Scheduled to perform at P.S. 122 in Manhattan this weekend is Ron Athey, an artist who is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Athey’s performance, "Four Scenes in a Harsh Life.” has already evoked considerable controversy due to its vulgar nature. In this production. Athey, who is HIV positive. sheds the blood of“ [...]
On October 21, the Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E) broadcast a program on the Catholic Church, "Sex and the Church: A House Divided," that broke new ground in reporting on division within the Church: it actually promoted it. Unlike other documentaries on dissent, this program, which was produced and narrated by Bill Kurtis, sought to paint [...]
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is about to launch its fourth anti-condom ad, this time in Washington D.C. Beginning November 1, the following ad will appear alongside 50 buses in Washington D.C. for one month. The “queen size” ad will run the entire length of the bus. Dr William Donohue, president of the [...]
