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Ed Whelan: First Circuit vs. Judge Reinhardt

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 23:01:43 +0000

Ed Whelan at National Review Bench Memos: Notwithstanding its many defects, the First Circuit’s opinion ruling against DOMA provides additional reasons for the Ninth Circuit to grant en banc rehearing of Judge Reinhardt’s anti-Prop 8 ruling in Perry v. Brown . . .

William Duncan: The First Circuit’s marriage ruling: A Result in search of a rationale

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:58:45 +0000

William Duncan at National Review: It may be a commonplace observation, but it certainly applies here: Why was a written Constitution necessary if constitutionality is merely a function of judicial preferences?

NY Court of Appeals: Parents can be kidnappers

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:51:50 +0000

Reuters: A divided New York Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that custodial parents can be convicted of kidnapping their children. | People v. Leonard

Persecuted homeschoolers wow Brazilians by winning numerous prizes in academic contests

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:30:28 +0000

LifeSiteNews: Two homeschooled boys, whose parents have been repeatedly fined and criminally convicted by Brazilian government officials for refusing to participate in the public school system, are impressing observers in Brazil and around the world by winning a number of academic contests.

Canada: “Church can’t be bullied into accepting homosexuality”

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:17:19 +0000

Michael Coren at Toronto Sun (includes video): In a sordid attempt to deflect from scandals and mismanagement, the Liberal government of Ontario has told the Catholic school system it has to do what it’s told, not be Catholic and embrace the lie that gay kids are perennial victims of bullying.

UK: “Police minister: Opposing gay marriage ‘unacceptable’”

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:08:36 +0000

Christian Institute: Being opposed to gay marriage is “not acceptable”, says the Government minister in charge of policing and criminal justice.

China Hits Couple With Record Fine For Second Child

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:07:36 +0000

Turtle Bay and Beyond: If you thought it was costly to have a child, consider how much one couple in China paid. For violating China’s one-child policy by having a second child, the parents were fined 1.3 million yuan ($204,114).

Conservative Jewish movement approves guidelines for same-sex marriage ceremonies, divorce

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:05:13 +0000

Washington Post: The Conservative branch of American Judaism has formally approved same-sex marriage ceremonies, nearly six years after lifting a ban on ordaining gays and lesbians.

ADF: Will Christian orphanage workers see justice done in Moroccan mass deportation case?

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:58:24 +0000

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ALERT June 1, 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact WHO: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Roger Kiska WHAT: Available to media following preliminary hearing in Village of Hope case, which concerns the mass …

Marriage and family — a hidden casualty of war

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:55:04 +0000

FoxNews: Statistics from the Department of Defense report that since the start of operations in Afghanistan in 2001, the military divorce rate has continued to rise. Last year alone, the marriages of some 30,000 military personnel ended in divorce (USA Today, December 2011).

New Method for Picking the ‘Right’ Egg in IVF

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:52:05 +0000

Science Daily: In a groundbreaking study,Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at the University of Oxford have identified the chromosomal make-up of a human egg. This discovery may soon allow them to avoid using abnormal -- or aneuploid -- eggs during infertility treatments, and instead to pick eggs that are healthy enough for a successful in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle.

German president sparks debate with Islam comments

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:35:55 +0000

DW.de: President Joachim Gauck has said in a newspaper interview that Muslims living in Germany are more definitively a part of the country than the religion of Islam, a slight change from the stance of his predecessor.

“Black pastors group demands meeting with Obama over gay marriage”

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:31:52 +0000

Washington Times: "I can promise you personally, as an organizer of the civil rights movement in Nashville, I did not march one inch, one foot, one yard for same-sex marriage," said Rev. William "Bill" Owens Sr., founder of the coalition and organizer of the letter.

Jobs report upends ’12 race

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:29:35 +0000

The Hill: A dismal May jobs report is being perceived as a possible game-changer in the presidential battle between President Obama and Mitt Romney, with Republicans saying the numbers provide further proof that the economy isn’t improving.

Chinese Gather in New York to Discuss 1-Child Policy; Chen Guangcheng to Speak

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:26:06 +0000

NC Register: As Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng prepared to give his first speech in the United States, a group of Chinese expatriates gathered in New York City May 29 to discuss abuses in their homeland’s one-child-per-family policy.

US military strategy fails when religious liberty is ignored

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:14:31 +0000

Phil Lawler at Catholic Culture: The US is committed to a foreign policy that defends human rights. Yet in the countries where our troops have been fighting during the past decade, one fundamental human right—the right to religious freedom—has been diminished rather than enhanced, particularly for Christians.

Iowa Supreme Court: Father lied to about paternity can sue to get back child support

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:08:31 +0000

Radio Iowa: In the first such ruling of its kind, the Iowa Supreme Court says this case does not fall under child custody law because Dier’s child support was not court-ordered. | Dier v Peters

Jordan Lorence: Bronx Household of Faith Court Hearing Set for Friday June 1

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:02:20 +0000

Jordan Lorence at the Speak Up Movement Church Blog: Bronx Household of Faith has filed a motion asking the District Court to grant a permanent injunction against the New York City Department of Education’s policy barring religious groups from conducting worship services in the public schools during nonschool hours. New York City is asking the Court to uphold the policy.

Ministry Challenges IRS ‘Muzzling’ of Pastors Talking Politics From the Pulpit

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:53:49 +0000

Christian Post: Truth in Action Ministries, a Christian national media organization, has been urging members of the public to sign a petition calling for a repeal of the IRS regulation that prohibits pastors from sharing their thoughts on political candidates from the pulpit.

Alan Sears: Town Ordered to Find Non-Christians to Lead Invocations

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:46:37 +0000

Alan Sears at TellADF: Few cases illustrate so clearly the lengths to which many in today’s legal culture will go to undermine your Christian heritage and religious liberties as one Alliance Defense Fund attorneys are currently appealing in Greece, New York.

U.S. argues for GPS tracking at the Ninth Cir. despite SCOTUS ruling

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:38:11 +0000

How Appealing reports.

6th Cir. rejects Establishment challenge to U.S. funding of sharia compliant financial products

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:32:35 +0000

How Appealing links to the ruling in Murray v. U.S. Treasury.

Judges Should Write Their Own Opinions

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:26:43 +0000

William Domnarski at NY Times: But in truth, much of importance is lost when judges outsource the writing of their opinions to their less experienced assistants. Judge-written opinions require greater intellectual rigor, exhibit more personal style and lend themselves to more honest and transparent conclusions.

Online Resource On Challenges To Health Insurance Contraceptive Services Mandate Launched

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:06:16 +0000

Religion Clause Blog: As reported by Eurasia Review, the Becket Fund last week launched the HHS Mandate Information Central, an online resource for reporters and the public on the 23 separate lawsuit . . .

Hate Crimes Prevention Act Is Constitutional and Covers Intra-Religious Violence

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:45:05 +0000

Religion Clause Blog: In United States v. Mullet, (ND OH, May 31, 2012), an Ohio federal district court upheld the constitutionality of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act against commerce clause and First Amendment challenges.

Virginia County Again Modifies Display of 10 Commandments In School

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:28:09 +0000

Religion Clause Blog: Now, according to the Roanoke Times, the Giles County School Board yesterday voted unanimously to replace the Ten Commandments text that is displayed at Narrows High School with a copy of a page from a history textbook captioned "Roots of Democracy".

Dale Schowengerdt on the Victoria Taft Show: The 1st Circuit DOMA ruling

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:20:48 +0000

Dale Schowengerdt appeared on the The Victoria Taft Show to discuss the issue. | MP3 audio 8:09 mins

Dale Schowengerdt on the Hugh Hewitt Show: Seriously? No rational basis for marriage?

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:06:55 +0000

Dale Schowengerdt appeared on the The Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the issue. | MP3 audio 5:41 mins

“Cuba Backing Gay Marriage?”

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:52:58 +0000

Paul Kengor at Townhall: In short, this is an amazing turnabout. What’s going on? Why this sudden conversion by Castro and communist Cuba? Does this make sense? Yes, it does. The root of the answer, once again, is the Marxist/communist assault on marriage.

Greg Baylor on the Radio: The Obamacare Mandate Litigation

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:39:21 +0000

Greg Baylor appeared on the radio to discuss the litigation. These broadcasts were recorded within the last two weeks. | Viewpoints with Lockwood Phillps, MP3 audio 20:03 mins | The Hugh Hewitt Show, MP3 audio 10:22 mins | ADF comment on 12 new lawsuits against Obama abortion pill mandate

Kevin Theriot on Family Policy Matters: Targeting college policies that violate the First Amendment

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:28:40 +0000

Kevin Theriot appeared on Family Policy Matters with Bill Brooks on the NC Family Policy Council. | MP3 audio 14:29 mins | ADF launches new nationwide effort to change unconstitutional policies at public universities

Jordan Lorence on the Hugh Hewitt Show: Marriage in upcoming elections

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:22:37 +0000

Jordan Lorence on the Hugh Hewitt Show a couple of weeks ago to survey the landscape. | MP3 audio 5:26 mins

Ill. ‘gays’ not content with civil unions

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:14:02 +0000

One News Now: "Because yes, they do want the benefits -- but what homosexuals want centrally is cultural approval," explains the family advocate. "They want there to be no formal public recognition that homosexual unions are different from heterosexual unions."

“Gay married couples look to high court on benefit” | AP

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:10:37 +0000

AP on Findlaw: Fresh from a favorable ruling by a federal appeals court, Dorene Bowe-Shulman can't wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether same-sex married couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.

Marriage — Two Very Different World Views | Conservative HQ

ADF Alliance Alert — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:50:07 +0000

Richard Viguerie at Conservative HQ: Dale Schowengerdt, a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund -- a Christian advocacy group that has defended California's gay marriage ban in court -- noted that, “Under this [the court’s] rationale, if just one state decided to accept polygamy, the federal government and perhaps other states would be forced to accept it, too.”