By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Activist judges in the Connecticut Supreme Court have overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage, making it the third state in the union to legalize gay marriage.
Monthly Archives: October 2008
McDonald’s Retreats on Gay Advocacy
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Thanks to a massive boycott of the famous “Golden Arches” after the company pledged their support of the homosexual agenda, McDonald’s has decided to retract its support and take a neutral stand on political and social issues in the future.
Woman Claims Prudential Forces Buddhism on Employees
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A former employee of Prudential Insurance Company is preparing a lawsuit against the company for forcing her to participate in Buddhist religious exercises, then firing her when she complained.
Young Catholics Organize Fight for Life in Upcoming Election
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A young adult Catholic group has organized a national campaign to offer prayer and sacrifice from now until Nov. 4 in support of the sanctity of life and the need to uphold family values in the upcoming election.
Younger Catholics Favor Obama, Abortion, Homosexuality
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new poll of Americans age 18-34 has found that a large percentage of young Catholics who do not attend Mass weekly are favoring Obama in the upcoming election and think abortion should be legal. Almost half of this group believes same-sex marriage should be allowed.
Vatican Refuses to be Politically Correct
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican has accepted the appointment of a Catholic in good standing with the Church as the French ambassador to the Vatican after refusing to accept a militant homosexual and a divorcee who remarried outside the Church.
Green Bay Receives Early Christmas Present
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The city of Green Bay, Wisconsin successfully fought off a lawsuit brought by a radical atheist organization over a Nativity scene that it traditionally displays at City Hall every year.
Abortion-Related Violence in the News
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Although rarely reported by the mainstream media, abortion-related violence is a common occurrence in America. In just the past week, a victim of infanticide was finally given a burial date, a woman who refused an abortion was beaten by her ex-boyfriend and two Georgia women were sentenced after forcing a girl to drink turpentine in order to induce an abortion.
YouTube Refuses to Pull Eucharistic Desecration Videos
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even after nearly 30,000 people petitioned YouTube to remove 43 videos depicting various acts of desecration of the Blessed Sacrament, the site refuses to pull the videos.
Pope Launches Non-Stop Bible Reading Marathon
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In conjunction with the Oct. 5 opening of the Bishops Synod on the Bible, Pope Benedict XVI has launched a marathon non-stop reading of the Bible, from Genesis to Apocalypse, which is being broadcast live on Italian state television.
