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/2012/02/21/religious-broadcasters-protest-exclusion-from-social-media/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/religious-broadcasters-protest-exclusion-from-social-media/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:50:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126403 One News Now (AP): Wright said, "The hecklers in our culture are beginning to dictate the terms of debate and what speech is permitted on social media." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/21/religious-broadcasters-protest-exclusion-from-social-media/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/the-political-landscape-sees-three-decades-of-growth-for-evangelical-interest-group-christianity-today/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/the-political-landscape-sees-three-decades-of-growth-for-evangelical-interest-group-christianity-today/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:26:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119982 Christianity Today: The growth of evangelical groups has not been limited to grassroots groups, however. One area of growth has been legal advocacy groups. The American Center for Law and Justice, the Alliance Defense Fund, and Liberty Council are some of the groups who have focused on shaping the law through their legal advocacy. In the 1990s, these groups were successful in shaping case-law on religious liberty and other constitutional issues. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/the-political-landscape-sees-three-decades-of-growth-for-evangelical-interest-group-christianity-today/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/fcc-cracks-down-on-religious-broadcasters/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/fcc-cracks-down-on-religious-broadcasters/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:19:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117422 POLITICO.com: If a church broadcasts the word of God on TV without closed captions, it risks incurring the wrath of the FCC. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/fcc-cracks-down-on-religious-broadcasters/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/28/national-religious-broadcasters-dont-reallocate-broadband-spectrum-to-wireless/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/28/national-religious-broadcasters-dont-reallocate-broadband-spectrum-to-wireless/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:09:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=46445 Multichannel.com: "Religious broadcasters have asked the Federal Communications Commission not to reallocate any broadcast spectrum for wireless, saying it will disproportionately impact Christian TV broadcasters . . . NRB also maintained that if spectrum reclamation were to significantly impact religious broadcasters, it could well violate the Religoius Freedom Restoration Act . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/28/national-religious-broadcasters-dont-reallocate-broadband-spectrum-to-wireless/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/16/law-signed-extending-hate-crime-protections/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/16/law-signed-extending-hate-crime-protections/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:45:08 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=42353 The Christian Century: "With the stroke of a pen, President Obama expanded federal hate-crime laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories . . . 'This law is a grave threat to the First Amendment because it provides special penalties based on what people think, feel or believe,' said Erik Stanley . . . Stanley said some Christian ministers in other countries with hate-crime laws have been charged for inciting hatred against gays by preaching." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/16/law-signed-extending-hate-crime-protections/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/06/senate-committee-holds-hearing-on-enda-religious-exemption-discussed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/06/senate-committee-holds-hearing-on-enda-religious-exemption-discussed/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:51:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=41576 Religion Clause Blog: "Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on S. 1584, the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act which would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity." Religion Clause Blog links to testimony from the hearing. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/06/senate-committee-holds-hearing-on-enda-religious-exemption-discussed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/29/obama-expands-hate-crime-protections-for-homosexuals-transgendered/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/29/obama-expands-hate-crime-protections-for-homosexuals-transgendered/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:54:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=40758 Christian Examiner: "Erik Stanley, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, called the new law 'another nail in the coffin for the First Amendment.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/29/obama-expands-hate-crime-protections-for-homosexuals-transgendered/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/08/christian-broadcasters-warn-of-hate-crimes-bills-effect-on-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/08/christian-broadcasters-warn-of-hate-crimes-bills-effect-on-religious-freedom/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 22:04:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=23778 writing in the Christian Post: "[T]he 1,400-member National Religious Broadcasters says Christian broadcasters and even pastors covering culturally unpopular views, such as preaching homosexuality as sin, could face prosecution just for expressing their religious views because their teachings could be blamed for inciting violence. Legal groups specializing in constitutional rights, including the American Center for Law and Justice and Alliance Defense Fund, have also been working with the NRB to propose revised language for the bill." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/08/christian-broadcasters-warn-of-hate-crimes-bills-effect-on-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/11/christian-broadcasters-fear-fairness-doctrine-return/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/11/christian-broadcasters-fear-fairness-doctrine-return/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:32:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=15278 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/11/christian-broadcasters-fear-fairness-doctrine-return/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/21/what-will-obama-mean-to-christian-radio/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/21/what-will-obama-mean-to-christian-radio/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:54:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=13066 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/21/what-will-obama-mean-to-christian-radio/feed/ 0