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Va. Senate passes legislation to ensure religious freedom in adoption placements

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:14 +0000

News from The Associated Press: The Virginia state Senate passed legislation Thursday allowing private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality.

Barbara Walters: “Heartbreaking” for Women to See Ultrasound

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35:15 +0000

LifeNews.com: The liberal women on The View, Wednesday, shrieked at the “totalitarian” decision by a Texas judge to uphold a law requiring women to look at an ultrasound before having an abortion.

Proposition 8′s Continuing Constitutionality? | Balkinization

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:25 +0000

Jason Mazzone at Balkinization: By finding Proposition 8 to violate the Equal Protection Clause solely on the ground that it withdrew the right of marriage that gays and lesbians previously possessed in California (as a result the earlier state supreme court's decision), Perry v. Brown produces a curious result. It appears to leave Proposition 8 partially intact.

Christian preacher told “gay” men they would burn in hell, UK court hears

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:52 +0000

The Guardian: A Christian street preacher told two gay men they were "sinners" who would "burn in hell" as they walked past him on a busy high street, a court has heard.

Egyptians say Christian party is not the answer

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:22:58 +0000

The Washington Post: Despite continuous attacks on Coptic Christians, a delegation of Egyptian Christian leaders said Wednesday (Feb. 8) they do not support the development of a Christian political party as a possible solution.

Senate Judiciary Approves Bill Requiring Cameras in Supreme Court

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:21:07 +0000

Tony Mauro at The Blog of Legal Times: By an 11-7 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a bill that calls for television access to Supreme Court proceedings. The bill, S.1945 . . .

Congress Urged to Move Ahead Now on Planned Parenthood Probe

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:18:33 +0000

LifeNews.com: Blackburn also refers to recent information released by the Alliance Defense Fund and the Susan B. Anthony List showing more examples of fraud and abuse from Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide in terms of misusing taxpayer funds . . . The ADF report found: . . .

Fargo couple to challenge North Dakota’s marriage law

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:16:16 +0000

WDAY | Fargo, ND (includes video): After years of legal wrangling, the controversial law banning gay couples from marrying is about to be challenged in North Dakota. Two Fargo men will make history trying to become the state's first married gay couple.

National Review Editors: A House Divided on Marriage

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:14:59 +0000

The Editors - National Review Online: It’s not a good sign when a 77-page judicial opinion contains a falsehood in its first sentence. Judge Stephen Reinhardt, the most notorious liberal activist on the oft-overturned Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, begins his opinion for the 2–1 majority in the California same-sex-marriage case, Perry v. Brown, thus . . .

“Eastern Europe’s Conservative Crackdown on Reproductive Freedom” | Huffington Post

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:56:38 +0000

Janke Blumgart at The Huffington Post: There is a very strong pronatalist [anti-choice] current in Central and Eastern Europe and that goes along with nationalist tendencies in many of these countries," says Johanna Westeson, European regional director for the Center for Reproductive Rights.

UK: MPs back calls to recapture powers

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:54:26 +0000

Burton News & Staffordshire Newspape: PRIME Minister David Cameron should take back control of more than 100 crime and policing laws from the European Union, two Conservative MPs have said.

Abortion is bankrupt in Spain

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:52:19 +0000

Turtle Bay and Beyond: After the passage of Spain’s liberal abortion law in 2010 the government began subsidizing abortion on demand, providing it at no cost to the mother.

Bishops refute White House Blog on contraception coverage

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:13 +0000

Turtle Bay and Beyond: The White House blog in a post called “Health Reform, Preventive Services, and Religious Institutions” addresses women’s preventive services required under the Affordable Care Act by religious institutions.

TX: Medina Valley Indpendent School District prayer case is settled

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:44:22 +0000

Houston Chronicle: Settling a controversial prayer lawsuit, the Medina Valley Independent School District has agreed that its teachers, administrators and other employees will not pray with students, elicit prayer, proselytize, or display religious artifacts.

Utah: Bills to strengthen marriage

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:55 +0000

The Salt Lake Tribune: Two bills before the Utah Legislature this session are intended to strengthen the institution of marriage.

Australia: “MPs set to debate gay marriage in House of Representatives”

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:29 +0000

The Courier-Mail: THE national legislature will on Monday become the Pink Parliament with a total of four gay marriage bills being up for consideration.

Court suspends Spain’s most famous judge

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:50 +0000

CNN.com: Spain's best-known judge will be suspended for 11 years from the bench after his conviction Thursday for improperly ordering wiretaps while investigating a financial corruption case, the nation's Supreme Court ruled.

Center for Reproductive Rights Reopens Lawsuit Against FDA Restrictions on Emergency Contraception

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:17 +0000

Center for Reproductive Rights: Seeking immediate relief that would allow emergency contraception over-the-counter access for women of all ages, today the Center for Reproductive Rights asked a federal court to reopen the Center’s 2005 lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for imposing unnecessary age restrictions on the drugs, also known as the “morning-after pill.” | Tummino v. Hamburg

Arizona bill targets police in polygamous enclave

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:10:36 +0000

The Salt Lake Tribune: A bill advancing in the Arizona Legislature would abolish the police department in Colorado City, a northern Arizona community where state Attorney General Tom Horne says officers who are followers of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs flout the law.

Ontario: No more Lord’s Prayer at meetings

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:57 +0000

Stratford Gazette: Perth County has dropped the long-standing tradition of reciting the Lord’s Prayer at the beginning of council meetings.

Rhode Island Town Readies For ‘boisterous’ Hearing On Now-covered Prayer Banner

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:56 +0000

Fox News: A Rhode Island town is bracing for a potentially "boisterous" public hearing next week where officials will vote on whether to fight a court order to take down a prayer banner that has hung for decades in a high school.

Judge slams critics of Texas school prayer ruling

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:57 +0000

Sacramento Bee: U.S. District Judge Fred Biery on Thursday admonished those who "demagogued this case for their own political goals." He then added, "You should be ashamed of yourselves."

UN Secretary General Tells African Nations to Adopt “LGBT Rights”

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:15 +0000

Friday Fax: C-Fam: Last week UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African nations to repeal criminal laws that sanction homosexual conduct and to stop discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity.

N.J. senator introduces bill to allow voters to decide on marriage

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:47:27 +0000

NJ.com: State Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset) has introduced a measure to allow voters to decide whether New Jersey should allow gay couples to get married. The measure (SCR-88) . . .

Bloomberg: Republican Conservative Base Starts Rallying Around Santorum

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:58 +0000

Republican Conservative Base Starts Rallying Around Santorum: The Republican Party's socially conservative base, conflicted for months over which presidential candidate to back, is increasingly coalescing behind Rick Santorum in a shift that some observers say may energize his bid and slow Mitt Romney's momentum toward the nomination.

Guttmacher: Teen abortion and pregnancy rates down due to contraception

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:22 +0000

Reuters: Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives sent the overall teen pregnancy rate to its lowest level since at least 1972, a study showed on Wednesday.

Southern Baptist leader: If Obama mandate isn’t changed, Christians will go to jail

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:14 +0000

LifeSiteNews.com: Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), told LifeSiteNews.com "we will not comply" with the Dept. of Health and Human Services’ mandate requiring religious institutions to cover abortifacient products such as Plan B, Ella, and the IUD.

Kansas bill requires doctors to tell patients that abortion increases breast cancer risk

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:31:30 +0000

MSN.com: . . . including requiring doctors to tell women that abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and eliminating tax credits for post-secondary medical institutions that perform abortions.

Komen’s next headache: Endless politics and public-relations problems

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26:04 +0000

James Freeman at WSJ.com: It's unclear why a charity focused on the prevention and treatment of breast cancer would decide to align itself with a group so closely tied to just one political party.

Christie calls on union chief to resign over school voucher comment

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:19:44 +0000

Fox News: The call from the governor was the latest fallout for New Jersey Education Association Executive Director Vincent Giordano, whose own salary tops $300,000.

Cardinal-Designate Timothy Dolan: President Barack Obama Needs To Stop ‘Intruding Into Internal Life Of Church’

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:09:17 +0000

CBS New York (includes video): “The federal government should do what it’s traditionally done since July 4, 1776, namely back out of intruding into the internal life of a church,” Dolan told CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.

Obama administration struggles to contain uproar over birth-control rule

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:30 +0000

The Hill: The White House struggled Wednesday to contain the growing uproar over its birth-control mandate, with Democrats peeling off one by one in what has become an increasingly divisive election-year controversy.

Ala. school defends Bible assemblies

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:31 +0000

OneNewsNow.com: Liberty Counsel is proud of an Alabama school board for standing strong against a complaint filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation concerning religious assemblies.

Uganda reintroduces legislation criminalizing homosexuality

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:45 +0000

JURIST: The Parliament of Uganda [official website] on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would criminalize certain homosexual activities.

Pastor Rick Warren: I’d Rather Go to Jail Than Obey Mandate

ADF Alliance Alert — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:48:55 +0000

LifeNews.com: “I’m not a Catholic but I stand in 100% solidarity with my brothers & sisters to practice their belief against govt pressure,” Warren said. “I’d go to jail rather than cave in to a govement mandate that violates what God commands us to do. Would you? Acts 5:29.”