
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Parents of schoolchildren in Brighton, England were outraged when their children, some as young as 13, were given a government survey to fill out that asked them to pick their gender (or genders) from a list of 25 options.
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Senator Todd Weiler
A lawmaker from the state of Utah has introduced landmark legislation asking the state to recognize pornography as a public health hazard.
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The Supreme Court of the state of Texas has ruled in favor of a group of high school cheerleaders who claimed their right to free speech was violated when their school prohibited displays of banners with Bible verses at football games.
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If mothering a middle school-aged child has proven unusually difficult for you, don’t be alarmed. A new study has found that these are the most difficult years for mothers.
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Barbie has undergone the most dramatic change in her 57 year history – she now has three new looks – petite, curvy and tall – which Mattel hopes will make the doll more relevant to the girls who will own them.
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The same California atheist who fought unsuccessfully to have “under God” removed from the Pledge of Allegiance is at it again – this time launching a legal challenge to have “In God We Trust” removed from all U.S. currency.
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Parents of students at a Pittsburgh middle school are pursuing possible legal action against the West Allegheny School District after a school hosted an anti-bullying program that not only asked students very personal questions, but made their answers public!
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Here we go again! The oppression of Christians continues in the “land of the free” with the New York Supreme Court ruling against a couple who refused to host a gay-wedding on their privately owned land, charging them with being guilty of “sexual orientation discrimination” and ordering them to pay a $13,000 fine.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
If you missed this year's Religious Freedom Day, it was Saturday. But don't worry, the only thing you missed was a reminder of how much our right to the free exercise of religion has eroded in recent years.
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Anyone who is still wondering if the rampant consumption of pornography in this country is tied to an increase in sexual aggression should be convinced by a massive new meta analysis of 22 separate studies from seven countries which found a definite tie between indulging in pornography and both verbal and physical aggression.
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