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/2011/10/03/legal-issues-surround-prayer-event-at-northern-lebanon-school-district-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/legal-issues-surround-prayer-event-at-northern-lebanon-school-district-2/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:01:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115191 Examiner.com: The Patriot-News recently published an article discussing non-believers – Ernest Perce, Carl Silverman and Mikki Weidman -- who protested a “See You At The Pole” event at East Hanover Elementary School in which students gathered to pray. The article briefly mentions complaints that were voiced regarding this particular event, but it does not delve into great detail concerning the legal problems associated with the event. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/03/legal-issues-surround-prayer-event-at-northern-lebanon-school-district-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/legal-issues-surround-prayer-event-at-northern-lebanon-school-district/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/legal-issues-surround-prayer-event-at-northern-lebanon-school-district/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:21:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114968 Examiner.com: The Patriot-News recently published an article discussing non-believers – Ernest Perce, Carl Silverman and Mikki Weidman -- who protested a “See You At The Pole” event at East Hanover Elementary School in which students gathered to pray. The article briefly mentions complaints that were voiced regarding this particular event, but it does not delve into great detail concerning the legal problems associated with the event. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/legal-issues-surround-prayer-event-at-northern-lebanon-school-district/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/see-you-at-the-pole-u-s-students-pray-at-schools-teachers-told-to-hold-back/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/see-you-at-the-pole-u-s-students-pray-at-schools-teachers-told-to-hold-back/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:54:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114926 Christian Post: Prior to the nationwide prayer rally on Wednesday, the Arizona-based legal group Alliance Defense Fund said that they are ready to defend students who are prevented or discouraged by public school officials from participating in the prayer event without charging any legal fees. Inquiries were made to ADF during the week leading up to the event, and more were made on Wednesday. A spokesperson for ADF told The Christian Post late Wednesday that specific details could not be presently released, but that the inquiries came from across the nation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/see-you-at-the-pole-u-s-students-pray-at-schools-teachers-told-to-hold-back/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/dave-cortman-on-the-georgene-rice-show-see-you-at-the-pole/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/dave-cortman-on-the-georgene-rice-show-see-you-at-the-pole/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:27:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114781 Dave Cortman on the Georgene Rice Show to discuss See You At the Pole. | MP3 audio 10:30 mins | Website: See You at the Pole ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/dave-cortman-on-the-georgene-rice-show-see-you-at-the-pole/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/group-will-defend-any-students-prevented-from-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99-participation-the-town-talk-thetowntalk-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/group-will-defend-any-students-prevented-from-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99-participation-the-town-talk-thetowntalk-com/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:22:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114760 The Town Talk: “Christian students should not be prevented from peacefully expressing their beliefs outside of class time. They don’t abandon their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate,” said ADF senior counsel David Cortman. “Misinformed public school officials need to understand that the so-called ‘separation of church and state’ cannot be used as a reason to keep students from promoting or participating in ‘See You at the Pole.’” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/group-will-defend-any-students-prevented-from-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99-participation-the-town-talk-thetowntalk-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/adf-to-students-we-want-to-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/adf-to-students-we-want-to-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:19:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114656 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/adf-to-students-we-want-to-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/tn-student-prayer-event-has-strict-guidelines-for-teachers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/tn-student-prayer-event-has-strict-guidelines-for-teachers/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:35:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114642 The Tennessean: While hundreds of students across Sumner County will gather at their school’s flagpole for prayer Wednesday morning for See You At The Pole Day, school officials have taken extra measures to ensure teachers, administrators and coaches do not publicly endorse religion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/tn-student-prayer-event-has-strict-guidelines-for-teachers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/alliance-defense-fund-sponsoring-see-you-at-the-pole-september-28-to-pray-at-school-flagpoles/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/alliance-defense-fund-sponsoring-see-you-at-the-pole-september-28-to-pray-at-school-flagpoles/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:28:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114592 God Discussion (includes ADF video): The Alliance Defense Fund is sponsoring its annual "See You at the Pole" September 28th. It is being touted as a student organized, student led event which entails meeting on public school grounds around the country and praying round the flag pole. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/27/alliance-defense-fund-sponsoring-see-you-at-the-pole-september-28-to-pray-at-school-flagpoles/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/26/alabama-see-you-at-the-pole-students-to-%e2%80%98converge%e2%80%99-sept-28/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/26/alabama-see-you-at-the-pole-students-to-%e2%80%98converge%e2%80%99-sept-28/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:03:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114475 The Clanton Advertiser: Students in Chilton County will have the chance to rise with the sun and gather at their schools’ flagpoles for an early-morning organized prayer event called See You At The Pole on Wednesday, Sept. 28. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/26/alabama-see-you-at-the-pole-students-to-%e2%80%98converge%e2%80%99-sept-28/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/jeremy-tedesco-let%e2%80%99s-pray-for-our-public-schools-they-need-it/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/jeremy-tedesco-let%e2%80%99s-pray-for-our-public-schools-they-need-it/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:37:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113711 Speak Up Movement University Blog: See You At The Pole (SYATP) is an annual, global, student-organized and student-led event where public school students gather around the flagpole at their schools to pray for their schools, friends, teachers, government, and nation. SYATP will occur this year on September 28. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/jeremy-tedesco-let%e2%80%99s-pray-for-our-public-schools-they-need-it/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/dave-cortman-on-faith-talk-radio-see-you-at-the-pole/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/dave-cortman-on-faith-talk-radio-see-you-at-the-pole/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:14:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/dave-cortman-on-faith-talk-radio-see-you-at-the-pole/ David Cortman appeared on Faith Talk Radio with Paul Edwards to discuss "See You at the Pole" Day. | MP3 audio 9:35 mins | Web: See You at the Pole | Related ADF Media ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/dave-cortman-on-faith-talk-radio-see-you-at-the-pole/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/student-prayer-initiative-hits-20-year-mark/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/student-prayer-initiative-hits-20-year-mark/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:34:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73196 OneNewsNow: "As students across the country and around the world gather around their school flag poles to pray, a Christian legal group is reminding them of their rights to participate in 'See you at the Pole' . . . Although this before-school prayer rally has become a tradition since it began 20 years ago in Burleson, Texas, [David Cortman] with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) tells OneNewsNow that some school officials could still be opposed to the event's promotion and participation. So his group has drafted a legal memo to remind students of their rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/student-prayer-initiative-hits-20-year-mark/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/see-you-at-the-pole-to-rally-over-3-million-students-for-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/see-you-at-the-pole-to-rally-over-3-million-students-for-prayer/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:32:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73195 Christian Post: "Also backing the effort is Ariz.-based legal group Alliance Defense Fund, which has attorneys ready to defend students who are prevented by public school officials from participating in SYATP . . . 'Christian students should not be prevented from peacefully expressing their beliefs outside of class time,' notes ADF Senior Counsel [David Cortman]. 'As the U.S. Supreme Court has indicated, they don’t abandon their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.'" | Web: See You at the Pole ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/see-you-at-the-pole-to-rally-over-3-million-students-for-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/21/adf-prepared-to-defend-students-prevented-from-praying-in-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/21/adf-prepared-to-defend-students-prevented-from-praying-in-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99-event/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:20:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/21/adf-prepared-to-defend-students-prevented-from-praying-in-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99-event/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/21/adf-prepared-to-defend-students-prevented-from-praying-in-%e2%80%98see-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%99-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/15/california-family-council-see-you-at-the-pole-sept-22/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/15/california-family-council-see-you-at-the-pole-sept-22/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:40:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72424 California Family Council: "Now, with boldness and power, millions of students plan to gather at their school flagpoles on September 22 – to PRAY for their schools, for their teachers, for classmates, and for their communities." | SYATP website ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/15/california-family-council-see-you-at-the-pole-sept-22/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/23/today-is-20th-annual-see-you-at-the-pole/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/23/today-is-20th-annual-see-you-at-the-pole/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:58:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36792 Religion Clause Blog: "Today is the 20th annual See You At the Pole event at schools around the country. The event's website describes its purpose: "See You at the Pole™ is all about prayer. " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/23/today-is-20th-annual-see-you-at-the-pole/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/23/%e2%80%9csee-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%9d-celebrated-by-millions-of-students-and-the-world%e2%80%99s-largest-evangelical-university/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/23/%e2%80%9csee-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%9d-celebrated-by-millions-of-students-and-the-world%e2%80%99s-largest-evangelical-university/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:35:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36786 Liberty Counsel: "Today millions of students are celebrating the twentieth annual “See You at the Pole” ("SYATP") event, where students gather to pray for their school, their community and America. This year the largest gathering of students for this annual event will be at Liberty University . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/23/%e2%80%9csee-you-at-the-pole%e2%80%9d-celebrated-by-millions-of-students-and-the-world%e2%80%99s-largest-evangelical-university/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/15/see-you-at-the-pole-set-for-sept-23/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/15/see-you-at-the-pole-set-for-sept-23/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:27:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=36162 Baptist Press: "More than 3 million teenagers in 20 countries are expected to participate Sept. 23 in the 19th annual 'See You At the Pole' school prayer rally . . . Resources for planning and conducting both emphases are available on the event's website at www.syatp.com/resources." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/15/see-you-at-the-pole-set-for-sept-23/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/20/pennsylvania-complaints-aired-over-ban-on-teachers-at-see-you-at-the-pole/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/20/pennsylvania-complaints-aired-over-ban-on-teachers-at-see-you-at-the-pole/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:20:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=8626 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/10/20/pennsylvania-complaints-aired-over-ban-on-teachers-at-see-you-at-the-pole/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/24/students-gather-for-see-you-at-the-pole/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/24/students-gather-for-see-you-at-the-pole/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:47:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7812 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/24/students-gather-for-see-you-at-the-pole/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/23/adf-offers-see-you-at-the-pole-students-free-legal-backing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/23/adf-offers-see-you-at-the-pole-students-free-legal-backing/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:21:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7764 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/23/adf-offers-see-you-at-the-pole-students-free-legal-backing/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/participation-in-see-you-at-the-pole-is-constitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/participation-in-see-you-at-the-pole-is-constitutional/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:11:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7760 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/participation-in-see-you-at-the-pole-is-constitutional/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/see-you-at-the-pole-at-7-am-wednesday/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/see-you-at-the-pole-at-7-am-wednesday/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:37:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7757 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/22/see-you-at-the-pole-at-7-am-wednesday/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/17/see-you-at-the-pole-sept-24/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/17/see-you-at-the-pole-sept-24/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:46:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=7599 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/09/17/see-you-at-the-pole-sept-24/feed/ 0