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/2011/10/05/special-election-upset-in-massachusetts-a-hopeful-sign-for-pro-life-advocates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/special-election-upset-in-massachusetts-a-hopeful-sign-for-pro-life-advocates/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:45:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115464 LifeSiteNews.com: But the unlikely victory of a solidly pro-life candidate in the state’s 12th District in last month’s special election has some pro-family advocates saying that the tide may be turning. Republican Keiko Orrall defeated Democratic candidate Roger Brunelle, Jr. in a special election held September 21st, claiming a seat in the state legislature that has been occupied by a Democrat for 30 consecutive years. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/05/special-election-upset-in-massachusetts-a-hopeful-sign-for-pro-life-advocates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/obama-holder-contend-homosexuality-immutable/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/obama-holder-contend-homosexuality-immutable/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:57:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96427 World Net Daily: Austin Nimocks, a senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said the move raises a lot of questions. "One of the reasons we have a Constitution is to prevent opinions from getting in the way of duties. The American people have a right to expect their laws will be defended by the people whose responsibility it is to do so," he told WND. "One's constitutional duty should not be optional." [many more quotations and references to ADF and many other pro-family groups and lawyers] . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/24/obama-holder-contend-homosexuality-immutable/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/sen-scott-brown-to-betray-supporters-may-support-normalization-of-homosexuality-in-military/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/sen-scott-brown-to-betray-supporters-may-support-normalization-of-homosexuality-in-military/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:05:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85224 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/07/sen-scott-brown-to-betray-supporters-may-support-normalization-of-homosexuality-in-military/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/03/ma-state-senate-bill-proposes-3-casinos-excludes-slots-at-racetracks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/03/ma-state-senate-bill-proposes-3-casinos-excludes-slots-at-racetracks/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:52:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/03/ma-state-senate-bill-proposes-3-casinos-excludes-slots-at-racetracks/ Boston Globe: "State Senate leaders, setting up a clash with their House counterparts, said today that they will propose that Massachusetts license three casinos in three regions of the state but no slot machines at the state’s four ailing racetracks." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/03/ma-state-senate-bill-proposes-3-casinos-excludes-slots-at-racetracks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/anti-lgbt-activists-attend-r-i-summit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/anti-lgbt-activists-attend-r-i-summit/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:30:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=53695 edge Boston: "Representatives from several anti-LGBT organizations gathered in Rhode Island on Saturday, Feb. 27, for a conference billed as the New England Family, Life and Marriage Summit . . . Austin Nimocks, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, made similar statements. He used the fact Catholic Charities in Boston and Washington, D.C., lost their government funding after they refused to allow same-sex couples to adopt children. 'The state drove them out of the adoption business,' Nimocks said. 'This is a question of persecution.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/anti-lgbt-activists-attend-r-i-summit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/23/anti-gay-groups-to-hold-r-i-summit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/23/anti-gay-groups-to-hold-r-i-summit/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:28:18 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=52927 EDGE Boston: "An upcoming gathering of anti-gay organizations in the Ocean State continues to face opposition from local activists. The Family Research Council is sponsoring the New England Family, Life and Marriage Summit on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Ocean State Baptist Church in Smithfield. According to FRC’s announcement, the daylong conference will feature "experts" from the National Organization for Marriage Rhode Island, the Alliance Defense Fund and Family Policy Councils from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/23/anti-gay-groups-to-hold-r-i-summit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/mass-bill-resurrects-debate-on-religion-in-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/mass-bill-resurrects-debate-on-religion-in-school/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:11:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=41893 Worcester Telegram: "A proposal before Massachusetts lawmakers aimed at protecting students who voice religious views at public schools is being assailed by separation of church and state advocates, who say it forces religion on people." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/10/mass-bill-resurrects-debate-on-religion-in-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/ma-bathroom-bill-sparks-locker-room-accessibility-debate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/ma-bathroom-bill-sparks-locker-room-accessibility-debate/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:12:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=31368 reports at Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro: "Helen Durkin, IHRSA’s executive vice president of public policy, also testified in opposition to the bill, which the organization says would infringe on the privacy rights of health club members. Durkin asked the judiciary committee to consider exempting health club locker rooms in the bill’s language." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/29/ma-bathroom-bill-sparks-locker-room-accessibility-debate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/15/mass-rally-protests-transgender-bathroom-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/15/mass-rally-protests-transgender-bathroom-bill/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:43:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=27089 OneNewsNow: "Activists want to add transgender to the Bay State's existing 'hate crimes' bill. Evelyn Reilly, director of public policy for the Massachusetts Family Institute, tells OneNewsNow that lawmakers who support the measure are bowing to a fraction of the population -- and in that process, are endangering women and children." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/15/mass-rally-protests-transgender-bathroom-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/05/ma-pro-family-groups-watch-tight-state-budget/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/05/ma-pro-family-groups-watch-tight-state-budget/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:57:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=26177 Catholic Free Press: "In a victory for parental rights and religious freedom, all money earmarked for homosexual programs in public schools has been eliminated in the fiscal 2010 state budget to date. But pro-family advocates warn that several line items remain vulnerable . . ." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/05/ma-pro-family-groups-watch-tight-state-budget/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/01/mass-lawmakers-push-for-gay-friendly-school-programs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/01/mass-lawmakers-push-for-gay-friendly-school-programs/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 16:13:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22962 One News Now: "Since $850,000 in school funding for 'gay'-friendly programs has been potentially cut from the 2010 Massachusetts budget, lawmakers -- at the behest of homosexual activists -- are looking for ways to get the funding reinstated." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/01/mass-lawmakers-push-for-gay-friendly-school-programs/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/27/anti-gay-marriage-group-stays-out-of-latest-petition-drive/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/27/anti-gay-marriage-group-stays-out-of-latest-petition-drive/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:04:29 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7058 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/27/anti-gay-marriage-group-stays-out-of-latest-petition-drive/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/15/mass-senate-votes-to-let-out-of-state-gays-marry/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/15/mass-senate-votes-to-let-out-of-state-gays-marry/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:40:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=5898 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/07/15/mass-senate-votes-to-let-out-of-state-gays-marry/feed/ 1