"Stunned by four states legalizing same-sex marriage in just two months, social conservatives are working hard to stop it, often through the avenue where they've had their greatest success: the ballot box. 'The integrity of our most fundamental institutions is in question and needs to be in question,' says Mike Heath, executive director of the Maine Family Policy Council, an evangelical Christian lobbying group. 'I see our institutions as having become openly hostile (to religious views). They're responsive to the elite and moneyed interests that dominate our statehouse. ... The only hope here is the people.' Reason No. 1 for turning to the ballot box? It works . . ." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/09/conservatives-say-ballot-is-key-to-winning-marriage-fight/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/07/iowa-debate-did-republicans-do-enough-on-marriage-issue/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/07/iowa-debate-did-republicans-do-enough-on-marriage-issue/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 23:09:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=23647 CoveringIowaPolitics.com: "In an letter to fellow social conservatives, Bill Salier of Everyday America, former Rep. Danny Carroll of the Iowa Family Policy Center, former Sen. Kitty Rehberg of the Eagle Forum and Pastor Brad Cranston of Iowa Baptists for Biblical Values said they were disappointed more wasn’t done to move the marriage amendment in the waning days of the session. 'The unwillingness of Senate Republicans to stand on principle and break with senate tradition has revealed much about the vacuum of leadership in the Senate,' they wrote." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/07/iowa-debate-did-republicans-do-enough-on-marriage-issue/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/29/six-ave-maria-law-students-receive-fellowships/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/29/six-ave-maria-law-students-receive-fellowships/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:51:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22780 NaplesNews.com: "Six students of Ave Maria School of Law have been chosen to participate in the prestigious Blackstone Fellowship offered by the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, a public-interest legal institute active in advancing pro-life, religious-freedom, and civil liberties causes . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/29/six-ave-maria-law-students-receive-fellowships/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/iowa-homosexual-couples-line-up-for-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/iowa-homosexual-couples-line-up-for-marriage/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:41:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22395 New York Times: "County officials all over Iowa began accepting marriage license applications from same-sex couples on Monday morning, making it the third state to allow such marriages." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/iowa-homosexual-couples-line-up-for-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/policy-proposed-to-protect-iowa-officials-who-object-to-same-sex-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/policy-proposed-to-protect-iowa-officials-who-object-to-same-sex-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:26:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22386 Catholic News Agency: "Napier said that Iowa citizens enjoy the rights of conscience guaranteed in the U.S. and Iowa constitutions. He said these are 'the very constitutions that county recorders swore to uphold when taking office.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/policy-proposed-to-protect-iowa-officials-who-object-to-same-sex-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/county-recorder-offices-ground-zero-in-same-sex-marriage-battle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/county-recorder-offices-ground-zero-in-same-sex-marriage-battle/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:57:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22383 Globe Gazette: "The Alliance Defense Fund and the Iowa Family Policy Center are offering free legal defense to county recorder offices adopting a policy that protects employees who refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/27/county-recorder-offices-ground-zero-in-same-sex-marriage-battle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/24/state-threatens-locals-marry-gays-%e2%80%93-or-else/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/24/state-threatens-locals-marry-gays-%e2%80%93-or-else/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:45:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22221 WorldNetDaily: "Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is warning the county recorders' offices in his state that workers must process 'marriage' licenses for same-sex duos or face possible charges in a court of law. However, a letter sent to county recorders by the Alliance Defense Fund says Miller is forgetting completely about "one of the most foundational rights and liberties we enjoy as Iowans' . . . 'the right of conscience.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/24/state-threatens-locals-marry-gays-%e2%80%93-or-else/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/23/groups-offer-legal-help-to-county-recorders/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/23/groups-offer-legal-help-to-county-recorders/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:06:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22166 The Gazette: "Such a policy would protect objecting employees from being forced to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples if doing so would violate the employee's conscience, said Alliance Senior Legal Counsel Doug Napier." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/23/groups-offer-legal-help-to-county-recorders/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/23/religious-objectors-in-iowa-should-be-protected-groups-say/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/23/religious-objectors-in-iowa-should-be-protected-groups-say/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:05:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22158 Baptist Press: "It is a matter of religious freedom, and no one should be compelled to do anything that is offensive to their basic fundamental beliefs," Alliance Defense Fund attorney Doug Napier told Baptist Press. "To force county recorders to issue same-sex marriage licenses against their religious beliefs would be contrary to the constitution. … We know there are a number of county recorders that are very troubled by the Supreme Court's decision and personally are opposed to same-sex marriage." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/23/religious-objectors-in-iowa-should-be-protected-groups-say/feed/ 1