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/2012/05/16/law-professor-same-sex-marriage-wins-in-court-may-lead-to-public-backlash/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/law-professor-same-sex-marriage-wins-in-court-may-lead-to-public-backlash/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:03:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133834 Christian Post: Dale Schowengerdt, legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, told CP that backlashes occur "on every issue that the court has taken out of the public debate and constitutionalized unnecessarily." "The prime example is abortion," said Schowengerdt, who agreed that after the 1973 decision "the nation has been reeling ever since." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/law-professor-same-sex-marriage-wins-in-court-may-lead-to-public-backlash/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/colorado-court-of-appeals-gubernatorial-proclamations-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/colorado-court-of-appeals-gubernatorial-proclamations-unconstitutional/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133513 One News Now: The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled the governor's proclamations for the Colorado Day of Prayer unconstitutional. But one constitutional expert hopes that decision will be appealed. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/colorado-court-of-appeals-gubernatorial-proclamations-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/virginia-judge-suggests-mediator-consider-a-6-commandments-solution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/virginia-judge-suggests-mediator-consider-a-6-commandments-solution/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:44:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133144 Religion Clause Blog: NECN News reported yesterday that federal district judge Michael Urbanski sent the case into mediation, suggesting that the parties consider whether the display could be modified by leaving out the four Commandments that mention God. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/virginia-judge-suggests-mediator-consider-a-6-commandments-solution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/aclu-school-board-at-odds-in-display-of-ten-commandments-in-southwest-va-high-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/aclu-school-board-at-odds-in-display-of-ten-commandments-in-southwest-va-high-school/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:34:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132960 Republic: Free-speech groups and a southwest Virginia school division are squaring off over a lawsuit challenging the display of the Ten Commandments in a public high school. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/aclu-school-board-at-odds-in-display-of-ten-commandments-in-southwest-va-high-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/personhood-usa-to-appeal-oklahoma-supreme-court-decision-to-us-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/personhood-usa-to-appeal-oklahoma-supreme-court-decision-to-us-supreme-court/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 22:27:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132649 Christian Newswire: Steve Crampton, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel for Liberty Counsel, who represents Personhood Oklahoma, said: "This ruling epitomizes judicial overreaching. It not only misinterprets and misapplies federal constitutional law, but it also denies states' rights and strips Oklahomans of their right to petition for a substantive change in state law, which is guaranteed under the state constitution. We are hopeful that the United States Supreme Court will reverse this decision." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/personhood-usa-to-appeal-oklahoma-supreme-court-decision-to-us-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ri-city-opts-to-fight-for-memorial/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ri-city-opts-to-fight-for-memorial/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:08:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132560 WoonsocketCall.com: Buoyed by offers of free legal assistance and an outpouring of public support, the City Council will decide tonight whether to establish a defense fund to keep the monument at Place Jolicoeur, in the parking lot of Fire Station No. 2, with the Latin cross intact . . . The Liberty Counsel, the Alliance Defense Fund and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which supported Cranston’s fight to save a prayer banner, are among the national organizations offering free legal help. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ri-city-opts-to-fight-for-memorial/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/ks-proposed-law-would-force-churches-to-host-gay-weddings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/ks-proposed-law-would-force-churches-to-host-gay-weddings/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:21:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131919 Fox News: Religious liberty groups are blasting a proposed ordinance that would force churches in Hutchinson, Kan. to rent their facilities for gay weddings and gay parties. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/ks-proposed-law-would-force-churches-to-host-gay-weddings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/liberty-counsel-applauds-jackson-county-schools-for-protecting-graduation-messages/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/liberty-counsel-applauds-jackson-county-schools-for-protecting-graduation-messages/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:23:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131268 Liberty Counsel: Yesterday, the Jackson County School Board in Mississippi unanimously passed a student speech policy, which will allow the senior class to pick a student speaker to deliver a two-minute message before and after graduation. The contents of that speech may or may not include a prayer. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/17/liberty-counsel-applauds-jackson-county-schools-for-protecting-graduation-messages/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/employees-fired-for-being-%e2%80%9ctoo-religious%e2%80%9d-receive-settlement-payment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/employees-fired-for-being-%e2%80%9ctoo-religious%e2%80%9d-receive-settlement-payment/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:26:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130260 Liberty Counsel: Hallmark Management Company has settled with Daniel and Sharon Dixon, after firing and evicting them from a property management position for having a piece of artwork hanging in their office that contained a Scripture reference . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/employees-fired-for-being-%e2%80%9ctoo-religious%e2%80%9d-receive-settlement-payment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/department-of-justice-drops-appeal-and-pays-pro-life-sidewalk-counselor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/department-of-justice-drops-appeal-and-pays-pro-life-sidewalk-counselor/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:08:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130113 Liberty Counsel: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped its appeal in Holder v. Pine against pro-life sidewalk counselor Mary “Susan” Pine, who is represented by Liberty Counsel. The DOJ has agreed to pay $120,000 for this improper lawsuit. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/department-of-justice-drops-appeal-and-pays-pro-life-sidewalk-counselor/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/liberty-counsel-files-brief-in-alabama-supreme-court-in-defense-of-pre-born-life/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/liberty-counsel-files-brief-in-alabama-supreme-court-in-defense-of-pre-born-life/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:47:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130015 Liberty Counsel: Liberty Counsel filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in the Alabama Supreme Court in the case of Ankrom v. State of Alabama. The case involves the consolidation of two cases, which address the question of whether Alabama’s law against chemical endangerment of children can be applied to unborn children who are exposed to illegal drugs in utero ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/liberty-counsel-files-brief-in-alabama-supreme-court-in-defense-of-pre-born-life/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/2012/03/20/%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9d-sparks-rallies-for-religious-freedom-nationwide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9d-sparks-rallies-for-religious-freedom-nationwide/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:20:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129181 Liberty Counsel: People are gathering in over 100 cities across the nation this Friday, March 23, to take a stand for their constitutional rights and freedoms. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9d-sparks-rallies-for-religious-freedom-nationwide/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/2012/03/14/liberty-counsel-department-of-justice-continues-frivolous-prosecution-of-pro-life-american/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/liberty-counsel-department-of-justice-continues-frivolous-prosecution-of-pro-life-american/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:27:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128651 Liberty Counsel: After being thrown out of federal court and chastised for filing a case with no evidence, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has now filed an appeal in Holder v Pine, its longstanding political prosecution of a pro-life American. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/liberty-counsel-department-of-justice-continues-frivolous-prosecution-of-pro-life-american/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/fla-bill-that-permits-inspirational-messages-at-schools-will-likely-face-lawsuits-over-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/fla-bill-that-permits-inspirational-messages-at-schools-will-likely-face-lawsuits-over-prayer/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:44:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127892 The Republic (AP): "Pray for Our Schools," many fading yard signs scattered throughout Santa Rosa County say, remnants of a bitter court battle over school prayer between conservative Christian groups and the American Civil Liberties Union. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/fla-bill-that-permits-inspirational-messages-at-schools-will-likely-face-lawsuits-over-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/liberty-counsel-announces-partnership-with-personhood-usa-to-protect-life/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/liberty-counsel-announces-partnership-with-personhood-usa-to-protect-life/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:34:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127788 Liberty Counsel announced today a new partnership with the pro-life organization, Personhood USA. This partnership will enable both Liberty Counsel and Personhood USA to be more effective in advocating for the passage of personhood legislation and state initiatives for constitutional amendments in states across the country. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/liberty-counsel-announces-partnership-with-personhood-usa-to-protect-life/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/christian-clubs-told-to-stop-whining-meet-in-homes-like-in-communist-china/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/christian-clubs-told-to-stop-whining-meet-in-homes-like-in-communist-china/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:59:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126701 Christian Post: Lynn said he believes the "all-comers" policy is a great idea. "If you have a Christian club, the truth is you will be able to have and you will be required to permit [students] of any religious background or no religious background to come to your club, even run for the presidency of your club," he told the NRB audience . . . Lynn argued that Christian groups must "get over" themselves and open up their leadership positions to all people regardless of their beliefs. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/christian-clubs-told-to-stop-whining-meet-in-homes-like-in-communist-china/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/family-policy-council-echoes-objections-to-school-prayer-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/family-policy-council-echoes-objections-to-school-prayer-bill/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:57:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126407 The Florida Independent: "The Florida Family Policy Council, one of the most influential anti-gay rights and anti-abortion groups in the state, is joining the chorus of opposition to a school prayer bill quickly making its way through the Florida Legislature." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/family-policy-council-echoes-objections-to-school-prayer-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/liberty-counsel-files-two-amicus-briefs-with-supreme-court-on-%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9dliberty-counsel-files-two-amicus-briefs-with-supreme-court-on-%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/liberty-counsel-files-two-amicus-briefs-with-supreme-court-on-%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9dliberty-counsel-files-two-amicus-briefs-with-supreme-court-on-%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:32:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125498 Liberty Counsel: Liberty Counsel has two filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court addressing both the Anti-Injunction Act and the Commerce Clause. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals in the case of Liberty University v. Geithner. This case is being held at the Supreme Court pending the outcome in Florida v. United States Department of Health and Human Services . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/liberty-counsel-files-two-amicus-briefs-with-supreme-court-on-%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9dliberty-counsel-files-two-amicus-briefs-with-supreme-court-on-%e2%80%9cobamacare%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/ala-school-defends-bible-assemblies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/ala-school-defends-bible-assemblies/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125232 OneNewsNow.com: Liberty Counsel is proud of an Alabama school board for standing strong against a complaint filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation concerning religious assemblies. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/ala-school-defends-bible-assemblies/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mat-staver-joins-board-of-the-national-hispanic-christian-leadership-conference/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mat-staver-joins-board-of-the-national-hispanic-christian-leadership-conference/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:15:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125035 Liberty Counsel: Mathew Staver was appointed to the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) Board of Directors. The NHCLC is the nation’s largest Christian Hispanic organization and is also known as the Hispanic Evangelical Association. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mat-staver-joins-board-of-the-national-hispanic-christian-leadership-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/cookies-with-christianity-after-school-public-education-may-be-parochial-huffington-post/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/cookies-with-christianity-after-school-public-education-may-be-parochial-huffington-post/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:06:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124646 The Huffington Post: Curious as to what this "Good News Club" was about, Stewart investigated and discovered that it was part of a nationwide effort sponsored by a conservative evangelical organization called the Child Evangelism Fellowship, a group aiming to "take back" America's public schools. Backing this effort, she found, are three long-term Christian Right-founded and funded legal enterprises: the Alliance Defense Fund, the Liberty Counsel and the American Center for Law and Justice. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/cookies-with-christianity-after-school-public-education-may-be-parochial-huffington-post/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/senator-marco-rubio-introduces-bill-protecting-religious-organizations-from-obamacare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/senator-marco-rubio-introduces-bill-protecting-religious-organizations-from-obamacare/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:53:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124613 Liberty Counsel: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012 that will expand the nearly nonexistent exemption for religious employers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as ObamaCare. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/senator-marco-rubio-introduces-bill-protecting-religious-organizations-from-obamacare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/15-year-old-student-bullied-for-supporting-biblical-view-of-family/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/15-year-old-student-bullied-for-supporting-biblical-view-of-family/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:18:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124015 Liberty Counsel: Liberty Counsel is representing the Wegner family after school officials at Shawano High School censored and punished Brandon Wegner, a 15-year-old, for writing an op-ed article explaining the Biblical view of homosexuality and supporting natural mother-father adoption. Liberty Counsel sent a letter to the school demanding it apologize for its unconstitutional and irrational censorship and humiliation of Brandon. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/15-year-old-student-bullied-for-supporting-biblical-view-of-family/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/student%e2%80%99s-opinion-column-censored-for-promoting-natural-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/student%e2%80%99s-opinion-column-censored-for-promoting-natural-adoption/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:12:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123561 Liberty Counsel: School officials at Shawano High School needlessly censored and apologized for a 15-year-old’s op-ed article supporting natural mother-father adoption. It was a part of an editorial page which presented both viewpoints, each articulated by students. After the school newspaper was published in the local town paper, a homosexual in the community complained to the school. School officials took immediate action and censored the article supporting natural adoption. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/student%e2%80%99s-opinion-column-censored-for-promoting-natural-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/pastor-ron-baker-and-prayer-on-school-grounds-controversy-resolved-in-florida-examiner-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/pastor-ron-baker-and-prayer-on-school-grounds-controversy-resolved-in-florida-examiner-com/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:05:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123367 Examiner.com: In addition to the opinion of the School Board attorney, two other organizations – Liberty Counsel and the Alliance Defense Fund – have issued their judgments on the matter. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/18/pastor-ron-baker-and-prayer-on-school-grounds-controversy-resolved-in-florida-examiner-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/liberty-counsel-eric-holder%e2%80%99s-political-prosecution-of-pro-life-educator-thrown-out-of-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/liberty-counsel-eric-holder%e2%80%99s-political-prosecution-of-pro-life-educator-thrown-out-of-court/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:57:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123133 Liberty Counsel: Judge suspects conspiracy between Eric Holder’s DOJ and abortion clinic to violate pro-lifers’ First Amendment rights ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/liberty-counsel-eric-holder%e2%80%99s-political-prosecution-of-pro-life-educator-thrown-out-of-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nativity-scene-at-gct-primary-continues-to-stir-controversy-paragoulddailypress-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nativity-scene-at-gct-primary-continues-to-stir-controversy-paragoulddailypress-com/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:15:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123054 ParagouldDailyPress.com: Noble said he had not responded to the letters pending legal advice. He said the Rutherford Institute and Liberty Counsel had volunteered to help the school district in the matter and the Alliance Defense Fund had sent a list of court cases that might be applicable to the situation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/nativity-scene-at-gct-primary-continues-to-stir-controversy-paragoulddailypress-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/anti-gay-legal-guns-for-hire-how-the-right-uses-%e2%80%98religious-liberty%e2%80%99-to-fight-discrimination-suits-tpm/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/anti-gay-legal-guns-for-hire-how-the-right-uses-%e2%80%98religious-liberty%e2%80%99-to-fight-discrimination-suits-tpm/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:49:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122777 TPM: But Young’s got a little high-powered help. Her attorney, from the Alliance Defense Fund, argues that the lawsuit threatens Young’s religious freedom because “no business owner should be forced to violate his or her religious beliefs because someone is offended by those beliefs.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/anti-gay-legal-guns-for-hire-how-the-right-uses-%e2%80%98religious-liberty%e2%80%99-to-fight-discrimination-suits-tpm/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/npr-has-obama-waged-a-war-on-religion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/npr-has-obama-waged-a-war-on-religion/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:55:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122711 NPR (includes audio): Americans' religious liberties are under attack — or at least that's what some conservatives say. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/npr-has-obama-waged-a-war-on-religion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/loophole-could-force-colorado-churches-to-open-facilities-for-same-sex-civil-unions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/loophole-could-force-colorado-churches-to-open-facilities-for-same-sex-civil-unions/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:40:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122271 Greeley Gazette: While the exemptions state that no one is required to certify the partnership, the question is; does that apply to an equal access use of the church, synagogue or mosque’s facilities? Some homosexual activist groups are saying that when the church opens up its facilities it is engaging in commerce and becomes subject to anti-discrimination laws. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/loophole-could-force-colorado-churches-to-open-facilities-for-same-sex-civil-unions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/do-you-feel-like-a-girl-or-a-boy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/do-you-feel-like-a-girl-or-a-boy/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:51:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122097 OneNewsNow.com: Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a California-based legal group dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts, says the next push from the state's "gay" activists will be to encourage "gender liberation" in the public school system. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/do-you-feel-like-a-girl-or-a-boy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/states-making-way-for-school-choice-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/states-making-way-for-school-choice-onenewsnow-com/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:49:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121284 OneNewsNow.com: A religious freedom ballot issue is slowly moving forward in Florida. Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel explains that the Florida constitutional amendment is opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union and teachers unions because it could lead to school vouchers allowing parents to send their children to religious and private schools. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/states-making-way-for-school-choice-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/lgbt-friendly-policy-turning-customers-off/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/lgbt-friendly-policy-turning-customers-off/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:36:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120880 OneNewsNow.com: Another Macy's store is reportedly permitting men to use women's dressing rooms -- and in the process, says Mat Staver, the retailer is alienating a lot of its customer base. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/lgbt-friendly-policy-turning-customers-off/feed/ 0