Just last week, on February 25th, Advocates filed a new motion to intervene in the Prop 8 case defending marriage as between one man and one woman. As you may recall, the courts have not agreed to allow our client, the County of Imperial, to defend Proposition 8 even though no other governmental official or agency is willing to defend the law that was passed by the voters. We had brought an appeal to the Ninth Circuit on behalf
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Ninth Circuit Rules in Prop 8 Case
In December, Advocates’ General Counsel Robert Tyler stood before a three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that our client, the County of Imperial, has legal standing to defend the voter-backed Proposition 8.
"Obamacare" Offers Little Room for Religious Liberty
Recently, the Obama administration announced that, as part of Obama’s healthcare mandate known as “Obamacare”, religious and church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for their employees. Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary, said that nonprofit religious organizations could have an additional year to implement this new requirement.
Victory in Supreme Court Church Case
In January, the freedom of religious institutions to choose their staff and ministers who best reflect the beliefs and values they hold dear was supported by the highest court in our country – the United States Supreme Court.
Hijacked K-12 ~ What You Need to Know to Protect Your Children
We need your help to bring change to our public schools!
As we look toward next year, it has become clear that after years of strategic maneuvering, enemies of faith and family have gained an unprecedented stronghold within the public school system through unconscionable legislation and domination of the California Teac
The Time to Fight for Our Students – Is NOW!
It is hard to express the urgency under which this article is being drafted. We just recently received extremely troubling information concerning a conference put on by the California Teachers Association. The conference was titled “Pride in Education — Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Conference." This was their third annual conference held over Halloween weekend in Palm Springs, California.
SB48 - The Future of Education?
Despite the outcry from conservatives across California, the State Assembly and Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 48 earlier this year. This bill makes it mandatory to include the contributions of the homosexual and transgendered community in history and social sciences textbooks, starting at the kindergarten level.
Blockbuster Case in Education Goes to the U.S. Supreme Court
Four years ago, Chad Farnan was a high school student at Capistrano High School in Orange County, CA. Day after day, he would attend his Advanced Placement European History class and have to endure anti-religious statements from his teacher, such as, “When you put on your Jesus glasses, you can’t see the truth.” Chad realized that this offensive speech was an attack on religion and thus violated his First Amendment rights.
Who Gets to Decide What our Children Learn?
Parents are losing more and more influence over what their children learn and are exposed to in public schools. Here are the latest examples:
The 9/11 Cross – Offensive or Inspiring?
Ten years ago on September 11, the most devastating act of terrorism on American soil took place when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. When the rubble fell to the ground, two steel beams remained, and they formed the shape of a cross.
