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/2010/08/16/shuttered-church-sues-avondale-estates/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/16/shuttered-church-sues-avondale-estates/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:59:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68955 The Champion Newspaper: "The city of Avondale Estates shut down the Christ Liberty Family Life Center – a church – in April because it didn’t meet the city’s acreage and frontage requirements. Now, the church is fighting back – with a lawsuit . . . The church is also represented locally by Kevin Theriot of the Alliance Defense Fund, which advocates for religious groups and is financially assisting the church’s case against Avondale Estates. City Manager Clai Brown did not immediately return a call for comment." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/16/shuttered-church-sues-avondale-estates/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/judge-orders-avondale-church-re-opened-during-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/judge-orders-avondale-church-re-opened-during-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:29:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/judge-orders-avondale-church-re-opened-during-lawsuit/ Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "A federal judge has ordered Avondale Estates to let a church resume its activities as it pursues a discrimination case against the small DeKalb County city." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/judge-orders-avondale-church-re-opened-during-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/leased-property-off-limits-to-ga-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/leased-property-off-limits-to-ga-church/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:25:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67206 OneNewsNow: "ADF Senior Counsel [Kevin Theriot] explains that his firm is arguing the zoning law violates the Constitution and is pointing out that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act prohibits zoning officials from singling out churches. He laments that this unconstitutional restriction, which non-religious groups do not face, has damaged the church." | ADF News Release ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/leased-property-off-limits-to-ga-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/ga-church-files-lawsuit-against-avondale/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/ga-church-files-lawsuit-against-avondale/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:23:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67203 Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "A church that Avondale Estates shut down earlier this year has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the small DeKalb County city . . . The church is represented by Mauck & Baker, a Chicago-based law firm known for representing churches and religious institutions, and [Kevin Theriot] of the Alliance Defense Fund." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/ga-church-files-lawsuit-against-avondale/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/ga-church-not-allowed-to-meet-on-leased-property/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/ga-church-not-allowed-to-meet-on-leased-property/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:05:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67048 Christian Web News: "ADF Senior Counsel [Kevin Theriot] said, 'Churches should not be singled out for discrimination by a city's zoning restrictions. Federal law and the Constitution prohibit city officials from targeting Christ Liberty. It is irresponsible for the government to create and enforce ordinances that can have the effect of shutting down religious ministries that serve the community.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/ga-church-not-allowed-to-meet-on-leased-property/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/unconstitutional-ordinance-stops-ga-church-from-meeting-on-leased-property/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/unconstitutional-ordinance-stops-ga-church-from-meeting-on-leased-property/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:08:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/unconstitutional-ordinance-stops-ga-church-from-meeting-on-leased-property/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/unconstitutional-ordinance-stops-ga-church-from-meeting-on-leased-property/feed/ 0