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/2011/07/07/stanley-fish-what-does-the-first-amendment-protect/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/07/stanley-fish-what-does-the-first-amendment-protect/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:36:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107685 NYTimes.com: And there you have it: a clash between the worship of freedom of speech and a concern for the quality of public life in relation to which free speech may sometimes be asked to take a back seat. It is the same clash that pits the freedom to play video games against society’s interest in fostering a generation of young adults responsive to its ideals and aspirations. We have seen this before — in the pornography cases, in the crush-video case, in the case upholding the right of an anti-gay ministry to picket the funerals of soldiers — and we shall certainly see it again. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/07/stanley-fish-what-does-the-first-amendment-protect/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/terence-p-jeffrey-scalias-stupid-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/terence-p-jeffrey-scalias-stupid-decision/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:13:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107562 Townhall: "The practice and beliefs of the founding generation establish that 'the freedom of speech,' as originally understood, does not include a right to speak to minors (or a right of minors to access speech) without going through the minors' parents or guardians," wrote Thomas. But Thomas was a dissenter. Justice Antonin Scalia -- a conservative -- wrote the majority opinion in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/terence-p-jeffrey-scalias-stupid-decision/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/hadley-arkes-that%e2%80%99s-entertainment-free-speech-and-the-moral-regulation-of-the-arts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/hadley-arkes-that%e2%80%99s-entertainment-free-speech-and-the-moral-regulation-of-the-arts/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:39:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107546 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/hadley-arkes-that%e2%80%99s-entertainment-free-speech-and-the-moral-regulation-of-the-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/scalia-and-thomas-disagree-about-children-and-free-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/scalia-and-thomas-disagree-about-children-and-free-speech/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:54:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107500 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/scalia-and-thomas-disagree-about-children-and-free-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/67-say-states-should-be-able-to-prohibit-sale-of-violent-video-games-to-children/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/67-say-states-should-be-able-to-prohibit-sale-of-violent-video-games-to-children/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:53:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107490 Rasmussen Reports: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that two-out-of-three American Adults (67%) believe states should be allowed to prohibit the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. Just 28% disagree. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/67-say-states-should-be-able-to-prohibit-sale-of-violent-video-games-to-children/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/phyllis-schlafly-court-wraps-video-games-in-first-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/phyllis-schlafly-court-wraps-video-games-in-first-amendment/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:19:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107417 Townhall : The U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong in Brown v. Entertainment Merchant Association. This wasn't a First Amendment case, it was a parents' rights case -- and only Justice Clarence Thomas understood that. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/phyllis-schlafly-court-wraps-video-games-in-first-amendment/feed/ 0