ALLIANCE ALERTS 01/07/2015

Featured - Wednesday, January 7, 2015

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• Signs of belief: How a small dispute over church marketing became supremely important January 7, 2015
  
• Glendale, Ariz. postpones passing harmful ordinance January 7, 2015
  
  

ADF in the News

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• Greg Baylor discusses Christian college abortion pill mandate cases with Hugh Hewitt (audio) January 7, 2015
  
• Ken Connelly discusses marriage with Penna Dexter (audio) January 7, 2015
  
• Kellie Fiedorek discusses court clerks and same-sex marriage licenses with Janet Mefferd (audio) January 7, 2015
  
• Kellie Fiedorek discusses the Arlene’s Flowers case with Craig James of FRC (audio) January 7, 2015
  
• Greg Baylor discusses Christian college abortion pill mandate cases with Mark Elfstrand (audio) January 7, 2015
  
• Austin Nimocks discusses the Arlene’s Flowers case with Josh Duggar of FRC (audio) January 7, 2015
  
• Jack Phillips and Nicolle Martin discuss the Masterpiece Cakeshop case with Dr. Michael Brown (audio) January 7, 2015
  

Religious Liberty - USA

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• Missouri middle school student prohibited from reading Bible during free time January 7, 2015
  
• Five key cases heading to the Supreme Court aside from Obamacare January 7, 2015
  
• Government rules school district violated law in firing teacher who gave student Bible January 7, 2015
  
• U.S. court upholds NY state vaccination requirement for students January 7, 2015
  
• Parents say teacher violated son’s rights by not allowing him to read Bible in class January 7, 2015
  
• If there’s no God, are humans equal? A review of ‘Our Declaration’ January 7, 2015
  

Religious Liberty - Global

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• Council’s homeschooling plan ‘illegal infringement of rights’ January 7, 2015
  
• ‘Not Forgotten’: The top 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian January 7, 2015
  
• Important developments in the church and the world January 7, 2015
  
• ‘An attack on free speech’: 12 dead in terror assault of French satirical newspaper January 7, 2015
  
• Persecution of Christians reached record high in 2014. Will 2015 be worse? January 7, 2015
  

Sanctity of Life - USA

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• Amanda Marcotte calls pregnancy a ‘broken leg,’ abortion a ‘cast’ January 7, 2015
  
• U.S. Court weighs Texas law’s burden on women seeking abortions January 7, 2015
  
• Anti-abortion laws aren’t under attack January 7, 2015
  
• Planned Parenthood’s pretty pictures January 7, 2015
  

Marriage and Family - USA

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• Florida bishops respond to state’s change in definition of marriage January 7, 2015
  
• Women of mockery January 7, 2015
  
• Group planning legal action against DC for banning conversion therapy for same-sex attracted youth January 7, 2015
  
• Should pastors stop signing civil marriage certificates? January 7, 2015
  

Bench and Bar - USA

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• Huge constitutional cases await Supreme Court in 2015 January 7, 2015
  
• Petitions to watch; Conference of January 9 January 7, 2015
  

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