By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
When confronted by reporters this week, two leading lawmakers were unable to say what part of the Constitution grants Congress the authority to force every American to buy health insurance, a mandate that is included in every health care reform package currently under review by Congress.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Police in Fairfax, Virginia are investigating the suspicious death of a Korean teen who died from “blunt force trauma and asphyxiation” during what authorities believe was an ancient Korean rite of exorcism performed by shamans.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay on a federal appeals court decision that would allow the release of the names of persons who signed a petition supporting a public referendum on a law giving homosexual couples the same rights and benefits of marriage in the state of Washington.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The pastor of a North Carolina Baptist church has decided to use the occasion of Halloween to sponsor a bonfire in which all versions of the bible – except the King James version – will be publicly burned.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even with a 60-vote majority in the Senate, Democrats failed to pass the $247 billion “Doc Fix” yesterday, raising questions about just how possible it will be to pass larger and more contentious health care reform in the future.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Proponents of same-sex marriage in Maine are scrambling to persuade the public that homosexuality will not be taught in schools after a pro-family ad featured an interview with a Massachusetts teacher who described how she teaches gay and lesbian sex to schoolchildren now that same-sex marriage is legal in that state.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Just as the Senate is poised to pass a military expenditures bill to which an unpopular and controversial hate-crimes bill has been attached, the senior vice president of a traditional values organization received a portent of things to come – a threatening phone call from a gay activist.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As the government of Spain prepares to pass a bill that will allow abortion on demand, more than two million people staged a massive pro-life demonstration on the streets of Madrid on Saturday.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Reaction to the Vatican’s surprise move to open the doors of the Church to disaffected Anglicans is causing a range of emotions from joy and relief to consternation and confusion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial drugs will do little to reduce cervical cancer rates and, even though they’re being recommended for girls as young as nine, there have been no efficacy trials in children under the age of 15.
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