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/2012/05/02/hawaii-conservative-group-defending-marriage-ban-in-federal-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/hawaii-conservative-group-defending-marriage-ban-in-federal-court/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:45:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132684 The Advocate: Hawaii Family Forum is represented by the antigay Alliance Defense Fund, which has been involved in legal battles over marriage equality across the country. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/hawaii-conservative-group-defending-marriage-ban-in-federal-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/christian-group-allowed-to-intervene-in-lawsuit-against-state-marriage-laws/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/christian-group-allowed-to-intervene-in-lawsuit-against-state-marriage-laws/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:03:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132558 KITV.com: The judge made the ruling after an Alliance Defense Fund attorney representing Hawaii Family Forum argued in favor of granting a motion that attorneys filed in March. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/christian-group-allowed-to-intervene-in-lawsuit-against-state-marriage-laws/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/adf-court-marriage-defenders-in-hawaii-can-intervene-to-oppose-legal-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/adf-court-marriage-defenders-in-hawaii-can-intervene-to-oppose-legal-attack/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:25:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132544 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/adf-court-marriage-defenders-in-hawaii-can-intervene-to-oppose-legal-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/adf-attorneys-available-to-media-after-hearing-in-hawaii-marriage-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/adf-attorneys-available-to-media-after-hearing-in-hawaii-marriage-case/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:41:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132327 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/adf-attorneys-available-to-media-after-hearing-in-hawaii-marriage-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/hawaii-marriage-amendment-under-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/hawaii-marriage-amendment-under-attack/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:42:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128218 Citizen Link: “Society should protect and strengthen marriage, not undermine it as this lawsuit clearly seeks to do,” said ADF Litigation Counsel Holly Carmichael. “Anyone who believes so-called civil unions will preserve marriage need only look at this lawsuit and countless others. Civil unions are a Trojan horse used by activists to undermine marriage, not protect it. Hawaii’s marriage statute and constitutional amendment uphold marriage, and we are seeking to give those protections an adequate defense.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/hawaii-marriage-amendment-under-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/adf-stepping-in-to-defend-marriage-in-hawaii-one-news-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/adf-stepping-in-to-defend-marriage-in-hawaii-one-news-now/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:24:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127870 One News Now: "Society should protect and strengthen marriage, not undermine it as this lawsuit clearly seeks to do," Carmichael contends. "Anyone who believes that civil unions will preserve marriage need only look at this lawsuit and countless others. Civil unions are a Trojan horse used by activists to undermine marriage, not protect it. Hawaii's marriage statute and constitutional amendment uphold marriage, and we are seeking to give those protections an adequate defense." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/adf-stepping-in-to-defend-marriage-in-hawaii-one-news-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/hawaii-lawsuit-shows-civil-unions-help-redefine-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/hawaii-lawsuit-shows-civil-unions-help-redefine-marriage/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:02:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127862 CNA: A Hawaiian lawsuit asking a federal court to instate “gay marriage” shows that the recognition of same-sex domestic partnerships and civil unions is just a stepping stone to redefining marriage, several critics say. (ADF Attorney Holly Carmichael and ADF Allied Attorney Jim Hochberg quoted at length) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/hawaii-lawsuit-shows-civil-unions-help-redefine-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/adf-hff-court-should-offer-no-aloha-to-hawaii-marriage-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/adf-hff-court-should-offer-no-aloha-to-hawaii-marriage-attack/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:40:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127465 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/adf-hff-court-should-offer-no-aloha-to-hawaii-marriage-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/hawaii-senate-passes-same-sex-civil-unions-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/hawaii-senate-passes-same-sex-civil-unions-bill/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:14:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95704 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/hawaii-senate-passes-same-sex-civil-unions-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/hawaii-civil-union-opponents-regroup-after-suit-filed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/hawaii-civil-union-opponents-regroup-after-suit-filed/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/hawaii-civil-union-opponents-regroup-after-suit-filed/ Star Advertiser: "A major opponent of a civil unions bill is considering its next move after a lawsuit was filed yesterday challenging the governor's veto of the controversial legislation. 'We're formulating that (plan) right now,' said Francis Oda, chairman of the Hawaii Family Forum, which was vocal in objecting to House Bill 444 throughout the legislative session." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/hawaii-civil-union-opponents-regroup-after-suit-filed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/18/hawaii-thousands-rally-against-same-sex-civil-unions-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/18/hawaii-thousands-rally-against-same-sex-civil-unions-bill/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:59:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48621 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/18/hawaii-thousands-rally-against-same-sex-civil-unions-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/15/hawaii-bill-gives-patients-a-voice/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/15/hawaii-bill-gives-patients-a-voice/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:44:40 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=27093 reports in the Honolulu Advertiser: "The recently passed legislation, House Bill 1379, establishes procedures for obtaining and using "physician orders for life-sustaining treatment," or POLST, documents that clearly state the patient's treatment directives in emergencies and other treatment situations." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/15/hawaii-bill-gives-patients-a-voice/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/07/hawaii-petitions-opposing-civil-unions-delivered-to-the-legislature/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/07/hawaii-petitions-opposing-civil-unions-delivered-to-the-legislature/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 23:05:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=23645 HonoluluAdvertiser.com: "Hawaii Family Forum today presented state lawmakers with petitions bearing more than 10,000 signatures of people opposed to same-sex civil unions." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/07/hawaii-petitions-opposing-civil-unions-delivered-to-the-legislature/feed/ 0