Monthly Archives: November 2007

“THE GOLDEN COMPASS” PLEASES NO ONE

By |2019-09-20T18:23:51-04:00November 20th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on how “The Golden Compass” is being criticized by friend and foe alike: “Poor Philip Pullman—he’s getting it from all sides. In today’s U.K. dailyThe Telegraph, it states that the movie version of Pullman’s book, ‘The Golden Compass,’ has had ‘a troubled transition to the screen.’ To be specific, [...]

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An Anti-Catholic Law’s Troubling Legacy

By |2019-09-27T17:00:04-04:00November 19th, 2007|Categories: Church and State, White Papers and Essays|

Libby Sternberg November, 2007 As they went to the polls on November 7, 1922—85 years ago this month—the voters of Oregon were asked to approve an amendment to the state's education laws that read in part: "...Any parent, guardian or other person in the state of Oregon, having control or charge or custody of a child [...]

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PUNDIT FOR FOX 2 ST. LOUIS GOES BERSERK

By |2012-10-11T20:29:44-04:00November 19th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

On November 15, Fox 2 pundit J.C. Corcoran slammed St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke and subsequently contacted the police when someone complained about his screed. We called Fox 2 news director Kingsley Smith for his position and learned that he stood by Corcoran. Corcoran opened his remarks by saying he was not a practicing Catholic, admitting [...]

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Condom Hoax

By |2011-09-06T17:16:22-04:00November 13th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

Never before in American history have more people known about, and used, condoms than today. And now comes a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that “A new U.S. record” has been set: chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are rapidly increasing. Two months ago, it was reported that New York City health officials had [...]

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SCHOLASTIC PRESSED ON “THE GOLDEN COMPASS”; NO MORE VENTURES WITH PULLMAN SOUGHT

By |2012-10-11T20:29:44-04:00November 13th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue wrote the following letter to Scholastic Corporation CEO Richard Robinson; copies of the letter were also sent to all the bishops and school superintendents in the Catholic community. Here is the body of Donohue’s letter to Robinson: As someone who spent 20 years in education, I am aware of Scholastic’s stellar [...]

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“NY Times” Gets Cute

By |2017-03-20T17:54:39-04:00November 12th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

Many fans of crosswords look forward to tackling the New York Times’ Sunday issue. Several enthusiasts contacted the Catholic League, however, to report that they were troubled by a question in yesterday’s puzzle. The work, titled “Putting on Some Weight,” featured several answers that contained the word “ton.” For instance, the clue “I’m not interested in having tea!” [...]

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POPE PETITIONED TO BEATIFY PIUS XII

By |2017-03-20T17:54:39-04:00November 8th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Two national Catholic organizations, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, are working in a joint effort to petition Pope Benedict XVI to expedite the cause for the beatification of Pope Pius XII. It is our strongly held conviction that Pope Pius XII has been unfairly portrayed as [...]

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CATHOLIC LEAGUE TO OLYMPIC OFFICIALS: PRESS CHINA ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES

By |2017-03-20T17:54:39-04:00November 7th, 2007|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue discussed what he is doing about the Chinese government’s decision to ban athletes from bringing Bibles to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: “I am writing today to the 15-member Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Switzerland asking for an immediate investigation into allegations that the Communist Chinese government [...]

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NEWS ALERT: Bush Picks Pro-Lifer for Vatican Post!

By |2011-09-06T17:24:35-04:00November 6th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

Believe it or not, President Bush did not pick a pro-abortion scholar to be the new Vatican ambassador. He picked Harvard professor, and Catholic League board advisor, Mary Ann Glendon. This is obviously a big surprise to the Associated Press (AP). In one of the AP’s stories on Bush’s nomination, the headline read, “Bush Picks Anti-Abortion [...]

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Garry Wills’ Desperate Attempt to Justify Abortion

By |2017-03-20T17:54:39-04:00November 6th, 2007|Categories: Chatterbox...|

Yesterday on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation,” Northwestern University professor Garry Wills argued that because the Bible doesn’t specifically mention abortion, it’s not a religious issue. He further added, “Is the fetus a person, and when? It’s not by definition a person and the Catholic Church and others didn’t consider it to be that [...]

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