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/2011/10/12/ireland-bows-to-un-recommendations-on-contraception-same-sex-unions-religious-hiring/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/12/ireland-bows-to-un-recommendations-on-contraception-same-sex-unions-religious-hiring/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:41:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115957 Catholic Culture: The Irish government has accepted UN recommendations that it should make contraceptive information available to adolescents, consider changing the legal definition of the family, and question the right of religious institutions to hire employees who accept the teachings of their faith. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/12/ireland-bows-to-un-recommendations-on-contraception-same-sex-unions-religious-hiring/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/ireland-iona-institute-conference-examines-rise-of-aggressive-secularism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/ireland-iona-institute-conference-examines-rise-of-aggressive-secularism/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:33:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74200 Independent Catholic News: "Dublin was the setting for this year's Iona Institute conference, which examined freedom of conscience and religion in Europe. Speakers dealt with the rise of of 'aggressive secularism' and the growing legal threat to religious freedom in Ireland and other Western countries." More information from the Iona Institute. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/ireland-iona-institute-conference-examines-rise-of-aggressive-secularism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/european-parliament-raps-lithuania-for-curbing-homosexual-advocacy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/european-parliament-raps-lithuania-for-curbing-homosexual-advocacy/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:43:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36355 C-FAM: "The European Parliament voted 349 to 218 today to condemn Lithuania for its "law on the protection of minors" which prohibits promotion of "homosexual, bisexual or polygamous relations" among children under 18 in the Baltic nation. Conservative critics contend that the measure, crafted in reaction to the domestic legislation of a sovereign member state pertaining to the family, oversteps the Parliament's authority." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/17/european-parliament-raps-lithuania-for-curbing-homosexual-advocacy/feed/ 0