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/anti-religion-campus-policies-targeted-by-adf/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/anti-religion-campus-policies-targeted-by-adf/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:21:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133534 Baptist Press: The Alliance Defense Fund has launched a nationwide campaign to convince state universities and colleges to change policies that restrict students' First Amendment rights . . . "The Supreme Court really needs to step in and clarify for universities that they can't select particular views to censor," said Kevin Theriot, Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) senior counsel. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/anti-religion-campus-policies-targeted-by-adf/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/alan-e-sears-the-battle-requires-perspective-and-perseverance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/alan-e-sears-the-battle-requires-perspective-and-perseverance/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:18:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129911 Christian Post: Frequently, in the fights for life, marriage, and religious freedom, it's easy to get caught up in the moment, throw one's hands up in the air, and wonder if the struggle is worth it. And this is especially so when it seems court decision after court decision is going the wrong way…for a time. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/alan-e-sears-the-battle-requires-perspective-and-perseverance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-campus-religious-liberty-case-gospel-coalition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-campus-religious-liberty-case-gospel-coalition/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:15:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129358 Gospel Coalition: "Throughout the years of defending its policy," says the Alliance Defense Fund, "the university did not tell the Democratic club it must be led by a Republican, or the vegetarian club that it must be led by a meat-eater, but it did tell Christian groups that they must allow themselves to be led by atheists." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-campus-religious-liberty-case-gospel-coalition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:59:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128950 Crosswalk: In ADX v. Reed, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that San Diego State University could prevent religious groups from selecting leaders based on belief, even though other campus organizations are allowed to be selective about who leads them, and in some cases, who attends their meetings. Sororities and fraternities, for example, are allowed to restrict membership by gender. And ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/19/unc-greensboro-reverses-course-on-pro-life-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-ruling-saying-christians-groups-must-accept-atheist-leaders-appealed-to-scotus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-ruling-saying-christians-groups-must-accept-atheist-leaders-appealed-to-scotus/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:25:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121040 Jeremy Tedesco apeared on the Vicki McKenna Show, WIBA 1310 to discuss the Alpha Delta Chi case which has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. | MP3 audio 13:41 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/16/jeremy-tedesco-on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-ruling-saying-christians-groups-must-accept-atheist-leaders-appealed-to-scotus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/christian-groups-having-tough-time-on-college-campuses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/christian-groups-having-tough-time-on-college-campuses/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:03:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119630 OpposingViews.com: The Vanderbilt case has attracted the most media attention in recent months, but it's just one of dozens of cases playing out on campuses all across the country, said David Cortman, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund. Most adults, who only know what college life was like when they were in school, have no idea how prevalent discrimination against Christians on campus has become, he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/30/christian-groups-having-tough-time-on-college-campuses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/campus-conformity-world-magazine/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/campus-conformity-world-magazine/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:59:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119111 WORLD Magazine | Campus conformity | Leigh Jones | Dec 03, 11: The Alliance Defense Fund, which also argued CLS v. Martinez, plans later this month to ask the high court to consider the California case. Its decision will determine whether religious organizations can maintain their autonomy and their status as official school groups . . . The Vanderbilt case has attracted the most media attention in recent months, but it's just one of dozens of cases playing out on campuses all across the country, said David Cortman, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund. Most adults, who only know what college life was like when they were in school, have no idea how prevalent discrimination against Christians on campus has become, he said. "The university is supposed to be the marketplace of ideas, but it ends up being the storefront of censorship," he said. "Rather than being wide open to all viewpoints, including some you may disagree with, [administrators] want you to agree with liberal orthodoxy just to maintain equal status on campus." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/21/campus-conformity-world-magazine/feed/ 0