Monthly Archives: April 1994

CONDOMS DON’T SAVE LIVES” AD CAMPAIGN BEGINS SOON

By |2021-09-28T14:57:07-04:00April 25th, 1994|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Dr. William A. Donohue announced today the beginning of a New York subway ad campaign that challenges the accepted wisdom on condoms. Responding to subway ads this past winter of the Gay Men's Health Crisis, Dr. Donohue emphasized that the Catholic League's ad seeks to change the nature of the debate about the [...]

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CMU ADMITS “MISTAKE” IN CHARGING CATHOLIC STUDENT

By |2021-09-28T14:38:59-04:00April 24th, 1994|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On April 19th, Carnegie-Mellon University admitted that it made a "mistake" in charging Patrick Mooney with harassment. The charge was made after Mooney conveyed to a visiting professor his outrage over the distribution of a vile portrait of John Cardinal O'Connor. Mooney was also charged with the offense of removing one of the unauthorized posters (it [...]

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CATHOLIC-BASHING AT THE U.N.

By |2021-09-28T14:26:35-04:00April 24th, 1994|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The recently concluded three week Preparatory Committee meeting of the International Conference on Population and Development was marred by several incidents of Catholic-bashing. In a statement released today, Dr. William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League, detailed his objections: "The Preparatory Committee meeting of the International Conference on Population and Development was designed to facilitate [...]

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CATHOLIC-BASHING IN THE WORKPLACE STOPPED BY LEAGUE

By |2021-09-28T14:10:51-04:00April 24th, 1994|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On April 11, 1994, David Hubicki, a temporary employee at the Department of Civil Service in Albany, New York, was ordered by his supervisor, Ms. Imogene Bessette, to remove a 3x5 picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from his desk. When he protested, he was told that there was a department-wide rule barring the display [...]

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ONLY PRO-CHOICE CATHOLICS NEED APPLY?

By |2021-09-28T13:59:06-04:00April 13th, 1994|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

According to news reports, senior officials in the New York Republican party have determined that the Republican party gubernatorial nominee must fit a certain demographic mold. The candidate must be Catholic, pro-choice and fiscally conservative. The plain effect of this test is to exclude people like Herb London, who is both Jewish and pro-life, from consideration [...]

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Vermont printers win three-year fight

By |2017-03-20T17:59:40-04:00April 11th, 1994|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

Three years ago, the Catholic League stepped in to help Chuck and Susan Baker, owners of Regal Art Press in Vermont, when the ACLU brought suit against them on behalf of "Catholics for Free Choice." The Bakers' "crime" was their refusal to print pro-abortion materials for the abortion industry front organization. The Bakers won a victory [...]

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Free speech rights defended in Florida clinic protest case

By |2017-03-20T17:59:40-04:00April 11th, 1994|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

The Catholic League has joined a coalition of religious and civil rights organizations filing a friend of the court brief defending the free speech rights of pro-life demonstrators. The League's brief challenges the constitutionality of a state court injunction which restricts the speech and expressive activities of abortion pro-testers. Several Florida abortion clinics successfully petitioned the [...]

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League testifies in opposition to N.Y. clinic protest law

By |2012-07-11T20:46:29-04:00April 11th, 1994|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

The Catholic League offered testimony in hearings before the Committee on Public Safety of the City of New York questioning the appropriateness of a proposed new law aimed specifically at curtailing demonstrations at abortion clinics. The statement by Catholic League president William A. Donohue follows: "Whenever legislation is being considered, three relevant questions to ask are: [...]

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THE WAR AGAINST PRO-LIFERS

By |2017-03-20T17:59:41-04:00April 11th, 1994|Categories: Catalyst, From The President's Desk|Tags: |

The heat on the abortion issue has now reached a fever pitch. Emboldened by the Clinton administration's strong support for abortion rights, the so-called pro-choice enthusiasts are seeking to crush the pro-life movement by tampering with the First Amendment. Under the guise of protecting the right of women to obtain an abortion, pro-abortionists are doing everything [...]

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The Clinton Health Plan Covers Abortion-on-Demand

By |2017-03-20T17:59:41-04:00April 11th, 1994|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

By Rep. Henry Hyde Henry Hyde has represented the Sixth Congressional District of Illinois since 1975. He is acknowledged to be the most eloquent and effective defender of unborn children in the Congress of the United States. In 1983, the Catholic League bestowed on him its highest honor, The John Paul II Religious Freedom Award.This article first [...]

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