ALLIANCE ALERTS 08/01/2012

Featured - Wednesday, August 1, 2012 ADF: Comment on 9th Circuit’s blockage of AZ 20-week abortion regulation August 1, 2012 9th Circuit reverses trial court, temporarily blocks Arizona late term abortion ban August 1, 2012 Matt Bowman and Andy Newland: Do Americans have freedom to do business according to their faith? August 1, 2012 Chick-fil-A not alone in touting religion alongside products August 1, 2012 Newland: Faith is an integral part of so-called “secular business” | NBC 9 video August 1, 2012 Obama administration: secular employers ‘generally’ lack constitutionally-protected religious freedom August 1, 2012 Religious Liberty Fight Could Shut Down the Government? August 1, 2012 Chinese Population Control Officials Earn Bonuses for Abortions August 1, 2012 Iowa GOP chairman calls for ouster of Supreme Court Justice Wiggins over marriage redefinition August 1, 2012

ALLIANCE ALERTS 08/02/2012

Featured - Thursday, August 2, 2012 Christophobia: Why the Chick-fil-A Boycott is really about Jesus August 2, 2012 MN Court: Same-sex partner has right to inheritance August 2, 2012 6th Circuit: Plaintiffs lack standing in First Amend. challenge to Hate Crimes Act August 2, 2012 Fighting the Good Fight for Religious Freedom | Cardinal Timothy Dolan August 2, 2012 “Blueprint for dismantling Obamacare” by Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski August 2, 2012 Media Clips Video: Controversial Affordable Care Act Now In Effect | CBS 4 Denver August 2, 2012 Planned Parenthood: Moral and financial fraud | Mike Norton & Sue Thayer on Who Radio with Jan Mickelson August 2, 2012 The Day After the HHS Mandate Kicked In: Meet Carrie Kolesar, a woman against the coercive HHS mandate | NRO August 2, 2012 Can gov’t force family businesses to abandon their faith? | Andy Newland and Matt Bowman on Dateline Washington with Greg Corombos August 2, 2012 Ruling Strikes Body Blow to Obamacare | Hugh Hewitt August 2, 2012 Religious Liberty - USA Where’s the beef? Top Wendy’s franchisee backs Chick-fil-A — briefly August 2, 2012 Atheist group sends 2nd complaint about war memorial August 2, 2012 Miami-Dade School Superintendent backs off threat to cancel church lease over homosexual teachings August 2, 2012 Cultural tsunami hits the Left on Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day | Michelle Malkin August 2, 2012 Illinois: New challenge to birth control mandate – Wheaton College August 2, 2012 Religious Liberty - Global Crusade to erase prayer launched in Ontario August 2, 2012 Austrian Justice Minister OKs Circumcisions August 2, 2012 USCIRF Commissioners Harsher On Russia’s Religious Liberty Record Than State Department August 2, 2012 Sanctity of Life - USA America needs a baby boom August 2, 2012 “Gay Marriage and the Test-Tube Tidal Wave” August 2, 2012 Sanctity of Life - Global UK suggests ethically controversial strategies to increase organ donations August 2, 2012 Do 80 Percent of Canadians Really Support Assisted Suicide? August 2, 2012 Marriage and Family - USA Cohabiting women having more babies August 2, 2012 Talk by Minnesota Secretary of State at Catholic Church postponed, not cancelled August 2, 2012 Getting the Facts Wrong: Federal District Court on DOMA | William Duncan August 2, 2012 Moral Formation and School Choice | Acton Institute August 2, 2012 “Pelosi, Dems push Homeland Security for clarity on LGBT deportations” August 2, 2012 Marriage and Family - Global “LGBT Media” Gathers to Strategize in Mexico | Huffington Post August 2, 2012 ‘Same-sex behavior is hazardous, is harmful, and is dangerous’: Scottish Catholic media directo August 2, 2012 Sovereignty or Submission? Treaties sapping the lifeblood of democratic nations August 2, 2012 Bench and Bar - USA Senate Confirms Judge for Michigan District; Committee Okays Three Others August 2, 2012 “Courts mull whether illegal immigrants can be licensed to practice law” August 2, 2012 TN: Little-noticed order reverses ban against judges’ political donations August 2, 2012 Young on the Roberts Court and federal preemption August 2, 2012 Bench and Bar - Global ECHR agreed to examine north Turkey “gay ban” case August 2, 2012 Romanian Court Says It Can’t Certify Results in Ouster Vote August 2, 2012 Miscellaneous - USA Figures on U.S. gov’t spending, debt, and receipts August 2, 2012 House Hearing to Consider Illegal IRS Rule Implementing Obamacare August 2, 2012 Miscellaneous - Global Islamists sidelined in new Egypt cabinet August 2, 2012 UN Assembly to ask Syria’s Assad to step down August 2, 2012 Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels August 2, 2012 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

POLITICAL DIGEST 08/03/2012 CONSERVATIVE

I post articles because I think they are of interest. Doing so doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree (or disagree) with every—or any—opinion in the posted article, or that I was able to verify the information present, which is the responsibility of the author. In some cases I post things sent to me by readers I might not have posted on my own, to get ideas circulating.

U.S. model for a future war fans tensions with China and inside Pentagon

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-model-for-a-future-war-fans-tensions-with-china-and-inside-pentagon/2012/08/01/gJQAC6F8PX_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

Excerpt: Marshall’s small office in the Pentagon has spent the past two decades planning for a war against an angry, aggressive and heavily armed China. No one had any idea how the war would start. But the American response, laid out in a concept that one of Marshall’s longtime proteges dubbed “Air-Sea Battle,” was clear

ALLIANCE ALERTS 08/02/2012

RedState Morning Briefing

For August 2, 2012

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1. The Defense Sequester And Tax Hikes

2. About The Budget Agreement

3. Arrogance

RedState Briefing 07/31/2012

RedState Morning Briefing

For July 31, 2012

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1. Counting Chickens in Texas

2. The Politician and the Crackhead

3. Government Determined to Waste Money on Catfish

4. Don’t Tell the NRA, but Fred Upton is Anti-Gun

RedState Briefing 08/01/2012

RedState Morning Briefing

For August 1, 2012

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1. RedState Gathering 2012: The Agenda #RSG12

2. The Establishment’s Near Sexual Advances on Ted Cruz Are About to Begin

3. The Department of Labor’s attempt to cover for Obama

4. Brilliant, Ohio coal plant closes: guess why?

ALLIANCE ALERTS 07/31/2012

Featured - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Marriage defenders ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear Calif. Prop. 8 case July 31, 2012 White House refuses to answer question about President’s stance on polygamy July 31, 2012 Conn. Federal Court: No rational basis for Federal DOMA, it is unconstitutional July 31, 2012 Media Clips Colorado business owner battles DOJ over ObamaCare | Fox News Video July 31, 2012 Steve Aden on the Schilling Show: Federal Court refuses to halt AZ law protecting babies after 20 weeks July 31, 2012 Alan Sears on the Hugh Hewitt Show: Obamacare exemptions galore, except for faith July 31, 2012 Matt Bowman on the Radio: Obamacare mandate halted in Colorado July 31, 2012 Jonathan Lee and Matthew Mellema on The Hugh Hewitt Show: The Blackstone Legal Fellowship July 31, 2012

POLITICAL DIGEST 08/02/2012 CONSERVATIVE

Best older posts for new blog readers

http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2011/05/best-older-posts-for-new-readers.html

Ted Cruz wins Republican runoff for Texas Senate seat

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/ted-cruz-wins-republican-runoff-for-texas-senate-seat/2012/07/31/gJQADsLtNX_blog.html

Excerpt: Former state solicitor general Ted Cruz, a tea party-aligned conservative once regarded as a long-shot candidate, has won the Republican runoff in Texas, where he will be the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate in the November election. The Associated Press has called the race for Cruz over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Cruz will be a heavy favorite over Democratic nominee Paul Sadler, who also won a runoff on Tuesday. Cruz, an emerging conservative star whose father emigrated to the United States from Cuba, has drawn comparisons to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and has been lauded by national conservative political pundits and groups for over a year. (Cruz Cruises. Suggested headline in the MSM: “Racist Tea Party sends another Hispanic to the Senate.” ~Bob.)

Worth Reading: Tom Kratman's Afterword to Carnifex

http://www.southtexian.com/2009/03/tom-kratmans-afterword-to-carnifex.html

This is the "Afterword" I mention in my review of Kratman's great sequel to A Desert Called Peace, the science fiction novelCarnifex. It is a discussion of "progressives," who feature in the novel. It is worth reading on it's own. But don't let that stop you from buying the books. ~Bob.

POLITICAL DIGEST 08/01/2012 CONFIDENTIAL

The Coming Collapse of the American Republic

http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Collapse-American-Republic-prevent/dp/1461122538/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304815980&sr=1-5

All royalties go to a charity to help wounded veterans. E-Book available at Smash Words:http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/59105

Please forward and post where possible. For a free PDF of Collapse, write to me at tartanmarine(at)gmail.com.

Guess he thinks he built it

http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2012/07/guess-he-thinks-he-built-it.html

Study shows 'spurious doubling' of climate data

http://times247.com/articles/new-study-shows-global-warming-data-inconclusive

Excerpt: The [U.S. Historical Climatology Network] is one of the main metrics used to gauge the temperature changes in the United States. The first wide scale effort to address siting issues, Watts, (2009), a collated photographic survey, showed that approximately 90 percent of USHCN stations were compromised by encroachment of urbanity in the form of heat sinks and sources, such as concrete, asphalt, air conditioning system heat exchangers, roadways, airport tarmac, and other issues.