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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND “RELIGIOUS LIBERTY”
February 22, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Here’s a scenario worth contemplating: let’s assume that the federal government tries to censor the New York Times, and that critics of the newspaper take it to task for complaining that their “free speech” rights have been violated. Would not the Times be justly angered at the suggestion... [Read more...]
2011 ANNUAL REPORT ON ANTI-CATHOLICISM
February 22, 2012
The Catholic League’s 2011 Annual Report on Anti-Catholicism is now available. It covers all the major issues that the Catholic League dealt with in 2011, along with many others that came to our attention. The report covers the following areas: activist organizations; the arts; business/workplace; education; government; and the media. There are... [Read more...]
SEBELIUS SMEARS CATHOLIC INSURERS
February 17, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: On February 15, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said Catholic insurance carriers will not be given an exemption from the mandate requiring insurance companies to provide for contraceptive, abortifacient and sterilization services. She explained, “Religious insurance... [Read more...]
DEMOCRATS PUSH PHONY CATHOLIC GROUP
February 16, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Rep. Elijah Cummings, the senior Democrat on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, expressed dissatisfaction today with the composition of the panel which was selected to testify on the religious liberty issues involved in the Obama healthcare mandate. He complained that Catholic groups... [Read more...]
OBAMA MANDATE NEVER SCRUTINIZED
February 16, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Following her testimony yesterday before the Senate Finance Committee, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius was asked whether she spoke to the bishops about the controversial mandate she is pushing. She admitted she did not. Then she said, “I know that the president... [Read more...]
MAUREEN DOWD IS IRRESISTIBLE
February 15, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Maureen Dowd’s column in today’s New York Times: “As though Bill Donohue didn’t have enough to be cranky about.” That’s how Maureen starts her article. She had some good fun, at my expense, as she ripped into my criticism of Nicki Minaj’s obscene and bigoted skit at the Grammys. Maureen... [Read more...]
DO CATHOLICS OPPOSE THE OBAMA MANDATE?
February 15, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows: Survey research was pioneered by Columbia University sociologists during World War II. By the time I was studying for my doctorate in sociology at New York University in the 1970s, the scientific nature of survey research had made great strides. But much depends on the methodology, as well... [Read more...]
GEORGE WILL AND JAY CARNEY ARE BOTH WRONG
February 14, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks recently made by columnist George Will and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: On Sunday, George Will said the following: “The Catholic bishops, it serves them right. They’re the ones who were really hot for Obamacare, with few exceptions. But they were all in favor of this.” Yesterday,... [Read more...]
IS NICKI MINAJ POSSESSED?
February 13, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on what happened last night at the Grammys: Nicki Minaj, fresh off looking like a fool with Madonna at the Super Bowl, showed up last night on the red carpet at the Grammys with a guy dressed like the pope. This was just a prelude of what was to come. Minaj’s performance began on stage with a mock confessional... [Read more...]
OBAMA’S PLOY ADDS INSULT TO INJURY
February 10, 2012
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on President Obama’s revised healthcare plan as it affects Catholic institutions: President Obama’s latest ploy just adds insult to injury. If the insurance plan of a Catholic institution must cover services it deems immoral, then such a healthcare plan is offensive, plain and simple. The Catholic... [Read more...]