ALLIANCE ALERTS 05/30/2013

Featured - Thursday, May 30, 2013

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• Calif. Senate votes to revoke Scouts tax status
  May 30, 2013
• Religious Freedom: A Civil-Rights Issue | NRO
  May 30, 2013
• GOP pressures Holder to grant asylum to Germans who want to homeschool kids
  May 30, 2013
• ObamaCare in court: 19 of 26 plaintiffs win a stay against HHS mandate
  May 30, 2013
• Questioning the abortion worldview: “People of faith” for and against abortion
  May 30, 2013

Media Clips

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• Faith is On Trial: Arlene’s Flowers | Dale Schowengerdt on Iowa Catholic Radio with Mike Manno
  May 30, 2013
• IRS Apologizes, More Apologies Necessary | Erik Stanley at Christian Post
  May 30, 2013
• House Bill Responds to Gosnell Horror by Attacking Pro-Life Speech | Charisma
  May 30, 2013
• New York Council Passes Right to Worship by Large Margin
  May 30, 2013
• The Supreme Court Takes the Case of Town of Greece v. Galloway, Which Raises the Questions Whether—And If So, How—a Town Board May Open Its Meetings With Prayer | Marci Hamilton at Justia.com
  May 30, 2013
• “The Great Societal Shift: 53% of Americans Currently Support Gay Marriage” | The Urban Twist
  May 30, 2013

Religious Liberty - USA

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• Federal Court Dismisses Christian School’s Attempt to Stop Teachers From Suing and Awards Attorney’s Fees
  May 30, 2013
• “Illinois Same-Sex Marriage Bill Provides Worst Religious Liberty Protections in U.S.”
  May 30, 2013
• Chaplain endorsers meet with Air Force leaders, call for action by Secretary of Defense
  May 30, 2013
• Supreme Court Review Sought In University’s Firing of VP For Op-Ed On Homosexuality
  May 30, 2013

Religious Liberty - Global

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• French burqa ban to be heard by the Grand Chamber ECtHR
  May 30, 2013
• Arab Israeli Legislator Proposes Ban on Insults to Mohammed (and Possibly All Cartoons of Mohammed)
  May 30, 2013
• Turkish Blogger Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison for Criticizing Mohammed
  May 30, 2013

Sanctity of Life - USA

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• NYC Launches Sex App for Teens on its Website, Includes Directions to Birth Control and Abortion Clinics
  May 30, 2013
• AZ: Suit aims to kill law banning race, gender abortion
  May 30, 2013
• Hearing Today: Will Diane Derzis “Get Off The Hook” from Consequences of Operating A Clinic Shut down by Alabama?
  May 30, 2013

Sanctity of Life - Global

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• Euthanasia Prevention Coalition challenges Global News on its one-sided euthanasia reporting
  May 30, 2013
• C-section OK For Pregnant Woman In El Salvador
  May 30, 2013

Marriage and Family - USA

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• “The Boy Scouts Admit Gay Kids: Does It Matter?” | EPPC
  May 30, 2013
• “California Gay Marriage Support Rises to Record in Poll”
  May 30, 2013

Marriage and Family - Global

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• Peers plot gay marriage revolt
  May 30, 2013
• Scotland: Opposition mobilizes to marriage redefinition bill
  May 30, 2013
• Nigerian House of Representatives pass ban on same-sex “marriage”
  May 30, 2013

Bench and Bar - USA

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• Do Dept. of Labor rules prevent law students from working for free?
  May 30, 2013
• Sen. Collins, GOP colleagues trying to slow government | Portland Press Herald
  May 30, 2013
• The G.O.P.’s Court-Shrinking Plan
  May 30, 2013

Miscellaneous - USA

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• Americans Deserve the IRS | Walter Williams at Human Events
  May 30, 2013
• “Appeals court rules Va. law barring out-of-state petition circulators unconstitutional”
  May 30, 2013
• HHS finalizes wellness rules under healthcare law
  May 30, 2013

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