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  • Catholic League calls boycott

    03/18/2014 7:44:13 AM PDT · by steve8714 · 26 replies
    Clashdaily.com ^ | 3/18/2014 | Doug Giles
    Bill Donohue is calling for a boycott of Guinness, Heineken, and Sam Adams: Diageo, the parent company of Guinness, and Heineken, have pulled their sponsorship of New York’s St. Patrick’s Day parade; the Boston Beer Company, maker of Sam Adams, has withdrawn its sponsorship of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.
  • Ancient Order of Hibernians Split Over NJ Governor James E. McGreevey, Should he be Removed?

    08/01/2004 5:50:21 PM PDT · by Coleus · 20 replies · 1,320+ views
    HIBERNIANS SPLIT OVER MCGREEVEYJuly 5, 2004 To become a member of the Catholic, Irish-American fraternal organization, members must take an oath to uphold certain core values. The governor's political views, some say, are opposed to those values. A number of members of an Irish-Catholic organization want Gov. James E. McGreevey removed due to his support of several social and political issues - views that contradict those he once vowed to uphold as a member. The Hibernians are a long-standing Irish-Catholic national organization whose mission, besides advocating a free Ireland, is to act as an advocate for the Roman Catholic Church...
  • NJ County Right to Life BANNED from St. Patrick's Day Parade, Action Needed!

    03/10/2004 5:53:50 PM PST · by Coleus · 36 replies · 672+ views
    March 10, 2004 | e mail alert
    Please come and join Middlesex County Right to Life in Protest and solidarity on Sunday, March 14th, 2004, at 12:30 pm, at the corner of Rt. 35 and Main St., Woodbridge, NJ,  (in front of the Woodbridge K of C building), to watch the Irish Club's St. Patrick's Day parade.   The Middlesex County Right to Life was banned from marching in this parade, being told by the Irish Club parade organizers that they are not religious or political where they implied that the MC RTL was; the NJ RTL/NJ RTL PAC and its county affiliates are non-partisan and non-religious and  have backed members...
  • Peoria bishop asks Catholics, 'What will it take to get us mad?'

    09/04/2003 9:45:49 AM PDT · by NYer · 39 replies · 500+ views
    Catholic News Service ^ | September 3, 2003 | Tom Dermody
    PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- In a passionate call to defend the faith that drew sustained applause at an outdoor Mass on Peoria's riverfront Aug. 24, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky declared contemporary culture is "at war with Jesus Christ" and asked Catholics, "What will it take to finally get us mad?" "Will you tolerate the holiest things of our religion on a daily basis being mocked and ridiculed on TV, in the press and in the movies?" he asked the crowd of 800 worshipping under a tent on the grounds of the city's annual Irish festival. Noting that "even the most...
  • Question for FREEPERS: Was Freeper BCM a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians?

    03/22/2002 1:36:01 PM PST · by Myrnick · 30 replies · 435+ views
    3/22/02 | Myrnick
    One question, does anyone know if Freeper BCM (who perished in the WTC attacks) was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians?