By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Only a day after the release of a major study that found alarming levels of sexually risky behavior among New York City teens, another study has found that half of all U.S. high schools have engaged in bullying or have been bullied themselves.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A weeks-long investigation by
FoxNews.com has found that the world's largest social network is allowing pedophiles and child predators on its website, creating an "underworld" of content that clearly violates not only Facebook's terms of use, but also may include visual depictions of child sexual abuse.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new poll has found that three quarters of U.S. adults favor of embryonic stem cell research on "left over" embryos, with 69 percent of Catholics polled saying they believe researchers should be allowed to conduct the destructive research.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After revelations of sexual abuse by a child-victim of Indiana University's discredited sex researcher, Alfred Kinsey, lawmakers are calling for an immediate defunding of the Institute founded in his name and a national law firm is seriously considering a possible class-action suit on behalf of victims of Kinsey's sordid science.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting a 2.4 percent drop in the number of teen births, but with broad state-by-state variations.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
President Barack Obama has decided not to visit a famous Sikh holy site during his upcoming visit to India because visitors are required to wear headscarfs or turbans, which the president fears will reinforce a growing belief in America that he is a Muslim.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A California appellate court has ruled in favor of four San Diego firefighters who sued the fire department after being forced to participate in the city's Gay Pride Parade, an action which the court believes constituted sexual harrassment.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A YouTube video of a teen with Down Syndrome scoring a triumphant touchdown for his high school team has attracted two million viewers and drawn new attention to the truth about this largely misunderstood condition.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Two members of a vampire cult have been arrested by police in Chandler, Arizona after stabbing a friend who refused to allow them to suck his blood.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Montana woman armed with a crowbar entered a Loveland, Colorado museum and destroyed a controversial art exhibit that showed Jesus engaged in sex acts.
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