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/2012/01/16/judge-rules-christian-facility-cannot-ban-same-sex-civil-union-ceremony-on-its-own-premises-lifesitenews/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-rules-christian-facility-cannot-ban-same-sex-civil-union-ceremony-on-its-own-premises-lifesitenews/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123048 LifeSiteNews: “He said this isn’t a case of religious liberty, which is simply not true,” Jim Campbell, who represented the resort and serves as litigation staff counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), told LifeSiteNews.com. “What this case involves at its core is the rights of a religious group to use its property in a way that is consistent with its religious beliefs.” Campbell said most people will find Metzger’s belief that the state can force a religious facility to violate its conscience “a very scary concept. If that is a principle of the law, then essentially the government can cast aside religion if it deems something more important.” Campbell called Metzger’s ruling “an error of Constitutional law.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-rules-christian-facility-cannot-ban-same-sex-civil-union-ceremony-on-its-own-premises-lifesitenews/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/complaint-filed-against-christian-ministry-for-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-examiner/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/complaint-filed-against-christian-ministry-for-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-examiner/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:51:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123039 Examiner.com: However the response was: “The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs,” said Jim Campbell, a litigation staff counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund. “Religious groups have the right to use their private property in a way that is consistent with their beliefs. That right, protected by both the New Jersey and U.S. constitutions, obviously trumps any law enacted by the state’s legislature.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/complaint-filed-against-christian-ministry-for-not-allowing-same-sex-marriage-examiner/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-ocean-grove-church-violated-law-by-preventing-civil-union-patch-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-ocean-grove-church-violated-law-by-preventing-civil-union-patch-com/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:50:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123046 Manasquan.patch.com: When asked if they would appeal the decision, the association's attorney, Jim Campbell, of the Alliance Defense Fund based in Scottsdale, Ariz., said his client was discussing "all options." Campbell added that he still believed that the association was on the right side of the law. "The government should not be able to force a private religious organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own beliefs," Campbell said by telephone on Friday. "That's why Ocean Grove is asserting its constitutional rights and that's why Ocean Grove ultimately believes that the law is on its side." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/judge-ocean-grove-church-violated-law-by-preventing-civil-union-patch-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/court-says-church-must-allow-lesbian-wedding-ceremony/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/court-says-church-must-allow-lesbian-wedding-ceremony/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:46:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123037 One News Now: Jim Campbell, an attorney representing the church, said the decision may be appealed. He said, "The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/16/court-says-church-must-allow-lesbian-wedding-ceremony/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/nj-judge-rules-against-church-in-civil-union-flap/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/nj-judge-rules-against-church-in-civil-union-flap/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:08:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122933 NECN: Attorneys representing the church said they were reviewing the decision for possible next steps. "The government should not be able to force a private Christian organization to use its property in a way that would violate its own religious beliefs," Jim Campbell, an attorney representing the church, said in a statement Thursday. | Via Religion Clause Blog ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/nj-judge-rules-against-church-in-civil-union-flap/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/adf-nj-judge-ministry-engaged-in-%e2%80%98wrongdoing%e2%80%99-by-adhering-to-its-faith/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/adf-nj-judge-ministry-engaged-in-%e2%80%98wrongdoing%e2%80%99-by-adhering-to-its-faith/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:49:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122898 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/13/adf-nj-judge-ministry-engaged-in-%e2%80%98wrongdoing%e2%80%99-by-adhering-to-its-faith/feed/ 0