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-political-donors-move-from-margins-to-mainstream/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/gay-political-donors-move-from-margins-to-mainstream/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:55:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133579 LA Times: Both President Obama's campaign and gay activists reject the idea that his endorsement of same-sex marriage was tied to fundraising. But there's no doubt that the community's influence has broadened. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/gay-political-donors-move-from-margins-to-mainstream/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/responses-to-obama-marriage-flip-flop-includes-strong-statement-supporting-marriage-by-rnc-chairman/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/responses-to-obama-marriage-flip-flop-includes-strong-statement-supporting-marriage-by-rnc-chairman/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:59:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133354 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/responses-to-obama-marriage-flip-flop-includes-strong-statement-supporting-marriage-by-rnc-chairman/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/hatch-calls-on-irs-to-probe-whether-staffer-leaked-anti-gay-marriage-groups-files/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/hatch-calls-on-irs-to-probe-whether-staffer-leaked-anti-gay-marriage-groups-files/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 19:08:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133313 Fox News: Both the gay advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign and the Huffington Post posted the documents -- the National Organization for Marriage has claimed it appears someone in the IRS fed the documents to the Human Rights Campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/hatch-calls-on-irs-to-probe-whether-staffer-leaked-anti-gay-marriage-groups-files/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/2012/04/13/national-organization-for-marriage-demands-criminal-investigation-stolen-tax-return-came-from-the-internal-revenue-service/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/national-organization-for-marriage-demands-criminal-investigation-stolen-tax-return-came-from-the-internal-revenue-service/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:21:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131066 NOM: "The American people are entitled to know how a confidential tax return containing private donor information filed exclusively with the Internal Revenue Service has been given to our political opponents who also happen to be co-chairing President Obama's reelection committee." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/13/national-organization-for-marriage-demands-criminal-investigation-stolen-tax-return-came-from-the-internal-revenue-service/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/doma-at-center-of-estate-battle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/doma-at-center-of-estate-battle/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:14:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128463 One News Now: A lesbian couple from Pennsylvania legally "married" in Canada and then settled in Illinois. Then one partner -- Sarah Farley -- died of cancer, leaving her retirement fund to her parents. However, the surviving lesbian -- Jennifer Tobits -- then sued, claiming a legal right to the fund, even though same-gender "marriage" is not legal in either Pennsylvania or Illinois. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/doma-at-center-of-estate-battle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/human-rights-campaign-prop-8-defenders-organize-%e2%80%9cnational-pray-for-marriage-day%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/human-rights-campaign-prop-8-defenders-organize-%e2%80%9cnational-pray-for-marriage-day%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:22:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126462 Human Rights Campaign Blog: ADF President Alan Sears has declared this upcoming Sunday "National Pray for Marriage Day." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/human-rights-campaign-prop-8-defenders-organize-%e2%80%9cnational-pray-for-marriage-day%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0