Monthly Archives: January 2006

NEW HAMPSHIRE BILL TARGETS CONFESSIONAL

By |2017-03-20T17:55:24-04:00January 30th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The New Hampshire state legislature is currently considering a bill (House Bill 1127) sponsored by Representative Mary Stuart Gile that would mandate all members of the clergy to report instances of suspected child abuse to the authorities, allowing of no exceptions.  The bill seeks to remove the priest-penitent privilege that has traditionally been granted by legislators. [...]

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PELOSI DEFINES “PEOPLE OF FAITH”

By |2012-10-12T15:58:45-04:00January 27th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

At the National Press Club yesterday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi commented on President Bush’s upcoming State of the Union address.  In doing so, she touched on the subject of values and religion.  Referring to Democrats, she said that the “best way…for us to speak to people of faith is in terms of the work we [...]

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IS ROLLING STONE RACIST?

By |2017-03-20T17:55:24-04:00January 25th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On the cover of the new Rolling Stone magazine, due to hit newsstands January 27, is a picture of hip-hop artist Kanye West wearing a crown of thorns with “blood” streaming down his face.  The article, “The Passion of Kanye West,” reveals the Grammy nominee’s personal reflections on a range of subjects. Catholic League president Bill Donohue released [...]

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NBC DUMPS “THE BOOK OF DANIEL”

By |2012-10-12T15:58:50-04:00January 24th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Here’s what Catholic League president Bill Donohue said today about NBC-TV’s decision to cancel “The Book of Daniel”: “A story posted on worldnetdaily.com earlier in the day said that the NBC-TV show, ‘The Book of Daniel,’ has been cancelled.  We have since confirmed the veracity of this story with an NBC affiliate producer; an internal memo [...]

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DEMOCRATS, CATHOLICS AND ABORTION

By |2017-03-20T17:55:24-04:00January 20th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented as follows: “Now that we’re on the eve of the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the time is apropos to investigate whether the Democratic Party is (a) making an effort to reach out to Catholics, and (b) rethinking its position on abortion. “After a majority of Catholics voted for a Protestant [...]

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OPEN LETTER TO ELIOT SPITZER

By |2012-10-12T15:58:57-04:00January 19th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue wrote the following letter today to New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer: Governor George Pataki recently proposed tuition tax credits for private schools, including parochial ones.  I had hoped that you would support this plan, but instead you have chosen to remain non-committal.  If anything, you seem to be leaning [...]

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A Pro-Life Public

By |2017-03-20T17:55:24-04:00January 19th, 2006|Categories: Abortion, White Papers and Essays|

By Kate O'Beirne (Catalyst January/February 2006) For over thirty years, the plain words of Roe and Doe have been distorted by the media. On the 30th anniversary of the decisions, media polls reflected the ongoing disinformation campaign. CNN asked, "Do you favor the Supreme Court ruling that women have the right to an abortion during the first three months of [...]

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PRO-LIFE MESSAGE ANGERS BAY AREA LOONS

By |2017-03-20T17:55:24-04:00January 13th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The Respect Life Ministry of the Oakland Diocese is waging a PR campaign in BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) trains promoting a pro-life message.  One of the ads, “9 MONTHS,” calls attention to the amount of time the Supreme Court allows abortions to take place.  The other ad reads, “The Supreme Court says you can choose: [...]

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WHITE HOUSE AND LANDS’ END TRIGGER DISPUTES

By |2017-03-20T17:55:24-04:00January 7th, 2006|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

On Friday, December 2, Bill Donohue received a Christmas card from the President and the First Lady (see below). He was pleased to get the card and was only slightly miffed to discover that it did not say "Merry Christmas." But later in the day he found something out that made him perturbed. Alan Cooperman, the [...]

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AIMING FOR ALITO

By |2013-05-30T16:22:37-04:00January 7th, 2006|Categories: Catalyst, Front Page|Tags: |

By all accounts, Samuel Alito is a brilliant, honorable man who is well qualified to be on the U.S. Supreme Court. But he has his enemies, almost all of whom are driven by ideology. There are some, too, who fear that if his nomination succeeds, the high court will be dominated by Catholics. Prominent among Alito's [...]

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