"Roe says what all basic mainstream religions have historically concluded—that the right—that the existence of a human life and being is a question. Is it at the moment of conception? Is it six months? Is it six weeks?" That's what President Biden said following word that a draft of the Roe v. Wade decision had been [...]
In May of 2019, President Donald Trump spoke from the Rose Garden about the conscience rights of healthcare workers. He addressed the final new rules that his administration posited, strictures, he said, that will protect "physicians, pharmacists, nurses, teachers, students and faith-based charities. Together, we are building a culture that cherishes the dignity and worth of [...]
On the morning of April 6, we contacted lawmakers in Suffolk County, Long Island about a proposed resolution that would abridge the right of a member of the clergy to determine the contents of his prayer invocation. After we published an email contact for the legislator who heads the Ways and Means Committee, and our subscribers [...]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to institute "inclusion standards" governing eligibility for an Oscar, but not for all demographic categories: people of faith are not included. They will go into effect in 2024. Those standards are based on race, ethnicity, sex, those with disabilities, sexual orientation and gender identity. Noticeably absent [...]
Twitter's latest censoring of inoffensive speech drew a sharp response from Bill Donohue: March 10, 2022 Mr. Parag Agrawal CEO, Twitter 1355 Market St. Ste. 900 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dear Mr. Agrawal: You and I are in a different line of work, but we share one thing in common: we both oppose hateful speech and [...]
On March 8, the White House released a "Fact Sheet" celebrating the first anniversary of the administration's Gender Policy Council. What it chose to celebrate would not please many women. There are 33 initiatives that the Biden administration has undertaken on this subject, and many have little to do with women, per se. Heralding an increase [...]
In the course of a few days, two of the most prominent Catholic churches in the nation were desecrated by pro-abortion fanatics. They chose the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, to vandalize. The occasion was the run-up to the anniversary of [...]
We have crossed swords with the National Football League (NFL) before, mostly for hosting anti-Catholic entertainers during the Super Bowl and for criticizing religious liberty legislation in the states. This year's Super Bowl brought out the worst in the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell said two years ago, "We at the National Football League condemn racism and [...]
On December 8, Bill Donohue released an open letter to the president of the National Education Association asking her to terminate a member of the national board of directors who publicly called for innocent religious Americans to be shot. Days later we learned that this person was released from her teaching job and was removed from [...]
The year 2021 will be remembered as the year when church vandals and hate crimes against people of faith exploded, not just in the United States but in Europe as well. We have been keeping tabs on instances of church vandalism and related crimes for decades, but this year we recorded many more cases than usual. [...]
