By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A landmark study conducted in England finds that the “me first” attitude of adults is causing a variety of problems for children, including family breakdown, education issues, a growing gap between rich and poor, unkindness among teens and increasingly sexualized advertising directed at children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A recent survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (NCPTUP) found that most young people think sending risqué photos of themselves is “a fun and flirtatious activity.” But when probed more deeply, 51 percent of teenage girls admit they sent the images because they felt “pressured by a guy.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
On January 27, 2009, a lawsuit was filed in Miami, Florida on behalf of Shanice Denise Osbourne, a 23 week-old infant who was allegedly murdered shortly after being born in July of 2006.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The state of Maryland plans to join 15 other states across the country in introducing legislation that will recognize all human beings, born and unborn, as “persons” under the law.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has promised to do her best to secure equal benefits for same-sex couples employed in U.S. Foreign Affairs.
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By Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
The moral climate in America is hitting a new low in Texas these days. A new dating service is targeting the state's married people and encouraging them to commit adultery.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the most thriving orders in the Catholic Church today, the Legionaries of Christ, has been given a heavy cross to carry since learning that in addition to allegations of having sexually abused young men, their founder, Rev. Marcial Maciel Degallado, also had an affair with a woman and fathered a child.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican Secretariat of State has demanded that former schismatic Bishop Richard Williamson recant his denials of the Holocaust before being received back into full communion with the Church.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In his 2009 Lenten Message, Pope Benedict XVI says that the ultimate goal of fasting is not only to strengthen us in our efforts to avoid sin but to help us make the complete gift of self to God.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff WriterOne of the nation’s top Christian lawyers says a provision in President Obama’s economic stimulus plan discriminates against religious activity.
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