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/2012/05/09/dysart-unified-school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-az-republic/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/dysart-unified-school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-az-republic/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 16:44:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133284 AZ Republic: "Alliance Defense Fund just went ahead and filed this lawsuit against the school district and expended somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000," Pauole said. "They could have saved themselves all of that if they had simply picked up the phone and inquired about the matter." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/dysart-unified-school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-az-republic/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/az-good-news-for-good-news-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/az-good-news-for-good-news-club/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 17:07:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132691 One News New: ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco explains . . . "They reacted the right way once the lawsuit was filed," the attorney asserts. "We got the changes we wanted in the policies, the flyers were approved for distribution. So ultimately, the school district should be commended for doing the right thing, all the while understanding that they disclaim liability." {more] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/az-good-news-for-good-news-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-wnd/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-wnd/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:14:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132439 WorldNetDaily: “A Christian organization should have the same right to publicize its voluntary meetings as other groups do,” said ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. “The district has done the right thing in approving the Good News Club fliers for distribution and revising its policies that banned religious fliers,” he said. “That will allow the club and other similar groups to have the same access to publicize their events to students that all other groups enjoy.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/school-district-reverses-ban-on-religious-fliers-wnd/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/ariz-christian-student-club-wins-can-distribute-religious-fliers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/ariz-christian-student-club-wins-can-distribute-religious-fliers/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:45:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132330 Christian Post: A Christian organization should have the same right to publicize its voluntary meetings as other groups do," said ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. "The district has done the right thing in approving the Good News Club fliers for distribution and revising its policies that banned religious fliers. That will allow the club and other similar groups to have the same access to publicize their events to students that all other groups enjoy." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/ariz-christian-student-club-wins-can-distribute-religious-fliers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/adf-%e2%80%98good-news%e2%80%99-restored-at-ariz-school-district/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/adf-%e2%80%98good-news%e2%80%99-restored-at-ariz-school-district/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:05:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132219 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/adf-%e2%80%98good-news%e2%80%99-restored-at-ariz-school-district/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/christian-group-sues-dysart-unified-district/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/christian-group-sues-dysart-unified-district/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:08:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123865 AP on Your West Valley News: Surprise: A group of Christian attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Dysart Unified School District in federal court for prohibiting fliers for a Christian club. The suit was filed Thursday by the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/christian-group-sues-dysart-unified-district/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/good-news-stifled-onenewsnow-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/good-news-stifled-onenewsnow-com/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:03:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123751 OneNewsNow.com: ADF attorney Jeremy Tedesco says courts around the country have ruled such policies to be unconstitutional. "[Courts have ruled] that when the school district opens up a forum for outside groups to promote their events and activities to students and their parents, they have to grant equal access to religious organizations so they can promote their religious events and activities on equal terms," the attorney explains. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/good-news-stifled-onenewsnow-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/christian-group-sues-dysart-unified-district-ap-on-ktar-com/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/christian-group-sues-dysart-unified-district-ap-on-ktar-com/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:58:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123730 AP on KTAR.com: The Arizona Republic says the suit was filed Thursday by the Alliance Defense Fund. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/christian-group-sues-dysart-unified-district-ap-on-ktar-com/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/christian-group-files-lawsuit-against-dysart-unified-district-tucson-citizen-az-republic/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/christian-group-files-lawsuit-against-dysart-unified-district-tucson-citizen-az-republic/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:35:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123722 Tucson Citizen - News from The Arizona Republic: “The fliers of Christian groups shouldn’t be banned while other groups can freely invite students to their meetings and activities,” said Jeremy Tedesco, an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, in a statement. “That’s the position of numerous federal court rulings, and Dysart’s flier policies fit the mold of those that have been declared unconstitutional.” [more . . . ] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/christian-group-files-lawsuit-against-dysart-unified-district-tucson-citizen-az-republic/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/az-dysart-unified-school-district-sued-by-child-evangelism-fellowship-over-flyer-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/az-dysart-unified-school-district-sued-by-child-evangelism-fellowship-over-flyer-ban/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:26:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123714 Phoenix New Times: Other school districts have been sued successfully for doing the same thing, notes Jeremy Tedesco of the Alliance Defense Fund, which is providing legal services for the CEF along with the Center for Arizona Policy. He's right: The Scottsdale Unified School District used to have such a policy, but a 2003 lawsuit brought with the help of the ADF reversed it. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/23/az-dysart-unified-school-district-sued-by-child-evangelism-fellowship-over-flyer-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/adf-%e2%80%98good-news%e2%80%99-silenced-at-ariz-school-district/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/adf-%e2%80%98good-news%e2%80%99-silenced-at-ariz-school-district/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:42:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123646 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/20/adf-%e2%80%98good-news%e2%80%99-silenced-at-ariz-school-district/feed/ 0