ALLIANCE ALERTS 01/02/2013

Featured - Wednesday, January 2, 2013 RI House Speaker promises marriage vote by Jan. 31 January 2, 2013 Understanding the definition of marriage: An interview with Robert George January 2, 2013 Photo of Baby Reaching Out From Womb During C-Section Goes Viral January 2, 2013 Constitution Check: Do profit-making corporations have religious rights? January 2, 2013 Montana Supreme Court: Hutterites must pay workers comp. January 2, 2013 Congress passes temporary fiscal cliff bill: spending increases, tax increase on incomes over $450K, payroll tax increase on everyone January 2, 2013 Media Clips Schools Already Experience (Un)intended Consequences of Attempts to Redefine Marriage January 2, 2013 The Supreme Court has Agreed to Hear Two Cases on Marriage. What Does This Mean for You and Your Church? January 2, 2013 Law Follows Culture: A Few Year-End Observations | Greg Baylor at Speak Up Movement January 2, 2013 Arizona against Grant of Funding to Planned Parenthood January 2, 2013 Arizona goes to court to halt gov’t funding of Planned Parenthood | AZ Daily Star January 2, 2013 Ariz. divorce case hits snag after marriage’s validity questioned because husband gave birth | AP on Cox News January 2, 2013 Five Reasons the Obama Abortion-HHS Mandate Should Upset You January 2, 2013 Religious Liberty - USA Ind. hospital fires 8 workers who refused flu shot January 2, 2013 Texas Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Episcopal Properties January 2, 2013 Liberty Counsel Files Brief at Appeals Court Against California’s Ban on Change Therapy January 2, 2013 “Illinois Faith Groups Oppose Gay Marriage” January 2, 2013 Federal Appeals Court Sides With Religious Liberty On HHS Mandate | Ken Klukowski at Breitbart January 2, 2013 Current tally: 7 of 9 wins in suits versus Obamacare mandate January 2, 2013 Companies Do Not Have The Right To Impose Owners’ Religion Onto Employees, Says Americans United January 2, 2013 Missouri Federal Courts temporarily halts Obamacare mandate on dairy business January 2, 2013 Hawaiian Church Can Pursue RFRA Claim To Permit Use of Cannabis January 2, 2013 Religious Liberty - Global Ten people punished for believing in traditional marriage | Peter Saunders January 2, 2013 China’s Crackdown On Evangelism Targets Universities January 2, 2013 In the Middle East, the Arab spring has given way to a Christian winter January 2, 2013 Hijab Ban Takes UK School to Court January 2, 2013 Russia passes mandatory religion course in schools January 2, 2013 Sanctity of Life - USA Michigan Governor Signs Major Pro-Life Bill January 2, 2013 New Virginia abortion clinic rules approved by McDonnell January 2, 2013 Matt Drudge Tweets: Abortion Killing 3,500 Babies Every Day January 2, 2013 Chart: Anti-abortion legislation in states | MSNBC January 2, 2013 Congress Expands Abortion Coverage for Women in U.S. Military January 2, 2013 Michigan abortion clinic shut down, boarded up by fire marshall January 2, 2013 St. Louis Planned Parenthood transports third patient to hospital since Thanksgiving January 2, 2013 Court case could challenge Kansas fetal pain law January 2, 2013 Abortion fights heating up as Roe v. Wade turns 40 January 2, 2013 Kansas Trying To Make Sperm Donor Pay Child Support January 2, 2013 Marriage and Family - USA MN: “State senator promises gay marriage bill in 2013 session” January 2, 2013 Star Wars: The Old Republic Same Sex Romances Arriving This Year January 2, 2013 Illinois: “GOP chair urges support for same-sex marriage” January 2, 2013 Chicago Cardinal George issues letter opposing marriage redefinition January 2, 2013 Marriage redefinition bill to be introduced in Rhode Island on Thursday January 2, 2013 Home Schooling is Growing Ever Faster January 2, 2013 Absentee Fathers and the Newtown School Shooting January 2, 2013 Marriage and Family - Global Russia’s adoption ban penalizes orphans January 2, 2013 India: Polygamy Allowed in Islam, Not Encouraged January 2, 2013 Bench and Bar - USA Reminder: 2013 Conference on Christian Legal Thought in New Orleans January 2, 2013 We Must Break the Law School Cartels January 2, 2013 Chief Justice John Roberts stresses frugality in year-end report January 2, 2013 It’s the law: V.I. appeals will go directly to U.S. Supreme Court January 2, 2013 “Diversity” and its definition at issue in Christie’s picks for high court January 2, 2013 Chemerinsky: 2013 May Be Another Blockbuster SCOTUS Year January 2, 2013 Bench and Bar - Global Foreign Child Custody Disputes Involving People Coming from Countries That Apply Islamic Family Law January 2, 2013 Miscellaneous - USA Under pressure, Boehner is said to promise votes on hurricane Sandy relief January 2, 2013 Gallup: 50% Believe America’s Best Years Are Behind Us January 2, 2013 Senators Got 154-Page ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Bill 3 Minutes Before Voting on It January 2, 2013 This publication is a resource of the Alliance Defending Freedom. 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