January 15, 2015: “Varney and Co.”
Bill Donohue on Fox Business Network's "Varney and Co." Bill discusses Pope Francis' comments on freedom of speech.
MEET THE REAL CENSORS
Bill Donohue comments on who the real censors are: On October 13, 1998, I held a demonstration in the street outside the theater that hosted "Corpus Christi," the Terrence McNally play that depicted Christ having sex with the apostles. I did not seek to have the government censor the play, but there was a protest of [...]
INVENTING CONTROVERSY
Bill Donohue comments on a Religion News Service story today by David Gibson on the Paris murders: "In finding no justification for the deaths of the Charlie Hebdo editorial staff, [Cardinal Timothy] Dolan seemed to part ways with another prominent New York Catholic, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League, who essentially said the newspaper editors had [...]
SHOULD THE MEDIA SHOW THE CARTOONS?
Bill Donohue comments on the propriety of showing the Charlie Hebdo cartoons in newspapers and on television: When the Danish cartoons were published a decade ago, the media refused to show them. With the exception of the Boston Phoenix, which cited safety concerns, the others either gave no reason or feigned interest in not offending people [...]
FREE SPEECH PHONIES LEARN NOTHING
Bill Donohue comments on how some free speech proponents are reacting to the Paris murders: I ask artists not to intentionally insult people of faith and in the mind of some this means I favor blasphemy laws. For example, I was invited by Kelsey Rupp of the editorial board of USA Today to write an "opposing [...]
January 10, 2015: “Justice with Judge Jeanine”
Bill Donohue on Fox News' "Justice with Judge Jeanine" Bill discusses the attack in Paris.
HYPOCRISY RUNS DEEP AT WASHINGTON POST
Bill Donohue comments on the reaction of the Washington Post to Charlie Hebdo: On January 7, the Washington Post ran an article by Ishaan Tharoor criticizing me for drawing attention to the irresponsibility of the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo. He took me to task for not taking a more expansive view of free speech. In his [...]
January 10, 2015: “Hannity”
Bill Donohue on Fox News’ ”Hannity” Bill discusses the attack in Paris.
January 9, 2015: “CNN Tonight”
Bill Donohue on "CNN Tonight” with host Don Lemon. Bill discusses the attack in Paris.
January 9, 2015: Newsmax TV
Bill Donohue on Newsmax TV’s “Steve Malzberg Show.” Bill Donohue discusses the Paris attack.