ACLU MD: Enidris Siurano-Rodriguez, a 10th grader, is an honor roll student and talented violinist. Since she was in the seventh grade, she has chosen to sit quietly during the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, as a way of showing her disagreement with United States government policies towards Puerto Rico. She did so, without incident, until this year.
- Posted: 04/10/2013
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- Category: Religious Liberty
- Tags: Category: Religious Liberty, Group: ACLU, State: Maryland, Territory: Puerto Rico, Topic: Pledge of Allegiance
Huffington Post: New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley plan to file a friend-of-the-court brief on Friday, their offices said. Officials in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia, will join the amicus brief.
- Posted: 02/28/2013
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- Category: Marriage & Family
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- Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, State: California, State: Connecticut, State: Delaware, State: Illinois, State: Iowa, State: Maine, State: Maryland, State: New Hampshire, State: New Mexico, State: Oregon, State: Rhode Island, State: Vermont, State: Washington, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, ZZ: Hollingsworth v. Perry, ZZADF: 26561
Americans United for Separaiton of Church and State: By reciting a Christian prayer to open its meetings, the Brentwood, Md., Town Council has aligned itself with a single religion in violation of the U.S. Constitution, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told a federal court. In a lawsuit filed today on behalf of two residents of the community, Americans United said the council’s practice of beginning its sessions with the Lord’s Prayer transgresses the First Amendment.
- Posted: 02/27/2013
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- Category: Religious Liberty
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- Source: www.au.org
- Tags: Category: Religious Liberty, Docs: Complaints, Group: Americans United for Separation of Church and State, State: Maryland, Topic: Prayer, ZZ: Pomerleau v. Town of Brentwood
Christian Newswire: Representatives of Priests for Life, Alliance Defending Freedom, 40 Days for Life, the Family Research Council, Students for Life, Operation Rescue, Rock for Life, the Christian Defense Coalition, the National Black Pro-Life Union, the Maryland Family Alliance, the Archdiocese of Washington DC, several local churches and pastors, and many others will join the Maryland Coalition for Life on Monday.
- Posted: 02/12/2013
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- Category: Uncategorized
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- Source: www.christiannewswire.com
- Tags: ADF: Media Clips, Category: Sanctity of Life, Group: Christian Defense Coalition, Group: Family Research Council, Group: Maryland Coalition for Life, Group: Maryland Family Alliance, Group: Operation Rescue, Group: Priests for Life, State: Maryland, Topic: Abortion
WalshLaw: This morning’s lively en banc proceedings at the Fourth Circuit in abortion-counseling-related First Amendment challenges did not produce clear signs of a winner, but raised questions (at least in my mind) about what legal issues the court took the cases en banc to address. There was virtually no discussion of commercial speech doctrine, and no judge or set of judges developed a line of questioning that would seemingly lay the foundation to displace strict scrutiny as the appropriate standard of review. That said, oral argument reveals only so much. | Related ADF Media Information Page and Press Releases
- Posted: 12/07/2012
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- Category: ADF in the News
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- Source: walshslaw.wordpress.com
- Tags: Alliance Defending Freedom, Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, Court: 4th Circuit, Group: Center for Reproductive Rights, State: Maryland, Topic: Abortion, ZZ: Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County, ZZ: Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, ZZADF: 30052
LifeNews: “Pregnancy centers, which offer real help and hope to women, shouldn’t be punished by political allies of abortion sellers,” said Senior Legal Counsel Matt Bowman, co-counsel for the Centro Tepeyac Women’s Center. Bowman added: “Pro-life centers provide women with the emotional support and practical resources they need, giving them more choices. They should be free to share that message instead of being compelled to provide the government’s preferred message, which sends women elsewhere. The 4th Circuit panel was right to rule against Montgomery County’s law, and we trust the full court will agree.”
- Posted: 12/06/2012
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- Category: ADF in the News
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- Source: www.lifenews.com
- Tags: ADF: Matthew S. Bowman, ADF: Media Clips, Alliance Defending Freedom, Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, Court: 4th Circuit, Group: Center for Reproductive Rights, State: Maryland, Topic: Abortion, ZZ: Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County, ZZ: Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, ZZADF: 30052
An Alliance Defending Freedom attorney will be available for media interviews following oral arguments by co-counsel Thursday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in a lawsuit involving a Montgomery County, Md. law that forces pro-life pregnancy counselors to advise women against using their services.
- Posted: 12/05/2012
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- Category: Featured
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- Source: www.adfmedia.org
- Tags: ADF: Matthew S. Bowman, ADF: Press Releases, Alliance Defending Freedom, Category: Featured, Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, Court: 4th Circuit, Group: Center for Reproductive Rights, State: Maryland, Topic: Abortion, ZZ: Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County, ZZ: Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, ZZADF: 30052
One News Now: “No American should be forced to give up a constitutionally protected freedom, much less sacrifice their job in order to maintain that freedom,” Nimocks contends. “Religious freedom is important to every American, and that includes those who issue marriage licenses. It’s important that we as a society embrace the idea that they can do their job without having to violate their conscience.”
- Posted: 11/21/2012
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- Category: ADF in the News
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- Source: www.onenewsnow.com
- Tags: ADF: Austin R. Nimocks, ADF: Media Clips, Alliance Defending Freedom, Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, State: Maryland, State: Washington, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, ZZADF: 39460
Salon: “No American should be forced to give up a constitutionally protected freedom, nor should any American be forced to give up his or her job to maintain that freedom,” said ADF Senior Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. “Religious freedom is paramount to every American, including those issuing marriage licenses. They can perform their job without violating their conscience.”
- Posted: 11/20/2012
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- Category: ADF in the News
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- Source: www.salon.com
- Tags: ADF: Austin R. Nimocks, ADF: Media Clips, Alliance Defending Freedom, Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, State: Maryland, State: Washington, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, ZZADF: 39460
Charisma News: “No American should be forced to give up a constitutionally protected freedom, nor should any American be forced to give up his or her job to maintain that freedom,” said ADF Senior Counsel Austin R. Nimocks. “Religious freedom is paramount to every American, including those issuing marriage licenses. They can perform their job without violating their conscience.”
- Posted: 11/16/2012
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- Category: ADF in the News
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- Source: www.charismanews.com
- Tags: ADF: Media Clips, Alliance Defending Freedom, Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, State: Maryland, State: Washington, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, ZZADF: 39460
Alliance Defending Freedom is advising officials responsible for issuing marriage licenses in Maine, Maryland, and Washington that they do not have to violate their faith or conscience by personally issuing licenses to applicants who are of the same sex.
- Posted: 11/15/2012
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- Category: Featured
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- Source: www.adfmedia.org
- Tags: ADF: Press Releases, Alliance Defending Freedom, Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, State: Maryland, State: Washington, Topic: Conscience, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, ZZADF: 39460
FRC Action: But contrary to what the Left will say, the narrow margin for victory in these four states offers plenty of evidence that a solid majority of Americans still opposes same-sex “marriage.” Despite being outspent 8-to-1 in some of the most liberal states in the country, we witnessed record-setting petition efforts that crossed every racial, party, and socioeconomic divide. And while homosexuals may be celebrating an end to our movement’s perfect record, they still have a long way to go to match the 32 states where Americans voted overwhelmingly to protect the union of a man and woman. And that includes North Carolina, where President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex “marriage” likely cost him the state’s electoral votes.
- Posted: 11/08/2012
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- Category: Featured
- Tags: Category: Featured, Category: Marriage and Family, State: Maine, State: Maryland, State: Minnesota, State: Washington, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, Topic: Politics
Geoffrey Fowler at the Wall Street Journal: Americans weighed in on gay marriage in four states Tuesday, in a test of whether attitudes have changed on the divisive issue. In Maine, Maryland and Washington state, voters decided whether to begin allowing same-sex unions. A vote to permit gay marriage would mark a first for a cause that previously has been rejected by voters in 32 states.
- Posted: 11/06/2012
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- Category: Marriage & Family
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- Source: online.wsj.com
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, State: Maine, State: Maryland, State: Minnesota, State: Washington, Topic: Elections, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage
Religion Clause Blog: While the Presidential contest obviously looms largest at the polls tomorrow, those interested in church-state and religious liberty issues are watching a number of down-ballot issues and contests . . .
- Posted: 11/06/2012
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- Category: Featured
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- Source: religionclause.blogspot.com
- Tags: Category: Bench and Bar, Category: Featured, Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, Category: Sanctity of Life, State: Alabama, State: Florida, State: Iowa, State: Maine, State: Maryland, State: Minnesota, State: Montana, State: Washington, Topic: Abortion, Topic: Elections, Topic: Marriage, Topic: Parental Rights
Sharon A. Knotts at Baltimore Sun: He was highly upset by remarks made by a local Baptist preacher regarding a New Testament Bible verse, Romans 1:32, that states that homosexuality, along with other sins, “is worthy of death.” The short answer is, according to both Old and New Testaments, in scores of verses too numerous to cite here, all sin is worthy of death . . . While the writer referred to the Golden Rule and the Sermon on the Mount and their unparalleled teachings of hope and love, neither of these speak directly to marriage. Why not cite the passages where Jesus did specifically address the subject of marriage?
- Posted: 10/29/2012
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- Category: Marriage & Family
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- Source: www.baltimoresun.com
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, State: Maryland, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, Topic: Media
Reuters: Maine will give the issue a second vote in three years, after rejecting same-sex marriage in a referendum in 2009 by 53 to 47 percent. In Washington and Maryland, where the state legislatures passed laws expanding marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples earlier this year, citizens will vote on whether to let the laws stand. Meanwhile, defenders of traditional marriage hope Minnesota will become the latest state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman – effectively banning same-sex marriages.
- Posted: 10/17/2012
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- Category: Marriage & Family
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- Source: www.reuters.com
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, State: Maine, State: Maryland, State: Minnesota, State: Washington, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage
Baltimore Sun: Gov. Martin O’Malley and other supporters of the law to allow same-sex marriage in Maryland called Thursday for the reinstatement of a university administrator who was placed on leave for signing a petition aimed at overturning the measure. “Everyone has a right to their opinion, and everyone has a right to participate in the political process,” O’Malley said. The legislation, he said, “is about treating everyone fairly and equally under the law.”
- Posted: 10/12/2012
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- Category: Religious Liberty
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- Source: articles.baltimoresun.com
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, Category: Religious Liberty, State: Maryland, Topic: Colleges, Topic: Education, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage
Washington Post: The ad features Julian Bond, chairman emeritus of the national NAACP, who argues that voting for Question 6 is “the right thing to do.” “I know a little something about fighting for what’s right and just,” Bond says in the ad, which the NAACP said will air in both the Washington and Baltimore markets. “Maryland’s gay and lesbian families share the same values, and they should share in the right to marry.”
- Posted: 10/09/2012
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- Category: Marriage & Family
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- Source: www.washingtonpost.com
- Tags: Category: Marriage and Family, Group: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), State: Maryland, Topic: Elections, Topic: Homosexual Agenda, Topic: Marriage, Topic: Media
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