Director Ron Howard vs. The Vatican

As the director of The Da Vinci Code and  Angels and Demons, Howard has faced accusations of being “anti-Catholic”.

The Da Vinci Code, written by Dan Brown, was #1 on the New York Best Seller’s List and when released as a film in 2006, made more than $700 million at the box office.  The prequel was not as big, but it still drew movie goers by the millions.  It has all caused quite a stir in the Catholic community.

President of the Catholic League, William “Bill” Donohue, has accused Howard and author Dan Brown of “smearing” the Vatican “with fabulously bogus tales” in Angels and Demons.

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‘Hideously Anti-Semitic’ Cartoon

Last week in newspapers across America and on the internet, a syndicated cartoon by Pat Oliphant caused quite a stir. The Anti-Defamation League labeled it as “hideously anti-Semitic”.
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Mark Twain’s Church in Trouble?

Mark Twain once said, “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s”.

In Carson City, there is a group of advocates for the separation of church and state threatening to sue if the city gives any more money to a church that Mark Twain helped to build.

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World Conference Against Racism Boycotted

“European Union should do the right thing and withdraw from Durban II,” says B’nai Brith Canada

TORONTO, March 19, 2009 – B’nai Brith Canada has urged the European Union to withdraw its participation from Durban II, in the wake of its public announcement that it was contemplating pulling out of the conference.

“A few weeks ago, Italy took the principled decision to withdraw from the Durban Conference, and to reject its platform of antisemitism,” said Frank Dimant, B’nai Brith Canada’s Executive Vice President. “Italy was the first of the European Union nations to pullout. We expect that Germany and Austria, particularly in light of their Nazi pasts, will take up the charge. We hope as well that the EU body as a whole will follow suit and send the strong message that the singling out for hatred of the Jewish people will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever.

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Copeland’s Crime? He Trusts His Family

By Doug Wead

According to an article recently filed by the Associated Press, the latest attacks on the Kenneth Copeland Ministries have now shifted to charges of nepotism. This comes as a bit of a shock to those of us in the Judeo Christian tradition, as it puts Reverend Copeland in the ranks of such religious scoundrels as Moses (who passed the baton to his father-in-law), Nehemiah (who appointed his brother to run Jerusalem in his absence), and Jesus (whose brother James emerged as the leader of the Church after Jesus’ ascension).

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Grassley targets six Pentecostal ministries:

Senator Grassley, a Baptist, has targeted six Pentecostal ministries, demanding that they turn over to him every credit card receipt for the last five years. He has also demanded that at least one of the ministries provide him with the names and addresses of every person or group of persons who has ever spoken or performed music in his church for remuneration over the last forty years.
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Obama and Clinton spar over religion.

This recent exchange took place last week as the Democratic contest grew more tense. Obama was in San Francisco, explaining to big donors why working class voters were proving harder for him to win over. Read more