Monthly Archives: December 2006

The War on Christmas

By |2019-09-25T19:24:07-04:00December 31st, 2006|Categories: 2006 Report on Anti-Catholicism, Annual Report on Anti-Catholicism|

Activists: A curmudgeon in Warwick, New York, kicked up a fuss about a "Breakfast with Santa" fundraiser held each year by the PTA of Sanfordville Elementary School. One parent claimed that the popular fundraiser, which is held on a Saturday and is completely optional, is offensive to non-Christians because it includes a visit from Santa Claus.In [...]

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Miscellaneous

By |2019-09-25T19:37:46-04:00December 31st, 2006|Categories: 2006 Report on Anti-Catholicism, Annual Report on Anti-Catholicism|

January 7 Yonkers, NY — Vandals shattered a five-foot-tall statue of St. Bartholomew in front of St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church. The statue was valued at $2,500. January 8 Baton Rogue, LA — Six hundred crosses, erected by the Catholic Life Center to memorialize aborted fetuses, were pulled from the ground at the Center and thrown into bushes and [...]

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Twilight of the Scandal

By |2019-09-27T17:02:33-04:00December 23rd, 2006|Categories: The Sex Abuse Scandal, White Papers and Essays|

by Kiera McCaffrey (Catalyst 12/2006) The Catholic League would never defend the indefensible. That is why we praised the media for putting the spotlight on the Church's sex-abuse scandal in 2002. Without journalists breaking the story, the Church may have been slower to clean house and a greater number of adolescents may have been harmed. Similarly, [...]

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VANDALS STORM CRECHES NATIONWIDE

By |2012-10-12T14:03:15-04:00December 21st, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The following attacks on crèches have come to our attention: Figures from nativity scenes were stolen or vandalized in Tucson, AZ ; Millbrae, CA; Mission Viejo, CA; Moorpark, CA; San Francisco, CA; Naugatuck, CT; Waterbury, CT (Jesus was taken, but one of the arms was left behind); Fort Walton Beach, FL; Des Moines, IA; Sioux City, [...]

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COMEDY CENTRAL’S CHRISTMAS GIFT: “SACRILICIOUS SUNDAY”

By |2020-05-07T17:20:44-04:00December 20th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue addressed Hollywood’s latest assault on Christians and Christmas: “On Christmas Eve, Comedy Central is featuring ‘Sacrilicious Sunday,’ a series of non-stop shows designed to offend Christians. It opens at midnight with ‘Carlos Mencia,’ the standup comedian who this past year did a show on the sex life of Pope John Paul [...]

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“BLACK CHRISTMAS” IS VINTAGE WEINSTEIN

By |2021-03-19T15:40:11-04:00December 20th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Here’s what Catholic League president Bill Donohue said today about the upcoming movie, “Black Christmas”: “It is not uncommon for theaters to host dark comedies or tear-jerkers during the most fun time of the year, namely Christmastime. Psycho-type films have also been released in December. But when it comes to blood and gore flicks, they never [...]

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CHRISTMAS SEASON MARKED BY OBSCENITIES

By |2017-03-20T17:55:03-04:00December 19th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue spoke to some disturbing events this Christmas season: “Anti-Catholic art is offensive any time of the year, but it is doubly so when it occurs at Christmastime. The Art Center of Corpus Christi is the venue this December of the K-Space exhibit, a collection of pieces representing the work of artists [...]

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CRECHES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY ARE LEGAL

By |2012-10-12T14:03:18-04:00December 18th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the display of crèches on public property: “Today, the Catholic League erected a nativity scene in Central Park; it is located on the corner of 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, right near the Plaza. As we do every year, we obtained a permit from the New York City Parks [...]

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ANTI-CHRISTMAS FEVER ABOUNDS

By |2012-10-22T17:16:03-04:00December 14th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue released these remarks today on the latest round of anti-Christmas incidents: “Like most Jews, Olympic skater Sasha Cohen is not offended by Christmas carols. But that didn’t stop a government employee from trying to protect her. While Cohen was skating at a rink in Riverside, California, a high-school choir started singing [...]

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HANDS OFF SANTA!

By |2012-10-12T14:03:19-04:00December 13th, 2006|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

At Brandeis Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky a teacher asked her students to make a Christmas tree out of paper; it was put on her bulletin board. But when a Jewish teacher said she was offended, she complained to the principal, Shervita West-Jordan, and got her wish. According to a news report, “She, and the teacher [...]

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