Bill Donohue comments on "Family Guy's" ridicule of the Eucharist: "Family Guy" is a typically juvenile prime time cartoon show that airs on Fox. It's Christmas episode last night was true to form, and most of its adolescent humor would not have drawn a response from us. But the show crossed the line with its mockery [...]
Bill Donohue comments on Microsoft's Christmas ad: Ask any schoolboy what the meaning of Christmas is, and he will say it celebrates the birth of Jesus. Ask the ideologues at Microsoft, and they will say it means whatever their politics dictate. This year it represents an opportunity to exploit Christmas by pushing the LGBT agenda. Microsoft [...]
Bill Donohue comments on a reply from Hillsboro School District: On December 5, in a news release titled, "Diversity = Intolerance," I mentioned that Oregon's Hillsboro School District issued a policy requesting that employees "refrain" from decorating their office doors with Santa. That's because some feel "uncomfortable" seeing Christmas symbols. We bombarded the local media in [...]
Bill Donohue comments on Donald Trump's friendly attitude toward religion: None of the three biggest vote getters in the primaries—Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders—are known for their deeply rooted religious convictions. Trump is Presbyterian and Clinton is a Methodist, and like many mainline Protestants, they are religion-lite; Sanders is an admitted secularist. What makes [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the activities of atheists and Satanists: American Atheists and Satanists say they are opposed to all religions, but they lie: it is Christianity that they really hate. The proof is evident every year at Christmas. American Atheists is rolling out its annual billboard displays, this year targeting cities such as Colorado Springs, [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the true meaning of diversity: Old-fashioned bigots are honest: they don't mince words or try to disguise their bigotry. Today's bigots are dishonest: they talk endlessly about the virtues of "diversity and inclusion," yet are just as intolerant as the bigots of old. Indeed, the record shows that diversity is code for [...]
Bill Donohue comments on why nativity scenes should be displayed in New York City public schools: New York City permits the display of Jewish religious symbols, e.g., the menorah, on public property and in public schools. It permits the display of Christian religious symbols, e.g., nativity scenes, on public property but not in public schools. This [...]
Bill Donohue comments on the anti-Christmas efforts of the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF): Secularists are not necessarily anti-Christmas, but the radicals in their ranks are. At the top of the list is FFRF. Its tactics are twofold: If religious Christmas symbols and events cannot be banned, secular symbols and events must compete with them. Consider [...]
