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“F” FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV.
April 12, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on how George Washington University (GWU) has handled the issue of students seeking to remove Father Greg Shaffer from his post as Chaplain of the Newman Center: Two students, neither of whom is Catholic (one belongs to some faux Catholic entity and the other is an agnostic Jew), are not only attempting to oust Father Shaffer,... [Read more...]
GAY L.I. CATHOLIC DECEIVES MEDIA
April 11, 2013
Nicholas Coppola presented petitions to the Diocese of Rockville Centre today in an effort to be reinstated at St. Anthony’s in Oceanside, New York. He was dismissed after it was learned that he “married” his boyfriend. Commenting on today’s event is Bill Donohue: Looks like the media were snookered. Had they shown an ounce of curiosity, they... [Read more...]
TAXING THE BOY SCOUTS IN CALIFORNIA
April 11, 2013
The following letter by Bill Donohue was e-mailed today to California lawmakers: Dear California Legislator: I understand that California lawmakers are weighing a decision to rescind the tax-exempt status of the Boy Scouts of America; at issue is whether it is a discriminatory organization. While you are considering this issue, I would like you to also... [Read more...]
GAY ACTIVISTS BULLY L.I. PARISH
April 10, 2013
On April 11, representatives from two homosexual groups, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and Dignity, along with a left-wing entity, Faithful America, are expected to present petitions to the Diocese of Rockville Centre requesting that Nicholas Coppola be reinstated to the post he held at St. Anthony’s in Oceanside. Coppola... [Read more...]
“MORNING-AFTER” PILL FOR PRE-TEENS
April 5, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the decision by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman ordering the Food and Drug Administration to make the “morning-after” emergency contraception pill available without a prescription to girls of any age: A 12-year-old girl in a New York City school cannot be given an aspirin by her teacher, even if she has a fever. The same... [Read more...]
CATHOLIC RIGHTS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV.
April 4, 2013
Bill Donohue is sending the following letter today to senior officials at George Washington University, as well as to others on campus: I am writing to you about a serious civil liberties issue at George Washington University. It involves the right of a Catholic priest, Father Greg Shaffer, to practice his faith as Chaplain of the Newman Center. You... [Read more...]
DR. CARSON WAS FRAMED
April 2, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on the controversy over Dr. Benjamin Carson: Last week, Dr. Ben Carson defended marriage as it has been understood since time immemorial. He added, “It’s a well-established, fundamental pillar of society and no group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality—it doesn’t matter what they are—they... [Read more...]
PRIEST ENVY ENGULF MEDIA
April 1, 2013
On four of the Easter weekend talk shows, Catholic leaders were asked to discuss current events. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was interviewed on March 29 on the Bloomberg show, “Political Capital with Al Hunt”; Cardinal Timothy Dolan was interviewed on Sunday by Bob Schieffer on the CBS show, “Face the Nation,” as well as by George Stephanopoulos... [Read more...]
EDUCATING O’REILLY
March 28, 2013
Last night, Bill O’Reilly bemoaned, once again, what he says is the absence of a Christian response to anti-Christian bigotry. In his exchange with Rev. Robert Jeffress, he said, “There isn’t really a leader in the American Catholic Church…There is no Christian society like the Jewish Defamation League.” Here is Bill Donohue’s response: This... [Read more...]
GAY MARRIAGE AND THE “ME DECADES”
March 27, 2013
Bill Donohue comments on yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments over Proposition 8 and same-sex marriage: Charles Cooper, the lawyer defending Proposition 8, urged the high court not to refocus “the definition of marriage away from the raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults.” In doing so, he was simply restating... [Read more...]