by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 19, 2008) When a librarian assistant in California caught a man viewing child pornography on a library computer and called police, she did not receive the accolades one would have expected. Instead, she was abruptly fired from her job.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 19, 2008) One of the nation’s most notorious abortion providers, George Tiller, M.D., was caught on tape giving a presentation in support of late term abortion at a conference held March 9 at the National Education Association’s national headquarters in Washington, DC.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 19, 2008) Thanks to a discussion with Pope Benedict XVI during a recent visit to the Vatican, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is lending his support to a plan to build the first Catholic church in Saudi Arabia.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 18, 2008) Just as reports are circulating in the U.S. that the American Psychological Association may be on the verge of reiterating its view that abortion has no significant mental health impacts, the British Royal College of Psychiatrists released a statement saying women should not be allowed to have an abortion until they are counseled on the possible risk to their mental health.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 18, 2008) The same student run newspaper at the University of Virginia that will not publish cartoons mocking Mohammed, homosexuals or blacks, chose the week before Holy Week to run two offensive cartoons mocking Christianity
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 17, 2008) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new study indicating one in four teenage girls between the ages of 14 and 19 are infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 17, 2008) In order to protect his flock from being led astray, Archbishop Raymond Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis has excommunicated three women who took part in an ordination of women to the priesthood.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 14, 2008) A new study released by Ellison Research finds that a vast majority of Americans (87%) believe in the concept of sin, but differ widely on what constitutes a sin.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 14, 2008) The high cost of travel to Sydney, Australia for World Youth Day this summer has caused the number of pilgrims from the U.S. to drop from the expected 37,000 to 20,000. This may mean the Church will have to revise its estimate of 125,000 international pilgrims who will attend the events.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 14, 2008) A board certified psychiatrist from Hawthorne, New York has published an account of his experience treating a woman who he has determined to be a case of authentic demonic possession.
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