ABORTION ALTERNATIVE DEFENDED

Germaine Greer, one of the world’s leading feminists, stunned her English colleagues when she blasted feminists for trumpeting their “pro-abortion” politics. In her new book,The Whole Woman Abortion, Greer continues to argue the necessity of keeping abortion legal, but criticizes feminists for touting abortion as a victory for women. Greer... [Read more...]

APOLOGY FOR SLURS

On February 21, a band called Tammy Faye Starlight sang a song riddled with slurs against nuns, Jews and brain-injured children. The band was featured on WKCR, a Columbia University radio station. Following a complaint lodged by the Catholic League, as well as others, the station’s program director apologized for what happened and pledged that this... [Read more...]

APOLOGY FOR SLURS

On February 21, a band called Tammy Faye Starlight sang a song riddled with slurs against nuns, Jews and brain-injured children. The band was featured on WKCR, a Columbia University radio station. Following a complaint lodged by the Catholic League, as well as others, the station’s program director apologized for what happened and pledged that this... [Read more...]

ARTISTS IDENTIFY VIRGIN MARY AS WHORE

During the first part of March, there were 12 performances of the play, “‘Tis a Pity She’s a Whore,” at New York Performance Works, a downtown New York theater. The play was written by John Ford in 1633 during the English Renaissance. It has been called a “bloody revenge tragedy” that features incest, stabbing and poisoning.... [Read more...]

CELEBRITIES BASH CHURCH

Many scholars have commented on how anti-Catholicism is the only respectable bias left in the nation. It could also be said that among many celebrities, Catholic bashing is something to celebrate. Cher was recently asked whether she had ever dated someone her own age. Her reply was, “I would never have gone out in my whole life if I waited for... [Read more...]

DEVILISH SCHOOLS

We live in strange times. A high school student from suburban Detroit has sued her school arguing that she has a constitutional right to wear the symbol of her faith on campus—the practice of witchery. The ACLU, naturally, is defending the witch, Crystal Siefferly. It should be known that the ACLU opposes the right of nuns in habit to teach at a public... [Read more...]

DUMPING ON THE VATICAN

Some students and faculty at Harvard University think that the school underpays its lowest-paid employees. To show that they really care about the working class, they held a rally on campus and demanded that Harvard institute a $10 “living wage.” They did not say why they didn’t divvy up the money themselves, nor did they explain why a... [Read more...]

EROTICA CONVENTION DRAWS LEAGUE’S IRE

When the Catholic League issues a news release, it typically deals with some aspect of defamation or discrimination. But when we are called upon by the media to address an issue that, though not anti-Catholic, is a moral outrage, we don’t turn down the opportunity to convey a Catholic message. This is what happened when the New YorkDaily News called... [Read more...]

GAY ALMANAC ERRS

The Gay and Lesbian Almanac has a chapter on Religion and Spirituality that contains a gross falsehood. It says that the 1997 U.S. Catholic Bishops’ document, “Always Our Children,” advises parents “to put their love for their gay children before church doctrine that condemns homosexuality.” The document, which does encourage... [Read more...]

HEADING OFF DISASTER

The principle of separation of church and state, though not explicitly mentioned in the First Amendment, essentially means that the state is barred from encroaching on the affairs of religious institutions. Since the Second World War, it has been interpreted by the judiciary to also mean that religious institutions cannot trespass on the affairs of... [Read more...]

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