Monthly Archives: September 1998

Momentum Building for School Choice

By |2017-03-20T17:58:05-04:00September 19th, 1998|Categories: Education, White Papers and Essays|

* by Rick Hinshaw (Catalyst 9/1998) "Courts no longer see religion as an allergen in the body politic." That's how Kevin Hasson, president of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, viewed the June 10 ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court upholding inclusion of religious schools in Milwaukee's school voucher program. Some might see such exuberance as [...]

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BROADWAY’S PROBLEM: CATHOLICISM

By |2017-03-20T17:58:05-04:00September 18th, 1998|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

In the "Weekend" section of today’s New York Times, several plays are advertised on one page (see p. E7). Four of them deal with Catholicism, one way or another: "Corpus Christi"; "Tony n’ Tina"; "Nunsense A-Men!"; and "Late Nite Catechism." Their treatment of Catholicism, as even reviewers have noted, ranges from ridicule to blasphemy. Catholic League president [...]

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GOV. PATAKI MAKES RIGHT CHURCH-STATE DECISION

By |2017-03-20T17:58:05-04:00September 4th, 1998|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

In the wake of the fire that devastated New York’s Central Synagogue last Friday, Governor George Pataki has ordered a state of emergency that allows the congregation to use the New York State Armory on Park Avenue; access has been granted for 10 days, from the eve of Rosh Hashanah on September 20 until Yom Kippur [...]

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VILLAGE VOICE ADDS TO ITS LEGACY

By |2017-03-20T17:58:05-04:00September 3rd, 1998|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On page 14 of the September 8 edition of the Village Voice, there is a huge photo of a man wearing a T-shirt with the inscription "JESUS IS A C_ _ _" (obscene term for female genitalia). There is no accompanying story: only two sentences commenting on "street people" appear on the page (there are four other smaller [...]

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HUSTLER STOOPS TO NEW LOW

By |2012-10-22T17:18:34-04:00September 1st, 1998|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

The September edition of the pornographic-misogynist publication, Hustler, features a doctored picture of Pope John Paul II and Fidel Castro hawking the magazine. Castro is shown holding a copy of the magazine, with its pages open, while the pope gazes down at it. On the pope’s clothing is a yellow sticker that says, "I saved 44%"; the [...]

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