In January, the New York Times ran a story about two 20-year-olds and an 18-year-old who were arrested for stealing statues of baby Jesus from nativity scenes over the past two years. They hit the New York suburban communities of Suffern and Haverstraw several times in 2005 and 2006. The police said they would not charge [...]
In the January edition of Esquire, there was a comment by James D. Watson justifying anti-Semitism. Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of DNA, offered as one of his musings a rhetorical question: "Should you be allowed to make an anti-Semitic remark?" To which he said, "Yes, because some anti-Semitism is justified." Bill Donohue [...]
In 2005, there was a 19 percent increase in complaints of misconduct over 2004, and a 43 percent increase in substantiated cases. Things got worse in 2006: there was a 38 percent increase in complaints of wrongdoing over 2005, and a 68 percent jump in substantiated claims. In both 2005 and 2006, approximately a third of [...]
Utah and New York are making strides in the battle for school choice, following the lead of Arizona. Newark, New Jersey, is also making waves. On the run are the teachers' unions; they will do nearly anything to maintain their government-created near-monopoly on education. In February, the Utah House approved a private voucher program—by one vote—that [...]
On February 7, "The View" panelist Joy Behar said that people should "follow their heart" in dealing with sexuality. She then offered, "That is why a lot of the priesthood is so screwed up right now." Rosie O'Donnell followed with "Celibacy is not part of the human condition. It is not normal, right, everyone is a [...]
Many vendors send us items that may be of interest to the Catholic League (books, videos, buttons, T-shirts, etc.), and as a general rule we do not promote them. The reason is simple: we have very limited room for such fare. But we have made an exception this time. Archangel Brands chief Christopher Bechara sent Bill [...]
William Rearick, Schools Superintendent of the Tiverton Public Schools in Rhode Island, has banned the Easter Bunny from appearing at a fundraising event tomorrow at the Tiverton Middle School. He has also banned the word “Easter” from all school events. He told the Providence Journal that during the last year and a half, he has become “more aware [...]
Ronald J. Rychlak (Catalyst, 3/2007) Eugenio Pacelli became Pope Pius XII in 1939, after having spent nine years as Cardinal Secretary of State. Prior to that, he had been the Vatican's representative in Germany. During his lifetime, Pius XII's opposition to Hitler was well known. Nazis condemned him, Jews thanked him, and rescuers identified him as [...]
A new survey by the Barna Group shows that one-third of Americans are unchurched, meaning they have not attended a religious service in the past six months. Who are they? Liberals, mostly. 47 percent of liberals are unchurched, more than twice the percentage of conservatives (19 percent). This being true, attempts by Democrats to appeal to [...]
(March, 2007) The following is a list of books, articles and television shows that have called into serious question the core beliefs of Christianity during the Lenten season. No other religion is subjected to such scrutiny and none has its central tenets questioned during its holy days. 2007 · “Titanic” director James Cameron and TV-director Simcha [...]
