Politics

Government Health Care — Back to the Plantation

by Anthony B. Bradley November 14, 2009

Black leaders constantly remind Americans of our racism. Should not these same leaders protest the expansion of government control contained in the health-care reform bill currently working its way through Congress?
Here’s why. Notwithstanding their rhetoric of freedom and empowerment,…

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Church’s Critics Want a Gag Rule

by Catholic League November 14, 2009

Getting Nancy Pelosi to accept a health care bill that bans federal funds for abortion was the greatest victory scored by U.S. bishops in a generation. It also unleashed an unprecedented attempt to censor them. Their latest enemy is Geoffrey…

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For Veterans Day — Real Troop Support

by Tom Purcell November 11, 2009

Ah, Veterans Day is upon us. What better time to show our support for our men and women in uniform?
But have we really been supporting them?
Sure, we thank them when we see them at the airport.
We attend…

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Obama Betrays the Bishops

by Catholic League November 11, 2009

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on President Obama’s position on abortion restrictions in the health care bill:
On September 30, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to the U.S. Senate saying, “So far, the health…

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It’s the Jihad, Stupid

by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. November 10, 2009

Poll after poll indicates that official Washington is held in very low regard by the American people.  One reason is that our leaders are seen as out of touch with the realities confronting ordinary folks – and with what those…

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Sudden Jihad or Inordinate Stress at Ft. Hood?

by Daniel Pipes November 9, 2009

When a Muslim in the West for no apparent reason violently attacks non-Muslims, a predictable argument ensues about motives.
The establishment – law enforcement, politicians, the media, and the academy – stands on one side of this debate, insisting that…

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Planned Parenthood: Your Tax Dollars at Work

by Ken Connor November 7, 2009

“The most merciful thing that a large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it.” -Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood
“[Our goal is] to be ready as educators and parents to help young people obtain…

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Obama Doctrine ‘Coup’

by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. November 7, 2009

Undermine our allies.  Embolden our enemies.  Diminish our country.  If anyone doubted those nine words summed up the Obama Doctrine, look at what the President’s team perpetrated last week in Honduras.
Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon and the National…

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Kerry and Kennedy Fund Religion

by Catholic League November 5, 2009

The following quote appears in [Tuesday's] Los Angeles Times:
“Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical…

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Tuesday was Big Night for Catholic Values

by Catholic League November 5, 2009

Catholic League president Bill Donohue offers the following observations on [Tuesday's] electoral results:
The Catholic Church led the fight in Maine against those seeking to reinvent marriage, and won: the vote was 53-47 to repeal the state’s gay marriage law.…

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