2008 – August Releases

PELOSI MISFIRES AGAIN AT CATHOLIC CHURCH

By |2012-10-11T20:13:26-04:00August 27th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments today on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s continued dispute with the Catholic Church: “On August 24, Pelosi contested the fact that the Catholic Church has always been unequivocally opposed to abortion. After being roundly criticized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and many individual bishops—led by Denver Archbishop Charles [...]

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CASEY BLOWS IT BIG TIME; SETTLES FOR CLICHÉS ON ABORTION

By |2012-10-11T20:13:27-04:00August 27th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Sen. Bob Casey, Jr.’s speech last night at the Democratic National Convention: “It was billed as the breakthrough moment: the Democratic National Convention, which prohibited Gov. Bob Casey, Sr. from making a pro-life speech at the 1992 Convention, allowed his son to speak last night on the subject. But [...]

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PELOSI DENIES CATHOLICISM OPPOSES ABORTION

By |2012-10-22T16:45:04-04:00August 25th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

On yesterday’s NBC-TV show, “Meet the Press,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked to comment on when life begins. Here is what she said: “I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time. And what I know is, over the centuries, the doctors of [...]

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OBAMA, NARAL AND INFANTICIDE

By |2012-10-11T20:13:28-04:00August 20th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue speaks to the growing interest in Sen. Barack Obama’s abortion record: “The pro-life community has been tracking Obama’s support for selective infanticide for quite a while, but only recently has there been a national discussion on this issue. On May 15, I said on ‘Fox and Friends’ that ‘There’s been a [...]

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DEMOCRATS MUST NIX OFFENSIVE BLOGGERS

By |2017-03-20T17:54:23-04:00August 18th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Over 120 blogs have been credentialed as members of the media for the Democratic National Convention; those who have received credentials are allowed to cover the Convention at the Pepsi Center. While most of them offer legitimate commentary, some do not. Catholic League president Bill Donohue is protesting two of the blogs: “The list of credentialed blogs [...]

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BOB CASEY, JR. TO SPEAK AT CONVENTION; MEDIA MISLABEL HIM PRO-LIFE

By |2017-03-20T17:54:23-04:00August 13th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, Jr. will speak at the Democratic National Convention on August 26. His father, Bob Casey, was barred from speaking at the 1992 Democratic National Convention because he was pro-life. Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded as follows: “If a Democrat voted with the National Rifle Association two out of every three times, [...]

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RELIGION HAUNTS DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

By |2019-09-13T19:35:02-04:00August 13th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments today on the role that atheists are seeking at the Democratic National Convention: “The Democrats are in a jam. Long the party of choice for atheists, they have profoundly alienated people of faith from joining their ranks, so much so that they have lost the last two elections because of [...]

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RANDOM HOUSE KILLS “ANTI-MUSLIM” BOOK; PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED THE DA VINCI CODE

By |2012-10-11T20:13:30-04:00August 7th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

According to an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Random House has reneged on an agreement to publish a novel about Aisha, Muhammad’s young wife. The Jewel of Medina, written by Sherry Jones, allegedly has some racy material, enough to provoke one of the writers who vetted the book, Denise Spellberg, to warn the publisher that it could [...]

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BUSH TO CHINA—GRANT RELIGIOUS LIBERTY; McCAIN AND OBAMA DUCK THE ISSUE

By |2012-10-11T20:13:31-04:00August 6th, 2008|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Before leaving for Beijing tomorrow, President George W. Bush will give a speech in Bangkok, Thailand that cites the lack of religious liberties, as well as other human rights, that exist in China. In his speech, Bush will say that “America stands in firm opposition to China’s detention of political dissidents, human rights advocates and religious [...]

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