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GLARING OMISSION AT NYT

There have been many reports this week about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case involving the Westboro Baptist Church. In 2006, members of the church led an obscene demonstration outside a Catholic church where a funeral service for a slain Marine took place. The question before the court is whether this protest is protected by the... [Read more...]

DISSIDENT CATHOLICS

A stunning example of the way dissident Catholics think was recently brought to our attention. Last August, Ian Brennan, co-creator of the Fox program, “Glee,” was honored by Catholics in Media Associates; this is the same group that liked the show which the Catholic League killed in the 1990s, “Nothing Sacred.” Here is a selection... [Read more...]

EDITOR WANTED

In yesterday’s New York Times, there was a story about a teacher who moonlights as a prostitute (she’s been moved to a new school, another example of “passing the trash”) though she was not called a prostitute—she was labeled a “sex worker.” But today columnist Bob Herbert is upset with New York gubernatorial candidate... [Read more...]

IS SONIA CATHOLIC?

When John Roberts was picked to be the fourth Catholic on the U.S. Supreme Court, Catholic bashers went nuts. Ditto when Samuel Alito was nominated to be the fifth Catholic. Yet they were silent when Sonia Sotomayor was chosen to be the sixth Catholic. Is that because she was considered reliably liberal, and therefore not really Catholic? Appears that... [Read more...]

ARE AMERICANS BIGOTS?

Click here to read William McGurn’s article on the Wall Street Journal’s website.  Read More →

ATHEIST HERO

Robert W. Wilson gave New York City Catholic schools $2.7 million in 2008, and has now given another $5.6 million. But it’s not just his generosity that is so remarkable: Wilson is not Catholic. Indeed, he is an atheist. So why does he give? Because Catholic schools do a better job than “the union-controlled inner-city schools,” he... [Read more...]

CATHOLIC PROF FIRED

Click here to read Bill Donohue’s op-ed article from the July 20 edition of the Washington Times.  Read More →

CULTURAL IMPLOSION

Another example of our cultural implosion is the decision of New Haven high schools to offer diplomas without the phrase “in the year of our Lord.” Bill Donohue offered this thoughts on the matter as follows: “The United States was founded by Christians, and approximately 80 percent of Americans remain Christian today. It only makes... [Read more...]

CALL FOR RESIGNATION

Alex Wilhelm has a lengthy article posted on the Huffington Post [click here] today detailing all kinds of reasons why Bill Donohue needs to resign as president of the Catholic League. Donohue said no.  Read More →

HARDLY A UNIQUE SCANDAL

Click here to read the USA Today article by Philip Jenkins on the disparity of coverage regarding the Church’s sex abuse scandal.  Read More →

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