On Thursday, I contacted the Catholic League to see if they were aware of the Eucharistic desecration videos I told you about last month. I also tried contacting the media relations department of YouTube but received no response.
Today, Susan Fani, the Director of Communications at the Catholic League, sent over the following press release:

EUCHARIST DESECRATED [...]

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Having just had a rather heated discussion with some co-workers a few days ago about religion’s influence on politics (which led to some talk about the abortion issue, among others), I strongly appreciate Archbishop Chaput’s words regarding Senator Biden’s recent plunge into the Nancy Pelosi school of “Catholic” teaching.
Abortion is not an issue on which [...]

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Any parent with young children has probably heard about the potential dangers of some vaccines. It’s hard to get to the bottom of what vaccines you should give and what you shouldn’t, even if you have good Catholic pediatricians on your side.
The link between certain vaccines and autism has long been a concern for many [...]

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My latest column went up yesterday at Inside Catholic. Entitled “Guilt By Association”, it takes a rather dismissive look at the (in my opinion) overblown significance attached to the relationship between politicians and social pariahs, with a focus on the Obama/Rev. Wright fiasco.
Not surprisingly, it isn’t winning me many fans. I expected disagreement, and I [...]

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The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works released a report today indicating that over 400 prominent scientists have disputed man-made global warming claims in 2007.
This blockbuster Senate report lists the scientists by name, country of residence, and academic/institutional affiliation. It also features their own words, biographies, and weblinks to their peer reviewed studies [...]

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The New York Times reported yesterday that Verizon has “rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon’s mobile network available for a text-message program. ”
In turning down the program, Verizon, one of the nation’s two largest wireless carriers, told Naral that it does not accept programs from any group [...]

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