ALLIANCE ALERTS 05/31/2012

Featured - Thursday, May 31, 2012

• ADF comment on 1st Circuit’s DOMA decision: A bridge too far
  May 31, 2012
• 1st Circuit: Federal DOMA is unconstitutional in part
  May 31, 2012
• Cal. Senate passes ban on reparative therapy counseling
  May 31, 2012
• Washington marriage referendum signature count on target to make ballot
  May 31, 2012
• Benefits or Babies: Will Social Benefits “Crowd Out” Children?
  May 31, 2012
• Democrats Defeat Bill to Ban War on Baby Girls via Sex Selection Abortions
  May 31, 2012
• Rep. Chris Smith: “Sex-Selection Abortion: A War on Baby Girls”
  May 31, 2012
• Second Video Shows Planned Parenthood OKing Sex-Selection Abortion
  May 31, 2012
• ADF: Will court say worship services can continue in NYC public schools on weekends?
  May 31, 2012

ADF in the News

• Would Gay Marriage Lead To Legal Polygamy? | NPR
  May 31, 2012
• Reaction to the Boston appeals court’s decision to toss out the federal Defense of Marriage Act | Boston Globe
  May 31, 2012
• Appeals Court Rules Against Federal Marriage Act | NY Times
  May 31, 2012
• Dave Cortman on the Bob Dutko Show: Federal Bullying Bills
  May 31, 2012
• Greg Baylor on Common Cents with Josh Kimbrell: Obamacare Mandates Litigation
  May 31, 2012
• Alan Sears on WAVA radio with Tim Googlein: The Transformation of America
  May 31, 2012
• Steven Aden: Americans Who Weren’t Aborted Increasingly Oppose Abortion
  May 31, 2012
• 18 Catholic Colleges vs. HHS | NC Register
  May 31, 2012
• School reminded of Christian group’s protections | One News Now
  May 31, 2012

Religious Freedom - USA

• Boston archdiocese drafts around ACLU objections over sale of parish property
  May 31, 2012
• SC: Student suing school district over pre-graduation prayer
  May 31, 2012
• MI: Group urges supervisor to discontinue use of prayers at meetings
  May 31, 2012
• Secular Coalition Seeking To Create State Offices
  May 31, 2012
• Richard Garnett on the Geraldo Rivera Show: Notre Dame versus the Obamacare contraception mandate
  May 31, 2012
• The Bishops & Religious Liberty
  May 31, 2012
• NC School board votes to ban prayer at all upcoming events
  May 31, 2012
• Wisconsin Unions See Ranks Drop Dramatically Ahead of Recall Vote
  May 31, 2012
• Henninger: Church Is Still Not State
  May 31, 2012

Religious Freedom - Global

• Remove ‘insult’ from public order law, says former DPP
  May 31, 2012
• Islam-Christianity dialogue features at Kazakh interfaith meet
  May 31, 2012
• Tunisia PM warns Islamists over further violence
  May 31, 2012
• Egypt: Elections – a Choice Between Islamic Dictatorship and Military Authoritarianism
  May 31, 2012
• Christians Should “Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave,” Says Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Candidate?
  May 31, 2012
• Malaysian Federal Court Upholds Licensing of Muslim Teachers
  May 31, 2012

Sanctity of Life - USA

• Three abortion groups admit sex-selective abortion a problem in U.S.
  May 31, 2012
• IRD: Why Are So Many Churches Silent about Gender Selective Abortion?
  May 31, 2012
• La. abortion bills near final legislative passage
  May 31, 2012
• The most heartrending abortion testimony you’ll ever hear, from a former abortionist
  May 31, 2012
• Broadcast Networks Ignore Videos Exposing Planned Parenthood
  May 31, 2012
• President Obama Opposes Ban on Sex-Selection Abortions
  May 31, 2012
• Pro Life groups turn ‘war on women’ charge against Democrats
  May 31, 2012

Sanctity of Life - Global

• Researcher Says Abortion-Preterm Birth Connection Obscured
  May 31, 2012
• Chen Guangcheng and the Abortion Issue | Forbes
  May 31, 2012

Marriage and Family - USA

• The six ways homosexual activists manipulate public opinion
  May 31, 2012
• 1st female fighter pilot tapped as wing commander
  May 31, 2012
• Military Moms Breastfeeding in Uniform Stir Controversy
  May 31, 2012
• Liberty Counsel: Appeals Court Ruling on DOMA is the “Tail Wagging the Dog”
  May 31, 2012

Marriage and Family - Global

• A generation is growing up skewed by internet pornography, court hears, as 12-year-old who raped a schoolgirl is spared jail
  May 31, 2012
• Ireland: State’s birth rate hits 118-year high
  May 31, 2012

Bench and Bar - USA

• N.J. Senate Panel Rejects Christie Supreme Court Nominee Harris
  May 31, 2012
• Clarence Thomas reconciles with Yale after bitter years
  May 31, 2012

Bench and Bar - Global

• Kissinger, Shultz, Baker, Powell And Rice: Time to Join The Law of the Sea Treaty
  May 31, 2012
• Nepal Supreme Court judge killed, 2 others wounded
  May 31, 2012

Miscellaneous - USA

• Drugmakers Vowed to Campaign for Health Law, Memos Show
  May 31, 2012
• America Lost 129,000 Millionaires in 2011
  May 31, 2012
• Former Dem Rep. Artur Davis switches to GOP
  May 31, 2012
• Commerce considers labeling Arab Americans a disadvantaged minority
  May 31, 2012
• Washington State Supreme Court upholds liquor-privatization measure
  May 31, 2012
• How Radical Were Wisconsin’s Reforms? | Heritage Foundation
  May 31, 2012
• Fed Board Reflects Obama’s Influence (WSJ subscription)
  May 31, 2012

Miscellaneous - Global

• Time Bomb? U.S. and European Banks Pressured to Buy Government Debt
  May 31, 2012
• Lawmakers introduce measure to fight UN regulation of the Net
  May 31, 2012
• China: Some still in jail 23 years after Tiananmen
  May 31, 2012

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