Erik Stanley is senior legal counsel and head of the Alliance Defense Fund's Pulpit Initiative (www.telladf.org/church. ADF is a legal alliance employing a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ErikStanley http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ErikStanley TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2012 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ When thinking of cruel and unusual punishment, we’ve grown accustomed to thinking of torture or similarly brutal treatment at the hands of police interrogators and/or agents of the State. But we would do... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ErikStanley/2011/09/24/for_free_speech,_give_up_your_tax_exempt_status a7c64489-54e7-482e-8eb2-c41034c09bf9 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT Many of you by now have heard about an event that has taken place each year since 2008 where pastors from across the country look at the positions held by candidates running for office, evaluate how those positions line... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ErikStanley/2011/09/14/what_is_pulpit_freedom_sunday_all_about f3fda336-83e0-437b-b32a-844d5e2a20d1 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:01:00 GMT FactCheck.org recently posted an article that proposes to "answer" some questions about the impact of the Hate Crimes Bill, currently pending in the Senate as S.909...but perhaps they ought to check their facts. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ErikStanley/2009/06/03/missing_the_point_on_the_hate_crimes_bill 4e64cb94-8a3f-48ec-adad-f95175c76836 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:43:21 GMT Every election season, the debate over faith in public life is sure to take center stage. It should. And on Sept. 8, it will be the subject of a press conference in Columbus, Ohio. Sadly, the organizers have it all... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ErikStanley/2008/09/08/irs_rules_dont_trump_the_constitution 5bfc531e-ddcd-4642-b684-f927d07ad1c2 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:50:42 GMT