Bill Donohue Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith is the author of Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America. Of course, the demise of religion has long been predicted, yet it never seems to die. Survey data back this up. It is true that Americans are less religious today than they have been [...]
Bill Donohue Chubb Insurance is the largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company in the world, valued at approximately $115 billion. “We stand behind the promises we make to conceive, craft and deliver exceptional insurance coverage and service, and to pay our claims fairly and quickly.” That’s how it describes its organizational culture. Anyone who [...]
Bill Donohue Alex Vitale and I have some things in common: we both have doctorates in sociology, have taught courses on criminology, and have written extensively on the subject. But that’s where the similarities end: I like cops and he hates them. This wouldn’t mean much if he never left his Brooklyn College classroom. But now [...]
Bill Donohue The Institute for Family Studies recently published the results of a survey on “The Decline in Marriage and Childbearing Among Progressives.” It found that conservative men and women are more likely to view marriage and the family as positive goods than liberals are. It is therefore not surprising to learn that “a majority of [...]
Bill Donohue As 2025 comes to a close, it is sad to note that Christians are being persecuted in many countries, the extent of which is deeply troubling. There are two faces to this crisis: some of it is violent in nature; some of it is more invidious. All of it is being done by extremists: [...]
Bill Donohue Today, the Catholic League erected a life-size nativity scene in Central Park. It is located on 59th St. and 5th Avenue, at the Grand Army Plaza, across from the Plaza Hotel. We received a permit from the New York City Parks Department, as we have for decades. We display our manger scene to let [...]
Portland, Oregon is home to one of the most secular cities in the nation, so it is not surprising that it is also one of the most anti-Christian. This year it is having a hard time knowing how to handle Christmas. To read Bill Donohue’s letter to Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, click here. Contact: Mayor@portlandoregon.gov
Bill Donohue Next month we will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Imagine having a Ku Klux Klan play being held in your home town a couple of days before? The script mocks, insults and offends African American sensibilities. Let’s up the ante: blacks have to pay for it—it’s being held in a taxpayer-funded theater. [...]
