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Legislature Considers Creating Two Classes of Marriage

axiom — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:37:25 -0500

Ninth Circuit Supports the Secularization of Christian Education

axiom — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:28:55 -0500

Legislature Considers Creating Two Classes of Marriage

lsanada — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:05:59 -0500

California voters have twice upheld the biblical definition of marriage, but a misuse of legislative power could potentially whittle away at the sacred institution favored by California voters and infringe upon religious liberty. A state Senate Bill, authored by a homosexual legislator, contains clever language that Advocates for Faith and Freedom believes is just another attempt to legalize same-sex marriage by specifically creating two classes of marriage.

Ninth Circuit Supports the Secularization of Christian Education

lsanada — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:13:59 -0500

In January, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals showed why its reputation as the most liberal Circuit in the nation is well earned, and why it is the most often overturned Circuit by the Supreme Court. A panel of three Ninth Circuit Judges ruled it is constitutionally permissible for the University of California (UC) school system to censor Christian teaching at a private school.

Showdown for Marriage Continues in San Francisco!

lsanada — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:48:19 -0500

Advocates for Faith and Freedom is closely monitoring the federal trial challenging Proposition 8 in order to be prepared to appeal a negative decision to the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals on behalf of the County of Imperial. The County is seeking to intervene in order to defend Proposition 8, as no other governmental entity is currently defending the law. Opponents have spent nine days presenting arguments attacking the constitutionality of the voter-approved amendment declaring that marriage in California shall only be recognized between a man and a woman

Final Showdown Begins In Same-Sex Marriage Case

axiom — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:40:24 -0500

Final Showdown Begins In Same-Sex Marriage Case

lsanada — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:27:43 -0500

The final showdown for marriage began on Monday in a federal district court in San Francisco. The trial has commenced and California’s Proposition 8 is under attack because it limits marriage to one man and one woman. The Plaintiffs believe that the voter initiative should be declar

County of Imperial Seeks to Defend Proposition 8

lsanada — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:22:19 -0500

ADVOCATES FOR FAITH AND FREEDOM FILES PETITION IN FEDERAL COURT FOR COUNTY TO INTERVENE IN PERRY V. SCHWARZENEGGER

County of Imperial Seeks to Defend Proposition 8

axiom — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:39:33 -0500

Fortifying the Future of Christian Education

lsanada — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:08:52 -0500

This week, Advocates’ attorneys and our co-counsel, Wendell Bird, appeared in the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals for oral arguments concerning the future of Christian education. Advocates represents Calvary Chapel Christian School of Murrieta, six former students of Calvary, and the Association of Christian Schools International in a lawsuit brought against the University of California School System for religious discrimination against private Christian high schools.