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Many members have asked for advice on how to handle attempts to censor manger scenes from public property. Here’s some straight talk. When a petition to erect a crèche on public property is denied, offer a substitute: ask if it would be okay to put a sign on the grounds where the nativity scene was to [...]
In 2004, Barack Obama said, "I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been thrown about…I think that marriage, in the minds of a lot of voters, has a religious connotation." Four years later he commented, "I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as [...]
Bill Donohue comments on two recent assaults on conscience rights: What does the Obama administration and Marquette University have in common? Neither respects conscience rights. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued an important statement on a new Department of Labor regulation that implements President Obama's Executive Order of July 21 prohibiting government [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg: South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has chosen Palm Sunday to announce his presidential bid. It is no accident: It accurately reflects his religion agenda. "A devoted Episcopalian who fluidly quotes Scripture and married his husband, Chasten, in a church service last year, Mr. Buttigieg is [...]
What do the Obama administration and Marquette University have in common? Neither respects conscience rights. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued an important statement on a new Department of Labor regulation that implements President Obama's Executive Order of July 21 prohibiting government contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and [...]
Bill Donohue To be sentimental about certain things in life is not only normal, it is admirable. But sentimentalism is different. One of the definitions found in The Free Dictionary defines it as "excessive indulgence in sentiment or emotionalism, predominance of feeling over reason and intellect." That is not admirable. Indeed, it can be perilous. This [...]
A recent survey released by the Pew Research Center showed fewer Americans today say that President Obama is a Christian than was true four years ago when he was a presidential candidate. Indeed, 55 percent said he was a Christian in October 2008, but only 49 percent say he is today. On the other hand, the [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Beto O'Rourke's attack on a heckler and CNN's response: Those who heckle a candidate for public office deserve to be removed from the venue where the incident takes place. When they are, it is to be expected that the candidate's fans respond with applause. What is not expected is [...]
