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Persecuting the Church in Mexico City

Published on August 23, 2010 By Mark E. Noonan

This is happening faster than elsewhere, but it shows the actual thrust of laws re-defining marriage:  to make illegal the profession of the Christian faith: The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Hugo Valdemar, is coming out swinging against the socialist political establishment, which is threatening him, the city’s cardinal archbishop and the cardinal [...]

Suppressing the Right

Published on July 28, 2010 By Mark E. Noonan

Andrew Klavan notes what the left really wants in our political debate – a monologue: …everywhere, the Left favors fewer voices and less information, and conservatives favor more. Everywhere, the Left seeks to disappear its opposition, whereas the Right is willing to meet them head-on. Take the e-mails that the Daily Caller obtained from the [...]

Catholic Professor Fired for Teaching Catholicism

Published on July 10, 2010 By Mark E. Noonan

From CNA: The University of Illinois has fired an adjunct professor for teaching in a class on Catholicism that homosexual acts violate natural moral law. Dr. Kenneth Howell was informed that he could no longer teach in the university’s department of religion. The decision came after a student complained that Howell’s statements were “hate speech.”… [...]

Elton John: Closet Conservative?

Published on June 18, 2010 By Mark E. Noonan

Doubtful, of course – but he did play for Rush’s wedding.  Seriously, it is more likely that he’s just a decent sort of guy who won’t let political thuggery stampede him: Pounding his piano in blue-tinted sunglasses before nearly 50,000 screaming fans, Elton John took center stage in a battle over Israel’s image. The legendary [...]

Liberal Fascists Urge First Step in Political Censorship

Published on June 2, 2010 By Mark E. Noonan

They really want us to shut up: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is being urged to monitor “hate speech” on talk radio and cable broadcast networks. A coalition of more than 30 organizations argue in a letter to the FCC that the Internet has made it harder for the public to separate the facts from [...]