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/2012/05/01/ny-discipline-dropped-for-student-who-sits-for-pledge-after-aclu-sues/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ny-discipline-dropped-for-student-who-sits-for-pledge-after-aclu-sues/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:14:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132576 NY Daily News: A 13-year-old who was disciplined by school officials for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance got a lesson in speedy liberty and justice for all Monday. In the morning, the American Civil Liberties Union sued in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. In the afternoon, Brownsville Area School District capitulated. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/ny-discipline-dropped-for-student-who-sits-for-pledge-after-aclu-sues/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/student-files-pledge-lawsuit-against-pa-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/student-files-pledge-lawsuit-against-pa-school/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:20:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132501 Cumberlink.com: A middle school student who says she's being punished for sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance is suing a western Pennsylvania school district. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/student-files-pledge-lawsuit-against-pa-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/ma-family-sues-acton-boxborough-school-system-over-pledge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/ma-family-sues-acton-boxborough-school-system-over-pledge/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:27:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127659 Boston Globe: An atheist couple with three children in the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District is suing the district to remove the words “under God’’ from the Pledge of Allegiance. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/05/ma-family-sues-acton-boxborough-school-system-over-pledge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/massachusetts-under-god-at-issue-again/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/massachusetts-under-god-at-issue-again/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:11:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126076 OneNewsNow.com: Another lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. But a different approach is being taken this time, as a clause in the Massachusetts Constitution -- not the federal Establishment Clause -- is being cited. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/17/massachusetts-under-god-at-issue-again/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/21/french-youths-asked-to-swear-pledge-of-allegiance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/21/french-youths-asked-to-swear-pledge-of-allegiance/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:10:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114117 News from The Associated Press: If President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives have their way, French teenagers will one day swear their allegiance to the defense of France - a sort of muscular French take on the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/21/french-youths-asked-to-swear-pledge-of-allegiance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/08/mass-groups-seeks-school-pledge-of-allegiance-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/08/mass-groups-seeks-school-pledge-of-allegiance-ban/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:15:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112956 AP: A group in one Massachusetts town wants to ban students from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in the public schools, saying it has no educational value and is reminiscent of totalitarian regimes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/08/mass-groups-seeks-school-pledge-of-allegiance-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/atlas-victory-for-love-of-g-d-and-country/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/atlas-victory-for-love-of-g-d-and-country/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:56:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110205 Atlas Shrugs: Also, due to the attention you brought to the story, I had the opportunity to speak to 2 attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund who had agreed to defend me should I have been indicted. They went the extra step of offering to come to our county and help us put into place a working plan of action to try to avoid suit by any hateful groups, but that plan also came along with a promise to defend our county at no cost against any suit that should arise in spite of our plan of action. I'm still working on trying to get the judge to agree to meeting with them, but it is a great opportunity for our county. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/atlas-victory-for-love-of-g-d-and-country/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/nbc-apologizes-for-omitting-under-god-from-pledge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/nbc-apologizes-for-omitting-under-god-from-pledge/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:52:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106785 Fox News: NBC issued an on-air apology Sunday for omitting the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance during its coverage of golf's U.S. Open. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/20/nbc-apologizes-for-omitting-under-god-from-pledge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/supreme-court-denies-review-in-pledge-of-allegiance-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/supreme-court-denies-review-in-pledge-of-allegiance-case/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:05:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106317 Religion Clause: The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied certiorari in Freedom From Religion Foundation v. United States, (Docket No. 10-1214, cert. denied 6/13/2011) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/14/supreme-court-denies-review-in-pledge-of-allegiance-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/students-dont-have-to-stand-for-pledge-at-texas-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/students-dont-have-to-stand-for-pledge-at-texas-school/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:05:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101886 ABC (includes video): The students took their complaint to the The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, who sent the school a request on April 14 to review its policy. This week, after consulting with attorneys, the school district changed its policy and it will no longer require students to stand during the Pledge. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/students-dont-have-to-stand-for-pledge-at-texas-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/legal-periodical-parents-students-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance-why-courts-must-protect-the-marketplace-of-student-ideas/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/legal-periodical-parents-students-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance-why-courts-must-protect-the-marketplace-of-student-ideas/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:14:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101636 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/legal-periodical-parents-students-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance-why-courts-must-protect-the-marketplace-of-student-ideas/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/preacher-sues-school-district-over-students-rights-to-wear-t-shirts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/preacher-sues-school-district-over-students-rights-to-wear-t-shirts/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:18:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100912 Religion Clause Blog: The complaint (full text) in Bethel v. Middletown City School District, (SD OH, filed 4/8/2011), challenges the constitutionality of Ohio's compulsory school attendance law and a school practice of having children stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/13/preacher-sues-school-district-over-students-rights-to-wear-t-shirts/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/ffrf-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-pledge-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/ffrf-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-pledge-decision/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:26:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99474 Freedom from Religion Foundation: The Freedom From Religion Foundation has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether it is constitutional for public schools to require students to recite or listen to the religious Pledge of Allegiance. FFRF filed a Petition For Writ of Certiorarito the Court on March 25, appealing a November 2010 decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Hanover School District. The Foundation, the plaintiff in the case along with a New Hampshire FFRF family with children in the schools, is represented by attorney Michael Newdow . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/ffrf-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-pledge-decision/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/proposal-would-mandate-pledge-of-allegiance-in-kentucky-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/proposal-would-mandate-pledge-of-allegiance-in-kentucky-schools/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:27:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=95804 Lexington Herald-Leader: "All Kentucky public schools would have to set aside time each day for students to face the American flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance under a bill backed by Republican senators. Senate Bill 15 . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/17/proposal-would-mandate-pledge-of-allegiance-in-kentucky-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/iowa-senate-oks-plan-to-say-pledge-of-allegiance-each-day/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/iowa-senate-oks-plan-to-say-pledge-of-allegiance-each-day/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:13:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92293 WCF Courier: "Iowa senators will begin their daily work with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Senate President Jack Kibbie, D-Emmetsburg, the presiding officer when the Senate is in session, announced Tuesday that the change was approved following a request last week from freshman Sen. Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/19/iowa-senate-oks-plan-to-say-pledge-of-allegiance-each-day/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/mass-school-requires-permission-slips-for-pledge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/mass-school-requires-permission-slips-for-pledge/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:40:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88330 Fox News: "The principal of a public school in Brookline, Mass., is asking parents to fill out permission slips before their children can participate in a weekly recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/mass-school-requires-permission-slips-for-pledge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/pa-aclu-drops-pledge-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/pa-aclu-drops-pledge-case/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:12:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86800 Lancaster Online: "The American Civil Liberties Union has decided not to pursue a complaint by a substitute teacher who alleges she was 'blackballed' by Manheim Township School District after her husband publicly criticized township students for not participating in the Pledge of Allegiance." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/pa-aclu-drops-pledge-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/03/you-can%e2%80%99t-force-people-to-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-part-ii/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/03/you-can%e2%80%99t-force-people-to-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-part-ii/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:54:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84891 has this post at the Volokh Conspiracy commenting on the reprimand of a Mississippi judge who tried to compel a lawyer to say the pledge of allegiance. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/03/you-can%e2%80%99t-force-people-to-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-part-ii/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/david-cortman-on-the-janet-mefferd-show-attack-on-under-god-in-the-pledge-dismissed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/david-cortman-on-the-janet-mefferd-show-attack-on-under-god-in-the-pledge-dismissed/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:51:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84706 David Cortman appeared on the Janet Mefferd Show to discuss this: 1st Circuit turns away attack on Pledge of Allegiance. | MP3 19:17 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/david-cortman-on-the-janet-mefferd-show-attack-on-under-god-in-the-pledge-dismissed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/david-cortman-on-mike-gallagher-show-1st-circuit-turns-away-attack-on-pledge-of-allegiance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/david-cortman-on-mike-gallagher-show-1st-circuit-turns-away-attack-on-pledge-of-allegiance/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:38:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82583 David Cortman appeared on the Mike Gallagher Show to discuss: 1st Circuit turns away attack on Pledge of Allegiance | MP3 audio runs 8:01 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/17/david-cortman-on-mike-gallagher-show-1st-circuit-turns-away-attack-on-pledge-of-allegiance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/under-god-vindicated-in-attack-on-pledge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/under-god-vindicated-in-attack-on-pledge/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:29:25 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82223 WorldNetDaily: "Supporting the Pledge in the court battle was The National Legal Foundation, the Foundation for Moral Law, the Alliance Defense Fund and the American Center for Law & Justice, which filed a brief on behalf of 42 members of the 111th Congress and more than 80,000 Americans who signed on to the ACLJ's Committee to Protect 'Under God.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/16/under-god-vindicated-in-attack-on-pledge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/1st-circuit-turns-away-attack-on-pledge-of-allegiance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/1st-circuit-turns-away-attack-on-pledge-of-allegiance/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:31:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82128 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/1st-circuit-turns-away-attack-on-pledge-of-allegiance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/aclj-appeals-court-decision-upholding-constitutionality-of-pledge-of-allegiance-in-nh-schools-significant-and-sound/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/aclj-appeals-court-decision-upholding-constitutionality-of-pledge-of-allegiance-in-nh-schools-significant-and-sound/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:04:27 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=82060 ACLJ: "The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) said today a federal appeals court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance - including the phrase 'under God' - in New Hampshire schools, represents a significant and sound decision that sends a message: patriotic, time-honored traditions should be embraced - not targeted for extinction - in our public schools. The ACLJ represented more than 40 members of Congress and more than 80,000 Americans in filing its amicus brief in this case and urged the appeals court to conclude that the Pledge did not violate the First Amendment." Freedom From Religion Foundation, et al. v. Hanover School District, et al., No. 09-2473 (1st Cir. Nov. 12, 2010) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/15/aclj-appeals-court-decision-upholding-constitutionality-of-pledge-of-allegiance-in-nh-schools-significant-and-sound/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/1st-circuit-rejects-first-amendment-challenge-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/1st-circuit-rejects-first-amendment-challenge-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:47:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81896 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/1st-circuit-rejects-first-amendment-challenge-to-the-pledge-of-allegiance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/pledge-of-allegiance-an-issue-again/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/pledge-of-allegiance-an-issue-again/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:04:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79319 UPI: "At a debate Tuesday in western Pennsylvania, U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., asked a moderator from the League of Woman Voters to lead the audience in the pledge, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. When she seemed reluctant, members of the audience got up and recited the words." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/29/pledge-of-allegiance-an-issue-again/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/illinois-league-of-women-voters-official-pledge-of-allegiance-demand-phony-patriotism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/illinois-league-of-women-voters-official-pledge-of-allegiance-demand-phony-patriotism/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:45:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78265 Daily Herald: "Executive Director Jan Czarnik said what happened at Wednesday's debate and subsequent criticism directed at moderator Kathy Tate-Bradish was an attempt by supporters of Republican candidate Joe Walsh of McHenry and tea party members to bully the organization." Seeing Red AZ has video of the event. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/illinois-league-of-women-voters-official-pledge-of-allegiance-demand-phony-patriotism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/white-house-rejects-gay-judicial-nominee-daniel-alter/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/white-house-rejects-gay-judicial-nominee-daniel-alter/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:22:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77513 Washington Blade: "The White House has rejected the recommended nomination of a New York attorney who would have become the first openly gay man to sit on the federal bench, because of comments he reportedly made about the Pledge of Allegiance and Christmas that were deemed anti-Christian." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/20/white-house-rejects-gay-judicial-nominee-daniel-alter/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/14/federal-appeals-court-upholds-texas-pledge-wording/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/14/federal-appeals-court-upholds-texas-pledge-wording/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:32:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76527 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/14/federal-appeals-court-upholds-texas-pledge-wording/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/11/one-nation-indivisible-the-pledge-of-allegiance-was-drafted-in-two-hours-on-a-sweltering-august-night-in-1892/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/11/one-nation-indivisible-the-pledge-of-allegiance-was-drafted-in-two-hours-on-a-sweltering-august-night-in-1892/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:15:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=76092 Wall Street Journal: "On Oct. 12, 1892, schoolchildren inaugurated an American tradition that continues more than a century later: They recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The occasion was the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's discovery of America, and the promoter of the Pledge was a popular national magazine called the Youth's Companion." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/11/one-nation-indivisible-the-pledge-of-allegiance-was-drafted-in-two-hours-on-a-sweltering-august-night-in-1892/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/lawyer-jailed-over-pledge-refusal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/lawyer-jailed-over-pledge-refusal/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:45:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=75507 The Smoking Gun: "Mississippi judge yesterday jailed a lawyer who refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in his courtroom." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/07/lawyer-jailed-over-pledge-refusal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/ffrf-statement-on-religious-engraving-case-at-capitol/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/ffrf-statement-on-religious-engraving-case-at-capitol/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:04:54 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74562 Freedom From Religion Foundation: "'FFRF will soldier on' in challenging the religiously-motivated engraving of ‘In God We Trust’ and the religious Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol Visitor Center, the Freedom From Religion Foundation announced today. FFRF’s federal lawsuit, filed in July 2009, was dismissed on lack of taxpayer standing Sept. 29 by newly-appointed U.S. district Judge William M. Conley, Western District of Wisconsin." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/ffrf-statement-on-religious-engraving-case-at-capitol/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/court-dismisses-suit-challenging-display-of-pledge-national-motto/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/court-dismisses-suit-challenging-display-of-pledge-national-motto/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:35:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74385 ACLJ / Jay Sekulow's Trial Notebook: "A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation challenging the engravings of the national motto and Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. . . . In an opinion issued yesterday by the U.S. District Court in Madison, Wisconsin, the court dismissed the suit and concluded that the plaintiffs failed to establish standing in the case. Here's a summary of the decision posted here." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/court-dismisses-suit-challenging-display-of-pledge-national-motto/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/13/pledge-of-allegiance-battleground-shifts-from-san-fran-to-boston/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/13/pledge-of-allegiance-battleground-shifts-from-san-fran-to-boston/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:09:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71968 Wall Street Journal Law Blog: "[Newdow's] pledge battle is continuing in a different forum, this time at the First Circuit in Boston. On Thursday, the court heard arguments over whether a New Hampshire statute that requires school districts to provide time for the pledge violates the Establishment Clause. Click here for Sheri Qualters’s story in the National Law Journal . . . According to Qualters, the hearing focused largely on whether the 'under God' phrase is religious or simply refers to the political philosophy holding that Americans have inalienable rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/13/pledge-of-allegiance-battleground-shifts-from-san-fran-to-boston/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/10/1st-circuit-asked-to-consider-whether-under-god-is-political-or-religious/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/10/1st-circuit-asked-to-consider-whether-under-god-is-political-or-religious/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:51:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71891 Law.com: "The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Thursday about whether a New Hampshire statute that requires school districts to provide time for public elementary students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on a voluntary basis is constitutional. The panel hearing Freedom From Religion Foundation v. U.S. focused largely on whether the 'under God' phrase is religious or a nod to the political philosophy holding that Americans have inalienable rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/10/1st-circuit-asked-to-consider-whether-under-god-is-political-or-religious/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/christianity-under-attack-in-america/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/christianity-under-attack-in-america/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:11:32 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67530 Wausau Daily Herald: "Christian America IS taking steps to counter attacks on their religious beliefs . . . Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) have fought, and defeated, many lawsuits brought by anti-religious groups trying to change the religious landscape of America . . . Attacks on Christianity are likely to continue unabated. It remains to be seen whether the voices and actions of Christian America will rise above those attacks and restore God to His rightful place in our American culture." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/christianity-under-attack-in-america/feed/ 0