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/2012/05/14/tx-aclu-taking-on-legally-magical-words/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/tx-aclu-taking-on-legally-magical-words/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:12:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133561 One News Now: To accommodate the ACLU, the Lewisville Independent School District has decided to label it "student remarks" instead. Hiram Sasser of the Liberty Institute says that is unnecessary. "They're concerned about using the words 'invocation' and 'benediction.' There's nothing legally magical about using those words," he asserts. "They want to be able to use those words to describe the opening remarks and closing remarks, where students are allowed to pray and [are] certainly free to do so." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/tx-aclu-taking-on-legally-magical-words/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/california-state-colleges-weigh-asking-students-about-sexual-orientation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/california-state-colleges-weigh-asking-students-about-sexual-orientation/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:26:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130084 LA Times: The voluntary poll would come in response to a law that seeks to gauge the size of LGBT populations and whether they are being adequately served. But some question how the data would be used. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/california-state-colleges-weigh-asking-students-about-sexual-orientation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/wisconsin-assembly-passes-abortion-sex-education-bills/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/wisconsin-assembly-passes-abortion-sex-education-bills/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:38:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128656 PostCrescent.com (AP): The state Assembly passed bills limiting insurance coverage for abortions and mandate teaching abstinence in schools during a late-night session that went into early Wednesday morning as they pushed to finish their work for the year by the end of session Thursday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/wisconsin-assembly-passes-abortion-sex-education-bills/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/01/only-4-percent-of-nea-dues-dollars-dedicated-to-improve-teaching/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/01/only-4-percent-of-nea-dues-dollars-dedicated-to-improve-teaching/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:25:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112433 Townhall: But a secret union document reveals that the NEA’s commitment to “improv(ing) teaching and learning” works out to a paltry $7.44 per member every year. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/01/only-4-percent-of-nea-dues-dollars-dedicated-to-improve-teaching/feed/ 0