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/2012/05/22/education-and-religious-groups-release-guidelines-regarding-bullying-and-freedom-of-expression-in-public-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/education-and-religious-groups-release-guidelines-regarding-bullying-and-freedom-of-expression-in-public-school/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 22:58:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134398 Christian Legal Society: Today Christian Legal Society joins a diverse group of religious and education groups, as well as two highly respected academic centers, to release a new publication Harassment, Bullying and Free Expression: Guidelines for Free and Safe Public Schools. After months of deliberation, seventeen organizations reached a commendable consensus for protecting freedom of expression while also punishing bullying and harassment . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/22/education-and-religious-groups-release-guidelines-regarding-bullying-and-freedom-of-expression-in-public-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/illinois-bullying-legislation-prompts-opposition-from-conservative-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/illinois-bullying-legislation-prompts-opposition-from-conservative-groups/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 22:07:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134262 Christian Science Monitor: A new bill in Illinois would require schools to adopt anti-bullying policies, but the Illinois Family Institute and Concerned Christians of America say that the law would challenge certain students' religious and moral beliefs. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/illinois-bullying-legislation-prompts-opposition-from-conservative-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/ontario-bullying-bill-and-religious-freedom-focus-of-forum/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/ontario-bullying-bill-and-religious-freedom-focus-of-forum/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:29:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134133 SaultStar.com: An anti-bullying bill that would require Ontario school boards to allow gay straight alliances in their schools has religious leaders at odds with those who believe GSAs save lives. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/18/ontario-bullying-bill-and-religious-freedom-focus-of-forum/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/ma-church-sign-sparks-bullying-and-threats-two-men-are-friends-not-spouses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/ma-church-sign-sparks-bullying-and-threats-two-men-are-friends-not-spouses/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:55:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134000 KSLA.com: A sign outside St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church has stirred some controversy. The sign read, "Two men are friends not spouses." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/17/ma-church-sign-sparks-bullying-and-threats-two-men-are-friends-not-spouses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/ontario-gay-%e2%80%98rights%e2%80%99-bill-heads-to-committee-after-66-33-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/ontario-gay-%e2%80%98rights%e2%80%99-bill-heads-to-committee-after-66-33-vote/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:00:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132966 LifeSiteNews: After Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government moved to fast track its controversial homosexual “rights” bill this week, it easily passed a vote at second reading Thursday. It now heads to committee. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/ontario-gay-%e2%80%98rights%e2%80%99-bill-heads-to-committee-after-66-33-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/protests-erupt-across-ontario-against-liberal-gvmt-%e2%80%98anti-bullying%e2%80%99-bill-13/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/protests-erupt-across-ontario-against-liberal-gvmt-%e2%80%98anti-bullying%e2%80%99-bill-13/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 18:42:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132725 LifeSiteNews: Protests against the Ontario Liberal government’s controversial anti-bullying legislation erupted across the province over the weekend as more and more people become aware of the threat it poses to parental rights and religious freedom ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/protests-erupt-across-ontario-against-liberal-gvmt-%e2%80%98anti-bullying%e2%80%99-bill-13/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/kevin-theriot-savage-speech-reveals-double-standard/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/kevin-theriot-savage-speech-reveals-double-standard/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:44:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132635 Kevin Theriot at Townhall: In addition to pushing to redefine marriage in different states around the country, homosexual activists have spent the last year or two pushing for censorship of free speech under the guise of “anti-bullying” campaigns. There is a serious problem with the very idea of “anti-bullying” campaigns which often culminate in legislation or policies geared specifically toward protecting those who say they are homosexual from criticism or offense. These laws routinely violate the First Amendment because they not only restrict some free speech but create a double standard which allows offensive and demeaning criticism of groups that aren’t protected by the “anti-bullying” statutes or policies ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/kevin-theriot-savage-speech-reveals-double-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/obama-specifically-for-protecting-lgbt-students/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/obama-specifically-for-protecting-lgbt-students/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:52:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132210 One News Now: "Students of all shapes, sizes and types all face bullying," Cortman notes. "The glaring question is why does this bill only protect students regarding bullying as it pertains to their sexual orientation?" . . . "The problem is that the president shouldn't be politicizing the issue of bullying solely to benefit those wishing to indoctrinate children regarding homosexual behavior," the ADF attorney contends. "These [types] of policies should broadly prohibit bullying against all students, regardless of the reason for the bullying." [more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/obama-specifically-for-protecting-lgbt-students/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/anti-bullying-bills-sexual-politics-some-insights-from-louisiana/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/anti-bullying-bills-sexual-politics-some-insights-from-louisiana/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:36:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131750 Baptist Press: While the bill was touted as seeking to deal with bullying in broad general terms, there are reasons that indicate the legislation was really about focusing only on gay students. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/anti-bullying-bills-sexual-politics-some-insights-from-louisiana/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/aclu-obama-administration-endorses-student-non-discrimination-act/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/aclu-obama-administration-endorses-student-non-discrimination-act/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:49:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131734 ACLU: Earlier this afternoon, following a screening of the documentary Bully at the White House, the Obama administration officially endorsed the Student Non-Discrimination Act. The Student Non-Discrimination Act would provide LGBT students. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/aclu-obama-administration-endorses-student-non-discrimination-act/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/unioto-aclu-near-deal-to-avert-bullying-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/unioto-aclu-near-deal-to-avert-bullying-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:04:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131689 ChilliCothe Gazette: Five months after the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio threatened legal action against Union-Scioto Local Schools for allegedly not doing enough to address anti-gay bullying, the two sides are said to be close to an agreement that would stave off a lawsuit. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/unioto-aclu-near-deal-to-avert-bullying-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/michael-brown-the-day-of-silencing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/michael-brown-the-day-of-silencing/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:40:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130976 One News Now: One News Now: But there's more that takes place on the Day of Silence: A pro-homosexuality message is often sent to the students, with teachers and administrators frequently promoting homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgenderism over the course of the day. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/michael-brown-the-day-of-silencing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/anti-bullying-laws-are-pro-gay-christian-groups/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/anti-bullying-laws-are-pro-gay-christian-groups/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:02:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130962 Findlaw: Anti-bullying measures meant to protect gay teenagers are "indoctrinating" kids with a pro-gay message, a national Christian group believes. There are new efforts to counter that message, in schools and in state legislatures. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/anti-bullying-laws-are-pro-gay-christian-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/ontario-faces-%e2%80%98years-of-litigation%e2%80%99-if-mcguinty%e2%80%99s-anti-bullying-bill-passes-evangelicals/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/ontario-faces-%e2%80%98years-of-litigation%e2%80%99-if-mcguinty%e2%80%99s-anti-bullying-bill-passes-evangelicals/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:20:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130434 LifeSiteNews: If Premier Dalton McGuinty pushes forward his controversial anti-bullying bill, known as Bill 13, without amendments to respect the “religious and conscience rights of many parents” Ontario will face years of expensive lawsuits, warn the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada in a new open letter to McGuinty. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/ontario-faces-%e2%80%98years-of-litigation%e2%80%99-if-mcguinty%e2%80%99s-anti-bullying-bill-passes-evangelicals/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/video-angered-parents-demonstrate-against-ontario-sex-indoctrination-bill-13/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/video-angered-parents-demonstrate-against-ontario-sex-indoctrination-bill-13/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:34:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130294 LifeSiteNews (includes video): Last Thursday’s high-charged rally against the Ontario government’s Bill 13, imposing the province’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy (EIE) on all public and private schools, revealed many parents are dismayed over this attempt to remove parental rights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/video-angered-parents-demonstrate-against-ontario-sex-indoctrination-bill-13/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/spirited-diverse-crowd-at-ontario-legislature-demands-bill-13-defeat/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/spirited-diverse-crowd-at-ontario-legislature-demands-bill-13-defeat/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:44:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130175 LifeSiteNews: A crowd of an estimated 2000 or so concerned parents from a wide range of ethnic and faith communities demonstrated outside Ontario’s legislature Thursday demanding the defeat of the Liberal government’s “anti-bullying” Bill 13. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/02/spirited-diverse-crowd-at-ontario-legislature-demands-bill-13-defeat/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/proposed-connecticut-%e2%80%9ccyber-harassment%e2%80%9d-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/proposed-connecticut-%e2%80%9ccyber-harassment%e2%80%9d-law/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:37:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130068 Volokh Conspiracy. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/proposed-connecticut-%e2%80%9ccyber-harassment%e2%80%9d-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/toronto-rally-to-protest-gay-focused-anti-bullying-bill-set-for-thursday-march-29/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/toronto-rally-to-protest-gay-focused-anti-bullying-bill-set-for-thursday-march-29/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:16:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129697 LifeSiteNews: A protest rally against Bill 13, the McGuinty government’s controversial gay-focused anti-bullying legislation, will be held Thursday March 29, 2012 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm at Queens Park, Toronto. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/27/toronto-rally-to-protest-gay-focused-anti-bullying-bill-set-for-thursday-march-29/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/canada-when-christians-are-bullied-by-the-government/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/canada-when-christians-are-bullied-by-the-government/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:12:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129333 LifeSiteNews: In this progressive era, this mother of two was shocked to discover that, despite the dictates of the Royal Dalton government, St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School in Bowmanville, Ont. had gravely erred in not sufficiently accommodating the gay agenda. The dreaded offense? A Catholic school had actually dared to espouse Catholic doctrine and, in the midst of a languid tract on equity and inclusion in the classroom, actually cited the Catholic catechism and suggested that homosexuals are “objectively disordered.” Can you imagine the temerity of a Catholic school teaching Catholic dogma in the classroom? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/canada-when-christians-are-bullied-by-the-government/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/catholic-students-demand-right-to-name-clubs-%e2%80%98gay-straight-alliances%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/catholic-students-demand-right-to-name-clubs-%e2%80%98gay-straight-alliances%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:41:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129320 TheStar.com: At issue is what some critics call weak language in the Liberal government’s Bill 13, which would allow Catholic school officials to deny queer students from naming their clubs ‘gay-straight alliance’ as their public school counterparts do. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/catholic-students-demand-right-to-name-clubs-%e2%80%98gay-straight-alliances%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/ex-rutgers-student-guilty-in-webcam-suicide-case-faces/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/ex-rutgers-student-guilty-in-webcam-suicide-case-faces/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:03:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128873 AP: Prosecutors said Ravi set up a webcam in his dorm room in September 2010 and captured roommate Tyler Clementi kissing another man, then tweeted about it and excitedly tried to catch Clementi in the act again two days later. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/ex-rutgers-student-guilty-in-webcam-suicide-case-faces/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/bryan-beauman-kentucky-anti-bullying-advocate-resorts-to-bullying/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/bryan-beauman-kentucky-anti-bullying-advocate-resorts-to-bullying/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:44:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128770 Townhall: Kentucky has an anti-bullying law on the books. It’s been there since 2008, but the ACLU, Kentucky Fairness Campaign, and Democrat legislators decided it needed to be enhanced this year. Therefore, on March 13, Kentucky Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-Louisville) and her associates on the House Education Committee, pressed for new anti-bullying legislation to be passed out of committee for a vote on the House floor. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/bryan-beauman-kentucky-anti-bullying-advocate-resorts-to-bullying/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/ky-bullying-bill-failure-leads-to-capitol-confrontation-state-journal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/ky-bullying-bill-failure-leads-to-capitol-confrontation-state-journal/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:29:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128740 State-Journal: A bill to protect students from bullying by their classmates died Tuesday in the House Education Committee because some lawmakers worried it would give “special rights” to gay students. [report on the photo involving Hartman confrontation of Bryan Beauman and Andrew Walker] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/ky-bullying-bill-failure-leads-to-capitol-confrontation-state-journal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/on-trial-at-rutgers-hate-crime-or-thought-crime/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/on-trial-at-rutgers-hate-crime-or-thought-crime/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:08:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128730 Townhall: N A NEW JERSEY COURTROOM on Monday, the defense rested in the trial of Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers freshman accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with an older man. The roommate, Tyler Clementi, later committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge, and his death unleashed a national outcry about teen-age bullying and antigay persecution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/on-trial-at-rutgers-hate-crime-or-thought-crime/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/glaad-commentator-accountability-project-targets-free-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/glaad-commentator-accountability-project-targets-free-speech/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:32:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128691 Politico: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is launching a new effort today to target 36 commentators who speak out against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/glaad-commentator-accountability-project-targets-free-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ky-house-panel-turns-down-anti-bullying-bill-despite-pleas-from-parents-lexington-herald-leader/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ky-house-panel-turns-down-anti-bullying-bill-despite-pleas-from-parents-lexington-herald-leader/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:06:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128588 Lexington Herald Leader Photo: Chris Hartman, left, director of the Fairness Campaign, which supported the bill, confronted Bryan Beauman, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, following Tuesday's House Education Committee meeting at the Capitol in Frankfort. (also at Courier-Journal) Family Foundation of Kentucky: Bullying Bill supporter harasses opponent in Capitol Annex hallway ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ky-house-panel-turns-down-anti-bullying-bill-despite-pleas-from-parents-lexington-herald-leader/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/bullying-bill-supporter-harasses-opponent-in-capitol-annex-hallway-family-foundation-of-ky/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/bullying-bill-supporter-harasses-opponent-in-capitol-annex-hallway-family-foundation-of-ky/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:18:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128510 Family Foundation of KY: The leading supporter of the so-called “Bullying Bill” became verbally and physically abusive in a Capitol Annex hallway with an opponent of the bill after the bill went down to defeat in a House committee, attracting the attention of State Police and other observers. The Family Foundation called on the Fairness Campaign to issue a public apology for the behavior of its director, Chris Hartman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/bullying-bill-supporter-harasses-opponent-in-capitol-annex-hallway-family-foundation-of-ky/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/ky-anti-bullying-bill-dies-in-committee/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/ky-anti-bullying-bill-dies-in-committee/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:14:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128507 Courier-Journal: A bill to expand anti-bullying laws by linking harassment to sexual orientation, race and other characteristics died in the House Education Committee Tuesday after meeting opposition from Republicans. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/13/ky-anti-bullying-bill-dies-in-committee/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/center-for-az-policy-the-bully-agenda/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/center-for-az-policy-the-bully-agenda/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:56:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128311 Center for AZ Policy: Take the recent bill proposed in the Arizona legislature - SB 1462. On the surface, the bill seems well-intentioned . . . You see, groups like Equality Arizona and GLSEN have used the bullying issue in order to gain access to our public schools. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/center-for-az-policy-the-bully-agenda/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/justice-department-hails-minnesota-school-bullying-settlement-as-model-for-schools-across-us/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/justice-department-hails-minnesota-school-bullying-settlement-as-model-for-schools-across-us/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:56:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127944 n Post: A settlement with Minnesota’s largest school district over the harassment and bullying of students who are gay, or perceived to be gay, should serve as a model for other schools in the U.S., federal officials said Tuesday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/07/justice-department-hails-minnesota-school-bullying-settlement-as-model-for-schools-across-us/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/minn-school-district-settles-bullying-lawsuits/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/minn-school-district-settles-bullying-lawsuits/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:42:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127725 AP: Minnesota's largest school district on Monday voted to settle a pair of lawsuits over a policy that was criticized for failing to protect gay students from bullying. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/minn-school-district-settles-bullying-lawsuits/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/james-hochberg-in-hawaii-it%e2%80%99s-1984-all-over-again/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/james-hochberg-in-hawaii-it%e2%80%99s-1984-all-over-again/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:41:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126191 James Hochberg at the Hawaii Free Press: The Hawaii Legislature is currently considering the “Hawaii Safe Schools Act,” which claims to target bullying and harassment at schools. In reality, it is a mechanism for imposing a pro-homosexual, state-mandated orthodoxy on students and teachers. | Also carried in the Honolulu Star Advertiser (login) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/20/james-hochberg-in-hawaii-it%e2%80%99s-1984-all-over-again/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98knock-off%e2%80%99-the-hate-speech-says-lgbt-super-bowl-ads/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98knock-off%e2%80%99-the-hate-speech-says-lgbt-super-bowl-ads/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:11:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124727 ABC News (includes video): or the first time ever, gay-rights advocates will launch a sassy advertising campaign aimed at football fans in the most macho of American venues — the Super Bowl. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/01/%e2%80%98knock-off%e2%80%99-the-hate-speech-says-lgbt-super-bowl-ads/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/wa-school-bullying-victim-receives-100000-in-damages/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/wa-school-bullying-victim-receives-100000-in-damages/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:39:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124559 BET: Sticks and stones can break your bones, and, as the old schoolyard ditty goes, words may never hurt you. But at least they may lead you to be granted large damages in a lawsuit. A Seattle man has been awarded $100,000 in his suit against the Aberdeen School District, charging they did little to stop the racial and anti-gay bullying he endured from 2003 to 2009. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/wa-school-bullying-victim-receives-100000-in-damages/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/n-j-will-need-money-to-fund-new-anti-bullying-law-council-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/n-j-will-need-money-to-fund-new-anti-bullying-law-council-rules/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:19:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124411 NJ.com: The Legislature must "put its money where its mouth is" to keep the New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights intact, a state panel ruled today in a decision that said the new law poses an unfunded mandate for school districts. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/n-j-will-need-money-to-fund-new-anti-bullying-law-council-rules/feed/ 0