ALLIANCE ALERTS 03/13/2012

Featured - Tuesday, March 13, 2012

• Oregon Couple Awarded $2.9M, Doc Didn’t Suggest Aborting Baby With Down Syndrome
  March 13, 2012
• NH legislator proposes public vote on marriage definition
  March 13, 2012
• O’keefe Video Exposes Voter Fraud-friendly Policies In Vermont
  March 13, 2012
• 9/11 firefighters, veterans urge Supreme Court to hear Mt. Soledad memorial case
  March 13, 2012
• What Marriage Means in Today’s “New Normal”
  March 13, 2012
• Obama Admin Finalizes Rules: $1 Abortions in ObamaCare
  March 13, 2012

ADF in the News

• Jeremy Tedesco: Are you, or the religious organization you serve with, religious? Ask the government to find out!
  March 13, 2012
• Alan E. Sears: In Washington, A Crucial Victory For Rights Of Conscience
  March 13, 2012
• Colorado: Focus on the Family to push ballot initiative to ban state government interference
  March 13, 2012
• Judge: Obama Must Furnish Planned Parenthood Funding Docs | Life News
  March 13, 2012
• NASA specialist axed over intelligent design, calls accusations ‘foolish’ | Fox News
  March 13, 2012
• Honor student’s service honored; suit continues | One News Now
  March 13, 2012
• School rejected faith-based student’s community service | Greeley Gazette
  March 13, 2012
• Appeal Filed to Defend Texans’ Right to Speak About Recall Election | James Madison Ctr for Free Speech
  March 13, 2012

Religious Freedom - USA

• Bullying Bill supporter harasses opponent in Capitol Annex hallway | Family Foundation of KY
  March 13, 2012
• KY anti-bullying bill dies in committee
  March 13, 2012
• Hawaii reaches $100K settlement in prayer protest
  March 13, 2012
• Homosexual activists demand removal of Chick-Fil-A from college campuses
  March 13, 2012
• Donor To Christian School May Remain Anonymous In RLUIPA Lawsuit
  March 13, 2012
• Court Awards Attorneys Fees In Christian’s Challenge To Dearborn Anti-Leafleting Ordinance
  March 13, 2012
• Americans Strongly Oppose Obama Mandate, New Poll Shows
  March 13, 2012

Religious Freedom - Global

• The Emerging Neocon-Christian Split Over Syria
  March 13, 2012
• Petition: Free Pakistani Christian woman set for execution
  March 13, 2012
• Iran denies Christian pastor faces execution; restates ‘faith-based’ charges
  March 13, 2012
• Hundreds of thousands of Christians ordered to leave Sudan
  March 13, 2012
• NZ: Solomon pleased prayer off agenda
  March 13, 2012

Sanctity of Life - USA

• Dr. Robert P. George – The Logic of ‘After-Birth Abortion’ | FPC of WV
  March 13, 2012
• Personhood Coalition to Hold Three Press Conferences Announcing the Launch of Petition Drive
  March 13, 2012
• Pennsylvania Postpones Debate on Abortion Ultrasound Bill
  March 13, 2012
• NY Times: GOP promoting “mean spirited” Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.
  March 13, 2012
• Abortion bill passes Mississippi House
  March 13, 2012
• WI: Assembly to deal with abortion issues today
  March 13, 2012
• Contraception controversy comes to Arizona
  March 13, 2012
• Rep. Christopher H. Smith: Premeditated murder of newborns
  March 13, 2012
• Obama Fares Worse Among Women after Month-Long Contraception Mandate Battle
  March 13, 2012
• Dems targeted over support for healthcare law’s ‘rationing board’
  March 13, 2012
• “How Engineering the Human Body Could Combat Climate Change”
  March 13, 2012

Sanctity of Life - Global

• Argentine Supreme Court OKs abortions after rapes
  March 13, 2012
• Australian legislators propose sterilizing mentally ill children without parental consent
  March 13, 2012
• Kenya Students Taught How to Combat Pro-Abortion Agenda
  March 13, 2012
• Chinese Study: Women More Likely to Face Depression After Abortion
  March 13, 2012
• Pat Buchanan: Land of the Setting Sun
  March 13, 2012

Marriage and Family - USA

• Maine House of Representatives sends marriage question to voters
  March 13, 2012
• “Poll: Most in N.C. oppose same-sex marriage amendment”
  March 13, 2012
• DOMA at center of estate battle
  March 13, 2012
• ACLU: Student has right to wear ‘all the cool girls are lesbians’ t-shirt
  March 13, 2012
• Utah votes for abstinence-only sex education
  March 13, 2012
• SCOTUS for law students: The law and process of California’s Proposition 8 (sponsored by Bloomberg Law)
  March 13, 2012
• Public Schools Sell Empty Classroom Seats Abroad
  March 13, 2012

Marriage and Family - Global

• UK: Secretary Iain Duncan Smith promises to ‘champion’ families and marriage
  March 13, 2012
• Vatican archbishop rebukes Blair over his support for marriage redefinition
  March 13, 2012
• West Virginia Legislature Takes Bold Step in Strengthening Marriage in West Virginia | FPC of WV
  March 13, 2012
• Denmark legislation proposes to redefine marriage this year
  March 13, 2012
• “LatAm gays reach high govt offices”
  March 13, 2012

Bench and Bar - USA

• Cast of Lawyers Arguing Supreme Court Health Care Cases Now Set
  March 13, 2012
• National Law Journal: The Go-To Law Schools
  March 13, 2012
• Droney Sworn In By Lieberman As U.S. Appeals Court Judge for the Second Circuit
  March 13, 2012
• Reid: GOP blocking judicial confirmation process to embarrass Obama
  March 13, 2012
• DeMint rejecting all Presidential nominees in protest of unlawful recess appointments
  March 13, 2012

Bench and Bar - Global

• Obama’s WTO Rare-Earths Case Won’t Ensure U.S. Security
  March 13, 2012

Miscellaneous - USA

• Evangelicals huge factor in Southern primaries
  March 13, 2012
• Official says Freedom of Information ruling puts US information at risk
  March 13, 2012
• Senators Will Soon Have An Important Choice Affecting Millions Of American Workplaces
  March 13, 2012
• California’s Greek Tragedy: Massive Reforms Needed to Reverse Decline
  March 13, 2012
• Longtime GOP lawmaker questions legitimacy of Obama birth certificate
  March 13, 2012
• Gas prices trigger Obama scramble
  March 13, 2012

Miscellaneous - Global

• Israel calls off legislators’ US trip after snub
  March 13, 2012

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