Would a major American newspaper accept a full-page ad viciously denigrating African-Americans, Jews, or another minority? Of course not. But when the target is the Catholic Church, the rules change. Anti-Catholicism has been an integral part of American culture from the time the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod. Even in today's supposedly tolerant climate, vicious stereotypes, falsified history, misrepresentation of religious beliefs, as well as ridicule and public attack of Catholics are commonplace. Anti-Catholicism is the last refuge of acceptable bigotry. In Anti-Catholicism in American Culture, discover first-hand: - The seven anti-Catholic assumptions common to the American experience
- Why the role of women is a flash point for criticism of the Church
- How the focus of anti-Catholicism has changed radically from the 1960s to the 1990s
- How the secular media ridicules Catholic teaching under the guise of freedom of speech
- Twelve practical ways to improve relationships with the secular media that actually work by William A. Donohue, President of the Catholic League
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