What really got our goat was learning that CBS Outdoor had previously rejected ads from PETA, the animal rights group. The company said some of their ads were "pejorative." No doubt they were. The real question is why they didn't find the Eternal Gospel Church ad offensive. In any event, we prevailed and justice was ultimately [...]
It really can't get much worse than this: a politician inviting Catholics to a party celebrating abortion and featuring a speaker from an anti-Catholic group. But that's exactly what happened on January 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Roger Limoges, who works for Frances Kissling's Catholics for a Free Choice, spoke at Trinity Brewhouse in Providence, [...]
What started out as a collision course between Nebraska State Senator Lowen Kruse and the Catholic League was avoided when the legislation in question was modified to allay the Catholic League's concerns. In January, Senator Kruse introduced a bill to the state's unicameral legislature that sought to curb underage drinking. In addition to banning minors from [...]
In January, the New York Times ran a story about two 20-year-olds and an 18-year-old who were arrested for stealing statues of baby Jesus from nativity scenes over the past two years. They hit the New York suburban communities of Suffern and Haverstraw several times in 2005 and 2006. The police said they would not charge [...]
In the January edition of Esquire, there was a comment by James D. Watson justifying anti-Semitism. Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of DNA, offered as one of his musings a rhetorical question: "Should you be allowed to make an anti-Semitic remark?" To which he said, "Yes, because some anti-Semitism is justified." Bill Donohue [...]
In 2005, there was a 19 percent increase in complaints of misconduct over 2004, and a 43 percent increase in substantiated cases. Things got worse in 2006: there was a 38 percent increase in complaints of wrongdoing over 2005, and a 68 percent jump in substantiated claims. In both 2005 and 2006, approximately a third of [...]
Utah and New York are making strides in the battle for school choice, following the lead of Arizona. Newark, New Jersey, is also making waves. On the run are the teachers' unions; they will do nearly anything to maintain their government-created near-monopoly on education. In February, the Utah House approved a private voucher program—by one vote—that [...]
On February 7, "The View" panelist Joy Behar said that people should "follow their heart" in dealing with sexuality. She then offered, "That is why a lot of the priesthood is so screwed up right now." Rosie O'Donnell followed with "Celibacy is not part of the human condition. It is not normal, right, everyone is a [...]
Many vendors send us items that may be of interest to the Catholic League (books, videos, buttons, T-shirts, etc.), and as a general rule we do not promote them. The reason is simple: we have very limited room for such fare. But we have made an exception this time. Archangel Brands chief Christopher Bechara sent Bill [...]
As this issue of Catalyst details, the annual Christmas war with secularists continued in 2006. The good news is that our side fought back with greater determination this past Christmas season than ever before. Our ad in the New York Times (see the November Catalyst), got us off to a quick start. The Christmas war impacts everyone. Battles were waged in [...]
