ALLIANCE ALERTS 10/23/2014

Featured - Thursday, October 23, 2014 Three views: Do the Common Core education standards endanger religious freedom? October 23, 2014 Defending churches: ADF challenges government assaults on religious freedom October 23, 2014 US civil rights commissioner to Houston mayor: Withdraw subpoenas of pastors October 23, 2014 ADF in the News Mike Huckabee, Phil Robertson join ‘I Stand Sunday’ event to support Houston pastors subpoenaed for their sermons October 23, 2014 Schools challenged on their radical bathroom policies October 23, 2014 North Carolina judge resigns in protest after Supreme Court shoots down marriage amendment October 23, 2014 Hitching Post sues Coeur d’Alene October 23, 2014 Civil-rights official chastises Houston Mayor October 23, 2014 Who are the 5 pastors in the Houston sermon subpoena scandal? October 23, 2014 Churches slam back against state order to pay for abortions under Obamacare October 23, 2014 Nazareth Area School District settles lawsuit over banned Valentine’s Day cards with religious notes October 23, 2014 Nazareth Area School District settles suit over religious Valentine’s Day cards October 23, 2014 Why are these pastors being threatened with fines of $1,000 per day? October 23, 2014 What’s next for the Christian chapel owners who refuse to back down from refusal to perform same-sex marriage? October 23, 2014 ADF offers guidance to NC, Ariz., Idaho, Nev. officials responsible for issuing marriage licenses October 23, 2014 Churches sue California over abortion coverage mandate October 23, 2014 Look closely at these gov’t letters. The ‘elective abortion’ language could have major implications for churches October 23, 2014 US Civil Rights Commissioner to Houston Mayor Annise Parker, “Back off” October 23, 2014 Pennsylvania school district changes policy in Valentine’s Day card free speech case October 23, 2014 Pennsylvania school changes policy on ‘Valentine’s Day card’ free speech October 23, 2014 Ministers facing jail for refusing to perform same-sex marriages (video) October 23, 2014 Religious Liberty - USA The university as a cross-cultural mission October 23, 2014 Evangelicals road test 2016 strategy October 23, 2014 Religious Liberty - Global How Boko Haram’s murders and kidnappings are changing Nigeria’s churches October 23, 2014 American tourist detained in North Korea for leaving Bible in restroom now released October 23, 2014 An abducted Yazidi woman describes the horrors of the Islamic state October 23, 2014 Sanctity of Life - USA Abortion debated – Emerald City with Emily Heist Moss October 23, 2014 Five facts about military suicides October 23, 2014 Why are so many midwives and doulas pro-abortion? October 23, 2014 Saluting young pro-lifers October 23, 2014 Sanctity of Life - Global Abortion should be like contraception – abortion chief October 23, 2014 Paralysed man walks after pioneering surgery October 23, 2014 Marriage and Family - USA North Carolina judge resigns so he won’t have to conduct same-sex marriages, thinks other magistrates will do the same October 23, 2014 Obama claims Constitution ‘guarantees same-sex marriage in all fifty states’ October 23, 2014 How does religion influence family formation decisions? October 23, 2014 Contraception won’t fix fatherlessness October 23, 2014 Advice for a declining culture from Archbishop Chaput October 23, 2014 How sex difference makes a difference: A reply to Ilya Somin October 23, 2014 Marriage and Family - Global Buying sex to be outlawed, after historic NI vote October 23, 2014 Scrapping adultery law ‘sad and reckless’ October 23, 2014 Bench and Bar - USA Dogs reenact oral arguments from Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (video) October 23, 2014 ‘Groundbreaking’ ruling for transsexual disabled vet October 23, 2014 Judge dismisses lawsuits over IRS tax-exempt controversy October 23, 2014 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.