New research linking yet another ingredient commonly found in lipstick to muscle problems, hormone disruption and even heavy metals poisoning is raising alarms once again about health dangers that may be hidden in today's cosmetics.
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Anyone who still believes that attacks on religious liberty in America are nothing more than a partisan attack on the Obama Administration needs to read a stunning new 140-page report prepared by the Liberty Institute and the Family Research Council (FRC) documenting over 600 incidents of hostility to religion that have occurred in the U.S. in recent years, including attacks on religious liberty in the public arena, in the schoolhouse, and against churches and ministries.
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A new study has found that babies born to women with breast cancer who underwent chemotherapy while pregnant do not appear to experience any adverse effects as a result of the cancer drugs.
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The Archdiocese of Atlanta has received a multi-million dollar gift from the estate of the nephew of Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell, and includes a 50 percent share in the trademark and literary rights to the book.
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In a move that is causing outrage across the nation, the state of California is on the verge of passing a law that will outlaw all sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) for minors, making it illegal for even parents to seek treatment for their child.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The mother of a popular Toddlers and Tiaras star is on the verge of losing custody of her daughter after allowing the girl to parade around a stage dressed as Dolly Parton - complete with padded breasts and bottom.
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A Pennsylvania woman is fighting for her 23 year-old autistic son who was denied a heart transplant because of his disability.
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A prominent Oxford professor is claiming that creating "designer babies" by screening embryos for personality flaws is a moral obligation because it insures that "ethically better children" will be born and make them less likely to "harm themselves and others."
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Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says Catholics need to get beyond the political party mindset and realize that their political positions should be judged by how well they express the values and truths of the faith, not the other way around.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Liberal movie reviewers are having a field day with the new Dinesh D'Souza film which expounds on President Barack Obama's past and how it figures into his governing style, with some reviewers actually panning the film without seeing anything more than a trailer.
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