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Bill Clinton, Still Smearing Conservatives

by L. Brent Bozell April 23, 2010

They suggest that “news” shows don’t go into reruns. But it certainly seemed that way when Bill Clinton marked the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing by repeating the same reprehensible smear from 1995. “Anti-government talk” emanating from conservatives…

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Eugene Robinson has His Facts Wrong

by Catholic League April 22, 2010

Eugene Robinson, an editorial page writer for the Washington Post,[wrote Tuesday] that “practically every day, there are new revelations of pedophile priests having been transferred to other parishes rather than being defrocked and reported to authorities.”
Catholic League president Bill…

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Zambia – The Rosary on Death Row

by ACN-USA News April 22, 2010

Maximum security prisoners in Zambia – including inmates on death row – will be receiving booklets about the rosary thanks to a joint initiative between two Catholic charities.
Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has teamed…

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Indonesian Constitutional Court Upholds Blasphemy Law

by The Becket Fund April 20, 2010

[Yesterday], in a major setback for Indonesia’s young democracy and fundamental freedoms, the Constitutional Court in Jakarta released its 8-to-1 decision to uphold Indonesia’s 1965 law against religious blasphemy. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, in collaboration with local human…

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We Have Pope Benedict to Thank for That

by Rich Leonardi April 19, 2010

In recent weeks the press has been full of stories about Pope Benedict’s involvement in the laicization, or “defrocking,” of a California priest 25 years ago. According to critics, then-Cardinal Ratzinger tried to stall the process when news of this…

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Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World

by Daniel Pipes April 17, 2010

The impact of National Socialism in the Middle East used to appear brief and superficial. Unlike with Communism, whose local parties and outside influence through the Soviet bloc lasted over many decades, the Nazis’ moment lasted about six years, 1939-45,…

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Associated Press Gets Some Wise Advice

by Catholic League April 16, 2010

Catholic League president Bill Donohue offers the Associated Press (AP) some words of advice:
What a fabulous story the AP [had yesterday] on 30 Catholic priests accused of abuse who were transferred or moved abroad. AP put some money into…

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Tea Parties vs. Hard-Left Protests

by L. Brent Bozell April 16, 2010

In the mind’s eye of the conservative movement, the Tea Party phenomenon right now is maybe the crucial factor in slowing socialism in Washington, on everything from the federal health care takeover to the hidden taxes of cap-and-trade legislation. It’s…

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Bishop in Sudan Voices Concerns over Election

by ACN-USA News April 16, 2010

A Catholic bishop in Khartoum has warned that allegations of foul play in Sudan’s elections may trigger a major political dispute amid growing concerns that the vote could block the country’s path to democracy.
Referring to ongoing reports of alleged…

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Vatican Cites role of Homosexuality

by Catholic League April 14, 2010

[Monday], Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said that “there is a relation between homosexuality and pedophilia.” The number-two Vatican authority cited psychologists and psychiatrists as having made this claim.
Responding is Catholic League president Bill Donohue:
It…

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