Contents tagged with 2011 Victories
Filed in: US Constitution | by Matthew Clark | 4:18 PM Dec. 30, 2011
2011 Victories and the Challenges Ahead
If you have been reading the ACLJ’s 2011 Victories series, you know that this has been an incredible year for the ACLJ. Through the unwavering support of our ACLJ members, we have protected “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, “In God We Trust” as the National Motto, the National Day of Prayer, and other examples of our religious heritage as a nation. We have defended the right of students to wear religious clothing, read their Bible, hold Bible clubs and praye... Continue Reading
Filed in: United Nations | by Matthew Clark | 3:43 PM Dec. 30, 2011
2011 Victories: Rescued American Christian Missionary from Jail
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. After working with orphans in the ravaged nation of Haiti for eight years, American Christian missionary Danny Pye was detained and falsely imprisoned without explanation or any formal charge against him. For over five months, Danny sat in the inhumane conditions of prison in a third world country – apart from his pregnant wife and young child. Danny’s wife an... Continue Reading
Filed in: United Nations | by Matthew Clark | 3:08 PM Dec. 30, 2011
2011 Victories: UN Prohibits use of Shariah (Islamic) Law for Persecution
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. Religious persecution is rampant in the world today, and it is even more dangerous for Christians in Muslim nations ruled by Shariah (Islamic) law. Islamic governments often use Shariah law to persecute Christians and other faiths by imposing blasphemy and apostasy laws. One prominent example of this is the case of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani who has been sentenced ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Radical Islam | by Matthew Clark | 3:57 PM Dec. 29, 2011
2011 Victories: Fighting the Spread of Radical Islam
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. A key part of the ACLJ’s mission is to bring better awareness and a depth of knowledge regarding the challenges the world faces today. We do this through blog posts like this one, our daily radio program Jay Sekulow Live!, a weekly television program, booklets, email updates, social media, and so many other ways. But one of the most powerful tools we have to communic... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Matthew Clark | 10:00 AM Dec. 28, 2011
2011 Victories: Home for Abused and Neglected Children Approved
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. There is little nobler than caring for the needs of abused and neglected children. Yet, when a Christian group, Kings Ranch, wanted to do just that, the City of Jonesboro, AR refused to let them build a home to care for these children in need. Last year we filed a federal lawsuit to allow them to proceed with their children’s home. This year because of the continued... Continue Reading
Filed in: Abortion | by Matthew Clark | 4:03 PM Dec. 27, 2011
2011 Victories: Stopping Taxpayer Funded Abortions & Saving Lives
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. In 2009, one of the most pro-abortion Congresses we have ever seen repealed a little known, but incredibly important, budget amendment that had prevented taxpayer funding for abortions in Washington, DC. Since then $185,000 of our tax dollars were used to directly fund at least 300 elective abortions. The ACLJ has been fighting to stop this unconscionable practice of forc... Continue Reading
Filed in: Pro Life | by Matthew Clark | 5:27 PM Dec. 22, 2011
2011 Victories: Conscience Rights of Prolife Pharmacists Protected
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. Luke VanderBleek and Glenn Kosirog, two prolife pharmacy owners in Illinois, were faced with a choice: violate their religious beliefs by dispensing abortion related drugs or face sanctions under a state rule. Governor Blagojevich stated that this rule’s purpose was “to stop religion from ‘stand[ing] in the way’ of dispensing drugs, and force pharma... Continue Reading
Filed in: Israel | by Matthew Clark | 5:15 PM Dec. 22, 2011
2011 Victories: Defending Israel from Legal Terrorism
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. When Israel defended its borders from terrorist attacks in 2009, Judge Richard Goldstone led an investigation of the incident for the United Nations. The Goldstone Report falsely accused Israeli citizens of war crimes they did not commit. The ACLJ, along with our international affiliate the European Centre for Law and Justice, went to work exposing the flaws in this report... Continue Reading
Filed in: Public Prayer | by Matthew Clark | 4:56 PM Dec. 22, 2011
2011 Victories: Public Prayer is Not a Constitutional Crisis
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. Just weeks before this year’s National Day of Prayer, a federal appeals court threw out a challenge by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to the yearly presidential proclamation calling Americans to pray. The ACLJ represented 67 Members of Congress and thousands of concerned Americans in an amicus brief urging the court to reject the anti-faith lawsuit. The ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Supreme Court Justices | by Matthew Clark | 10:07 AM Dec. 22, 2011
2011 Victories: School Choice Protected at the Supreme Court
This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2011. Earlier this year the Supreme Court considered a major school choice case. At issue was an Arizona tuition tax credit program that allowed individuals who donated to organizations that provide scholarships for private school students to get a state income tax credit. The ACLU challenged this tax credit program as a violation of the Establishment Clause because some of thes... Continue Reading