EWTN Grabs NBC Fumble
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, January 30, 2009 4:43 PM
CatholicVote.org’s new pro-life ad will air Sunday on EWTN’s “Faith Bowl” broadcast.
EWTN added the ad following NBC’s decision Wednesday to refuse to air the pro-life ad during this Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast.
As first reported by the Daily Blog, CatholicVote.org was told by NBC and the National Football League that the pro-life ad was rejected because they don’t want to air... READ MORE
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NFL Coach’s Vatican Marriage
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, January 30, 2009 12:20 PM
Steve Spagnuolo (stlrams.com)
Steve Spagnuolo, the new head coach of the St. Louis Rams, has a strong Catholic faith.
As does his wife Maria. So when the couple decided to marry four years ago, they planned to celebrate their wedding Mass at a church in Rome.
Only problem was, the paper work got tangled up at the last moment, seemingly preventing them from realizing their dream.
But that’s when the hand of God... READ MORE
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Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad Sacked
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:09 AM
Screenshot of NBC's Super Bowl website.
NBC has refused to air CatholicVote.org’s new pro-life ad during its broadcast of this Sunday’s Super Bowl game.
According to a Jan. 29 press release from CatholicVote.org, “After several days of negotiations, an NBC representative in Chicago told CatholicVote.org late yesterday that NBC and the NFL are not interested in advertisements involving ‘political candidates or... READ MORE
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Super Bowl Pro-Life Ad?
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:13 PM
This CatholicVote.org video, first posted on the Internet Jan. 19 to coincide with Barack Obama’s inauguration, has become a YouTube sensation.
We featured it ourselves in a pre-Inauguration Day blog entry.
And now, its backers hope to reach an even bigger audience by running the pro-life ad during NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast this Sunday.
Brian Burch is the president of the Fidelis Center... READ MORE
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