ALLIANCE ALERTS 12/30/2013

Featured - Monday, December 30, 2013 ADF in 8 of Top 10 Church-State and Religious Liberty Developments in 2013 December 30, 2013 ADF: VA hospital should lift ban on Christmas carolers December 30, 2013 China Forces Woman Nine Months Pregnant to Have an Abortion December 30, 2013 Abortion pill mandate stopped for colleges in Ind., Calif. | Alliance Defending Freedom December 30, 2013 “Utah Ruling Means No Respite for the Supreme Court on Same-Sex Marriage” | NYT December 30, 2013 Federal court: Ohio must recognize out-of-state same sex “marriages” on death certificates December 30, 2013 Abortion pill mandate suspended for Pa. college’s employee health plan December 30, 2013 Abortion pill mandate stopped for four Okla. universities December 30, 2013 Media Clips The clash between homosexuality and religion isn’t over | MyNorthwest.com December 30, 2013 Religious Believers Face Discrimination for Marriage Views | NC Register December 30, 2013 New Mexico County Clerks Resign After State Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ | ChristianNews.net December 30, 2013 Lawmakers get legal help with NC marriage case | Greesboro News & Record (AP) December 30, 2013 The Truth Will Set Us Free | Redding.com December 30, 2013 Biola University, Grace Seminary Granted Exemption From Obamacare Abortion Pill Mandate | ChristianNews.net (includes video) December 30, 2013 Legal Group Fights Swiss Lawsuit Promoting Euthanasia | NC Register December 30, 2013 Ducking the real issues: A&E misfires in aiming at the First Amendment | Doug Napier at Washington Times December 30, 2013 4 Christian universities get injunction in Affordable Care Act lawsuit | Med City News December 30, 2013 Judge: Pa. school can exclude some birth control | Philly.com (AP) December 30, 2013 Christmas censors aren’t taking the holiday off | Jordan Lorence at Washington Examiner December 30, 2013 Religious Liberty - USA 1st Amendment at issue in ban on gay-conversion therapy for minors December 30, 2013 Gallup: Only 5% of Religious Americans Are Non-Christians December 30, 2013 Another Utah amendment on marriage coming December 30, 2013 Tom Monaghan Non-Profits Sue Challenging Contraceptive Mandate December 30, 2013 Preliminary Injunction Denied In Contraceptive Mandate Challenge By Nashville Diocese Affiliates December 30, 2013 “3 Religiously Affiliated Schools Win Texas Federal Court Injunction Against Contraceptive Mandate” December 30, 2013 DC Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction To Non-Liturgical Navy Chaplains Challenging Promotion Procedures December 30, 2013 Colorado Federal Court: Contraceptive Mandate Accommodation Imposes No Substantial Burden On ERISA-Exempt Church Plans December 30, 2013 Effectively confronting the speech and religion Nazis December 30, 2013 NY: The Latest Assault on Liberty: Counselor Coercion December 30, 2013 Duck Commander’s faith persuades A&E to back down December 30, 2013 Nevada County Church Ordered To Remove “Support Our Troops” Sign December 30, 2013 Blurring Lines between Churches and Secular Corporations: The Compelling Case of the Benefit Corporation’s Right to the Free Exercise of Religion | Marc Greendorfer at SSRN December 30, 2013 Conscientious Refusal and Health Professionals: Does Religion Make a Difference? | Daniel Marc Weinstock at SSRN December 30, 2013 Religious Liberty - Global Moroccan Convert from Islam Sentenced for 30-Month Prison Term December 30, 2013 Islam to become Ireland’s second religion by 2043 December 30, 2013 Russia bombings kill 31, raise concern on Olympics December 30, 2013 Malaysia: Church Can Sue Jais For Banning ‘Allah’, Say Lawyers December 30, 2013 Religious freedom chief aims to make Canada a rights leader December 30, 2013 Maldives Parliament Sends Penal Code Back To Committee Over Concerns About Consistency With Sharia Law December 30, 2013 Who Took “Christ” Out of Christmas? | Evangelical Fellowship of Canada December 30, 2013 Germany: Topless Feminists Disrupt Christmas Mass to Protest for Abortion December 30, 2013 Nigerian Opposition Win Despite Islamic Uprising December 30, 2013 Extremists Kill 12 In Nigerian Christian Villages December 30, 2013 Pastors in West Java, Indonesia Struggle with Church Closures December 30, 2013 Sanctity of Life - USA Record 87 Surgical Abortion Clinics Close in 2013 – Total Drops 73% from 1991 High December 30, 2013 Texas Agency Finalizes Abortion Regulations December 30, 2013 Planned Parenthood reports abortion decline; pro-lifers see hopeful signs for the unborn December 30, 2013 WI: State Senate unlikely to vote on abortion bills December 30, 2013 Mo. Lawmakers to Consider Extending Abortion Wait Period December 30, 2013 Abortion clinic buffer zones’ fate in hands of high court December 30, 2013 Hospital Yanking Jahi McMath’s Life Support Refuses to Transfer Her to New Facility December 30, 2013 Sanctity of Life - Global Tens of Thousands Rally in Spain for Pro-Life Law Stopping Abortions December 30, 2013 Mass Held in Spain Backs New Abortion Law December 30, 2013 Marriage and Family - USA Uncomfortable Truths about Family Breakdown December 30, 2013 “Utah holdout counties now issuing gay marriage licenses” December 30, 2013 “Navajo Nation struggles with same-sex marriage” December 30, 2013 3 city employees sue Houston over same-sex benefits December 30, 2013 Couple suing Utah County for refusal to grant marriage license December 30, 2013 “As Utah tries to stay same-sex unions ruling, historians say marriage has evolved in response to social need, ethics.” | Salt Lake Tribune December 30, 2013 “Boy Scouts open ranks to gay youth on Jan. 1″ | Fox News December 30, 2013 “Calif. schools prepare for transgender rights law” | AP December 30, 2013 Utah AG’s Office delays appeal to U.S. Supreme Court on marriage December 30, 2013 Defending Amendment 3 may cost Utah $2M December 30, 2013 53% Of Likely U.S. Voters Say Marriage Is Religious, Not Civil December 30, 2013 “Lesbian couple in New Orleans celebrate Christmas as the parents of quintuplets” December 30, 2013 Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues December 30, 2013 Bench and Bar - USA Nevada Supreme Court incumbents usually draw no opponents December 30, 2013 In our opinion: Judicial tyranny | Deseret News December 30, 2013 Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: Fact and Fiction | Brookings Institute December 30, 2013 Scalia finds his predictions on same-sex-marriage ruling being borne out December 30, 2013 “Utah Judge Unexpected as a Hero to Gay People” December 30, 2013 Miscellaneous - USA Athens, GA: City wonders: Did strip-club partners plan to sue all along? December 30, 2013 Judge upholds NSA’s phone data sweeps | Lyle Denniston at SCOTUS Blog December 30, 2013 Five Senate races to watch December 30, 2013 Obama’s federal government funded hardcore porn project December 30, 2013 Miscellaneous - Global Egypt Arrests Al-jazeera Tv’s 4-member Crew December 30, 2013 This publication is a resource of the Alliance Defending Freedom. It reports information relevant to Alliance Defending Freedom's mission. Content reported herein should not be construed as Alliance Defending Freedom approval or disapproval of the material in question. Many reported materials are created by groups that oppose Alliance Defending Freedom's mission. Some content may not be appropriate for all audiences. If you want to be removed from the list or change your subscription preferences, please click the link at the bottom of this page.