The Girl Scouts of America’s affiliation with liberal politics and secular morality has opened the door in U.S. parishes to the Christ-centered American Heritage Girls program which is now present in over half of all U.S. Dioceses.
Author Archives: Susan Brinkmann
Do Planets Affect Humans?
TS asks: “The notion that the planets and their location in the universe at any given time can have an impact on human life from influencing our personalities to predicting our futures, is the basis of astrology. But is this true?”
Reader Shares Bad Experience with BodyTalk
One of our readers sent an e-mail describing a bad experience she had with BodyTalk – a kind of “therapy” that can supposedly locate broken energy circuits in the body and resynchronize them by “tapping” the patient on the top of the head. We felt this e-mail would serve as a warning to anyone who is considering this kind of therapy.
The Problems with Pokemon
Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Media, Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0 DEED)
NH asks: “Just how problematic is Pokemon?
Can a Magnet Really Cure What Ails You?
SH writes: “I am interested in knowing if magnet therapy is new age? Such as wearing a magnet braclet or using magents. Also what about magentic hematite jewelry? Thank you for your help.”
Internal Unrest at Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood, St. Paul, MN (Image courtesy of Wikicommons images, Fibonacci Blue CC BY 2.0)
More than a year after the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, the rank and file inside Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) have been left worried and uncertain after the company laid off workers and is talking about restructuring “to better serve” those most in need in post-Roe America.
The Evil Eye
BP writes: “My cousin has an evil eye in his house. It is occult and can be dangerous, right?”
Pam Grout: Repackaging the Law of Attraction
TD writes: “I am concerned because someone I know has recommended this book [by Pam Grout entitled E-Squared: 9 Do-it-Yourself Energy Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality] to me and even the image on the cover scares me. Have you heard of this woman?”
Who Was Maria Montessori?
Rumors have abounded for many years that Maria Montessor, the founder of the Montessori method of education, was a theosophist. In truth, she did have an association with theosophists while interned in India during World War II, but this was at the end of her life and after her teaching methods and schools were already well established.
Courageous Mother Chooses Baby’s Life Over Her Own
A 30-year-old Michigan mother with inoperable cancer made the courageous decision to keep the child doctors wanted her to abort and is now facing a battle for her life.
