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/2012/02/07/school-agrees-to-change-unlawful-policies-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/school-agrees-to-change-unlawful-policies-onenewsnow-com/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124790 OneNewsNow.com: We talked with the school district, and they realized that their policies were unconstitutional [and] needed to change, and so they have fortunately drafted new policies that make sure that all religious speech is treated equally and that our client, in this case A.W., has the right to invite her friends [at school] to church activities ...," details Matt Sharp, ADF litigation staff counsel. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/school-agrees-to-change-unlawful-policies-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-suit-court-order-prompt-pulaski-county-district-to-end-policy-todaysthv/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-suit-court-order-prompt-pulaski-county-district-to-end-policy-todaysthv/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:32:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124772 Todaysthv.com: "All students should have the freedom to express their beliefs. The Constitution clearly prohibits bans that single out a religious viewpoint," said ADF Litigation Staff Counsel Matt Sharp. "This settlement means that fliers for 'church-related' activities will be treated with the same respect given to fliers for numerous other community programs and events." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-suit-court-order-prompt-pulaski-county-district-to-end-policy-todaysthv/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-case-closed-on-policy-that-banned-ark-3rd-grader%e2%80%99s-church-event-flier/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-case-closed-on-policy-that-banned-ark-3rd-grader%e2%80%99s-church-event-flier/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:47:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124743 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/adf-case-closed-on-policy-that-banned-ark-3rd-grader%e2%80%99s-church-event-flier/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/matt-sharp-on-the-zeb-bell-show-court-says-ark-3rd-grader-can-invite-classmates-to-church-sponsored-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/matt-sharp-on-the-zeb-bell-show-court-says-ark-3rd-grader-can-invite-classmates-to-church-sponsored-event/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:00:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100192 Matt Sharp on the Zeb Bell Show to discuss this: Court: Ark. school wrong to ban flier for church-sponsored event. | MP3 audio 13:50 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/05/matt-sharp-on-the-zeb-bell-show-court-says-ark-3rd-grader-can-invite-classmates-to-church-sponsored-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/death-panels-already-in-place/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/death-panels-already-in-place/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:20:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99713 World Net Daily: Sloan, who was appointed guardian by the court at the request of the hospital, obtained a court order to remove Nyirahabiyambere's feeding tube in favor of palliative care on Feb. 19. The woman's six children – including two U.S. citizens – objected and mounted a challenge with the help of attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund. "Innocent life deserves to be protected. ADF is pleased that the court agreed to put the brakes on this rush to intentionally starve a defenseless woman to death. It's a simple decision to respect the family's wishes and protect the life of this Rwandan genocide survivor," said ADF legal counsel Casey Mattox. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/death-panels-already-in-place/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/ruling-favors-free-speech-religion-on-school-grounds/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/ruling-favors-free-speech-religion-on-school-grounds/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:00:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99711 One News Now: A federal court has issued an order that halts an Arkansas school district policy used by school officials to deny a third-grader and her mother permission to hand out flyers for church-sponsored activities . . . Cortman says there is a lot of public misinformation about religious speech. "There's a widespread need for schools to be educated on what the First Amendment means," he states. "The so-called separation of church and state does not justify censorship about religious speech, even though that's what's popularly thought." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/ruling-favors-free-speech-religion-on-school-grounds/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/court-ark-school-wrong-to-ban-flier-for-church-sponsored-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/court-ark-school-wrong-to-ban-flier-for-church-sponsored-event/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:31:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99408 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/court-ark-school-wrong-to-ban-flier-for-church-sponsored-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/ar-school-blocks-flyer-lawsuit-follows/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/ar-school-blocks-flyer-lawsuit-follows/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:22:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58884 OneNewsNow: "An Arkansas school district is prohibiting a mother and her daughter from participating in a school literature distribution program because their flyers were 'church-related' . . . 'Groups like the 4-H Club, the Boy Scouts, youth sports, summer camps -- all those groups are allowed to pass out flyers,' notes ADF senior legal counsel David Cortman." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/26/ar-school-blocks-flyer-lawsuit-follows/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/ark-school-district-all-fliers-ok-except-church-related-ones/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/ark-school-district-all-fliers-ok-except-church-related-ones/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:29:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58226 LifeSiteNews: "Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Pulaski County Special School District on behalf of a student and her mother, who were both prohibited from participating in Sherwood Elementary School’s literature distribution program because their fliers were 'church-related.' 'Christian students shouldn’t be discriminated against for their beliefs,' said ADF Senior Legal Counsel David Cortman." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/16/ark-school-district-all-fliers-ok-except-church-related-ones/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/doug-napier-on-karn-with-dave-elswick-adf-files-suit-after-student-is-barred-from-distributing-fliers-about-swimming-event/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/doug-napier-on-karn-with-dave-elswick-adf-files-suit-after-student-is-barred-from-distributing-fliers-about-swimming-event/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:41:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58185 Douglas Napier appeared on KARN with Dave Elswick to discuss this: Ark. school district: All fliers OK…except ‘church-related’ ones | The mp3 runs just under 7 minutes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/doug-napier-on-karn-with-dave-elswick-adf-files-suit-after-student-is-barred-from-distributing-fliers-about-swimming-event/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/another-federal-lawsuit-filed-over-christian-fliers-in-public-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/another-federal-lawsuit-filed-over-christian-fliers-in-public-school/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:16:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=58096 Evangelical Examiner: "In October 2009 . . . a Pulaski County Special School District (Arkansas) [student] and her mother requested permission to distribute fliers inviting friends and classmates to a church-sponsored swimming event . . . Sherwood Elementary School’s principal . . . said that the director of elementary education decided that the fliers could not be distributed because they were 'church-related' . . . Because of the resistance by the school district, a Federal lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by the Alliance Defense Fund. Their attorneys filed suit against the Pulaski County Special School District on behalf of a student and her mother." | ADF News Release: Ark. school district: All fliers OK…except ‘church-related’ ones ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/another-federal-lawsuit-filed-over-christian-fliers-in-public-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/ark-school-district-all-fliers-ok%e2%80%a6except-%e2%80%98church-related%e2%80%99-ones/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/ark-school-district-all-fliers-ok%e2%80%a6except-%e2%80%98church-related%e2%80%99-ones/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:05:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/15/ark-school-district-all-fliers-ok%e2%80%a6except-%e2%80%98church-related%e2%80%99-ones/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/15/ark-school-district-all-fliers-ok%e2%80%a6except-%e2%80%98church-related%e2%80%99-ones/feed/ 0