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TechnoratiPOST PUBLISHED INJanuary, 2012
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Press Misunderstands the Importance of Recent Supreme Court Case
January 30th, 201203:41 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot I recently explained the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision affirming a church’s right to control whom it employs as a teacher in its religious school in a post you can read here. Unfortunately, the vital protection this case provides for religious freedom has largely been lost on the main... -
What a Difference a Viewpoint Makes
January 30th, 201203:36 PM ETAuthor: ADF Legal Counsel David Hacker The double-standard for student speech is playing out again at UC Davis. The Sacramento Bee reports that Occupy UC Davis has moved its operations from “a tent encampment” (seriously, who likes camping for months on end?) to the vacant Cross Cultural Center on campus and plans to occupy it pe... -
Sixth Circuit Victory in Counseling Student Conscience Rights Case!!!
January 30th, 201203:20 PM ETAuthor: ADF Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco Friday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in ADF’s case involving Julea Ward, a student Eastern Michigan University expelled from its graduate counseling program because of her religious beliefs. The court reversed the lower court’s ruling against Julea, finding that “a reaso... -
Washington Same-Sex “Marriage” Bill Is a Threat to Churches
January 30th, 201203:13 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley The Washington State Legislature is considering passing a bill that would allow same-sex couples in the state to “marry.” This bill is the latest, of course, in the homosexual agenda’s march to abolish the definition of marriage. Normally a bill legalizing same-sex “marriage” would be ba... -
Lawmakers, Pastors, Increase Pressure on NYC Mayor to Stop Church Evictions from NYC Schools
January 26th, 201205:09 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Pressure continues to grow on Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York City Department of Education to delay its order evicting the churches from meeting in the NYC public schools after Feb. 12, and to repeal its policy singling out religious worship services for exclusion from the schools. - Pastors a... -
CP Article: Repeal of DADT Still Doesn’t Mean You Can Ask
January 26th, 201205:03 PM ETDoug Napier has a Christian Post column out today that looks at how the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" has played right into the hands of homosexual activists, and how, ironically, even though "don't ask, don't tell" has been done away with, we still can’t ask. The column can be viewed here. After DADT was strip... -
The Obama Administration’s Attack on Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton
January 26th, 201204:56 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Casey Mattox Thirty-nine years ago, the United States Supreme Court recognized that medical professionals, let alone others, have a right not to assist in abortions in violation of their conscience. What’s that? Yes, I do have the date right. I’m talking about Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. While those c... -
In Arizona, Another Move to Mute Free Speech on College Campuses
January 26th, 201201:00 PM ETAuthor: ADF President, CEO, and General Counsel Alan Sears Ray Arneson finds his mission fields close to home. For two years, for instance, he made regular visits to the campus of South Mountain Community College, in his home town of Mesa, Arizona, to peacefully share the Good News with any students and other passers-by who showed an interest in h... -
NY Post Op-Ed: Let the Churches Stay in the Schools
January 23rd, 201204:43 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence The New York Post published an opinions piece I wrote, urging Mayor Bloomberg to allow the churches to remain in the New York City public schools after Feb. 12, and to repeal the policy banning private worship services. Here is an excerpt: Empty buildings don’t offer communities the hope,... -
Feds Force Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives and Abortifacients
January 23rd, 201204:40 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is forcing virtually all employers to include contraceptives – including some that cause abortion – in their group health insurance plans. The HHS “Preventive Services Mandate” applies to many religious employers who believe that the u... -
Every Major U.S. School District Allows Churches To Rent Schools, Except New York City
January 20th, 201203:00 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence No other major school district in the U.S. prohibits religious groups from renting school buildings for worship services, except New York City. That is the conclusion of a memo that ADF wrote, after attorneys for the New York City Council asked for research showing the facilities use policies for the 50... -
Are Conservative/Pro-Life Professors a Threat to Higher Education?
January 17th, 201205:53 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence Katherine Kersten has written a provocative essay about the intense bias against hiring conservative and pro-life professors as college and university professors. She focuses on the case against the University of Iowa Law School involved Teresa Wagner, a qualified individual who sought to teach at... -
VIDEO: A Right to Worship
January 17th, 201205:44 PM ETFrom Odyssey Networks: Nearly 200 politicians, pastors, and church members protested a recent court ruling that allows the City of New York to deny churches and other religious organizations after hours access to public school facilities. Mayor Bloomberg plans to evict the church groups on February 12. There will be more rallies between now ... -
Jim Garlow Says: Don’t Worry About Being ‘Too Political’ in the Pulpit
January 17th, 201205:37 PM ETJim Garlow has an article on MinistryToday.com entitled Preach It! His article is well worth the read. Jim talks about how for “57 years, people have believed a cultural myth that “pastors cannot speak out about politics.” Such is the nature of the 1954 Johnson Amendment, which suddenly stripped way from American pulpits what they h... -
In South Dakota, Strengthened Legal Efforts to Protect Preborn Children
January 17th, 201205:33 PM ETAuthor: ADF President, CEO, and General Counsel Alan Sears A federal court has granted the motion of an Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney permitting two South Dakota pregnancy centers to intervene in defense of a new state law – already under attack from Planned Parenthood – that would ensure crucial protections for mothers and their ... -
Students for Life Convention Next Sunday: RSVP to watch the nation’s largest pro-life conference LIVE!
January 17th, 201205:27 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence The 2012 Students for Life National Pro-Life Conference is little more than a week away, and ADF is excited to once again partner with Students for Life to hold the biggest pro-life student conference anywhere. I went for the first time last year, and I was blown away by the quality of the speake... -
Supreme Court Case Offers Protection for Pastors’ Sermons
January 17th, 201205:20 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley Earlier, Kevin Theriot blogged about the Supreme Court’s decision in EEOC v. Hosanna-Tabor. The case was a phenomenal win for religious freedom and has far-reaching implications. In analyzing the opinion, one important implication is that the Supreme Court has announced heightened protection f... -
ADF Launches Program for College Upperclassmen and Graduate Students
January 16th, 201202:43 PM ETIn 2000, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) started the Blackstone Legal Fellowship program. Named in honor of Sir William Blackstone, whose Commentaries on the Laws of England were a basis for the U.S. Constitution and have had a profound impact on jurisprudence since their release in the 1760s, the aim of the program was to augment the tra... -
Churches – What Are They Good For?
January 16th, 201202:38 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman Churches: What are they good for? Besides the (hopefully) obvious benefit that churches provide to those who are already part of the flock, so to speak, churches also provide many benefits to others in the community. These include both the spiritual and physical kind. So why is it that some governme... -
Pastors and Hundreds More Gather to Urge NYC Mayor to Stop Expulsion of Churches Set for Feb.12
January 16th, 201202:31 PM ETCold winds and rain did not stop pastors, elected officials, and other people of faith from gathering over a three-hour period Thursday in the Bronx to urge Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse the order by his Department of Education expelling all churches and other religious groups from meeting for worship services in the public schools after F... -
Supreme Court Affirms – A Church Should Determine Who Its Ministers Are, Not the Gov’t
January 16th, 201202:22 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot The Supreme Court has handed down a fantastic ruling affirming the right of churches to employ only those individuals that share their beliefs and live their lives according to the teaching of the church. As you may have read in previous posts here and here, a church school in Redford, Michigan,... -
In New Jersey: A Big Victory for Health Workers’ Rights of Conscience
January 16th, 201211:21 AM ETAuthor: ADF President, CEO, and General Counsel Alan Sears On December 23, 12 nurses in the Garden State received their best Christmas present of the year: the freedom to follow their conscience. In the aftermath of a federal court hearing that day on the nurses’ lawsuit against the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), th... -
Pastor Stands Up for Biblical Marriage
January 16th, 201211:16 AM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Redmond, Washington, reportedly took a stand against the Washington governor’s recent efforts to legalize same-sex “marriage,” stating: ”As long as the Bible says it’s wrong, I’m going to fight against it like it’s the last thing I ca... -
Birth Brings Out the Best in People, and Sometimes Death Does, Too
January 16th, 201211:08 AM ETAuthor: ADF Legal Counsel Matt Bowman Birth brings out the best in people, and sometimes death does, too. Hip Hop superstar couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé celebrated the birth of their daughter Blue Ivy this Saturday January 7, and proud papa Jay-Z wrote the child a jubilant song. The song, “Glory,” reaches into the very high and low moments of... -
NYC Housing Authority Relents, Allows Churches’ Worship Services to Remain in the Community Centers
January 16th, 201211:01 AM ETIn the first big victory for equal access in New York City this year, the NYC Housing Authority has relented of its efforts to evict the churches meeting for worship services at the community centers of the public housing projects. Pastor Joe Fletcher of Bronx Bible Church, and Pastor Dimos Salaberrios of Infinity New York Church, receiv... -
ADF Joins Coalition Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Protect Speech on Campus
January 16th, 201210:54 AM ETAuthor: ADF Legal Counsel David Hacker The ADF Center for Academic Freedom has joined a broad coalition of organizations calling on the U.S. Department of Education to clarify when colleges may and may not investigate and punish student “harassment.” The letter, written by our friends at FIRE, is available here. We’ve told you before ho... -
NYC Pastors Fight for Equal Access to Conduct Worship Services in NYC Government Buildings
January 13th, 201201:50 PM ETNew York City pastors are leading a growing movement opposing the New York City Department of Education’s policy banning worship services conducted by religious groups. Today several NYC pastors and NYC Councilman Fernando Cabrera were arrested for trespassing when they prayed in front of the door of the building where the City’s Law Depart... -
Without Religious Freedom, There Is No Other Liberty
January 13th, 201201:38 PM ETAuthor: ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot The Supreme Court recently refused to hear a case with important religious freedom implications — Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education, City of New York.ADF asked the Supreme Court to reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s incredible holding that the New York City Board...
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