/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:22:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117592 FRC: On Thursday, Family Research Council Action's (FRC Action) Values Voter Bus Tour will make a stop in Murray, Utah next to a roadside cross that is now facing removal in the court case, Utah Highway Patrol Association vs. American Atheists. FRC Action and Congressional candidate Carl Wimmer will express deep disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal on Monday to hear the case. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/frc-actions-values-voter-bus-to-hold-news-conference-at-roadside-cross-now-facing-court-ordered-removal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/frc-blasts-supreme-court-for-allowing-decision-to-stand-that-removes-roadside-crosses-in-six-states/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/frc-blasts-supreme-court-for-allowing-decision-to-stand-that-removes-roadside-crosses-in-six-states/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:46:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117295 FRC: Family Research Council (FRC) strongly criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today to let stand one of the worst religious assaults in all of American history. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/31/frc-blasts-supreme-court-for-allowing-decision-to-stand-that-removes-roadside-crosses-in-six-states/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/frc-to-host-panel-discussion-on-president-obamas-international-religious-freedom-record/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/frc-to-host-panel-discussion-on-president-obamas-international-religious-freedom-record/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:57:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116719 FRC: On Wednesday, October 26, at Noon Eastern, Family Research Council will host a panel discussion about religious persecution around the world and how U.S. policy on religious freedom is a compelling national interest. Religious persecution is on the rise throughout the world, according to a recent report by The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/25/frc-to-host-panel-discussion-on-president-obamas-international-religious-freedom-record/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/frc-event-international-religious-persecution-what-we-need-to-know-and-what-we-can-do/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/frc-event-international-religious-persecution-what-we-need-to-know-and-what-we-can-do/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:44:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116489 FRC: Join us for a panel discussion to learn more about religious persecution, and what Christians need to do to prevent persecution both here at home and abroad. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/frc-event-international-religious-persecution-what-we-need-to-know-and-what-we-can-do/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/obamacares-loan-survivor-the-enslavement-of-young-americans-economic-growth-and-population/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/obamacares-loan-survivor-the-enslavement-of-young-americans-economic-growth-and-population/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:11:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116426 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/20/obamacares-loan-survivor-the-enslavement-of-young-americans-economic-growth-and-population/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/13/army-general-flares-%e2%80%98where-were-the-churches%e2%80%99-in-fight-against-don%e2%80%99t-ask-repeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/13/army-general-flares-%e2%80%98where-were-the-churches%e2%80%99-in-fight-against-don%e2%80%99t-ask-repeal/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:27:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116062 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/13/army-general-flares-%e2%80%98where-were-the-churches%e2%80%99-in-fight-against-don%e2%80%99t-ask-repeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:56:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115709 The New American: Even before its debut, reported by The New American, the show had come under an intense assault from a group called the Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography, which charged that the show was little more than prime-time porn that should never be aired. The coalition was made up of such groups as Focus on the Family, the Alliance Defense Fund, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, and the American Family Association, among others, whose leaders issued a stern condemnation, declaring that “NBC is contributing to the sexual objectification and exploitation of women and encouraging greater acceptance of pornography with its soon-to-be-aired series.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/memo-to-democrats-opposition-to-marriage-amendments-is-no-party/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/memo-to-democrats-opposition-to-marriage-amendments-is-no-party/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:54:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115636 FRC Washington Update: Wasserman Schultz said, "I know that the party in each of those states will be combatting [the amendments]." But the Democratic Party in North Carolina has already effectively thrown supporters of homosexual "marriage" under the bus. Fearful that their jobs would be jeopardized by a large turnout of conservative voters in November to support the marriage amendment, Democrats in the legislature insisted it go on the ballot in May instead--when the only other thing on the ballot is the Republican presidential primary. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/06/memo-to-democrats-opposition-to-marriage-amendments-is-no-party/feed/ 0