On October 13, the night of the gala opening of “Corpus Christi,” the Catholic League led over 2,000 demonstrators in a spirited rally against the play. Joining Catholics at the rally were Protestants, Jews, Muslims and Buddhists. “The protest began with a fiery speech from William A. Donohue, the president of the Catholic League for... [Read more...]
REAL CENSORSHIP
The New England chapter of the Amerian Jewish Congress wants the government to remove the designation A.D. (an abbreviation for “anno Domini”–year of the Lord) from Massachusetts court documents. And it wants the feds to strike “In God We Trust” from our currency. Think anyone will call the American Jewish Congress... [Read more...]
SCHOOL CALENDARS SHOW BIAS
Every school year we get legitimate complaints from our members about school calendars that recognize Jewish holidays by name but not Christian ones. This year is no exception as complaints have been fielded from Cincinnati, Ohio, Peekskill, New York and other parts of the country. The way it usually works is like this. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur... [Read more...]
STUMPING FROM THE PULPIT: THE DOUBLE STANDARD
On October 4, Senator Alfonse D’Amato gave a highly partisan speech at Rev. Floyd Flake’s Allen AME Church in Queens, New York. Rev. Flake also made highly partisan remarks. The Catholic League took note of the duplicity surrounding this event and delivered the following message to the media: “On the front page of the New York Times there... [Read more...]
TAKING LIBERTIES WITH CATHOLIC ICONS
In Seattle, Washington, there is a coffee shop called the Coffee Messiah. Its logo is a large red cross with the legend “Coffee Saves” and “Salivation.” The shop is crammed with rosaries, crucifixes and Catholic icons. The house drink is called “Blood of Christ” coffee. Coffee Messiah has a web page that mocks Catholicism... [Read more...]
TIME AND NEWSWEEK: TRUE TO FORM
There is something annoyingly superficial about the glossy-styled writing that is commonly found in Time and Newsweek these days, and this is especially true ofTime. One gets the feeling that those who write for these slick packages sip their Starbucks while reading the New York Times over bagels without butter. It’s high time they put their... [Read more...]
VICTORY
On October 9, the Senate unanimously passed the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act. Introduced by Representative Frank Wolf of Virginia, and supported from the beginning by the Catholic League, the bill seeks to reduce global religious persecution. This is a victory we can all take pride in, but it will amount to nothing if the legislation is not... [Read more...]