Randy Engel column
Randy Engel, one of the nation's top investigative reporters, began her journalistic career shortly after her graduation from the University of New York at Cortland, in 1961. A specialist in Vietnamese history and folklore, in 1963, she became the editor of The Vietnam Journal, the official publication of the Vietnam Refugee and Information Services, a national relief program in South Vietnam for war refugees and orphans based in Dayton, Ohio. She recorded for the Voice of America and Radio Saigon. In 1970, she received the Distinguished Service Medal for "exceptional and meritorious service to Vietnam."
In addition to her writings and relief work on behalf of the VRIS, in the mid-1960s, Randy Engel developed an intense interest in pro-life issues including population control, abortion and eugenics, putting her on the ground floor of the emerging Pro-Life Movement. In 1972, she founded the U.S. Coalition for Life in Pittsburgh, Pa., an international pro-life research and investigative agency, and began editing the USCL's official publication, the Pro-Life Reporter. Her four-year study on the eugenic policies and programs of the March of Dimes titled "Who Will Defend Michael?" quickly put the USCL on the map as the finest pro-life research agency in the U.S.
Her investigative findings documenting the rise of the federal government's anti-life programs at home and abroad served as the basis for her testimony before Congressional hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Randy Engel's groundbreaking investigative findings related to US/AID abortion and sterilization programs in Latin and South America, Asia and Africa were instrumental in bringing about major pro-life changes in the Agency for International Development's foreign assistance programs.
Many of her original research publications for the USCL including "A March of Dimes Primer — the A-Z of Eugenic Abortion," and "The Pathfinder Fund — A Study of US/AID Anti-Life Funding" have become pro-life classics and continue to enjoy wide circulation.
In 1995, the veteran pro-life researcher exposed the long-standing eugenic abortion record of Dr. Henry Foster, President Bill Clinton's nominee for U.S. Surgeon General, resulting in the Senate's failure to approve the nomination.
Sex Education — The Final Plague, Randy Engel's first full-length book on the sexual conditioning of Catholic school children was published by Human Life International (Baltimore, MD) in 1989 and later by Tan Publishers (Rockville, IL). Her second book, The McHugh Chronicles — Who Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement? was published in 1997, while she continued to gather researching material and conduct interviews for The Rite of Sodomy.
Over the last forty years, Randy Engel's articles, have appeared in numerous Catholic publications including Liguorian Magazine, Our Sunday Visitor, The Wanderer, Catholic Family News and the Homiletic and Pastoral Review. She has received numerous awards for excellence in investigative journalism including the prestigious Linacre Quarterly Award for Distinguished Writing by the Catholic Medical Association.
Meticulous documentation and references and easy readability are the hallmarks of Randy Engel's investigative writings, and The Rite of Sodomy — Homosexuality and the Roman Catholic Church is no exception to the rule. The 1,318-page text contains over 3000 endnotes, a bibliography of over 350 books, is fully indexed and reads like a top-flight mystery thriller — except that it is not fiction — it is true.
In addition to her writings and relief work on behalf of the VRIS, in the mid-1960s, Randy Engel developed an intense interest in pro-life issues including population control, abortion and eugenics, putting her on the ground floor of the emerging Pro-Life Movement. In 1972, she founded the U.S. Coalition for Life in Pittsburgh, Pa., an international pro-life research and investigative agency, and began editing the USCL's official publication, the Pro-Life Reporter. Her four-year study on the eugenic policies and programs of the March of Dimes titled "Who Will Defend Michael?" quickly put the USCL on the map as the finest pro-life research agency in the U.S.
Her investigative findings documenting the rise of the federal government's anti-life programs at home and abroad served as the basis for her testimony before Congressional hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Randy Engel's groundbreaking investigative findings related to US/AID abortion and sterilization programs in Latin and South America, Asia and Africa were instrumental in bringing about major pro-life changes in the Agency for International Development's foreign assistance programs.
Many of her original research publications for the USCL including "A March of Dimes Primer — the A-Z of Eugenic Abortion," and "The Pathfinder Fund — A Study of US/AID Anti-Life Funding" have become pro-life classics and continue to enjoy wide circulation.
In 1995, the veteran pro-life researcher exposed the long-standing eugenic abortion record of Dr. Henry Foster, President Bill Clinton's nominee for U.S. Surgeon General, resulting in the Senate's failure to approve the nomination.
Sex Education — The Final Plague, Randy Engel's first full-length book on the sexual conditioning of Catholic school children was published by Human Life International (Baltimore, MD) in 1989 and later by Tan Publishers (Rockville, IL). Her second book, The McHugh Chronicles — Who Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement? was published in 1997, while she continued to gather researching material and conduct interviews for The Rite of Sodomy.
Over the last forty years, Randy Engel's articles, have appeared in numerous Catholic publications including Liguorian Magazine, Our Sunday Visitor, The Wanderer, Catholic Family News and the Homiletic and Pastoral Review. She has received numerous awards for excellence in investigative journalism including the prestigious Linacre Quarterly Award for Distinguished Writing by the Catholic Medical Association.
Meticulous documentation and references and easy readability are the hallmarks of Randy Engel's investigative writings, and The Rite of Sodomy — Homosexuality and the Roman Catholic Church is no exception to the rule. The 1,318-page text contains over 3000 endnotes, a bibliography of over 350 books, is fully indexed and reads like a top-flight mystery thriller — except that it is not fiction — it is true.
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March 6, 2013
RE : Dr. Gautier, before we begin this interview, I want to thank you for recommending to me the remarkable book by Professor Peter Harper of Cardiff University . . .
Randy Engel
February 28, 2013
On Monday, February 25, 2013, at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif., Cardinal William Levada gave a media conference at which he defended the presence . . .
Randy Engel
July 19, 2012
Introduction
In a recent Family Life special publication of Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine, distributed by the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David A Zubik . . .
Randy Engel
April 26, 2012
I have seen the bands of ecclesiastical predators expel lesbians and gay Christians from our churches, relegate women to second-class citizenship, and support . . .
Randy Engel
April 23, 2012
"Regulars, as well men, as women, shall order and regulate their lives in accordance with the requirements of the rule which they have professed; and above all . . .
Randy Engel
April 22, 2012
In a papal audience of November 17, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI, acting upon the initiative of Franc Cardinal Rodé, C.M., Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes . . .
Randy Engel
April 13, 2012
Sirico's Conversion to Libertarianism
The year 1977 was a pivotal one in Robert Sirico's life. As he tells it, an unnamed friend introduced him to the world . . .
Randy Engel
April 12, 2012
Introduction
On April 14, 2012, the Catholic Men's Fellowship (CMF) of Pittsburgh is holdings its 7th annual gathering of Catholic men at Duquesne . . .
Randy Engel
January 27, 2012
"Why Does A Corpse Need Anesthesia? —
A Hundred and One Questions and Answers on the Fiction of 'Brain Death' . . .
Randy Engel
January 17, 2012
"Why Does A Corpse Need Anesthesia? —
A Hundred and One Questions and Answers on the Fiction of 'Brain Death' . . .
Randy Engel
December 17, 2011
This review appeared in Catholic Family News in November 201 . . .
Randy Engel
December 4, 2011
Introduction
The first in-depth book I ever read on the sexual abuse of young boys by Catholic clergy and religious was Unholy Orders — Tragedy at . . .
Randy Engel
November 15, 2011
Introduction
In Part I of this series, I explored the grave conflicts and scandals that have arisen in the post-Conciliar Church as a result of Catholic . . .
Randy Engel
November 8, 2011
The Rabbi Brickner Scandal — 2005
On September 2, 2005, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Office of Media Relations issued a . . .
Randy Engel
September 29, 2011
This interview appeared in Catholic Family News (http://www.cfnews.org/cfn.htm) in September 2011
Interview with Marielena Stuart
[Editor's note: On . . .
Randy Engel
September 19, 2011
The Fatal Magill Interview
In May 2011, shortly after "gay" Senator David Norris' announcement that he was going to seek a nomination to run for the . . .
Randy Engel
September 4, 2011
Introduction
For most Americans, the name of the Irish politician David Norris probably won't ring a bell.
For one thing, Norris holds office in the . . .
Randy Engel
May 24, 2011
On July 27, 2010, the Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, met in public session to discuss and take action on the Jackson Lab controversy. The taxpayers . . .
Randy Engel
May 13, 2011
The answer to the $64,000 question asked in Part I of this series on the Jackson Laboratory's controversial plans to build a large genetic research facility in . . .
Randy Engel
May 9, 2011
"The recent coalescence of the Right to Life movement into a national force of significant proportions, I believe, has been a surprise to all of us. To some, . . .
Randy Engel
April 26, 2011
Introduction
The recent controversy over a Mexican "gay Catholic ministry" called the San Elredo Comunidad or the Lesbian and Gay Community of San Elredo, an . . .
Randy Engel
April 14, 2011
This review appeared in Catholic Family News in April 2011
Crossing the Threshold of Confusion
By Andrew J. McCauley
Reviewed by Randy Engel
To . . .
Randy Engel
April 11, 2011
(See Part 1)
O is for Orwellian Newspeak
For an explanation of what is meant in MOD genetic circles by the phrase "therapeutic research," we quote Dr. . . .
Randy Engel
April 9, 2011
A is for Alpha -The Beginning
On July 22, 1958, the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis/March of Dimes (NF/MOD) announced it was turning its sights on . . .
Randy Engel
April 1, 2011
Introduction
In his classic work New Lies For Old — The Communist Strategy of Deception and Disinformation, ex-KGB Soviet defector Anatoliy Golitsyn . . .
Randy Engel
March 27, 2011
This review appeared in Catholic Family News in March 2011
Paul VI Beatified?
By Father Luigi Villa Th. D.
Reviewed by Randy Engel
Introduction
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Randy Engel
March 24, 2011
This interview first appeared in Catholic Family News, Aug. 2009, http://www.cfnews.org/cfn.htm
Introduction — Have you ever wondered how the . . .
Randy Engel
March 21, 2011
This article first appeared in the January 2011 issue of Catholic Family News, http://www.cfnews.org/cfn.htm
An admission of ignorance
Many Renew America . . .
