HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” ran a show on May 18—repeated throughout this week—that began with an attack on the late Rev. Jerry Falwell and then devolved into an assault on Catholicism: “And it’s easy to start a religion! Watch, I'll do it for you: I had a vision last night! A vision! The Blessed [...]
David French May, 2007 Emily Brooker is a recent honors graduate in social work from Missouri State University. A bright and attractive young woman, she has a ready smile, a heart for serving the poor, and an enduring stain on an otherwise sterling academic record. University of Florida student Christine Miller is one of the most [...]
On today’s edition of “The View,” a discussion on the propriety of male nannies led Rosie O’Donnell to declare that she would never hire one to care for her adopted children. Barbara Walters asked her, “Are you worried about homosexual tendencies? Is that what you are saying?” O’Donnell replied, “No, pedophilia has nothing to do with [...]
Christopher Hitchens, atheist author and journalist, appeared on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360°” last night. On the same day of the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s death, Hitchens offered these descriptions of Falwell: “ugly little charlatan,” “horrible little person” and “evil.” Hitchens added to these insults in his exchange with Cooper: Cooper: Christopher, I’m not sure if you believe [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the death of Liberty University president Jerry Falwell: “Rev. Jerry Falwell did more to mobilize evangelicals than any other leader in the nation. He not only inspired them to become active politically, he encouraged them to rethink their positions on a host of issues, especially abortion and school [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded today to the eighteen House Democrats who chided Pope Benedict XVI for allegedly saying he agreed with Mexican bishops for invoking excommunication in dealing with Catholic lawmakers who recently voted to legalize abortion: “These Democrats are twice a disgrace. First, they have their facts wrong: no Mexican bishop ever invoked [...]
According to a Reuters story of May 14, “Outraged Indian leaders said on Monday they were offended by Pope Benedict’s ‘arrogant and disrespectful’ comments” regarding the indigenous people of the Americas becoming Christian. A quick look at the pope’s words, however, reveals such charges to be unfounded. The pontiff said: “From the encounter between that [Christian] [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on media reports that in a speech the pope gave yesterday, he defended violence: “In a story today by the Associated Press on Pope Benedict XVI’s address in Brazil yesterday, it says the pope ‘defended the church’s often bloody campaign to Christianize indigenous people….’ It is striking to note [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue responds to Republican presidential contender Rudolph Giuliani’s speech today at Houston Baptist University: “In 1960, Catholic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy went to Houston to clarify his position on church and state. Today, Catholic presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani spoke in Houston to clarify his position on abortion. Kennedy succeeded in assuaging [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on attempts to make religion an issue in the presidential campaign: “There is a game being played in this presidential campaign about religion, but the players are not the candidates—the culprits are the pundits and activists. It started when Chris Matthews asked Gov. Mitt Romney during MSNBC’s Republican presidential [...]
