Director Ron Howard vs. The Vatican
April 21, 2009
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.
‘Hideously Anti-Semitic’ Cartoon
April 7, 2009
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?
April 6, 2009
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.
World Conference Against Racism Boycotted
April 3, 2009
“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.
Copeland’s Crime? He Trusts His Family
August 3, 2008
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).
Polygamists viewed as ordinary
April 18, 2008
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has long condemned the small polygamist societies in El Dorado, Texas and Colorado City, Arizona and Mormon elected officials have vigorously prosecuted practitioners of underage marriage. Read more
