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/2012/03/26/multi-faith-protesters-unite-against-healthcare-mandate-world-mag/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/multi-faith-protesters-unite-against-healthcare-mandate-world-mag/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:23:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129525 WorldMag.com: Priests for Life, a Catholic organization that provides pro-life resources and mobilizes Catholic laity, organized this protest in 140 cities across the country along with the Alliance Defense Fund and the Becket Fund. The protests all took place Friday at noon EST and drew a multi-faith crowd. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/multi-faith-protesters-unite-against-healthcare-mandate-world-mag/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/protests-against-hhs-abortifacient-mandate-in-140-cities-will-media-cover/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/protests-against-hhs-abortifacient-mandate-in-140-cities-will-media-cover/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:17:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129521 Newsbusters: The Coalition to Stop the HHS Mandate, which is being coordinated by the Illinois-based Pro-Life Action League; and includes multiple pro-life, social conservative, and religious groups, including Human Life International, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the Alliance Defense Fund, and Priests for Life; have organized the "Stand Up For Religious Freedom" rallies "in defense of religious freedom and STAND UP against the Obama administration's HHS mandate at federal building in cities across the country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/26/protests-against-hhs-abortifacient-mandate-in-140-cities-will-media-cover/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/pro-life-youth-arrested-outside-school-and-held-in-jail-for-24-hours/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/pro-life-youth-arrested-outside-school-and-held-in-jail-for-24-hours/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:37:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128166 LifeSiteNews (includes video): Two pro-life advocates who were arrested and held in jail for 24 hours while peacefully demonstrating outside a high school in Mississippi say they were told by police that they were detained simply because they were talking about abortion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/pro-life-youth-arrested-outside-school-and-held-in-jail-for-24-hours/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/priests-for-life-announces-4-pronged-attack-against-abortion-in-2012/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/priests-for-life-announces-4-pronged-attack-against-abortion-in-2012/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:09:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122537 Greeley Gazette: "The approach," Fr. Pavone explained, "is simple: a) uncover the ways abortionists break the law and get them punished for it; b) reveal the nature of the abortion procedure itself; c) show the harm abortion does to the very people the abortion industry claims to serve, and d) pray more intensely than ever for abortion to end." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/priests-for-life-announces-4-pronged-attack-against-abortion-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/father-pavone-turns-down-meeting-with-bishop-zurek/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/father-pavone-turns-down-meeting-with-bishop-zurek/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:03:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116340 NCRegister.com: The Diocese of Amarillo confirmed that despite an invitation from Bishop Patrick Zurek, Father Frank Pavone did not meet with him on Oct. 13 and has instead asked for mediation. “I advised Father Frank not to have this private meeting until the process of mediation is underway,” Father David Deibel, canon lawyer for Father Pavone and Priests for Life, said in an Oct. 14 statement. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/father-pavone-turns-down-meeting-with-bishop-zurek/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/catholic-bishop-to-keep-father-pavone-in-texas-indefinitely/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/catholic-bishop-to-keep-father-pavone-in-texas-indefinitely/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:18:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115334 LifeNews.com: The letter, which appeared publicly on the Diocese of Amarillo website and which LifeNews blogger Gerard Nadal obtained, claims Father Pavone “remains suspended,” even though the Diocese had said publicly repeatedly before that that was not the case and that Pavone was a priest in good standing. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/catholic-bishop-to-keep-father-pavone-in-texas-indefinitely/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/23/fr-pavone-letter-to-the-bishops-re-priests-for-life/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/23/fr-pavone-letter-to-the-bishops-re-priests-for-life/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:03:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114395 this letter to the Bishops regarding Priests for Life. The letter is dated September 12, 2011. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/23/fr-pavone-letter-to-the-bishops-re-priests-for-life/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/father-pavone-to-seek-new-diocese-bishop-extends-inquiry-group-will-picket-parishes/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/father-pavone-to-seek-new-diocese-bishop-extends-inquiry-group-will-picket-parishes/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:18:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113700 Catholic Culture: Father Frank Pavone told reporters that he will seek incardination in another diocese following Bishop Patrick Zurek’s decision to end the priest’s ministry outside his diocese ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/father-pavone-to-seek-new-diocese-bishop-extends-inquiry-group-will-picket-parishes/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/ctr-for-bio-ethical-reform-to-lead-informational-pickets-outside-catholic-facilities-activities-in-the-diocese-of-amarillo-tx-over-fr-pavone-restrictions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/ctr-for-bio-ethical-reform-to-lead-informational-pickets-outside-catholic-facilities-activities-in-the-diocese-of-amarillo-tx-over-fr-pavone-restrictions/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:06:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113673 Christian Newswire: The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR) announces the imminent start of informational pickets in the vicinities of Catholic facilities and activities in the Diocese of Amarillo, TX. The purpose of these demonstrations will be to urge parishioners to respectfully ask Bishop Patrick Zurek to allow Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests For Life, to resume full-time anti-abortion ministry. Picketers will represent a coalition of anti-abortion organizations. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/ctr-for-bio-ethical-reform-to-lead-informational-pickets-outside-catholic-facilities-activities-in-the-diocese-of-amarillo-tx-over-fr-pavone-restrictions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/14/most-recent-updates-on-fr-pavone-situation-timeline-and-documents/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/14/most-recent-updates-on-fr-pavone-situation-timeline-and-documents/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:56:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113573 LifeSiteNews.com carries a timeline with document links. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/14/most-recent-updates-on-fr-pavone-situation-timeline-and-documents/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/father-frank-pavone-prevented-from-running-priests-for-life-by-bishop/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/father-frank-pavone-prevented-from-running-priests-for-life-by-bishop/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:38:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113359 LifeNews.com: Father Frank Pavone is being prevented from the Catholic Bishop under whom he serves from operating Priests for Life, the respected national pro-life organization that has been a leader for years in the pro-life movement. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/father-frank-pavone-prevented-from-running-priests-for-life-by-bishop/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/pavone-to-reid-a-government-that-funds-massive-child-killing-has-betrayed-its-very-purpose-anyway-shut-it-down/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/pavone-to-reid-a-government-that-funds-massive-child-killing-has-betrayed-its-very-purpose-anyway-shut-it-down/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:27:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98665 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/pavone-to-reid-a-government-that-funds-massive-child-killing-has-betrayed-its-very-purpose-anyway-shut-it-down/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/fr-frank-pavone-no-easy-decision-indeed-mtv/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/fr-frank-pavone-no-easy-decision-indeed-mtv/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:01:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89140 The Washington Post / On Faith: "It is certainly no secret to us, to the Church, or to those who work in the pro-life movement that these decisions are not easy. It is also no secret that women do not get abortions because of freedom of choice. As this program illustrated, they get abortions because they feel they have no freedom and no choice. They do not celebrate abortion as an advance of freedom." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/fr-frank-pavone-no-easy-decision-indeed-mtv/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/pro-life-groups-seek-probe-on-kagan-and-partial-birth-abortion-before-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/pro-life-groups-seek-probe-on-kagan-and-partial-birth-abortion-before-vote/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:27:51 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66514 LifeNews: "A coalition of 30 pro-life organizations sent a letter to members of the Senate today asking for a thorough investigation of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. They are calling for a probe into her comments about partial-birth abortion and say she may have misled lawmakers." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/pro-life-groups-seek-probe-on-kagan-and-partial-birth-abortion-before-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/canadian-station-pulls-pro-life-ad-%e2%80%93-too-%e2%80%9cgraphic%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/canadian-station-pulls-pro-life-ad-%e2%80%93-too-%e2%80%9cgraphic%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:09:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50917 LifeSiteNews. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/canadian-station-pulls-pro-life-ad-%e2%80%93-too-%e2%80%9cgraphic%e2%80%9d/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/14/signs-declaring-women-do-regret-abortion-will-flood-march-for-life-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/14/signs-declaring-women-do-regret-abortion-will-flood-march-for-life-event/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:08:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=48331 LifeNews: "When hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates gather for the March for Life in Washington and the Walk for Life in San Francisco, they will encounter scores of new signs sponsored by Priests for Life . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/14/signs-declaring-women-do-regret-abortion-will-flood-march-for-life-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/03/montana-supreme-court-holds-hearing-on-case-to-allow-assisted-suicide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/03/montana-supreme-court-holds-hearing-on-case-to-allow-assisted-suicide/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:03:35 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=35121 LifeNews: "The Montana Supreme Court held a hearing today on a case that could make the state the third to allow assisted suicide . . . So far, the court has received 19 amicus briefs, including one from attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund, a pro-life group who filed their brief in April . . . 'Doctors are licensed to heal, not to kill. It should seem obvious, but the law should never allow private individuals to poison one another,' ADF senior legal counsel Steven H. Aden told LifeNews.com." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/03/montana-supreme-court-holds-hearing-on-case-to-allow-assisted-suicide/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/11/everyone-against-abortion-please-raise-your-hand/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/11/everyone-against-abortion-please-raise-your-hand/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:50:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=17767 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/11/everyone-against-abortion-please-raise-your-hand/feed/ 0