ALLIANCE ALERTS 06/14/2011

Headlines - Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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• ProtectMarriage.com legal team responds to Judge Ware’s ruling
  June 14, 2011
• Ed Whalen: “Ware, rather than grapplying squarely with Prop 8 Proponents’ argument, disposes of it by mischaracterizing it”
  June 14, 2011
• LA Times: “Gay jurist in Proposition 8 case had no legal obligation to remove himself, judge rules”
  June 14, 2011
• Fifth Circuit Invalidates City Zoning Ordinance that Treats Churches Less Favorably than Similar Secular Land Uses
  June 14, 2011
• William C. Duncan: Bankruptcy Court Goes After DOMA
  June 14, 2011
• NY GOP senator: Religion freedom exceptions key to marriage vote; measure to redefine is two votes short
  June 14, 2011
• Contract to Defend DOMA Violates Spending Law, Complaint Says
  June 14, 2011
• “French parliament rejects same-sex marriage bill”
  June 14, 2011
• Catholic Archbishop of NY: The True Meaning of Marriage
  June 14, 2011
• Judge to decide Calif. marriage case Tuesday
  June 14, 2011

ADF in the News

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• George Berkin: Return prayer to public high school graduations
  June 14, 2011
• Austin R. Nimocks: Why should we trash Walker’s Prop 8 ruling? Court rules spell it out
  June 14, 2011
• Marriage Equality Foes Respond in New York
  June 14, 2011
• MD: Problematic law targets pregnancy care centers
  June 14, 2011
• College charging fee for witnessing
  June 14, 2011
• ‘Gay’ judge’s verdict ‘must’ be abandoned: Prop 8 supporters argue Walker stands to benefit personally from his court decision
  June 14, 2011
• “Ruling soon on gay judge in California same-sex case”
  June 14, 2011
• Homosexual Federal Judge the Center of ‘Unprecedented’ Legal Challenge
  June 14, 2011
• Court Mandates Idaho Town to Lift Church Meeting Ban
  June 14, 2011
• Arizona Court Holding Hearing on Pro-Life Abortion Law
  June 14, 2011
• ID: School Fights to Use Religious Books in Classroom
  June 14, 2011
• TN: College Bars Student From Preaching
  June 14, 2011
• Erik Stanley: Politics Stand between a Church and the Disadvantaged in Virginia
  June 14, 2011
• Religious text ban case climbing ‘the ladder’
  June 14, 2011
• Speaking for the sisters?
  June 14, 2011
• “Political allies of the abortion industry”: San Francisco supervisor joins with NARAL in assault on pro-life pregnancy centers
  June 14, 2011
• NC Register: “Strong Catholic Identity Can Protect Religious Liberty”
  June 14, 2011
• VA: Church Says City Violated 1st Amendement Rights
  June 14, 2011

Religious Freedom - USA

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• IN: FFRF contests South Bend plan to give property to a Catholic school
  June 14, 2011
• 3rd Circuit: Appeals court limits punishment for speech or writing done by students out of school
  June 14, 2011
• Transcript: Republican Debate Includes Discussion of Church-State Issues and Attitudes Toward Muslims
  June 14, 2011
• Suits Challenge Religious Leaders In Two New York Hasidic Enclaves
  June 14, 2011
• Supreme Court Denies Review In Pledge of Allegiance Case
  June 14, 2011

Religious Freedom - Global

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• Pakistan: bishop urges release of woman forced to convert to Islam
  June 14, 2011
• Hong Kong: Beijing wants socialist patriotism taught to Hong Kong students
  June 14, 2011
• India: “Karnataka: Three Christians arrested on false charges of forced conversions”
  June 14, 2011
• Spanish Parliamentarian Is Sworn In Using Crucifix
  June 14, 2011
• New Egypt? 7,000 civilians jailed since Mubarak fell
  June 14, 2011

Sanctity of Life - USA

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• LA: Abortion Center Shown Falsifying Documents on Botched Abortions
  June 14, 2011
• Pennsylvania senators vote to study cost of proposed abortion-clinic rules
  June 14, 2011

Sanctity of Life - Global

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• New Threat to Ireland’s Pro Life position from Council of Europe
  June 14, 2011
• New Zealand gov’t facing charge of genocide for Down’s testing scheme
  June 14, 2011
• UK mother agrees to donate her womb to daughter
  June 14, 2011

Marriage and Family - USA

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• Catholic University reverts to single-sex dorms
  June 14, 2011
• Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski: Recovery and resurgence starts with the family
  June 14, 2011
• LA Times: Bankruptcy Court declares Defense of Marriage Act invalid
  June 14, 2011
• “Utah’s first openly gay legislator resigns”
  June 14, 2011
• “Early Man and the Law”: Alabama ruling upholds parental rights, concurrence invokes Blackstone and the law of nature
  June 14, 2011
• NYT: “Census Shows Rise in Number of Gay Adoptions”
  June 14, 2011
• Report: Students don’t know much about US history
  June 14, 2011
• ACLU: Department of Education Reinforces Students’ Right to Form Gay-Straight Alliances
  June 14, 2011
• GA: ACLU still awaits GCPS response on Internet filter
  June 14, 2011

Marriage and Family - Global

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• “Walk with us” concerned parents beseech Catholic Bishops in Ontario
  June 14, 2011

Bench and Bar - USA

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• Clarence Thomas on defendants: “But for the grace of God, there go I.”
  June 14, 2011

Miscellaneous - USA

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• Boehner demands that Obama provide legal basis for Libya mission
  June 14, 2011
• 5th Circuit: Aliens not covered by the Second Amendment
  June 14, 2011
• Southern Baptists see drop in members, baptisms
  June 14, 2011
• Transcript: Republican Presidential Debate Covers Marriage, DADT, Abortion
  June 14, 2011
• Ken Klukowski: Supreme Court says officials’ speech is not protected by First Amendment
  June 14, 2011

Miscellaneous - Global

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• European Parliament President opposes Palestinian drive to UN
  June 14, 2011
• Egypt Debt Buoyed by Obama Guarantee for $1 Billion Eurobonds: Arab Credit
  June 14, 2011
• Landmark prostitution case hits Ontario’s Appeal Court
  June 14, 2011

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