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/2011/02/02/pennsylvania-supreme-court-to-review-parental-consent-law-after-challenge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/pennsylvania-supreme-court-to-review-parental-consent-law-after-challenge/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:40:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94392 LifeSite News: Defending the law are the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys, along with Americans United for Life and ADF-allied attorney Randall Wenger, who submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court at the end of December. Backing ADF are the Pennsylvania Family Institute, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, and nearly 70 state legislators who support the law . . . “Parents should have a right to be involved in their child’s critical life-changing decisions, and that includes abortions,” said ADF Legal Counsel Matt Bowman. “Secret abortions performed on minors leave children in the hands of a predatory abortion industry that has put profits above parents’ rights and the health and safety of young girls and their preborn children.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/pennsylvania-supreme-court-to-review-parental-consent-law-after-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/chick-fil-a-removed-from-iu-south-bend-campus-for-marriage-seminar-catering/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/chick-fil-a-removed-from-iu-south-bend-campus-for-marriage-seminar-catering/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:23:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94019 WSBT: "The university decided to remove Chick-fil-A as a campus vendor after news that a Pennsylvania franchise will be donating food for an event hosted by a known anti-homosexual group." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/chick-fil-a-removed-from-iu-south-bend-campus-for-marriage-seminar-catering/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/chick-fil-a-head-responds-to-marriage-event-controversy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/chick-fil-a-head-responds-to-marriage-event-controversy/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:54:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91261 Christian Post: "The president of Chick-fil-A recently defended a local operator’s decision to donate food to a marriage seminar despite petitions and criticisms from gay rights advocates." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/chick-fil-a-head-responds-to-marriage-event-controversy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/pennsylvania-family-institute-gay-blog-gives-misleading-information-about-chick-fil-a-co-sponsorship/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/pennsylvania-family-institute-gay-blog-gives-misleading-information-about-chick-fil-a-co-sponsorship/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:12:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90345 Christian Post: "Michael Geer, president of the Pennsylvania Family Institute, says the post provoking anger towards Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A chicken restaurants for 'endorsing' its efforts are misleading . . . Setting the record straight, Geer said Chick-fil-A is not sponsoring the event. 'There are a couple restaurants that are giving us food,' he clarified. The food, mostly chicken sandwiches, is for a day-and-half-long workshop for couples who want to strengthen their marriages." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/06/pennsylvania-family-institute-gay-blog-gives-misleading-information-about-chick-fil-a-co-sponsorship/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/a-penn-push-for-parental-involvement-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/a-penn-push-for-parental-involvement-rights/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:27:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89473 OneNewsNow: "'We're in this case to uphold the right of parents to protect their children from being victimized by the abortion industry that profits in that and tries to have secret abortions on minors,' explains ADF attorney [Matt Bowman]." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/a-penn-push-for-parental-involvement-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/pennsylvania-supreme-court-reviews-abortion-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/pennsylvania-supreme-court-reviews-abortion-rules/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:09:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88923 Charisma: "Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys, along with Americans United for Life and ADF-allied attorney Randall Wenger, submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the first-ever review of a law requiring parental consent for a minor’s abortion . . . 'Parents should have a right to be involved in their child’s critical life-changing decisions, and that includes abortions,' says ADF Legal Counsel [Matt Bowman]." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/pennsylvania-supreme-court-reviews-abortion-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/pennsylvania-parental-consent-abortion-law-gets-legal-aid/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/pennsylvania-parental-consent-abortion-law-gets-legal-aid/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:21:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88832 LifeNews: "Officials with the Alliance Defense Fund and Americans United for Life submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the first-ever review of that court of the pro-life law . . . 'Parents should have a right to be involved in their child’s critical life-changing decisions, and that includes abortions,' ADF Legal Counsel [Matt Bowman] told LifeNews.com today. 'Secret abortions performed on minors leave children in the hands of a predatory abortion industry that has put profits above parents’ rights and the health and safety of young girls and their preborn children.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/pennsylvania-parental-consent-abortion-law-gets-legal-aid/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/adf-attorneys-pro-life-groups-parental-involvement-more-needed-for-abortions-than-for-body-piercings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/adf-attorneys-pro-life-groups-parental-involvement-more-needed-for-abortions-than-for-body-piercings/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:05:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88655 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/adf-attorneys-pro-life-groups-parental-involvement-more-needed-for-abortions-than-for-body-piercings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/28/how-the-aclu-tried-to-steal-christmas%e2%80%a6-again/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/28/how-the-aclu-tried-to-steal-christmas%e2%80%a6-again/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:15:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=46399 Annuit Coeptis: "You always read about it in the paper, you see it on the news, in fact some deny that it actually happens, but this year the ACLU came to town and did try to steal Christmas . . . Minority Commissioner Stephen A. Urban said he didn’t support the removal and learned about it from a news article. He said he spoke with other organizations that are willing to help the county in its defense, including the Alliance Defense Fund and the Pa Family Institute." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/28/how-the-aclu-tried-to-steal-christmas%e2%80%a6-again/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/21/pa-luzerne-county-holiday-scene-gets-a-reprieve/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/21/pa-luzerne-county-holiday-scene-gets-a-reprieve/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:55:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=45818 Times-Leader: "A Nativity and menorah will be returned to the Luzerne County Courthouse lawn – likely by Monday – as part of a holiday display featuring other secular objects, county Commissioner Chairwoman Maryanne Petrilla said Friday . . . Minority Commissioner Stephen A. Urban said he didn’t support the removal and learned about it from a news article. He said he spoke with other organizations that are willing to help the county in its defense, including the Alliance Defense Fund and the Pa Family Institute." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/21/pa-luzerne-county-holiday-scene-gets-a-reprieve/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/10/pa-house-bills-attacking-your-childrens-education/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/10/pa-house-bills-attacking-your-childrens-education/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:35:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=44783 Pennsylvania Family Institute: "The House Education Committee heard testimony on two bills, crafted with the help of Planned Parenthood, seeking to eliminate abstinence-only education in public schools. HB 1163 would require schools to teach so-called 'comprehensive' sex education and mandate state funding for this curriculum, and HB 1162 requiring parental notification (not a bad thing) by schools, but only when abstinence is being taught, when there is no such requirement for condom demonstrations!" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/10/pa-house-bills-attacking-your-childrens-education/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/08/pa-pro-life-shirt-triggers-dress-code-dispute/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/08/pa-pro-life-shirt-triggers-dress-code-dispute/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:04:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=38424 Courthouse News Service: "The father of a middle-school student ordered to remove an 'Abortion is not Healthcare' T-shirt on the day of President Obama's speech to students claims the school's dress code amounts to 'draconian censorship of religious and political speech' . . . He is represented by Randall Wenger of the Independence Law Center and David Cortman of the Alliance Defense Fund." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/08/pa-pro-life-shirt-triggers-dress-code-dispute/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/08/pennsylvania-protecting-your-community-against-sexually-oriented-businesses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/08/pennsylvania-protecting-your-community-against-sexually-oriented-businesses/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:44:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29520 Pennsylvania Family Institute: "Community members can play a huge part in the zoning ordinance and/or licenses of sexually oriented businesses . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/08/pennsylvania-protecting-your-community-against-sexually-oriented-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/02/pennsylvania-a-powerful-gambling-lobby-in-harrisburg/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/02/pennsylvania-a-powerful-gambling-lobby-in-harrisburg/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:50:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=29145 PA Family Institute Blog: "A just- released report by Common Cause of Pennsylvania shows that the casino industry contributed more than $4.2 million dollars to Pennsylvania candidates this decade. You can add more than $12 million to that total from casino-employed lawyers, lobbyists and other influence peddlers." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/02/pennsylvania-a-powerful-gambling-lobby-in-harrisburg/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/02/3rd-circuit-parent-cant-read-bible-to-sons-public-school-class-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/02/3rd-circuit-parent-cant-read-bible-to-sons-public-school-class-2/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:36:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25742 reports in The Legal Intelligencer: "The latest such case, Busch v. Marple Newtown School District, attracted six friend-of-the-court briefs when it went before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and resulted in a 48-page decision with all three judges on the panel weighing in . . . The plaintiffs were supported by an amicus brief filed by the Alliance Defense Fund and the Pennsylvania Family Institute." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/02/3rd-circuit-parent-cant-read-bible-to-sons-public-school-class-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/29/levi%e2%80%99s-tells-stores-to-sell-political-message-what-if-you-refused/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/29/levi%e2%80%99s-tells-stores-to-sell-political-message-what-if-you-refused/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 21:45:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25537 writes at the Pennsylvania Family Institute: "What would happen if PA would pass a 'sexual orientation' 'gender identity' anti-discrimination bill (HB 300) and a local store manager or clerk (or your teenager working a part-time job) at your favorite dept. store, refused to peddle the Levi’s propaganda along with the jeans? Would they be brought up for charges before the Human Relations Commission? Or lose their job? Take action. Tell your State Rep and State Senator to Vote NO on HB 300." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/29/levi%e2%80%99s-tells-stores-to-sell-political-message-what-if-you-refused/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/28/pennsylvania-bill-to-redefine-marriage-to-be-introduced/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/28/pennsylvania-bill-to-redefine-marriage-to-be-introduced/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 21:58:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25427 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Under Mr. Leach's bill, Pennsylvania would permit same-sex marriages by state residents and also would recognize such marriages that were done in other states." Sen. Daylon Leach press release: Sen. Leach to Introduce Bill Providing For Full, Equal Marriage Rights to Pennsylvania's Same-Sex Couples ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/28/pennsylvania-bill-to-redefine-marriage-to-be-introduced/feed/ 0