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Ohio Township Takes the "Easter" out of Easter

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Citizens in Munson Township, Ohio are fighting another case of political correctness run amok after township trustees decided to abolish all references to Easter for this year's Easter Egg Roll and are now calling it "The Spring Egg Hunt."

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California's "Pro-Gay Indoctrination" Bill Advances in Same Week that Priest is Accused of "Anti-Gay Indoctrination"

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In the same week that the California Senate Education Committee advanced a law that will require the state's public schools to rewrite their social science curriculum to promote homosexuality, the chaplain at a private Catholic high school in Indianapolis is being accused of spreading "anti-gay propaganda" for explaining Church teaching on homosexuality in class.

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Biotech Company Using Aborted Fetal Cell Lines in Testing

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Children of God for Life (COG) is calling for a public boycott of major food companies such as Pepsico, Kraft Foods, Solae, and Nestle who are partnering with Senomyx, a biotech company that produces artificial flavor enhancers using aborted fetal cell lines to test their products.

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Why Ionizing and Alkalizing Water Machines are Utterly Worthless

HR writes: "I live near the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville and I am concerned about a number of Catholics in the area promoting something called 'Kangen Water.'  My husband and I watched the promo video on it and we discerned that it may be not only a scam but connected to New Age or occult beliefs and practices.  There are Catholics around here trying to sell the machines for around $5,000 dollars and the makers claim that it cures just about every illness under the sun.  Some have claimed healings but I think its the placebo affect at work.  Please address this on your blog or your show and help clear the air on this product."

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Pro-Life Victory in the Philippines!

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Months of prayer vigils, education initiatives and organized rallies by pro-life forces in the Philippines paid off when a controversial "reproductive health" (RH) bill failed to pass by the end of the legislative session in the House of Representatives.

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EU to Ban All Cars from European Cities by 2050

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

In an effort to cut climate change emissions, the European Commission has unveiled a draconian new plan that is aimed at enforcing "a profound shift in transport patterns for passengers" by 2050 that includes banning all cars and trucks from cities and restricting air travel.

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Planned Parenthood Report Shows Drop in Care to Low Income Women

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

In spite of its aggressive campaign to convince lawmakers who want to defund them that they provide health services to low income women, a new report on Planned Parenthood facilities in the U.S. has found that they have actually cut back these services in the past year.

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Does Facebook Contribute to Depression in Teens?

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Researchers at the American Academy of Pediatrics have issued a new set of guidelines in which they refer to "Facebook depression" which may affect troubled teens who become too obsessive about the site.

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