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/2011/03/24/adf-wins-one-for-freedom-of-speech-religion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/24/adf-wins-one-for-freedom-of-speech-religion/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:07:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99035 One News Now: The L.A. Unified School District is an $8 billion entity; trying to get them to take any action is difficult at best, and in this case, although it took the filing of a federal lawsuit and an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order, it was certainly good news," Cortman says. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/24/adf-wins-one-for-freedom-of-speech-religion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/5th-grader-initially-banned-from-performing-%e2%80%98offensive%e2%80%99-christian-song-in-talent-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/5th-grader-initially-banned-from-performing-%e2%80%98offensive%e2%80%99-christian-song-in-talent-show/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:53:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98901 Christian Examiner: “Christian students shouldn’t be censored at public schools just because district officials consider religious speech to be offensive,” said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. “The school district is doing the right thing by changing its policy to protect students’ constitutionally protected rights so that censorship of religious speech no longer occurs during student activities.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/5th-grader-initially-banned-from-performing-%e2%80%98offensive%e2%80%99-christian-song-in-talent-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/california-bans-christian-song-in-talent-show-then-changes-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/california-bans-christian-song-in-talent-show-then-changes-policy/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:59:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98766 Gather News: esus. How many times should the word Jesus be sung in a song to not be a violation? Once? Three times? Who knows? But the boy wanted to dance to his favorite song, so his mother apparently contacted the Alliance Defense Fund, who filed a lawsuit on their behalf. They claimed her son's First Amandment rights were violated. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/california-bans-christian-song-in-talent-show-then-changes-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/school-bans-disabled-talent-show-boy-from-singing-and-dancing-to-song-about-jesus-because-it-was-too-religious/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/school-bans-disabled-talent-show-boy-from-singing-and-dancing-to-song-about-jesus-because-it-was-too-religious/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:41:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98753 Daily Mail: "But a lawsuit from Christian legal group the Alliance Defense Fund on behalf of the boy prompted the district to change its policy, reported Fox News and Charisma. The boy was eventually allowed to perform the song at the talent show in February." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/school-bans-disabled-talent-show-boy-from-singing-and-dancing-to-song-about-jesus-because-it-was-too-religious/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/california-school-district-changes-policy-after-trying-to-ban-christian-song-from-talent-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/california-school-district-changes-policy-after-trying-to-ban-christian-song-from-talent-show/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:49:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98673 Fox News: “Christian students shouldn’t be censored at public schools just because district officials consider religious speech to be offensive,” said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman in a press release. “The school district is doing the right thing by changing its policy to protect students’ constitutionally protected rights so that censorship of religious speech no longer occurs during student activities.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/california-school-district-changes-policy-after-trying-to-ban-christian-song-from-talent-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/adf-lawsuit-results-in-protection-for-student-religious-expression-at-l-a-school-district/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/adf-lawsuit-results-in-protection-for-student-religious-expression-at-l-a-school-district/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:13:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98591 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/adf-lawsuit-results-in-protection-for-student-religious-expression-at-l-a-school-district/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/alan-e-sears-adf-suit-ensures-school-officials-are-in-tune-with-religious-liberty/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/alan-e-sears-adf-suit-ensures-school-officials-are-in-tune-with-religious-liberty/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:14:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94924 writes at the ADF Blog: "Please join me in giving thanks for Daniel Watkins of Newport Beach, and the nearly 1,900 other attorneys in the ADF alliance, who are graciously contributing their talents in defense of religious freedom. And join me, too, in giving thanks for children who still want to proclaim the love and truth of Jesus Christ in their community. May God grant us wisdom and success in preserving their freedom to do just that." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/alan-e-sears-adf-suit-ensures-school-officials-are-in-tune-with-religious-liberty/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/song-allowed-student-shines/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/song-allowed-student-shines/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:53:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94868 One News Now: The principal first told the student that she thought the lyrics were offensive, which was obviously troubling to us because all the lyrics are is that 'We shine because we belong to Jesus,'" the attorney explains. "And then she [asked] our client...'Can't you pick a song that doesn't say 'Jesus' so many times?'" The principal did not stop there, says Cortman. "And then finally she actually equated the religious lyrics with vulgarity -- and so each reason she gave, in my mind, just dug herself deeper in as far as violating the First Amendment." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/song-allowed-student-shines/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/california-elementary-school-changes-course-after-banning-christian-song-from-talent-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/california-elementary-school-changes-course-after-banning-christian-song-from-talent-show/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:28:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94712 FoxNews: "Christian students shouldn't be censored at public elementary schools because district officials think that religious speech may be offensive, which isn't justified by the Constitution" said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. "The LAUSD did the right thing by recognizing the student's constitutional rights and lifting its censorship of religious speech at the talent show." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/california-elementary-school-changes-course-after-banning-christian-song-from-talent-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/dave-cortman-and-matt-sharp-on-the-radio-too-much-jesus-for-talent-show-performance-5th-grader-told/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/dave-cortman-and-matt-sharp-on-the-radio-too-much-jesus-for-talent-show-performance-5th-grader-told/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:52:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94636 LAUSD allows Christian 5th-grade student in talent show same day ADF files for temporary restraining order. | Matt Sharp on the John Phillips Show, KABC radio -- MP3 audio 11:47 mins. | Dave Cortman on "Talk from the Heart" with Rich Buehler - MP3 audio 7:50 mins | Dave Cortman on the Hugh Hewitt Show -- MP3 audio 8:42 mins ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/dave-cortman-and-matt-sharp-on-the-radio-too-much-jesus-for-talent-show-performance-5th-grader-told/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/l-a-boy-can-use-religious-song-at-school-talent-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/l-a-boy-can-use-religious-song-at-school-talent-show/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94626 The First Amendment Center (AP): The mother was asked, “Can he pick a song that doesn’t say Jesus so many times,’” said David Cortman, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian-based legal organization that represents the mother.The mother noted that the talent show had not listed any restrictions on the content of performances and was offended when she was told that several other students were told to change their songs because they contained profanity, Cortman said.“The mother was troubled that [the principal] had just compared Christian speech to vulgarity,” he said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/l-a-boy-can-use-religious-song-at-school-talent-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/school-reverses-ban-on-jesus-talent-show-song/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/school-reverses-ban-on-jesus-talent-show-song/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:54:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94620 Christian Post: "Christian students shouldn’t be censored at public elementary schools because district officials think that religious speech may be offensive, which isn’t justified by the Constitution," commented ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. "The LAUSD did the right thing by recognizing the student’s constitutional rights and lifting its censorship of religious speech at the talent show." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/04/school-reverses-ban-on-jesus-talent-show-song/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/chatsworth-kid-told-his-talent-show-number-too-full-of-jesus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/chatsworth-kid-told-his-talent-show-number-too-full-of-jesus/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:01:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94531 LAIST: The National Alliance Defense Fund, who are Christian attorneys who work on cases regarding religious freedom, are on the case, and are speaking on behalf of the boy whose identity is not being released. "The courts have time and time again established that Christian students cannot be discriminated against for wanting to express their religious beliefs at schools," says attorney Matt Sharp. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/chatsworth-kid-told-his-talent-show-number-too-full-of-jesus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/censorship-lifted-fifth-grader-will-be-allowed-to-perform-song-mentioning-jesus-at-la-area-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/censorship-lifted-fifth-grader-will-be-allowed-to-perform-song-mentioning-jesus-at-la-area-school/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:57:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94529 California Catholic Daily: Christian students shouldn’t be censored at public elementary schools because district officials think that religious speech may be offensive, which isn’t justified by the Constitution” said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. “The LAUSD did the right thing by recognizing the student’s constitutional rights and lifting its censorship of religious speech at the talent show.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/censorship-lifted-fifth-grader-will-be-allowed-to-perform-song-mentioning-jesus-at-la-area-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/lausd-allows-christian-5th-grade-student-in-talent-show-same-day-adf-files-for-temporary-restraining-order/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/lausd-allows-christian-5th-grade-student-in-talent-show-same-day-adf-files-for-temporary-restraining-order/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:23:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94451 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/lausd-allows-christian-5th-grade-student-in-talent-show-same-day-adf-files-for-temporary-restraining-order/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/suit-challenges-schools-ban-on-religious-songs-from-talent-show/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/suit-challenges-schools-ban-on-religious-songs-from-talent-show/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:53:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94399 Religion Clause Blog: "Alliance Defense Fund issued a press release announcing filing of the lawsuit." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/suit-challenges-schools-ban-on-religious-songs-from-talent-show/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/cali-school-bans-christian-students-talent/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/cali-school-bans-christian-students-talent/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:37:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94390 Charisma (includes photo of David Cortman): Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys filed a lawsuit Friday against Los Angeles Unified School District officials on behalf of the student. “Christian students shouldn’t be censored at public elementary schools because of their beliefs,” says ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. “When religious content is censored by a public school while the content of other performances discussing similar topics is allowed, we have a major violation of a student’s constitutional rights.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/cali-school-bans-christian-students-talent/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/calif-school-bans-christian-5th-grader%e2%80%99s-talent-show-performance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/calif-school-bans-christian-5th-grader%e2%80%99s-talent-show-performance/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:16:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94315 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/calif-school-bans-christian-5th-grader%e2%80%99s-talent-show-performance/feed/ 0