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/2012/05/21/mi-appeals-court-muslim-summer-camp-entitled-to-tax-exemption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/mi-appeals-court-muslim-summer-camp-entitled-to-tax-exemption/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:08:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134210 Religion Clause Blog: In Camp Retreats Foundation, Inc. v. Township of Marathon, (MI App., May 15, 2012), a Michigan state appellate court reversed the state's Tax Tribunal and found that a Muslim summer camp is entitled to a property tax exemption as a charitable institution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/mi-appeals-court-muslim-summer-camp-entitled-to-tax-exemption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/pro-lifers-lobby-grand-rapids-leaders-on-insurance-coverage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/pro-lifers-lobby-grand-rapids-leaders-on-insurance-coverage/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:04:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133878 MLIve.com: Although the city’s human resources director said only abortions of “medical necessity” are covered by employee health insurance, anti-abortion advocates want the plan to include more specific language that prevents public funds from being spent on “elective abortions.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/pro-lifers-lobby-grand-rapids-leaders-on-insurance-coverage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/four-ways-to-improve-michigan-supreme-court-elections/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/four-ways-to-improve-michigan-supreme-court-elections/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133553 How Appealing links to commetary by MI Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly and Sixth Circuit Judge James Ryan. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/four-ways-to-improve-michigan-supreme-court-elections/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/mi-defendants-confession-to-pastor-is-privileged/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/mi-defendants-confession-to-pastor-is-privileged/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:33:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133545 Religion Clause Blog: In People of the State of Michigan v. Bragg, (MI App., May 8, 2012), a Michigan state appellate court held that a confession to a Baptist minister of defendant's sexual assault of a young girl is privileged under Michigan law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/mi-defendants-confession-to-pastor-is-privileged/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/christian-college-professor-may-proceed-with-discrimination-claims/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/christian-college-professor-may-proceed-with-discrimination-claims/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133541 Religion Clause Blog: In Baiyasi v. Delta College, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65715 (ED MI, May 10, 2012), a Michigan federal district court permitted former college science professor, Stephanie Baiyasi, to proceed with religious discrimination claims under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and under Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/christian-college-professor-may-proceed-with-discrimination-claims/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/catholic-business-leaders-sue-in-detroit-federal-court-to-stop-contraception-coverage-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/catholic-business-leaders-sue-in-detroit-federal-court-to-stop-contraception-coverage-rule/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:22:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133165 Republic (AP): Catholic business leaders are suing the Obama administration and Health and Human Services officials to block a federal rule that requires employers and individuals to get health insurance to cover contraceptives and sterilizations. The Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center says Tuesday that the suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit on behalf of Legatus. | Thomas More Law Center press release and link to the complaint ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/08/catholic-business-leaders-sue-in-detroit-federal-court-to-stop-contraception-coverage-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/anti-islam-gathering-in-dearborn-protested-defended/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/anti-islam-gathering-in-dearborn-protested-defended/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:57:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132513 Detroit Free Press: Anti-Islam advocates from across the U.S. gathered Sunday in Dearborn for a conference to bring attention to what they say is a problem of Muslim honor killings. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/anti-islam-gathering-in-dearborn-protested-defended/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/dearborn%e2%80%99s-new-tactic-to-stop-pastor-terry-jones-fails-federal-judge-orders-city-to-allow-speech-in-front-of-mosque-on-saturday/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/dearborn%e2%80%99s-new-tactic-to-stop-pastor-terry-jones-fails-federal-judge-orders-city-to-allow-speech-in-front-of-mosque-on-saturday/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:45:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130605 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/dearborn%e2%80%99s-new-tactic-to-stop-pastor-terry-jones-fails-federal-judge-orders-city-to-allow-speech-in-front-of-mosque-on-saturday/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/thomas-more-law-center-files-lawsuit-city-of-dearborn-employs-new-tactic-to-silence-christian-pastor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/thomas-more-law-center-files-lawsuit-city-of-dearborn-employs-new-tactic-to-silence-christian-pastor/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:50:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130299 Christian Newswire: Yesterday afternoon, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) filed a federal lawsuit in the Federal District Court against the City of Dearborn, and its police chief over the City's new tactic to stop Pastor Terry Jones from speaking out against Sharia law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/thomas-more-law-center-files-lawsuit-city-of-dearborn-employs-new-tactic-to-silence-christian-pastor/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/mi-dems-sue-over-rules-for-giving-immediate-effect-to-legislation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/mi-dems-sue-over-rules-for-giving-immediate-effect-to-legislation/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:25:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129840 The Republic (AP): Democrats say Republicans are ignoring the rules for granting immediate effect. Republicans say they've followed the constitution and House rules. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/mi-dems-sue-over-rules-for-giving-immediate-effect-to-legislation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/court-awards-attorneys-fees-in-christians-challenge-to-dearborn-anti-leafleting-ordinance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/court-awards-attorneys-fees-in-christians-challenge-to-dearborn-anti-leafleting-ordinance/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:15:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128447 Religion Clause Blog: . . . ordered the city of Dearborn to also pay $1 in nominal damages and to pay plaintiffs $103,401.96 is attorneys' fees and costs. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/court-awards-attorneys-fees-in-christians-challenge-to-dearborn-anti-leafleting-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/report-michigan-clinics-violating-dozens-of-abortion-laws/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/report-michigan-clinics-violating-dozens-of-abortion-laws/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:56:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127834 LifeNews: Right to Life of Michigan has released a new report documenting abortion clinic abuses and finding that abortion businesses across the state are in violation of dozens of state laws. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/report-michigan-clinics-violating-dozens-of-abortion-laws/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/santorum-romney-tie-for-delegates-in-michigan/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/santorum-romney-tie-for-delegates-in-michigan/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:41:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127386 NewsMax: "This is a huge win for us. Let's play it the way it is -- don't give Romney all the spin," Santorum told reporters in reference to the Michigan results. "We went into his backyard. He spent a fortune -- money he had no intention of spending -- and we came out of there with the same number of delegates." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/01/santorum-romney-tie-for-delegates-in-michigan/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/after-tough-race-romney-beats-santorum-in-michigan-primary/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/after-tough-race-romney-beats-santorum-in-michigan-primary/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:08:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127162 The Hill: Mitt Romney re-established himself as the Republican front-runner Tuesday night with his win in Michigan’s pivotal primary, fending off what would have been a crushing defeat by rival Rick Santorum. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/29/after-tough-race-romney-beats-santorum-in-michigan-primary/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/in-michigan-gop-candidate-rick-santorum-says-religion-needs-greater-role-in-public-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/in-michigan-gop-candidate-rick-santorum-says-religion-needs-greater-role-in-public-policy/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:42:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126964 Washington Post: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum called Monday for a wider role for religion in public policy as he battled for conservative votes ahead of Tuesday’s Michigan primary. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/in-michigan-gop-candidate-rick-santorum-says-religion-needs-greater-role-in-public-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/non-catholic-christian-groups-state-governments-sue-over-obama-birth-control-mandate-daily-caller/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/non-catholic-christian-groups-state-governments-sue-over-obama-birth-control-mandate-daily-caller/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:16:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126745 The Daily Caller: But the more surprising development may be the entrance into the fight of Christians from denominations other than Roman Catholicism. On Tuesday the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit on behalf of Geneva College, a Beaver Falls, Penn. school affiliated with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, and Louisiana College, a Baptist institution, adding them to the growing list of plaintiffs. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/non-catholic-christian-groups-state-governments-sue-over-obama-birth-control-mandate-daily-caller/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/7-states-sue-over-obama-birth-control-coverage-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/7-states-sue-over-obama-birth-control-coverage-rule/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:41:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126733 MSNBC: Seven states asked a federal judge Thursday to block an Obama administration mandate that requires birth control coverage for employees of religious-affiliated hospitals, schools and outreach programs. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/7-states-sue-over-obama-birth-control-coverage-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/can-money-stop-rick-santorum-in-michigan-romney-pac-to-spend-1-2m-v-santorums-42k/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/can-money-stop-rick-santorum-in-michigan-romney-pac-to-spend-1-2m-v-santorums-42k/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:02:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125854 The Washington Post: Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and his allies at the super PAC Restore Our Future are spending $1,240,230 in Michigan this week, according to a Republican media buyer. The former Pennsylvania senator is spending $42,443 — not a typo — and none of his super PAC supporters have spent anything. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/can-money-stop-rick-santorum-in-michigan-romney-pac-to-spend-1-2m-v-santorums-42k/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/santorum-overtakes-romney-in-michigan-poll-says-39-to-24-percent/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/santorum-overtakes-romney-in-michigan-poll-says-39-to-24-percent/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:26:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125519 The Hill: The PPP poll released Monday found Santorum at 39 percent, ahead of Romney with 24 percent, Ron Paul with 12 percent and Newt Gingrich at 11 percent. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/santorum-overtakes-romney-in-michigan-poll-says-39-to-24-percent/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mi-are-church-confessions-safe-court-to-hear-arguments/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mi-are-church-confessions-safe-court-to-hear-arguments/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:26:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125057 CBS Detroit: In a case that could set national precedent, the three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel plans to hear arguments Thursday about whether a pastor’s testimony related to a possible confession in a child sexual assault case may be used in court. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/mi-are-church-confessions-safe-court-to-hear-arguments/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/for-now-government-still-lets-you-pick-your-own-roommate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/for-now-government-still-lets-you-pick-your-own-roommate/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:20:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124784 Heritage Foundation Foundry Blog: Luckily for Ms. Rowe, the Alliance Defense Fund took up her cause and provided legal representation. Ms. Rowe invoked her freedom of association under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as a defense against the claim that her statement preferring “a female Christian roommate” illegally discriminated. Ultimately, HUD ruled sensibly . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/for-now-government-still-lets-you-pick-your-own-roommate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/michigan-senate-panel-approves-choose-life-license-plates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/michigan-senate-panel-approves-choose-life-license-plates/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:02:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124071 LifeNews.com: Yesterday, the Michigan’s Senate Transportation Committee unanimously approved pro-life legislation which would allow the state to offer drivers the ability to purchase specialty license plates with the phrase “Choose Life” on them. S.B. 60 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/michigan-senate-panel-approves-choose-life-license-plates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/mi-women-sue-to-stop-ban-on-adoption-by-gay-couples/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/mi-women-sue-to-stop-ban-on-adoption-by-gay-couples/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:25:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123772 ChicagoTribune.com: Two women are suing the state of Michigan to try to overturn a state ban on adoption by unmarried couples. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/mi-women-sue-to-stop-ban-on-adoption-by-gay-couples/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/michigan-ministers-sue-to-stop-us-hate-crime-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/michigan-ministers-sue-to-stop-us-hate-crime-law/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122669 WWMT (AP): A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is taking up the claim of three Michigan ministers that a federal hate crime law infringes on their First Amendment rights and should be declared unconstitutional. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/michigan-ministers-sue-to-stop-us-hate-crime-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/court-planned-parenthood-can-open-michigan-abortion-biz-despite-deed-restrictions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/court-planned-parenthood-can-open-michigan-abortion-biz-despite-deed-restrictions/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:18:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122499 LifeNews.com: A Michigan court has allowed a local Planned Parenthood to build a new abortion business in the Detroit area despite a restriction on the deed Planned Parenthood obtained for a building prohibiting an abortion clinic. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/court-planned-parenthood-can-open-michigan-abortion-biz-despite-deed-restrictions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/aclu-sues-over-mich-ban-on-domestic-partner-benefits-for-public-employees/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/aclu-sues-over-mich-ban-on-domestic-partner-benefits-for-public-employees/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122128 The Republic (AP): The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit claiming the constitutional rights of four same-sex couples are being violated by a new Michigan law that bars insurance for some domestic partners. | ACLU press release, complaint, and other documents ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/aclu-sues-over-mich-ban-on-domestic-partner-benefits-for-public-employees/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/mi-domestic-partner-benefits-ban-signed-aclu-promises-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/mi-domestic-partner-benefits-ban-signed-aclu-promises-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:06:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121671 Detroit Free Press: Many government employers in Michigan will be barred from providing health care benefits to the domestic partners of public employees under legislation signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/23/mi-domestic-partner-benefits-ban-signed-aclu-promises-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/mi-warrens-mayor-fouts-defends-nativity-scene/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/mi-warrens-mayor-fouts-defends-nativity-scene/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:14:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121449 Daily Tribune: Reacting to criticism from an atheist group that a Nativity scene at Warren City Hall violates the constitutional separation of church and state, Mayor James Fouts said Tuesday he won’t allow displays that seem to “attack” religion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/mi-warrens-mayor-fouts-defends-nativity-scene/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/mi-state-bills-seeking-to-void-kalamazoos-gay-rights-ordinance-domestic-partner-benefits-opposed-by-city-commission/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/mi-state-bills-seeking-to-void-kalamazoos-gay-rights-ordinance-domestic-partner-benefits-opposed-by-city-commission/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:04:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121338 MLive.com: The Kalamazoo City Commission unanimously approved a resolution Monday opposing proposed state legislation that would void Kalamazoo's two-year-old, voter approved ordinance prohibiting discrimination against gay, lesbian or transgender individuals in housing, public accommodations or employment. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/mi-state-bills-seeking-to-void-kalamazoos-gay-rights-ordinance-domestic-partner-benefits-opposed-by-city-commission/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/planned-parenthood-loses-200k-tax-funded-grant-in-michigan/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/planned-parenthood-loses-200k-tax-funded-grant-in-michigan/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:11:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121321 LifeNews: The state of Michigan has withdrawn a $200,000 taxpayer-funded grant to Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan, which is in the process of building a new abortion facility in Auburn Hills. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/planned-parenthood-loses-200k-tax-funded-grant-in-michigan/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/more-local-news-woman-says-she-put-gifts-into-wrong-cara-woman-says-she-accidentally-placed-about-700-in-christmas-%e2%80%a6-arrest-made-in-warren-sex-assault-casewarren-police-confirm-to-fox-2-t/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/more-local-news-woman-says-she-put-gifts-into-wrong-cara-woman-says-she-accidentally-placed-about-700-in-christmas-%e2%80%a6-arrest-made-in-warren-sex-assault-casewarren-police-confirm-to-fox-2-t/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121290 MyFoxDetroit: You may have heard this argument before, that a nativity scene or any display of religious symbol on public ground is a violation of church and state. In Warren, a man wants to challenge the argument a step further by displaying a 'certain' sign right next to the nativity scene. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/more-local-news-woman-says-she-put-gifts-into-wrong-cara-woman-says-she-accidentally-placed-about-700-in-christmas-%e2%80%a6-arrest-made-in-warren-sex-assault-casewarren-police-confirm-to-fox-2-t/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/mi-complaint-against-judges-proselytizing-is-protected-speech-jury-award-upheld/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/mi-complaint-against-judges-proselytizing-is-protected-speech-jury-award-upheld/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:39:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121185 Religion Clause: In Pucci v. Somers, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144894 (ED MI, Dec. 16, 2011), a Michigan federal district court upheld a $734,000 jury verdict in favor of Julie Pucci, the former deputy administrator of a Michigan state court, against Mark Somers, the court's chief judge. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/19/mi-complaint-against-judges-proselytizing-is-protected-speech-jury-award-upheld/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/student-sues-school-district-and-teacher-over-punishment-received-after-he-expressed-his-religious-belief-opposing-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/student-sues-school-district-and-teacher-over-punishment-received-after-he-expressed-his-religious-belief-opposing-homosexuality/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:41:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120944 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/student-sues-school-district-and-teacher-over-punishment-received-after-he-expressed-his-religious-belief-opposing-homosexuality/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/male-nurse-says-order-not-to-treat-muslim-female-patients-was-sex-discrimination/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/male-nurse-says-order-not-to-treat-muslim-female-patients-was-sex-discrimination/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:28:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120106 Religion Clause: Nurse John Benitez Jr. was told by his female supervisor not to treat women wearing Muslim headscarves because their male family members did not want a male treating female patients. However Benitez disregarded this instruction when a doctor told him to treat a female patient. Benitez was subsequently fired. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/male-nurse-says-order-not-to-treat-muslim-female-patients-was-sex-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/michigan-legislature-passes-anti-bullying-law-dropping-religious-exemption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/michigan-legislature-passes-anti-bullying-law-dropping-religious-exemption/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:58:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119681 Religion Clause: Michigan's state Senate yesterday passed the House version of "Matt's Safe School Law," an anti-bullying bill. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/michigan-legislature-passes-anti-bullying-law-dropping-religious-exemption/feed/ 0