The Idaho Statesman has become the latest newspaper to print the hate ad sponsored by the Eternal Gospel Church. On September 2, the newspaper ran the despicable “Earth’s Final Warning” ad. We immediately objected. The ad is the work of a Seventh Day Adventist splinter group that operates out of Palm Beach, Florida. It claims that the... [Read more...]
THE LIE OF MARIA MONK LIVES ON
By Robert P. Lockwood She was one of the most famous imposters in the history of the United States, yet her story can still be found in the bookstores and is widely available on the Internet. Maria Monk was the 19th century woman who claimed to be a nun that finally escaped after years of torture and sexual degradation at a convent in Canada. Her book... [Read more...]
NETWORK TV GOES OVER THE EDGE
Television producers at the major networks have pledged to shock the public by deliberately going over the edge with their new shows this season. For example, obscenities will be uttered on prime time television for the first time, including the “F” word. This is something that the producers at CBS, ABC and NBC are determined to do. They... [Read more...]
NEW BOOKS ATTACK CATHOLICISM
Two new books on the Catholic Church and its alleged role in making possible the Holocaust have been published. The books, both released in September, come at a time when the evidence continues to mount showing Pope Pius XII and the Church acted heroically in World War II. John Cornwell, author of Hitler’s Pope, is out with a new book titled, Breaking... [Read more...]
NO RESPECT FOR HOUSE RULES
Seven years ago a little boy in the Philadelphia area died of a seizure. This year his mother decided she wanted to show her gratitude to everyone at St. Anselm’s who has been so nice to her; the boy would have graduated from St. Anselm’s this past June. She wanted to award $500 in savings bonds to ten deserving graduation students. The problem... [Read more...]
THE POPE DOESN’T WEAR A FUNNY HAT
Dean Evans & Associates, located in Englewood, Colorado, recently promoted some of its Event Management Systems software (the software creates calendars) by mailing an advertisement to churches geared toward church management. They tried to be cute but failed. On the cover of the ad is a man with a silly face dressed in vestments and a mitre. The... [Read more...]
REQUEST FOR CONSCIENCE CLAUSE IN SENATE BILL
On September 10, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on S. 104, “Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001.” The bill, introduced by Senator Olympia Snowe, would require private health insurance plans that cover drugs to cover prescription contraceptives. The legislation... [Read more...]
SACRED AND PROFANE MEET ON SCREEN
Part of our mission at the Catholic League is to review films that come to our attention as possibly exhibiting anti-Catholicism. Given Hollywood’s infatuation with films that mock the Catholic Church, we usually do not have to wait long for one to come along. But it is not just American movies; every now and then a foreign movie is released in the... [Read more...]
STORY WITHIN A STORY
There can be no tolerance for racism. But when it comes to tolerating anti-Catholicism, that’s a different story. We come to this conclusion after monitoring the reaction to a state legislator who forwarded an e-mail he received that contained racist and anti-Catholic statements. In August, a lawmaker from Harnett County, North Carolina, forwarded... [Read more...]
USUAL SUSPECTS GO MUTE
Friday, September 14 was designated by President Bush as a National Day of Prayer. He came to New York that day to view firsthand the remains of the World Trade Center and to spend time with rescuers and the surviving family members of those who died. We applaud the president for his decision to call for a National Day of Prayer. We couldn’t help... [Read more...]