Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the death of Anthony Bourdain: If Anthony Bourdain had been a religious man, would he have killed himself? Probably not. The celebrity chef was found dead today in his hotel room in Strasbourg, France. Bourdain was raised by his Catholic father and Jewish mother, though neither of them saw [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on recent exchanges between the Catholic League and New York State Senator Brad Hoylman: New York State Senator Brad Hoylman says that his co-sponsored Child Victims Act does indeed apply equally, in every regard, to public institutions, as well as private ones. Furthermore, he has agreed to invite former New [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Samantha Bee's commentary last night about her assault on Ivanka Trump: Samantha Bee, and the geniuses at TBS, had a week to script an astute statement for her—getting the issue of her signature vulgarity off her back—and they blew it. Bee said last night that she has dropped the [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the results of a new Gallup poll on pornography: More Americans now find pornography morally acceptable than ever before. Just last year, 36% were okay with porn; today it is 43%. As expected, young unmarried men are the most approving of porn (as we know, they are also its [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the death of William J. Flynn: Bill Flynn, former chairman of Mutual of America, died on June 2 and will be buried today. I was at his wake last night in Garden City, New York. He was 91. Bill will be remembered for many things, but above all it [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on tomorrow night's statement by Samantha Bee responding to the controversy over her remarks about Ivanka Trump: Ever since Samantha Bee let loose with her obscene woman-hating comments directed at Ivanka Trump, she and a swarm of TBS senior staff members have been plotting on what to do next. The [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on reaction to yesterday's Supreme Court decision on religious liberty and gay rights: In a Washington Post web blog, Eugene Scott informs readers that most Americans disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that pitted a Colorado baker against two homosexuals. That conclusion is not validated by the data he [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case (note: this is a revised posting, one that is less enthusiastic than the original): The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a Colorado baker could not be forced against his will, grounded in his religious beliefs, to make a [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the findings of the U.S. State Department's 2017 document, "International Religious Freedom Report," which was released on May 29 (his remarks focus exclusively on the state of religious liberty in Muslim-run nations): The results are not encouraging. In most nations where Muslims rule, religious liberty is either crushed altogether [...]
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Gallup survey released June 1: Half the nation, 49%, say moral values in the U.S. are "poor." This is the highest percentage ever recorded on this issue since Gallup first asked about it in 2002. Only 37% say moral values are "fair," and a mere 14% say they [...]
