ALLIANCE ALERTS 04/09/2014

Featured - Wednesday, April 9, 2014

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• Colo. House committee temporarily withdraws bill that eliminates protections for unborn children April 9, 2014
  
• Court orders UNC–Wilmington to pay, promote professor after retaliating against him April 9, 2014
  

Media Clips

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• Jordan Lorence interview on Elane Photography case | The World and Everything In It (audio) April 9, 2014
  
• Judge awards embattled Christian, conservative prof $50K — and a promotion April 9, 2014
  
  
• Lawyers warn of global push for “gender identity” language | Catholic News Agency April 9, 2014
  
• Indiana transit company rejects health care referral service ads over pro-life connection | Christian News Network April 9, 2014
  
• Appeals court ruling: ban on worship in NYC schools constitutional | The Jewish Voice April 9, 2014
  
• Once bastions of free speech, campuses now stifle students | Bakersfield Californian April 9, 2014
  
• Parents sue Nazareth Area School District over son’s Valentine’s Day card for classmates | WFMZ April 9, 2014
  
• Churches battle lawsuit over rental fees for using public school rooms | Maui News (AP) April 9, 2014
  
• Supreme Court delivers setback for frees speech and religious liberty | Acton Institute April 9, 2014
  

Religious Liberty - USA

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• Billionaires push Republicans on Employment Non-Discrimination Act April 9, 2014
  
• Carroll County commissioners vote to halt sectarian prayers April 9, 2014
  
• Brandeis University withdraws planned honorary degree for Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali April 9, 2014
  
• Arlington Catholic Diocese employee says same-sex “marriage” cost him his job April 9, 2014
  
• Minnesota House sends “anti-bullying” bill to governor’s desk April 9, 2014
  
• Humanists seek recognition by federal prison on same terms as theistic religions April 9, 2014
  

Religious Liberty - Global

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• Secular groups attack plan to make religion part of Scottish constitution April 9, 2014
  
• Canada: Law society to debate Trinity Western University’s homosexual behavior ban April 9, 2014
  
• Ontario Catholic schools grapple with court’s no-religion ruling April 9, 2014
  
• Quebec election results scuttle controversial parts of proposed Charter of Quebec Values April 9, 2014
  
• Senior UK judge opens door to better protection of religious belief April 9, 2014
  

Sanctity of Life - USA

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• AZ Senate backs snap inspections of abortion clinics April 9, 2014
  

Sanctity of Life - Global

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• Euthanasia off the table in Quebec, for now April 9, 2014
  

Marriage and Family - USA

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• ACLU sues for faster action to overturn North Carolina marriage amendment April 9, 2014
  
• How same-sex “marriage” ends family autonomy April 9, 2014
  
• Ohio governor reaffirms opposition to redefinition of marriage April 9, 2014
  

Marriage and Family - Global

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• Italian MPs introduce bill to protect parents’ rights against “gender ideology” April 9, 2014
  
• Gay-straight alliance motion defeated in Alberta Legislature April 9, 2014
  
• Church of Norway votes down same-sex “marriage” April 9, 2014
  

Bench and Bar - USA

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• Wild-card 10th Circuit judge is deciding vote in marriage cases April 9, 2014
  

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