Monthly Archives: July 1996

Testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Constitution

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 23rd, 1996|Categories: Church and State, White Papers and Essays|

by William A. Donohue; on the Religious Freedom Amendment (7/23/1996) On July 23, Catholic League president William Donohue testified before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Committee on the Judiciary on a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Religious Freedom Amendment, which was first sponsored by Rep. Ernest Istook and then revised twice, [...]

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CATHOLIC LEAGUE SUPPORTS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AMENDMENT

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 22nd, 1996|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On July 23, Catholic League president William Donohue will testify before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Committee on the Judiciary on a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Religious Freedom Amendment, which is being proposed by Congressman Henry Hyde, reads as follows: “In order to secure the right of the people to [...]

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CATHOLIC PROFESSOR QUITS JEWISH POST UNDER PRESSURE

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 16th, 1996|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Thomas E. Bird, a professor at Queens College, has resigned under pressure as the new director of the college’s Jewish studies program.  Though Bird received the support of many prominent Jews, and has a distinguished record of accomplishment serving Jewish causes, he felt that he was “the object of primitive religious bigotry” and decided to resign. [...]

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OREGON D.A. YIELDS AFTER BUGGING PRIEST IN CONFESSIONAL

By |2019-09-24T18:10:02-04:00July 11th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

The Catholic League scored perhaps its biggest victory yet in pressuring the District Attorney from Lane County, Oregon into apologizing for authorizing the bugging of a priest in the confessional. District Attorney Doug Harcleroad issued his apology and a pledge never to do this again on May 22. The case began on April 22 when Father [...]

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LEAGUE BACKS SCHOOL BILL THAT AIDS THE POOR

By |2012-06-11T21:11:32-04:00July 11th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is urging passage of a new bill sponsored by Congressman Jim Talent that would award scholarships to the parents of indigent children. The bill would allow parents to choose from a wide variety of schools, including private religious schools. Known as the Community Renewal Project Act of 1996, [...]

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THE TAMING OF AN OREGON D.A.

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 11th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, From The President's Desk|Tags: |

I have been told by those who know him that Lane County District Attorney Doug Harcleroad is actually a nice person. Maybe he is. Maybe he’s not even anti-Catholic. But he sure isn’t too bright. How any District Attorney could think that he could get away with bugging a priest in the confessional is beyond me. [...]

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WEEKLY COLUMN – CATHOLIC STAR HERALD CLINTON, ABORTION, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 11th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Essay|Tags: |

I thought I had said as much as necessary about President Clinton’s veto of the partial birth abortion ban, but the president’s latest temper tantrum brings me back once again. It’s not that I expected Mr. Clinton to change his mind, but the graphic picture of his clenched fist, his angry outburst and his loss of [...]

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WHO IS PETER KING?

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 11th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Congressman Peter T. King is the person who responded to the Catholic League’s request to initiate federal legislation forever barring the taping of a priest in the confessional. He recently spoke at the Long Island Chapter’s annual communion breakfast at Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York. Congressman King, a Republican, is currently serving a second [...]

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NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PULLS OFFENSIVE ART EXHIBIT

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 11th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

After a protest that included local Catholics, legislators and the Catholic League, Northern Kentucky University withdrew its plans to present an offensive art exhibit entitled, "Immaculate Misconceptions." The furor began last winter when the Art Department at the state school announced that it would go forward with the exhibit. Immediately, Sisters of the St. Joseph the [...]

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ANTI-CATHOLIC BIAS SHOWN BY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

By |2017-03-20T17:58:55-04:00July 11th, 1996|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

For the past few months, the Catholic League has been involved in a dispute with the University of Virginia over an incident of religious bias. It all began last January when a student from Chaminade High School—the flagship Catholic school on Long Island—was interviewed by the Long Island Selection Committee for the Jefferson Scholars Program at [...]

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