by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 2, 2008) Dozens of pro-abortion Congressmen and women have sent a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey asking him to cut all abstinence education funding in FY 2009 in order to devote those dollars to what they call “more effective programs.”
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 2, 2008) Members of a Russian doomsday cult, who have been holed up in an earthen bunker in preparation for the end of the world, have finally begun to surface after spending months underground.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 1, 2008) The makers of the hit movie, Facing the Giants, are planning to release a new movie based on the struggles of a firefighter and his wife to save their failing marriage. Acting on a dare, this couple learns how to rise above indifference, insults, emotional affairs and internet porn to reclaim their love in a remarkably romantic and heartwarming film.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 1, 2008) Featuring a topless model on its cover, this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue has crossed the line into the realm of soft porn, which is raising concern among experts about the magazine being displayed in stores within view of children.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) Only two days before the world marks the third anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II, his cause for canonization is about to take another step forward.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) The newly released 2006-2007 annual report of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America reveals that the nation’s largest abortion provider has exceeded $1 billion dollars in profit for the first time in its history. Some of these profits are the result of an increase in the number of abortions it performed in 2006, as well as tax payer funding of over $336 million.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) The trend toward smaller families among Catholics has resulted in Islam surpassing Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion for the first time in history.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) “From divine mercy, which brings peace to hearts, arises authentic peace for the world, peace between peoples, and among various cultures and religions,”said Pope Benedict XVI on the Feast of Divine Mercy.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 28, 2008) A natural family planning method in which women use a set of beads to keep track of their fertile days is gaining wide acceptance among women and their partners, according to a new study.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 28, 2008) Fetal body parts and confidential patient records were found in a dumpster behind a Michigan abortuary this month, but instead of penalizing the abortionist, the state issued an $1100 fine to the person who discovered the remains.
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