The skyline of Jersey City where multiple acts of desecration of Catholic churches have occurred in the past year.
The face of a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was found smeared with dog feces outside of a downtown Jersey City, NJ church. It was the fourth act of desecration to occur in the area in the past year.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Parishioners who came to Mass on Sunday morning at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania were met with a shocking surprise – pro-abortion graffiti written in black spray paint across the church doors and an exterior wall.
For the second time in a month, vandals have attacked a Catholic church in Pomona Valley, California, leaving parishioners shocked and disturbed.
Parishioners at St. Mary’s parish in Malaga, New Jersey are in disbelief after vandals decapitated nine of their church’s outdoor statues last Thursday morning. Thus far, no suspects have been found.
Police in Brooklyn, New York are investigating the theft of a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from in front of a parish rectory as a possible hate crime.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Just as the Senate is poised to pass a military expenditures bill to which an unpopular and controversial hate-crimes bill has been attached, the senior vice president of a traditional values organization received a portent of things to come – a threatening phone call from a gay activist.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Proponents of a controversial hate crimes law that will grant special rights to homosexuals and could threaten religious freedom, used a military spending bill to usher the new law to victory in the U.S. House.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A representative of a major homosexual activist organization has revealed that the U.S. Senate is attempting to smuggle a controversial hate crimes bill into federal law by passing it as an amendment to another piece of legislation.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Congress is expected to vote this week on a “hate crimes” bill that will give sexual preference the same legal status as race. If passed, experts say it will have a chilling effect on the free speech of anyone who espouses traditional family values in America.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The pursuit of “hate crimes” legislation that could make it illegal for even religious clergy to express any opposition to homosexuality suffered a setback on July 23 when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that the state’s Constitution was violated when legislators attempted to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the state’s “ethnic intimidation” law. You can check it out here the best criminal defense attorney.
