Alan E. Sears is the president

President

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, CEO

Chief executive officer

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, and general counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund

Alliance Defense Fund

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 (ADF). Since ADF’s inception in 1994, he has coordinated the strategy, training, funding, and litigation initiatives dealing with freedom of religion

Freedom of religion

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, abortion

Abortion

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, marriage

Marriage

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, and the composition of families

Family

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He was a federal prosecutor and served in the US Justice Department and Interior Departments under Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

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. With Craig Osten, he co-wrote The ACLU vs. America: Exposing the Agenda to Redefine Moral Values and The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom. He is also a columnist with Townhall.com

Townhall.com

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In November 2009, Sears signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration

Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience

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 calling on evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox not to comply with rules and laws permitting abortion, same-sex marriage and other matters that go against their religious consciences.

External links

• Alliance Defense Fund's Biography for Alan Sears
• The ACLU Never Forgets Its Pro-Communist Roots by Alan Sears
• WorldNetDaily.com, August 25, 2005, "Alan Sears joins WND columnist lineup: Defender of liberty, former federal prosecutor to write weekly column"