Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In stark contrast to the Catholic world, which traditionally honors the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the month of June, President Barack Obama has declared this month to be dedicated to the recognition of homosexuals and transgendered Americans.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Two U.S. high schools allowed their student body to elect boys as their prom queens this past weekend.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Professor Carl Djerassi, the 86 year-old Austrian-born chemist who is credited with inventing the birth control pill, says women of the future will resort to having their eggs withdrawn and frozen for future use, then undergo sterilization to eliminate the need for contraception.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the city of Dearborn and its police department violated the free-speech rights of a Christian evangelist who was barred from handing out leaflets at an Arab-American street festival last year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new bill introduced in the U.S. House aimed at stifling "homophobic opposition" to same-sex adoptions could lead to a shut-down of all religiously affiliated adoption agencies in the U.S.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Toronto couple who has decided not to identify their four month-old child as either a boy or girl in order to protect the child's right to "choose" what he or she wants to be later on in life.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Satanic graffiti that was spray-painted on the doors of the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota last weekend is being investigated by police as a possible hate crime.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Obama Administration has created a new position in their communications department that is intended to build up the president's online presence and squash any negative stories.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The world's most famous doomsday prophet, Harold Camping, has finally emerged from hiding after Saturday's predicted end failed to materialize to say his calculations were off by five months and the world is now scheduled to be obliterated on October 21.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an important and refreshing exchange, U.S. bishops conference president Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York and the author of a proposed new budget deal, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), have corresponded with one another regarding the moral implications of the ongoing budget debate.
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