http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/adf/ en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:24:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392859/posts <p>The Alliance Defense Fund just filed an emergency injunction and restraining order in response to the decision a couple hours ago by an "ethics panel" at East Tennessee Children's Hospital to discontinue care of 9-month-old Gabriel Palmer.</p> <p>Baby Gabriel was born prematurely with a genetic abnormality, club foot, and narrow airway, but he flourished when he went home from the hospital in June, where he grew, played, and received physical therapy while going to regular doctor visits. He was fed through a tube and received some oxygen and medications.</p> Jill Stanek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392859/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:24:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355102/posts General Douglas MacArthur famously noted that "old soldiers never die; they just fade away." Sometimes, though, before they fade away, they get angry. And a case being argued in the Supreme Court Wednesday has veterans seeing red, white, and blue-but mostly red. Unsurprisingly, the case will go to the court courtesy of an ACLU lawsuit. The object at the center of the case is a small, unadorned cross sitting in a remote part of the Mojave Desert Preserve in Southeast California. A veterans' group erected this memorial cross on private land in 1934 to honor the dead of all wars.... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355102/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352324/posts Community Colleges of Spokane and Spokane Falls Community College officials agreed to a court order Thursday that settles a lawsuit filed after they attempted to unconstitutionally silence the pro-life message of a student group. SFCC officials threatened student Beth Sheeran, represented by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund, and other members of a Christian student group with disciplinary measures, including expulsion, if they chose to hold a pro-life event on campus because the information they were sharing with other students was deemed “discriminatory” and did not include a pro-abortion viewpoint. The agreed-upon order eliminates or revises the problematic policies and... Alliance Defense Fund http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352324/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351920/posts The Alliance Defense Fund sent a letter to Governor Brewer and other officials saying that it goes against the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. By KFYI News (KFYI News) Federal and Arizona officials, including Governor Brewer, were sent a letter by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) to stop enforcing a requirement banning kids from creating ornaments with religious themes for the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree. Click here to read the entire letter. Arizona was given the honor of providing Washington D.C. their annual Christmas tree and having schoolchildren from around the state decorate the tree with some 4,000 ornaments.... kfyi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351920/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:37:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349326/posts Dozens of pastors around the nation are challenging an Internal Revenue Service rule that anti-Christian activists often invoke when they want to silence the message of churches, according to the Alliance Defense FundThe organization has announced that more than 80 preachers are taking part in its second annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday this weekend. The pastors will preach Sunday sermons related to biblical perspectives on the positions of electoral candidates or current government officials, exercising their constitutional right to free religious expression, the ADF said. They will do so despite a "problematic" IRS rule that activists use when they want to... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349326/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:04:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335298/posts WOMEN should be able to serve in all frontline combat units of the Australian Defence Force, including the SAS and commando units, under a controversial plan that could avert a looming recruitment crisis. The push by Defence Personnel and Science Minister Greg Combet would remove gender as a criterion for selection for specialised categories of military service. The Rudd government wants to lift the proportion of women serving in the defence force from the current level of 13 per cent, as demographic pressures bear down on defence force recruitment over the next decade. Removing any gender discrimination for serving in... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335298/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:26:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326339/posts The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has asked a New Hampshire court to reconsider its decision to order a 10-year-old home-schooled girl into public school. "Parents have a fundamental right to make educational choices for their children," said ADF-allied attorney John Anthony Simmons. "In this case, the court is illegitimately altering a method of education that the court itself admits is working." The parents of the girl are divorced, and the mother has been home-schooling her. In the process of renegotiating the terms of a parenting plan for the girl, the guardian ad litem concluded that the girl "appeared to reflect... CitizenLink http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326339/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:21:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2326201/posts A Christian homeschool girl in New Hampshire has been ordered into government-run public school for having "sincerely held" religious beliefs. An attorney working with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has filed motions with a New Hampshire court, asking it to reconsider its order to send the 10-year-old homeschooled girl into public school. According to ADF allied attorney John Anthony Simmons, the court acknowledges that the girl in question is doing well socially and academically, but he adds that the court went too far when they determined that the girl's Christian faith was a "bit too sincerely held and must be... onenewsnow.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2326201/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:51:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308794/posts Mayor Chesapeake Alan Krasnoff Chesapeake, Va., Aug 5, 2009 / 06:30 am (CNA).- Following complaints from a Wisconsin-based atheist group against a Virginia city that opens public meetings with prayer, the Alliance Defense Fund and the Family Foundation of Virginia have offered to provide pro bono legal assistance if the city adopts a prayer policy that is challenged in court.The 14,000-member Freedom From Religion Foundation had sent letters of complaint to the city of Chesapeake, Virginia because of what the group called its “illegal practice” of routine opening prayers at its public meetings.ADF Senior Legal Council Mike Johnson, speaking... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308794/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:59:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292942/posts A California court has ruled in favor of a student who was insulted for defending traditional marriage and has ordered the college to strike from its website a sexual harassment policy that censors speech deemed "offensive" to homosexual people. As WND reported, Jonathan Lopez, a student at Los Angeles City College, was delivering a speech on his Christian faith in speech class when professor John Matteson interrupted him, called him a "fascist b----rd" for mentioning a moral conviction against homosexual marriage and later told him to "ask God what your grade is." The professor also warned on his evaluation of... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292942/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:07:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236356/posts Federal lawsuit claims Eastern Michigan University dismissed grad student from counseling program for her views on homosexuality by Amanda Hamon | The Ann Arbor News Monday April 06, 2009, 9:49 AM A national legal group has filed a lawsuit against Eastern Michigan University on behalf of a graduate student who allegedly was dismissed from a counseling program because of her beliefs about homosexuality.The complaint was filed Thursday with the U.S. District Court in Detroit, according to a federal database of lawsuits.The Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom says student Julea Ward was dismissed from her graduate program in March... Ann Arbor News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236356/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:15:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234080/posts THE remains of an RAAF Canberra bomber flown by Australia's last two MIAs have been found in Vietnam. The wreckage was found in a remote mountainous region near the Viet-Lao border but no human remains have been located so far, Defence Science and Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon said. Flying Officer Michael Herbert and Pilot Officer Robert Carver went missing on November 3, 1970 after their Canberra bomber failed to return from a mission, The Australian reports. news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234080/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:05:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2214563/posts To the Rev. Les Puryear, a prayer without Christ is not a prayer. So when Puryear, the pastor of Lewisville Baptist Church, recently offered a prayer at a meeting of the Forsyth County commissioners, he prayed in the name of Jesus Christ. Prayer to a specific deity is at the heart of a lawsuit against Forsyth County and a controversy that has dragged on since 2006. The issue could, however, be coming toward an end. A judge could rule on the lawsuit next month. The lawsuit is supported by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of two county residents.... Journal Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2214563/posts#comment Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:24:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208780/posts (03-17) 16:51 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- UC Hastings College of the Law can deny recognition and funding to a Christian student group because it excludes gays, lesbians and non-Christians, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The San Francisco law school is entitled to require official student organizations to "accept all comers as members, even if those individuals disagree with the mission of the group," the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. It said the school's policy is "viewpoint-neutral" and does not violate the rights of theChristian Legal Society. The brief ruling cited the court's decision last year allowing a... San Francisco Chronicle / sfgate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208780/posts#comment Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:14:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208609/posts THE RAAF still aims to acquire the Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft as early as 2017. While the Rudd Government has deferred a decision to acquire the highly sophisticated aircraft, the new defence white paper is expected to outline the requirement for a high-altitude long-range surveillance platform. Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon announced earlier this month that Australia would not sign up to the system design and development (SDD) phase of the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program, which includes the Global Hawk. The RAAF plans to replace its 32-year-old fleet of Orion AP-3C maritime surveillance planes with a... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208609/posts#comment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:11:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197695/posts The amount of money that the Gill Action Fund has contributed to the Log Cabin Republicans — about one-third of its total budget in some years — is raising questions about Democratic influence over the GOP organization and its search for a new president. Tim Gill, founder and chair of Gill Action, is widely known for funding the campaigns of pro-gay politicians, many of them Democrats. He’s a wealthy entrepreneur and founder of Quark who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to various Democratic causes and candidates, including to the campaigns of Sens. John Kerry, John Edwards and Chris... Alliance Defense Fund http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197695/posts#comment Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:22:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196184/posts The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a ruling Wednesday that held a Montana church in violation of the law for speaking about the state's marriage amendment. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) filed a lawsuit in 2004 after the Montana commissioner of political practices investigated Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church, following a complaint by a homosexual activist group. The group claimed the church was required to register as a political committee in order to speak about the marriage amendment. citizenlink.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196184/posts#comment Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:24:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195038/posts The 24-page booklet by the National Education Association and American Psychological Association, tells students that homosexuality is a "normal expression of human sexuality". "What's so scary and dogmatic about this report is that it communicates that religious-based viewpoints are harmful, and even dangerous," said Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family Action. The booklet particularly targets the idea that homosexuality is a condition that can be changed. It instructs educators, "Schools should be careful to avoid discussions of transformational ministry in their curriculum." Brian Raum, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said that the talk of... http://www.lifesitenews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195038/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193121/posts After 45 years of proud service, the Air Force DHC-4 Caribou will retire at the end of this year. The announcement was made on 19 February 2009 by Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, who said, “Our nation is extremely proud of the magnificent service that the Caribou has provided to the Royal Australian Air Force over the past five decades.” RAAF took delivery of its first Caribou in April 1964. Operated by Number 38 Squadron, based in Townsville, the Caribou has supported ADF operations throughout the South West Pacific and in South East Asia. It has seen... Commonwealth of Australia Department of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193121/posts#comment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:48:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2190089/posts Same To You Buddy by: Bethany Stotts, February 20, 2009 “Ask God what your grade is.” These are among the words found on a teacher evaluation form stuffed in Jonathan Lopez’ backpack last November following his in-class presentation on God and miracles. Lopez filed a lawsuit against Professor John Matteson and other Los Angeles City College administrators in the Central District Court of California on February 11, including a scanned copy of the evaluation form, which also stated that “prostyelitizing [sic] is inappropriate to public school.” In the suit, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which is defending the student, argues... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2190089/posts#comment Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:33:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158023/posts PHOENIX — Maricopa Unified School District officials have changed the district’s literature distribution policy and now allows equal treatment of Christian groups on campus. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed suit in July after a church and its pastor were told that they would not be permitted to distribute their fliers to students. The previous district policy had allowed a wide array of nonprofit organizations to distribute literature, but targeted religious material for exclusion. "Christians shouldn’t be discriminated against for expressing their beliefs," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel David Cortman. "We appreciate the school district’s decision to do the right thing.... alliancedefensefund.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158023/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:25:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157778/posts A MALFUNCTION has forced a Qantas jet to return to Perth, prompting concerns for the second time in three months that interference from a defence station in northwestern Australia may be to blame for a mid-air drama on the national carrier. Qantas flight 71 was on route to Singapore with 277 passengers about 8.30am last Saturday when it had to return to Perth after the jet's autopilot disconnected because of a problem with a unit that supplies key information to flight control computers. The Airbus A330-300 was 45 minutes into the journey and about 380 nautical miles south of the... The Weekend Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157778/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:50:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2148759/posts The Iowa Supreme Court has heard arguments from homosexuals in a challenge to the state's marriage laws. Douglas Lapier, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, argued against homosexual marriage." "For over 170 years in Iowa, marriage has been defined as a union between one man and one woman," he explains. "It's [a] well-settled law in the state of Iowa." Lapier notes that a member of the court asked the pro-homosexual attorney what would happen in terms of polygamy and incestuous marriage if the court ruled in favor of homosexual marriage. "The plaintiffs simply could not satisfactorily answer that question,... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2148759/posts#comment Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:17:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096745/posts A northern Minnesota preacher's presidential endorsement from the pulpit of Republican John McCain over the weekend is part of a national challenge of federal restrictions on such political expressions. The Rev. Gus Booth of Warroad Community Church made his endorsement Sunday as part of the Alliance Defense Fund's "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." The fund said Booth and other pastors around the country were exercising "their First Amendment right to preach on the subject, despite federal tax regulations that prohibit intervening or participating in a political campaign." Booth, a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, said Monday he did... Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096745/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093179/posts Pastor Luke Emrich prepared his sermon this week knowing his remarks could invite an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service. But that was the whole point, so Emrich forged ahead with his message: Thou shalt vote according to the Scriptures. “I’m telling you straight up, I would choose life,” Emrich told about 100 worshippers yesterday at New Life Church, a nondenominational evangelical congregation about 40 miles from Milwaukee. “I would cast a vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin,” he said. “But friends, it’s your choice to make, it’s not my choice. I won’t be in the voting booth with... firstamendmentcenter.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093179/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:51:31 GMT