Culture

Catholic Reporter Unjustly Fired

by Catholic League December 11, 2009

Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains why the Catholic League is defending Larry Grard:
For almost two decades, Larry Grard worked as a reporter at Maine’s Morning Sentinel. He was recently fired because he e-mailed a letter (using his own…

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“Stand Up” Marine Officers Substantiate LtCol Chessani’s Innocence

by Thomas More Law Center December 11, 2009

There was some good news in [Wednesday's] Board of Inquiry hearing taking place at Camp Pendleton, California.  Despite the obvious bias of their high command, “stand-up” Marine officers, Majors Jeffrey Dinsmore and Luke McConnell, in strong and unequivocal testimony, substantiated…

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Oregon School Restores “Giving Tree”

by Catholic League December 10, 2009

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the restoration of the “Giving Tree” at Oregon’s Bellview Elementary School:
After listening to parents upset with the removal of the “Giving Tree” from the lobby of Bellview Elementary, and being pounded with…

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MTV’s Wacky Morality

by Anthony B. Bradley December 10, 2009

On Dec. 3, MTV announced the launch of “A Thin Line,” a multi-year initiative aimed at stopping the spread of abuse through sexting, cyberbullying and digital dating. MTV says that the goal of the initiative is to empower America’s youth…

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Jason Evert Says ‘Teen Sex Rates Are Dropping’ During CatholicTV Interview

by Chris Pham December 10, 2009

On December 8th, Jason Evert, a renowned chastity speaker and author was interviewed by Father Robert Reed, Director and Kevin Nelson, Senior Producer of the CatholicTV Network live on the CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”.
During his interview,…

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Degrading ‘Degrassi’

by L. Brent Bozell December 9, 2009

On Sunday morning, November 22, Nickelodeon’s cable channel Teen Nick was running a series of promos during a rerun of its junior-high sitcom “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.” Which of these ads isn’t quite like the others?
1. A promo…

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Obamas Want to Neuter Christmas

by Catholic League December 8, 2009

In yesterday’s New York Times, there was an article about White House social secretary Desirée Rogers. In it, reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote: “When former social secretaries gave a luncheon to welcome Ms. Rogers earlier this year, one participant said,…

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Refugees Face Danger in Sri Lanka

by ACN-USA News December 8, 2009

Sri Lanka’s most senior Church leader has warned that thousands of Tamils returning from displacement camps are at risk of serious injury unless action is taken to clear the area of landmines.

Newly-appointed Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo has called…

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30th Anniversary of Death of Fulton Sheen Mass to Be Celebrated By Archbishop Timothy Dolan at CatholicTV.com and on CatholicTV

by Chris Pham December 8, 2009

Wednesday, December 9th, CatholicTV will air the Mass celebrating the 30th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The Mass will take place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York and Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be…

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Catholics for Free Choice Need to Convert

by Catholic League December 5, 2009

Catholic League president Bill Donohue issued the following remarks [Thursday] about [Wednesday’s] ad by Catholics for Choice in the Washington Post :
Last week on MSNBC I debated David Nolan, communications director of Catholics for Choice. At one point, I…

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