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/2012/05/23/california-catholic-bishop-church-getting-co-opted-by-political-right/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/california-catholic-bishop-church-getting-co-opted-by-political-right/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:53:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134524 Washington Post: Bishop Stephen Blaire, of Stockton, Calif., said in an article in America, a left-leaning magazine published by the Jesuits, that a wider range of views need to be heard when the bishops meet next month in Atlanta. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/23/california-catholic-bishop-church-getting-co-opted-by-political-right/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/bishops-submit-comments-on-proposed-contraceptive-coverage-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/bishops-submit-comments-on-proposed-contraceptive-coverage-mandate/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:17:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133945 Religion Clause Blog: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops yesterday submitted its formal comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to health insurance coverage of contraceptive services. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/bishops-submit-comments-on-proposed-contraceptive-coverage-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/catholic-bishops-threaten-lawsuit-over-administration%e2%80%99s-birth-control-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/catholic-bishops-threaten-lawsuit-over-administration%e2%80%99s-birth-control-mandate/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:50:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133791 The Hill: "[F]orcing individual and institutional stakeholders to sponsor and subsidize an otherwise widely available product over their religious and moral objections serves no legitimate, let alone compelling, government interest," lawyers for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote in a letter to federal regulators. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/catholic-bishops-threaten-lawsuit-over-administration%e2%80%99s-birth-control-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/usccb-submits-comments-on-proposed-hhs-rulemaking-urges-re-opening-of-final-rule-defining-mandate-exemption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/usccb-submits-comments-on-proposed-hhs-rulemaking-urges-re-opening-of-final-rule-defining-mandate-exemption/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:44:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133768 USCCB: Future 'accommodation' excludes many, cannot meet incompatible goals Outstanding issues should be resolved 'in favor of more, not less, religious freedom' ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/15/usccb-submits-comments-on-proposed-hhs-rulemaking-urges-re-opening-of-final-rule-defining-mandate-exemption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/archdiocese-slams-georgetown-u-invitation-of-obama-hhs-secretary-sebelius/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/archdiocese-slams-georgetown-u-invitation-of-obama-hhs-secretary-sebelius/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 20:20:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133604 LifeSiteNews: The Archdiocese of Washington has weighed in on Georgetown University’s invitation of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as a commencement speaker in clear terms, saying that the school has unmoored itself from Catholic identity and chosen a stance against the country’s Catholic bishops. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/archdiocese-slams-georgetown-u-invitation-of-obama-hhs-secretary-sebelius/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/cardinal-dolan-presidents-marriage-remarks-deeply-saddening-our-children-deserve-better/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/cardinal-dolan-presidents-marriage-remarks-deeply-saddening-our-children-deserve-better/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 23:04:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133371 USCCB: However, we cannot be silent in the face of words or actions that would undermine the institution of marriage, the very cornerstone of our society. The people of this country, especially our children, deserve better. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/cardinal-dolan-presidents-marriage-remarks-deeply-saddening-our-children-deserve-better/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/protests-against-obama-hhs-mandate-will-return-june-8/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/protests-against-obama-hhs-mandate-will-return-june-8/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:15:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132066 LifeNews: 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/2012/04/25/protests-against-obama-hhs-mandate-will-return-june-8/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/bishops-call-for-aggressive-attack-on-obama-policies-2-weeks-of-protests/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/bishops-call-for-aggressive-attack-on-obama-policies-2-weeks-of-protests/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:08:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132062 Washington Times: Two weeks of protests, from July 21 to July 4 have been called by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which has sought to end the administrations's contraception mandate, among other policies. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/bishops-call-for-aggressive-attack-on-obama-policies-2-weeks-of-protests/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/boehner-to-usccb-on-welfare-cuts-if-we-dont-make-cuts-youll-really-have-something-to-worry-about/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/boehner-to-usccb-on-welfare-cuts-if-we-dont-make-cuts-youll-really-have-something-to-worry-about/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:25:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131528 The HIll: “I want them to take a bigger look,” Boehner said at a Wednesday press conference. “And the bigger look is, if we don't make decisions, these programs won't exist, and then they'll really have something to worry about.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/boehner-to-usccb-on-welfare-cuts-if-we-dont-make-cuts-youll-really-have-something-to-worry-about/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/us-bishops-appeal-federal-decision-that-u-s-constitution-requires-abortion-contraception-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/us-bishops-appeal-federal-decision-that-u-s-constitution-requires-abortion-contraception-funding/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:15:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131431 LIfeSiteNews: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) filed a notice of appeal April 17, asking a federal appeals court to vacate a decision by a Massachusetts federal judge declaring that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the First Amendment in its contract with USCCB to provide case management services to victims of human trafficking, because the contract did not require USCCB to facilitate abortion and contraception.USCCB has also requested a stay of the lower court’s decision until the appeals court can rule. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/us-bishops-appeal-federal-decision-that-u-s-constitution-requires-abortion-contraception-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/bishops-issue-call-to-action-to-defend-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/bishops-issue-call-to-action-to-defend-religious-liberty/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:51:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130958 USCCB: The U.S. bishops have issued a call to action to defend religious liberty and urged laity to work to protect the First Freedom of the Bill of Rights. They outlined their position in “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty.” The document was developed by the Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), approved for publication by the USCCB Administrative Committee March 13, and published in English and Spanish April 12. The document can be found at http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/our-first-most-cherished-liberty.cfm. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/bishops-issue-call-to-action-to-defend-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/cardinal-dolan-criticizes-obama-contraception-policy-as-%e2%80%98radical-intrusion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/cardinal-dolan-criticizes-obama-contraception-policy-as-%e2%80%98radical-intrusion/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:09:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130652 The Hill (includes video): Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said Sunday the Obama administration’s policy on contraception was “a dramatic radical intrusion of government bureaucracy in the internal life” of the Catholic Church and vowed to continue to fight the ruling. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/cardinal-dolan-criticizes-obama-contraception-policy-as-%e2%80%98radical-intrusion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/notre-dame-will-review-links-to-pro-abortion-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/notre-dame-will-review-links-to-pro-abortion-groups/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:32:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130390 NC Register: The University of Dallas, for example, provides links on its politics department’s Web pages to 58 national or international lobby groups and think tanks offering internships, such as the American Conservative Union and the Alliance Defense Fund, and some targeting specific issues such as National Right to Life. As well, there are links to Republican members of Congress. Democratic politicians are named, but not linked. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/notre-dame-will-review-links-to-pro-abortion-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/when-the-archbishop-met-the-president/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/when-the-archbishop-met-the-president/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:44:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130154 Wall Street Journal: Cardinal Dolan thought he heard Barack Obama pledge respect for the Catholic Church's rights of conscience. Then came the contraception coverage mandate. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/when-the-archbishop-met-the-president/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/arizona-immigration-law-threatens-religious-liberty-usccb-argues-in-court-brief/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/arizona-immigration-law-threatens-religious-liberty-usccb-argues-in-court-brief/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:55:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129972 Catholic Culture: Yet S.B. 1070 and related state immigration laws have provisions that could either criminalize this charity, criminalize those who provide or even permit it, or require the institutions that provide it to engage in costly (if not impossible) monitoring of the individuals they serve, and then to exclude from that charity all those whose presence Arizona and other states would criminalize. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/arizona-immigration-law-threatens-religious-liberty-usccb-argues-in-court-brief/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/usccb-negotiates-with-white-house-for-religious-organizations-but-what-about-religious-individuals/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/usccb-negotiates-with-white-house-for-religious-organizations-but-what-about-religious-individuals/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:40:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128716 Religion Clause Blog: Apparently the critical issue has become the White House's narrow definition of religious organizations that are exempt from the health care insurance mandate: non-profit religious employers whose primary purpose is the inculcation of religious values and which also both employ and serve only individuals who share the groups' religious tenets. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/usccb-negotiates-with-white-house-for-religious-organizations-but-what-about-religious-individuals/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/usccb-spokeswoman-laments-obama%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98deafness-to-the-constitution%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/usccb-spokeswoman-laments-obama%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98deafness-to-the-constitution%e2%80%99/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:28:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127461 Catholic Culture: For the government to hold fast to its new definition of ministry, one crafted by the American Civil Liberties Union, reflects deafness to the Constitution that is unbecoming to the man sworn to defend it. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/02/usccb-spokeswoman-laments-obama%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98deafness-to-the-constitution%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/catholic-bishops-prez-our-rights-don%e2%80%99t-depend-on-obama/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/catholic-bishops-prez-our-rights-don%e2%80%99t-depend-on-obama/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:25:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126712 LifeNews: Religious freedom is a fundamental right of all. This right does not depend on any government’s decision to grant it: it is God-given, and just societies recognize and respect its free exercise. The free exercise of religion extends well beyond the freedom of worship. It also forbids government from forcing people or groups to violate their most deeply held religious convictions, and from interfering in the internal affairs of religious organizations. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/catholic-bishops-prez-our-rights-don%e2%80%99t-depend-on-obama/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/christopher-manion-the-coming-age-of-the-laity-crisis-magazine/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/christopher-manion-the-coming-age-of-the-laity-crisis-magazine/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:02:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126451 Crisis Magazine: In the first Sunday in February, Catholics across the country heard homilies condemning the HHS mandate requiring Catholic institutions to subsidize free contraceptives for their employees. A friend of mine, shaking her head, wondered why the diktat had caught our bishops by surprise. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/christopher-manion-the-coming-age-of-the-laity-crisis-magazine/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/cardinal-urges-senate-support-of-%e2%80%98respect-for-rights-of-conscience-act%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/cardinal-urges-senate-support-of-%e2%80%98respect-for-rights-of-conscience-act%e2%80%99/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:36:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126035 USCCB: The U.S. Senate urgently needs to support legislation that would apply longstanding federal law on conscience protection to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), said the chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/cardinal-urges-senate-support-of-%e2%80%98respect-for-rights-of-conscience-act%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/house-testimony-of-bishop-lori-on-behalf-of-usccb-re-contraceptive-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/house-testimony-of-bishop-lori-on-behalf-of-usccb-re-contraceptive-mandate/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:52:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125997 available here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/16/house-testimony-of-bishop-lori-on-behalf-of-usccb-re-contraceptive-mandate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/10/usccb-bishops-studying-initial-white-house-movement-on-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/10/usccb-bishops-studying-initial-white-house-movement-on-religious-liberty/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125411 USCCB: “While there may be an openness to respond to some of our concerns, we reserve judgment on the details until we have them,” said Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, president of USCCB. LifeNews: Catholic Bishops Respond to Obama’s Revised HHS Mandate ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/10/usccb-bishops-studying-initial-white-house-movement-on-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/usccb-%e2%80%986-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-hhs-mandate%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/usccb-%e2%80%986-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-hhs-mandate%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125046 Catholic Culture: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released a statement that offers “clarifications regarding the Health and Human Services regulations on mandatory coverage of contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/usccb-%e2%80%986-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-hhs-mandate%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/catholic-bishops-denounce-as-%e2%80%98grave-injustice%e2%80%99-appeals-court-ruling-striking-down-california-marriage-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/catholic-bishops-denounce-as-%e2%80%98grave-injustice%e2%80%99-appeals-court-ruling-striking-down-california-marriage-law/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:02:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125001 USCCB: “Our society does not operate in an amoral or value-less vacuum,” said Bishop Salvatore Cordileone of Oakland, chairman of the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage. “To flourish, it must be infused with moral direction that is grounded in the truth. Of course, the true meaning of marriage, like the gift of human life, is ultimately not subject to a vote or court ruling. But in California, as in every other state where marriage has been put to a vote, the people justly upheld the truth of marriage. How tragic for California, for the nation, and especially for children, that this correctly-informed judgment has now been set aside.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/catholic-bishops-denounce-as-%e2%80%98grave-injustice%e2%80%99-appeals-court-ruling-striking-down-california-marriage-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/catholic-bishops-will-sue-feds-over-contraception-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/catholic-bishops-will-sue-feds-over-contraception-rule/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:03:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123780 Kaiser Health News: he United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is promising a legal challenge to federal rules the Obama administration reaffirmed Friday requiring health insurers to provide women with a range of preventive health services, including birth control, without charging a co-payment, co-insurance or deductible. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/catholic-bishops-will-sue-feds-over-contraception-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/religious-leaders-same-sex-marriage-threatens-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/religious-leaders-same-sex-marriage-threatens-religious-freedom/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:10:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122837 The Washington Post: A coalition of nearly 40 religious leaders has published an open letter that seeks to recast the battle against same-sex marriage as a fight on behalf of religious freedom. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/12/religious-leaders-same-sex-marriage-threatens-religious-freedom/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/2012/01/04/constitutional-experts-pro-life-%e2%80%98terrorists%e2%80%99-could-be-permanently-detained-without-trial-under-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/constitutional-experts-pro-life-%e2%80%98terrorists%e2%80%99-could-be-permanently-detained-without-trial-under-law/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:10:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121946 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/constitutional-experts-pro-life-%e2%80%98terrorists%e2%80%99-could-be-permanently-detained-without-trial-under-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:04:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120443 NCRegister.com: As some ask why Catholics seem to be the only ones fighting for religious freedom, a high-profile theological group prepares to issue statement in early 2012. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/09/evangelicals-and-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/senate-hearing-recalls-religious-liberty-lost-for-health-professionals/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/senate-hearing-recalls-religious-liberty-lost-for-health-professionals/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:41:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119952 Breitbart's Big Government: Appeals and lawsuits and all kinds of messy proceedings ensued with Catholic Bishops and Wisconsin-based and national social conservative organizations weighing in on the matter, such as the Alliance Defense Fund, which assisted Mr. Noesen on the legal side. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/senate-hearing-recalls-religious-liberty-lost-for-health-professionals/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/pelosi-calls-catholic-bishops-%e2%80%9clobbyists%e2%80%9d-for-obamacare-concerns/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/pelosi-calls-catholic-bishops-%e2%80%9clobbyists%e2%80%9d-for-obamacare-concerns/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:27:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119829 LifeNews.com: Nancy Pelosi is simply unable to honor the Catholic Church to which she claims to be a member — as she has put her foot in her mouth again by claiming the nation’s Catholic bishops are lobbyists because they oppose an Obamacare mandate. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/pelosi-calls-catholic-bishops-%e2%80%9clobbyists%e2%80%9d-for-obamacare-concerns/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/hearing-obama-admin-discriminated-against-catholics-on-abortion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/hearing-obama-admin-discriminated-against-catholics-on-abortion/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:24:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119743 LifeNews.com: A House committee held a hearing today on the decision by the Obama administration to deny to the nation’s Catholic bishops a grant for a program helping sex trafficking victims because it would not refer for abortions. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/hearing-obama-admin-discriminated-against-catholics-on-abortion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/aclu-challenges-catholic-bishops-on-birth-control-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/aclu-challenges-catholic-bishops-on-birth-control-rules/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:29:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118977 The Hill: The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday that the Obama administration shouldn’t scale back new rules requiring healthcare plans to cover contraception. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/aclu-challenges-catholic-bishops-on-birth-control-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/campaign-dos-and-donts-remain-the-same-but-new-mood-seen-in-us-uscatholic-org/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/campaign-dos-and-donts-remain-the-same-but-new-mood-seen-in-us-uscatholic-org/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:27:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118975 USCatholic.org: Deirdre Dessingue, associate general counsel at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "But there has been a change in the mood." She cited several factors affecting that change in mood . . . and continuing efforts by the Alliance Defense Fund to draw the IRS into a battle with a church whose pastor has endorsed a political candidate from the pulpit. "Churches should be allowed to decide for themselves what they want to talk about," said Erik Stanley, ADF senior legal counsel. "The IRS should not be the one making the decision by threatening to revoke a church's tax-exempt status." That approach is far from the stand taken by the USCCB, however. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/campaign-dos-and-donts-remain-the-same-but-new-mood-seen-in-us-uscatholic-org/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/senate-requests-details-on-hhs-denial-of-grant-to-bishops/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/senate-requests-details-on-hhs-denial-of-grant-to-bishops/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:10:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118525 EWTN News: Twenty-seven U.S. senators requested information on how the Department of Health and Human Services graded applicants for anti-trafficking grants and asked why the U.S. bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services was denied one. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/senate-requests-details-on-hhs-denial-of-grant-to-bishops/feed/ 0