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/2011/10/04/coast-to-coast-adf-stands-in-defense-of-religious-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/coast-to-coast-adf-stands-in-defense-of-religious-freedom/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:43:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115400 TellADF Blog: Thanks to your generous prayers and support, the Alliance Defense Fund continues to work to protect the right of all Americans to hear and speak the Truth. The depth and breadth of our ADF activities this past week illustrates how much God is graciously enabling us to do in defense of religious liberty. To cite just three quick examples . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/coast-to-coast-adf-stands-in-defense-of-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/22/adf-tackles-fishy-%e2%80%98expression-zones%e2%80%99-hooks-free-speech-win-at-salmon-fest/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/22/adf-tackles-fishy-%e2%80%98expression-zones%e2%80%99-hooks-free-speech-win-at-salmon-fest/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:09:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114356 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/22/adf-tackles-fishy-%e2%80%98expression-zones%e2%80%99-hooks-free-speech-win-at-salmon-fest/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/salmon-days-lawsuit-could-hinge-on-public-safety/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/salmon-days-lawsuit-could-hinge-on-public-safety/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:34:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111649 The Issaquah Press: Jonathan Scruggs, litigation staff counsel at the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal advocacy group based in Scottsdale, Ariz., said the decision to single out people handing out leaflets is a problem. Scruggs and other attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund represent Ascherl in the case. “Quarantining freedom of speech to certain areas just does not comply with the First Amendment,” Scruggs said. Salmon Days receives financial and logistical support from the city, and requires a municipal permit to operate. “If you’re going to allow a person to sit there and eat his hot dog, or you’re going to allow people to line up in line or stand at booths, or to stand still and watch something — for example, you could have 10 people just standing still talking about football,” he said. “There’s no reason to allow those things, and yet ban a person from both standing and walking around with a pamphlet in his hand.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/24/salmon-days-lawsuit-could-hinge-on-public-safety/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/free-expression-rights-trampled-at-fish-festival/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/free-expression-rights-trampled-at-fish-festival/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:49:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110649 OneNewsNow.com: Christians shouldn't be threatened with arrest and censored by being quarantined to isolated expression areas when they want to share their beliefs," contends ADF attorney Nate Kellum. "The city ordinance mandating these zones effectively censors anyone wishing to express his or her beliefs through the distribution of literature. That violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech in public areas at a free event that's open to everyone." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/free-expression-rights-trampled-at-fish-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/09/wa-salmon-days-free-speech-rules-prompt-lawsuit-against-city/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/09/wa-salmon-days-free-speech-rules-prompt-lawsuit-against-city/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:49:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110294 The Issaquah Press: The incident attracted attention from the Alliance Defense Fund, a legal advocacy group based in Scottsdale, Ariz. “Christians shouldn’t be threatened with arrest and censored by being quarantined to isolated ‘expression areas’ when they want to share their beliefs,” Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Nate Kellum said in a statement. “The city ordinance mandating the zones effectively censors anyone wishing to express his or her beliefs through the distribution of literature. That violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech in public areas at a free event that’s open to everyone.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/09/wa-salmon-days-free-speech-rules-prompt-lawsuit-against-city/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/wa-lawsuit-man-threatened-with-arrest-over-religious-leaflets/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/wa-lawsuit-man-threatened-with-arrest-over-religious-leaflets/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:57:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110189 SeattlePI.com: "Christians shouldn't be threatened with arrest and censored by being quarantined to isolated 'expression areas' when they want to share their beliefs," said Nate Kellum, senior counsel wih the Alliance Defense Fund, in a statement. Kellum said the ordinance violates the "protected right to free speech in public areas at a free event that's open to everyone." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/wa-lawsuit-man-threatened-with-arrest-over-religious-leaflets/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/adf-no-%e2%80%98fishing-for-men%e2%80%99-at-salmon-days-festival/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/adf-no-%e2%80%98fishing-for-men%e2%80%99-at-salmon-days-festival/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:56:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110106 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/05/adf-no-%e2%80%98fishing-for-men%e2%80%99-at-salmon-days-festival/feed/ 0