The Catholic League has signed on to an amicus brief filed by the Christian Legal Society in the Columbine case. At stake are the free speech rights of believing Christians. When the Jefferson County school district invited community members to express themselves by painting tiles for Columbine High School, it was done as an art-therapy project [...]
Catholic bashers are coming out of the woodwork over the sexual abuse scandal in the Church. Catholics for a Free Choice, American Atheists and Rainbow Sash have all been ringing the alarms beckoning world bodies to investigate the Church. Even some noted attorneys have jumped on board. The Catholic League has been keeping a close watch [...]
District Attorney Lynne Abraham is on a witch hunt. She wants to convene a grand jury to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by priests in Philadelphia. She said the grand jury will investigate "all allegations involving priests whether they are dead, dismissed or retired." The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, though surprised by her decision, said it will [...]
On May 9, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit challenging the way the state of Louisiana has used taxpayers’ money to promote sexual abstinence. The ACLU contends that Louisiana is allowing government funds to promote religion; it cites examples where a religious theme has been evident in some instances where the program has been [...]
The NBC show, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," targeted Catholic priests in its season finale on May 17. The episode, "Silence," featured a senior priest involved in pedophilia and a subsequent diocesan coverup. Two days before it aired, we issued a news release that raised serious questions about the decision to run the show. We [...]
Nothing scares Hollywood more than religion. To cite one example, when the Christian-themed movie, "A Walk to Remember," opened earlier this year, the Los Angeles Times reported that "The risky subject matter has the movie's executives and religious leaders eagerly awaiting the box-office results." Only in Hollywood would a movie with Christian appeal be seen as [...]
Public access television has too often been a home for off-the-wall types to vent their anger and obscenities. In Tampa, Florida, it has gotten so bad that the Catholic League was summoned to act. There is an outfit there called Speak Up Tampa Bay that puts on a program called "The Happy Show." In one of [...]
n May 16, it was reported that CBS will not air this fall a controversial show about a Catholic priest. Produced by Sylvester Stallone, "Father Lefty" did not make the midseason lineup either. As recently as May 8, it was reported that Stallone was confident that CBS president Leslie Moonves would not let him down. An [...]
One of the most exploitative incidents in the media over the sexual abuse scandal in the Church was triggered by the Courier-Post, a South New Jersey newspaper. "The alleged abuse of minors by priests in the Catholic Church is the subject of May's Student Voices essay and editorial cartoon contest." We issued a news release denouncing [...]
On May 16, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a Catholic hospital, CHW Medical Foundation, was protected under the First Amendment for firing an employee who engaged in anti-Catholic proselytizing. Terrence Silo, the offending employee, said he was just speaking his mind and thus asserted his First Amendment right to free speech. At stake was [...]
