Students for Life, a group of pro-life students at the University of Buffalo, have won a settlement of $38,000 from the school for discriminating against them for political reasons. In 1996, Students for Life was discouraged by the university from holding an anti-abortion conference and from erecting a memorial of 4,400 crosses. The group was required... [Read more...]
VICTORY FOR SICKOS
A jury in Ocala, Florida has refused to convict a man on obscenity charges for wearing a T-shirt that depicted a nun masturbating, with a vile comment about Jesus on the flip side. No one will be shocked to learn that the decision was hailed by the ACLU and anti-Catholic bigots. The front of Andrew Love’s T-shirt sported an image of a topless nun... [Read more...]
VILLAGE VOICE TO CHRISTIANS: NO NEED TO APPLY
Most people think that the days are long gone when Christians were told they need not apply for a particular job. Yet in the February 17 edition of the Village Voice, there was a public notice ad for a pair of vocalists that ended with the following sentence: “Must be dedicated, creative, not afraid to offend everyone and anyone. NO CHRISTIANS.” After... [Read more...]
WHO SPEAKS FOR CATHOLICS?
Time and time again, critics charge that the Catholic League has no right to speak for all Catholics. Never mind that we never said we did, or that we have repeatedly said otherwise, the mudslingers continue to dig for dirt. But it makes us wonder why no one seems to ask the We Are Church/Call to Action folks how they can honestly advertise themselves... [Read more...]
MIRAMAX OFFERS “WIDE AWAKE”
In March, Miramax asked William Donohue if he was interested in previewing the movie, “Wide Awake.” He agreed. Miramax is the Disney-owned distributor of the Catholic-bashing film, “Priest.” “Wide Awake” is a PG movie about a young boy who attends an elite Catholic boarding school. After his beloved grandfather dies,... [Read more...]