ALLIANCE ALERTS 05/04/2015

Featured - Monday, May 4, 2015

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• Pro-life, religious groups resist illegal DC bills; ADF ready to defend those affected May 4, 2015
  
• California banks on Obama administration not enforcing abortion conscience law May 4, 2015
  
• Same-sex marriage is not a fundamental constitutional right May 4, 2015
  
• Louisiana conscience bill protects against discrimination in licensing May 4, 2015
  
  

ADF in the News

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• Beyond gay marriage: Idaho LGBT advocates battle legal discrimination May 4, 2015
  
• After shutting down Christian bakers’ fundraising campaign, GoFundMe makes policy change May 4, 2015
  
• Judicial Watch files FOIA lawsuit on behalf of Alliance Defending Freedom on IRS investigations into churches and religious groups May 4, 2015
  
• Judicial Watch files FOIA lawsuit on behalf of Alliance Defending Freedom May 4, 2015
  
• Judicial Watch files FOIA suit over IRS probes into churches May 4, 2015
  
• Conservative watchdog sues IRS anew May 4, 2015
  
• Church regains right to serve housing project after initially booted for being ‘religious’ May 4, 2015
  
• California bill would overturn directive forcing churches to provide abortion coverage May 4, 2015
  
• House advances effort to overturn abortion ‘non-discrimination’ act May 4, 2015
  
• GoFundMe drops campaign for Baltimore rioters after conservative complaints May 4, 2015
  
• GoFundMe modifies policy statement after ejecting Christian business owners May 4, 2015
  
• GoFundMe shuts down crowdfunding pages for sued Christian florist Arlene’s flowers and Sweet Cakes by Melissa May 4, 2015
  
• Sweet Cakes: New GoFundMe policies criticized as biased against Christian-owned businesses May 4, 2015
  
• Is RFRA dead in N.C.? May 4, 2015
  
• CBS News anchor slammed for ‘bashing’ faith May 4, 2015
  
• GoShunnedMe: Fund site dumps Christians, changes policy May 4, 2015
  

Religious Liberty - USA

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• Small Kansas church sues county over zoning dispute May 4, 2015
  
• Jewish worker’s suit in Collier alleges religious bias May 4, 2015
  
• Public library faces lawsuit after denying access for religious meeting May 4, 2015
  
• Supreme Court protects religious ministries for 6th time from IRS fines May 4, 2015
  

Religious Liberty - Global

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• Nepal Christians return to worship after earthquake turns churches into tombs May 4, 2015
  
• Syrian Catholic leader pleads with US Christians not to forget his threatened church May 4, 2015
  
• 2015 Activists demand Obama appoint envoy for persecuted Middle Eastern Christians May 4, 2015
  

Sanctity of Life - USA

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• Physician-assisted suicide compromises the family and intergenerational obligations May 4, 2015
  
• Dear Harvard Student: There is help and healing after abortion May 4, 2015
  
• Pregnant at Harvard? May 4, 2015
  

Marriage and Family - USA

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• Marriage hearing stokes optimism for same-sex marriage supporters May 4, 2015
  
• What the Avengers movie tells us about marriage and family May 4, 2015
  
• Gay marriage vs. religious liberty May 4, 2015
  

Marriage and Family - Global

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• Same-sex unions and the European Court of Human Rights May 4, 2015
  

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