To read Bill Donohue’s Newsmax article on how Donald Trump has benefited from the public’s distrust of the political and media elite, click here.

Bill Donohue comments on the decision by Tennessee lawmakers to deny funding to the University of Tennessee’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion:

Last December, I wrote to all Tennessee lawmakers asking them to “critically assess the policies of the University of Tennessee’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion that touch on religion and free speech issues.” I did so following politically correct policies that sought to neuter Christmas celebrations on the campus.

This same office raised new concerns when it promoted Sex Week on the campus.

The lawmakers are to be commended for acting responsibly. It is our hope that other state lawmakers take note and act accordingly.

Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic League’s campaign against the ABC show, “The Real O’Neals,” and why he is asking Uncle Ben’s to drop its sponsorship:

Please contact Jonathan Mudd, media director for Uncle Ben’s and tell him how offended Catholics are by a show that is based on the life of an obscene anti-Catholic bigot, Dan Savage (who is also an executive producer), and why we are requesting that Uncle Ben’s stop advertising on the show.

Contact: jonathan.mudd@effem.com

Bill Donohue comments on bias at the New York Times:

Yesterday, New York Times reporter Laurie Goodstein wrote a blog titled, “Sex Abuse and the Catholic Church: Why Is It Still a Story?” Because reporters, especially those at the Times, love to cover such stories, even if almost all of the abuse occurred decades ago. By contrast, stories of abuse happening right now in the public schools are of little interest.

It’s actually more profound than this. Two months ago, the Times did a story on a seminarian from Ohio who was arrested for seeking out young Mexican girls to molest. Yet the Times did not run a story today on yesterday’s sentencing of a middle school teacher from West Harlem who was convicted of sexual abuse.

In October 2015, Adiyemi Prowell was charged with sexually assaulting six students. When school officials initially learned of his predatory behavior, they did nothing. Here’s how it affected one student.

An 11-year-old girl who was molested in 2012 tried to get out of his class, but was denied. Her grades suffered so much that many thought she had a disability. In the fall of 2013, Prowell was removed from the classroom, and shortly thereafter the victim’s parents learned of what had happened: their daughter opened up to them.

The girl begged her parents not to say anything about this, fearing peer gossip. So they waited to hear from school officials. But no one ever called. The girl continued to suffer and finally the parents moved her to another school in March 2014, but not before telling school administrators. The officials not only brushed them off, they withheld information that Prowell had molested other students as well. No family counseling was offered.

Yesterday, after a judge noted that Prowell had served 400 hours of community service, he reduced his sentence from a felony to a misdemeanor. He got no jail time. He also got no story in the New York Times.

Contact Times public editor, Margaret Sullivan: public@nytimes.com

Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic League’s campaign against the ABC show, “The Real O’Neals,” and why he is asking The Toyota Car Company to drop its sponsorship:

Please contact Aaron Fowles, Director of Corporate Communications for Toyota and tell him how offended Catholics are by a show that is based on the life of an obscene anti-Catholic bigot, Dan Savage (who is also an executive producer), and why we are requesting that Toyota stop advertising on the show.

Contact: aaron_fowles@toyota.com

Bill Donohue comments on an editorial in today’s Washington Post:

The Washington Post is angered that a Vatican tribunal on bishops has not yet been established; the panel will be charged with investigating bishops who have been accused of acting irresponsibly in their handling of priestly sexual abuse. It also criticizes American bishops for working against proposed state laws that would suspend or eliminate the statute of limitations in cases regarding the sexual abuse of minors.

There is much more to this issue than what the editorial says. To read my reply, click here.

Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic League’s campaign against the ABC show, “The Real O’Neals,” and why he is asking Procter & Gamble, maker of Dawn Ultra, to drop its sponsorship:

Please contact Procter & Gamble and tell them how offended Catholics are by a show that is based on the life of an obscene anti-Catholic bigot, Dan Savage (who is also an executive producer), and why we are requesting that Procter & Gamble stop advertising Dawn Ultra on the show.

Contact: mediateam.im@pg.com

Bill Donohue comments on last night’s episode of “The Real O’Neals”:

It makes no more sense to be proud of one’s sexual orientation than it does to gloat over being left-handed. If a status is ascribed, there is no cause for acclaim (if the status is achieved, that is different, but that is not what gays tell us). No matter, in our gay-friendly TV world, gay pride is all the rage, and on last night’s episode of “The Real O’Neals” the cast got ecstatic over a gay pride flag, posted in a Catholic school.

When they wrote this episode, one can almost hear executive producer Dan Savage snickering in delight over how this scene will horrify most Catholics. Sorry to disappoint, Danny boy, but such Hollywood fare is so mundane that it instills a yawn, not outrage.

The storyline of last night’s show was vintage homosexual. “He’s queer.” Yes, we knew that about poor Kenny. “What’s the gay version of boobs?” We’re happy to report that Kenny never replied.

We’ve long known there are coffee shops that cater to gays, but it came as a surprise to learn that there is such a thing as gay dodgeball. Never heard about that until last night. But it sure beats watching gay wrestling.

Contact: ben.sherwood@abc.com and ask him to drop the show

Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic League’s campaign against the ABC show, “The Real O’Neals,” and why he is asking Nestle, maker of Nespresso, to drop its sponsorship:

Please contact Nestle and tell them how offended Catholics are by a show that is based on the life of an obscene anti-Catholic bigot, Dan Savage (who is also an executive producer), and why we are requesting that Nestle stop advertising Nespresso on the show.

Contact: mediarelations@nestle.com

Bill Donohue comments on the Catholic League’s campaign against the ABC show, “The Real O’Neals,” and why he is asking Target to drop its sponsorship:

Please contact Dustee Tucker Jenkins, Senior Vice President of Communications, and tell her how offended Catholics are by a show that is based on the life of an obscene anti-Catholic bigot, Dan Savage (who is also an executive producer), and why we are requesting that Target stop advertising on the show.

Contact: media@target.com