ALLIANCE ALERTS 05/09/2014

Featured - Friday, May 9, 2014

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• ‘Town of Greece’ decision brings needed common sense to Establishment Clause … and to New York City May 9, 2014
  
• Mass. high court upholds recitation of Pledge in public schools May 9, 2014
  
  

Religious Liberty - USA

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• Group plans N.Y. event to protest Religious Freedom Act May 9, 2014
  
• Why did this pastor stick up for Muslims wanting to construct the Ground Zero mosque? May 9, 2014
  
• NYC churches seek equal access to school property – again May 9, 2014
  
• Supreme Court upholds public prayer May 9, 2014
  
• ‘Under God’ will remain in pledge, Mass. Supreme Court Justice rules May 9, 2014
  
• University reverses professor’s ban on thanking God at graduation May 9, 2014
  
• D.C. Circuit hears oral arguments on non-profit contraceptive coverage mandate rules May 9, 2014
  
• Policy change over Bible ban mooted lawsuit May 9, 2014
  
• Churches meeting in public schools: A wise (and legal) decision May 9, 2014
  
• Should the Benham brothers have lost their HGTV show over their remarks? May 9, 2014
  

Sanctity of Life - USA

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• Planned Parenthood drops Kansas funding challenge May 9, 2014
  
• House approves National Women’s History Museum that would honor Margaret Sanger May 9, 2014
  
• Gosnell movie raises $2.1 million to tell story of abortionist who killed babies born alive May 9, 2014
  
• Yahoo bans ads from pregnancy centers after lobbying from “pro-choice” NARAL May 9, 2014
  

Marriage and Family - USA

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• Arkansas judge strikes down state’s constitutional marriage amendment May 9, 2014
  
• Notre Dame uses cops to shut down students’ traditional marriage table May 9, 2014
  
• NC same-sex marriage cases will wait for federal appeals hearing next week May 9, 2014
  
• Same-sex marriage advocates plan new Michigan campaign May 9, 2014
  
• Beshear lawyers say gay marriage threatens Kentucky birth rates May 9, 2014
  
• California moves to let gay men cite selves as ‘mother’ on birth records; lesbians as ‘father’ May 9, 2014
  

Bench and Bar - USA

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• New Washington state Supreme Court Justice has extensive religious background May 9, 2014
  

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