Papers, Essays and Research

Militant Atheism Unleashed

William Donohue September 2008 When I spoke to a reporter from Providence about a play that mocked the Eucharist, I unloaded. Fortunately, he listened to me explain the source of my anger. “Because this is the fourth incident this summer of someone playing fast and loose with the Eucharist,” I told him. He understood. The first incident occurred... [Read more...]

A Catholic Bishop Shows the Way

Kenneth D. Whitehead September 2008 Chaput, Charles J., O.F.M. Cap., Render Unto Caesar: Catholic Witness and American Public Life, New York: Doubleday, 2008. Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is one of the American Catholic bishops today who most nearly approximates the ideal of what the Second Vatican Council said that a Catholic bishop ought to... [Read more...]

Power to the People?

William Donohue July-August 2008 In the 1960s, left-wing radicals loved to shout, “Power to the People.” They didn’t mean it then, and the aging extremists sure don’t mean it now. Laura Ingraham means it—she even wrote a splendid book by that title. Luckily for us, she’s not one of them. Indeed, she’s a proud Roman Catholic and a strong... [Read more...]

Hahn & Wiker: Answering the New Atheism: Dismantling Dawkins’ Case Against God

Reviewed by Mike Sullivan July-August 2008 THE THREAT OF THE NEW ATHEISM Scott Hahn & Benjamin Wiker: Answering the New Atheism: Dismantling Dawkins’ Case Against God, Emmaus Road Publishing Is it time to crack down on religion? After all, religion is responsible for all the trouble in the world, isn’t it? The September 11 attacks were in the... [Read more...]

INTERNET PLUSES AND MINUSES

William Donohue June 2008 Libel laws in this country divide the population in two: private persons and public persons. Following New York Times v. Sullivan in 1964, the former category is entitled to plenty of protection while the latter is not. In other words, if someone smears the average person, he or she can sue and has a good chance of winning.... [Read more...]

Arthur Brooks: Gross National Happiness

Reviewed by Bill Donohue June 2008 ROOT CAUSES OF HAPPINESS Q: “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Who is the Happiest of Them All?” A: You are. That’s right, in general, those who are the most likely to be reading this article are the happiest of them all. The obverse is also true: The odds are that those who would never read anything associated the... [Read more...]

In Defense of Catholic Sexual Ethics

William Donohue May 2008 In the mid-1990s, Father Andrew Greeley released a book wherein he argued that “Catholics have sex more often than do other Americans, they are more playful in their sexual relationships, and they seem to enjoy their sexual experiences more.” Was he right? Who knows? One thing is for sure: at least he challenged the conventional... [Read more...]

Deal Hudson: Onward, Christian Soldiers

March, 2008 Deal Hudson discusses his book. Onward, Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power of Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States, Simon & Schuster, March 11, 2008 There have many books about the so-called Religious Right in American politics. What makes Onward, Christian Soldiers distinctive is my exploration of its Catholic... [Read more...]

Dinesh D’Souza: What’s So Great About Christianity

December 2007 Dinesh D’Souza, a member of the Catholic League’s board of advisors, is the author of the recently published book, What’s So Great About Christianity. Bill Donohue spoke to him by phone about his new book. Here is an excerpt of their conversation: Bill: You talk about the resurgence  of atheism at the same time that... [Read more...]

An Anti-Catholic Law’s Troubling Legacy

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 under the age... [Read more...]

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