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/2012/05/24/colombia%e2%80%99s-constitutional-court-gives-custody-of-two-boys-to-american-homosexual/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/colombia%e2%80%99s-constitutional-court-gives-custody-of-two-boys-to-american-homosexual/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 18:14:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134613 LifeSiteNews: The Colombian government has lost a battle in the country’s ultraliberal Constitutional Court to protect two Colombian children from adoption by an American homosexual activist. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/24/colombia%e2%80%99s-constitutional-court-gives-custody-of-two-boys-to-american-homosexual/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/italians-oppose-same-sex-marriage-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/italians-oppose-same-sex-marriage-adoption/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 23:05:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134402 Catholic Culture: Italian public opinion remains firmly opposed to same-sex marriage, a new survey shows. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/italians-oppose-same-sex-marriage-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/virginia-supreme-court-recognizes-intentional-tortious-interference-with-parental-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/virginia-supreme-court-recognizes-intentional-tortious-interference-with-parental-rights/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:45:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132212 Volokh Conspiracy: An interesting Virginia Supreme Court decision, Wyatt v. McDermott (Va. Apr. 20, 2012), recognizes this right. An excerpt (paragraph breaks added) . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/virginia-supreme-court-recognizes-intentional-tortious-interference-with-parental-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/defend-the-right-of-children-to-a-mother-and-father-slovenians-urged-by-religious-leaders/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/defend-the-right-of-children-to-a-mother-and-father-slovenians-urged-by-religious-leaders/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:18:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129471 LifeSiteNews: "The Slovenian government has received a stern warning from a coalition of religious leaders against loosening the country’s laws to extend adoption rights to homosexual partners." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/defend-the-right-of-children-to-a-mother-and-father-slovenians-urged-by-religious-leaders/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/charlize-theron-adopts-son-puts-spotlight-on-single-parent-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/charlize-theron-adopts-son-puts-spotlight-on-single-parent-adoption/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:58:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128764 Findlaw: Charlize Theron's adoption as a single parent may not have been possible even as recently as the 1970s, when such adoptions were illegal in some states. But that's changed, and now single-parent adoptions are allowed in every U.S. state, according to the University of Oregon's Adoption History Project. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/charlize-theron-adopts-son-puts-spotlight-on-single-parent-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/european-court-of-human-rights-upholds-french-denial-of-lesbian-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/european-court-of-human-rights-upholds-french-denial-of-lesbian-adoption/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:26:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128711 AP: The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that France did not discriminate against a lesbian who was refused the right to adopt. | Gas and Dubois v. France ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/european-court-of-human-rights-upholds-french-denial-of-lesbian-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/virginia-legislature-passes-bill-to-protect-child-care-agencies-that-decline-homosexual-adoptions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/virginia-legislature-passes-bill-to-protect-child-care-agencies-that-decline-homosexual-adoptions/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:15:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127838 NC Register: A bill that ensures that faith-based adoption agencies in the state of Virginia won’t be forced to place children in households led by same-sex couples has passed both houses of the General Assembly and is heading to the desk of Gov. Robert McDonnell, a supporter of the legislation, who is expected to sign it soon. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/virginia-legislature-passes-bill-to-protect-child-care-agencies-that-decline-homosexual-adoptions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/obama-end-funding-for-snowflake-embryo-adoption-program/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/obama-end-funding-for-snowflake-embryo-adoption-program/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:14:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127626 Life News: President Barack Obama is seeking to end federal funding for a pro-life program installed during the administration of President George W. Bush that helped save unborn babies potentially slated for destruction in fertility clinics. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/obama-end-funding-for-snowflake-embryo-adoption-program/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/va-senate-passes-legislation-to-ensure-religious-freedom-in-adoption-placements/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/va-senate-passes-legislation-to-ensure-religious-freedom-in-adoption-placements/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125300 News from The Associated Press: The Virginia state Senate passed legislation Thursday allowing private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/va-senate-passes-legislation-to-ensure-religious-freedom-in-adoption-placements/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/if-you-adopt-your-girlfriend-is-having-sex-with-her-now-incest/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/if-you-adopt-your-girlfriend-is-having-sex-with-her-now-incest/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:29:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125065 The Volokh Conspiracy: A question I never thought to ask, but Prof. Terry Turnipseed asks and answers it, in a Slate article about a recent case in which a man did adopt his girlfriend — apparently to shelter money from creditors, given the terms of a trust for his children . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/08/if-you-adopt-your-girlfriend-is-having-sex-with-her-now-incest/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/press-releasejanuary-30-2012american-college-of-pediatricians-sends-letter-of-caution-to-shawano-superintendent/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/press-releasejanuary-30-2012american-college-of-pediatricians-sends-letter-of-caution-to-shawano-superintendent/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124472 Liberty Counsel: Today the American College of Pediatricians sent a letter to the Shawano School District Superintendent, Todd Carlson, cautioning him to not react adversely to 15-year-old student Brandon Wegner based on political pressure. Superintendent Carlson called Brandon ignorant for his views on homosexual adoption presented in an op-ed, point-counter-point article for a student-run newspaper. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/press-releasejanuary-30-2012american-college-of-pediatricians-sends-letter-of-caution-to-shawano-superintendent/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/number-of-french-parliamentarians-opposing-gay-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99adoption-reaches-115/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/number-of-french-parliamentarians-opposing-gay-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99adoption-reaches-115/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:49:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124284 LifeSiteNews.com: The petition was begun in response to a new initiative by French socialists, who are promising voters to institute homosexual “marriage” if they are chosen in the upcoming presidential elections. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/number-of-french-parliamentarians-opposing-gay-%e2%80%98marriage%e2%80%99adoption-reaches-115/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/va-legislators-to-consider-gay-adoption-issue/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/va-legislators-to-consider-gay-adoption-issue/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:59:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123915 WTOP.com: A battle over whether child-placement agencies should be allowed to discriminate against prospective parents and children based on their sexual orientation has moved to the General Assembly. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/va-legislators-to-consider-gay-adoption-issue/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/2012/01/23/mexico-authorities-unravel-child-trafficking-ring/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/mexico-authorities-unravel-child-trafficking-ring/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:29:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123717 News from The Associated Press: Life seemed to give Karla Zepeda a break when a woman came to her dusty neighborhood of cinderblock homes and dirt roads looking for babies to photograph in an anti-abortion ad campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/mexico-authorities-unravel-child-trafficking-ring/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/student%e2%80%99s-opinion-column-censored-for-promoting-natural-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/student%e2%80%99s-opinion-column-censored-for-promoting-natural-adoption/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:12:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123561 Liberty Counsel: School officials at Shawano High School needlessly censored and apologized for a 15-year-old’s op-ed article supporting natural mother-father adoption. It was a part of an editorial page which presented both viewpoints, each articulated by students. After the school newspaper was published in the local town paper, a homosexual in the community complained to the school. School officials took immediate action and censored the article supporting natural adoption. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/student%e2%80%99s-opinion-column-censored-for-promoting-natural-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/video-gop-nh-debate-newt-rips-media-for-bias-bigotry-against-the-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/video-gop-nh-debate-newt-rips-media-for-bias-bigotry-against-the-church/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:02:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122364 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/09/video-gop-nh-debate-newt-rips-media-for-bias-bigotry-against-the-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/ireland-ni-homosexual-adoption-case-put-on-hold-until-new-year/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/ireland-ni-homosexual-adoption-case-put-on-hold-until-new-year/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:22:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121614 The Christian Institute: A controversial attempt to allow homosexual couples in Northern Ireland to adopt children has been adjourned by the High Court until March. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/ireland-ni-homosexual-adoption-case-put-on-hold-until-new-year/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/uk-affair-baby-must-be-adopted-rule-judges-out-of-fear-of-honor-killing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/uk-affair-baby-must-be-adopted-rule-judges-out-of-fear-of-honor-killing/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:25:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121530 UK - The Independent: A Muslim man who had a baby with an unmarried woman has been told that his daughter must remain with an adopted family because there is too great a risk that his love child could become the victim of a so-called “honour killing”. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/21/uk-affair-baby-must-be-adopted-rule-judges-out-of-fear-of-honor-killing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/virginia-groups-may-sue-over-state-adoption-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/virginia-groups-may-sue-over-state-adoption-decision/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:04:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121051 Reuters: Virginia groups opposed to discriminating against would-be adoptive and foster parents based on factors including sexuality and religion said on Thursday they may sue after a state board's decision. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/virginia-groups-may-sue-over-state-adoption-decision/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/matt-bowman-don%e2%80%99t-abort-parents-are-waiting-to-adopt-down-syndrome-kids/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/matt-bowman-don%e2%80%99t-abort-parents-are-waiting-to-adopt-down-syndrome-kids/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:45:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121026 LifeNews: Many sources report that there are long waiting lists in the U.S. for parents who want to adopt children with Down Syndrome. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/matt-bowman-don%e2%80%99t-abort-parents-are-waiting-to-adopt-down-syndrome-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/va-oks-same-sex-adoption-hurdle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/va-oks-same-sex-adoption-hurdle/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:15:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120958 WSLS 10: We have a right under federal and state law to make decisions consistent with our religious beliefs," said Krystal Thompson, CEO of Commonwealth Catholic Charities, which placed 375 children in foster homes and handled 85 adoptions last year. "Virginians should not have to ask permission to perform faith-based acts of charity," said Austin Nimocks, a lawyer with the national Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/va-oks-same-sex-adoption-hurdle/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/federal-agency-to-support-lambda-legalcwla-guidelines-for-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/federal-agency-to-support-lambda-legalcwla-guidelines-for-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:49:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120914 Lambda Legal: "The single most important principle contained in the guidelines is that affirming the sexual orientation and gender identity and expression of LGBTQ youth in care protects young peoples' emotional safety and ensures positive outcomes," said Flor Bermudez, Lambda Legal's Youth in Out-of-Home Care Staff Attorney. "We are pleased that the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) will make the Recommended Practice Guidelines available to every state child welfare agency in the country to help meet the needs of LGBTQ children." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/federal-agency-to-support-lambda-legalcwla-guidelines-for-lgbtq-youth-in-foster-care/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/uk-should-everyone-be-allowed-to-have-children-bbc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/uk-should-everyone-be-allowed-to-have-children-bbc/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:50:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120900 BBC News - Panorama - Should everyone be allowed to have children?: The care system is letting down a growing number of British children whose birth parents cannot or will not support them and who have little chance of successful adoption, argues the distinguished documentary film-maker, Roger Graef. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/uk-should-everyone-be-allowed-to-have-children-bbc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/colombian-government-fights-to-protect-two-children-from-adoption-by-american-homosexual-activist/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/colombian-government-fights-to-protect-two-children-from-adoption-by-american-homosexual-activist/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:46:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120898 LifeSiteNews.com: Colombia’s prosecutorial wing says that it will continue to fight the adoption of two children by an American journalist following the revelation that he is homosexual. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/14/colombian-government-fights-to-protect-two-children-from-adoption-by-american-homosexual-activist/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/kathleen-gallagher-of-the-ny-catholic-conference-on-ynn-news-choose-life-on-ny-license-plates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/kathleen-gallagher-of-the-ny-catholic-conference-on-ynn-news-choose-life-on-ny-license-plates/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:49:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120711 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/13/kathleen-gallagher-of-the-ny-catholic-conference-on-ynn-news-choose-life-on-ny-license-plates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-politician-compares-gay-couples-to-cocaine/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-politician-compares-gay-couples-to-cocaine/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:45:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119294 The Local: As Switzerland debates allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt, a leading politician has caused consternation by comparing homosexuality to drug use. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/switzerland-politician-compares-gay-couples-to-cocaine/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/bishop-braxton-on-belleville-dioceses-catholic-charities-time-to-reassess-dependence-on-government-funding-implications-for-school-choice/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/bishop-braxton-on-belleville-dioceses-catholic-charities-time-to-reassess-dependence-on-government-funding-implications-for-school-choice/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:56:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119221 NCRegister.com: Bishop Braxton has concluded that it’s time for U.S. Church leaders to reassess their dependence on government funds: “While many Catholics still advocate for government-funded vouchers to cover tuition at parochial schools, I am wondering if this even remains an option, when government funds comes with strings attached.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/bishop-braxton-on-belleville-dioceses-catholic-charities-time-to-reassess-dependence-on-government-funding-implications-for-school-choice/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/same-sex-adoption-is-not-a-game/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/same-sex-adoption-is-not-a-game/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:09:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119204 MercatorNet: Allowing same sex couples to adopt children deprives them of a mother or a father and subjects them to a dangerous social experiment. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/same-sex-adoption-is-not-a-game/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/uk-law-stopping-ni-gay-couples-adopting-is-challenged/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/uk-law-stopping-ni-gay-couples-adopting-is-challenged/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:58:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119056 BBC News: Gay couples in NI are denied the chance to adopt children because of outdated legislation, the High Court has heard. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/18/uk-law-stopping-ni-gay-couples-adopting-is-challenged/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/choose-life-custom-license-plates-allowed-in-ny/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/choose-life-custom-license-plates-allowed-in-ny/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:31:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118847 Christian Post: Attorney Jeffrey Shafer from The Alliance Defense Fund, who is representing the pro-life organization, said that First Amendment rights were at stake here, and he was confident that the ruling would stand and allow even more states to adopt the plates. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/choose-life-custom-license-plates-allowed-in-ny/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/16/alan-e-sears-in-new-york-a-victory-for-the-pro-life-message/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/16/alan-e-sears-in-new-york-a-victory-for-the-pro-life-message/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:29:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118712 TellADF Blog: In a day when so many Christians in America are under legal attack for things like handing out gospel tracts on a public sidewalk, leading a prayer before a public meeting, or even wishing someone a “Merry Christmas,” it’s perhaps not surprising that some states and groups have tried to drive efforts to create life-affirming license plates off the road. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/16/alan-e-sears-in-new-york-a-victory-for-the-pro-life-message/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/illinois-catholic-agencies-drop-suits-seeking-to-keep-foster-care-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/illinois-catholic-agencies-drop-suits-seeking-to-keep-foster-care-funding/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:30:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118599 Religion Clause: The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that the Catholic dioceses of Joliet, Springfield and Belleville, Illinois have dropped their lawsuits against the state of Illinois in which they were seeking to retain state funding for foster care services without placing children with same-sex couples who had entered civil unions. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/illinois-catholic-agencies-drop-suits-seeking-to-keep-foster-care-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/ny-drivers-can-now-%e2%80%9cchoose-life%e2%80%9d-over-death/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/ny-drivers-can-now-%e2%80%9cchoose-life%e2%80%9d-over-death/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:57:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118572 Greeley Gazette: ADF Senior Counsel, Jeff Shafer, says the court’s ruling is a victory for free speech. “Pro-adoption organizations should be allowed to express their message as part of a program where others are freely allowed to express theirs,” Shafer continued “The state's not authorized to censor The Children First Foundation for its life-affirming viewpoint, but it's gotten away with doing so for ten years now since the application was first submitted.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/15/ny-drivers-can-now-%e2%80%9cchoose-life%e2%80%9d-over-death/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/ny-state-to-review-decision-on-choose-life-plates-democrat-and-chronicle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/ny-state-to-review-decision-on-choose-life-plates-democrat-and-chronicle/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:52:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118470 Democrat and Chronicle: Jeffrey Shafer, an attorney with the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, contended the foundation has a strong case in New York. The Alliance Defense Fund, a pro-life group, is representing the foundation. "I think if (the state) were to make the decision to take it on appeal, I think we would still prevail," Shafer said. "I think the facts of this case are clearly demonstrative of a First Amendment violation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/14/ny-state-to-review-decision-on-choose-life-plates-democrat-and-chronicle/feed/ 0