By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A 12 year-old boy who returned to school after summer vacation as a girl caused such an uproar in a UK school that teachers were forced to call an emergency assembly to deal with the problem.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Notre Dame’s President Announces Pro Life Initiatives
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The president of the University of Notre Dame has issued a letter announcing a series of pro-life initiatives to be undertaken on-campus, saying these decisions came “out of the vigorous discussions surrounding President Obama’s visit last Spring . . .”
House Votes to Defund ACORN
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A provision to strip the corruption-riddled Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) of all federal funds passed the U.S. House yesterday by a wide margin.
Poll: Americans Don’t Want Abortion Coverage in Health Care
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new Rasmussen poll found that the majority of Americans believe government-subsidized health care plans should be prohibited from covering abortion.
Pope Addresses Role of Priests and Laity in Church
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Speaking on the occasion of the Brazilian bishops Ad Limina pilgrimage to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI said we must be careful not to secularize the clergy or clericalize the laity.
Orthodox Church Calls Elton John a Sinner
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
After Elton John announced last weekend that he and his male partner had fallen in love with, and wanted to a adopt, a 14-month old HIV positive child they met while touring the Ukraine, the Orthodox Church there called him a “sinner” and thanked God that the country’s laws would prevent him from adopting the child.
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal DOMA
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A group of House Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denies recognition of gay marriage and gives states the right to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
Oprah’s Ratings Continue to Decline
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Unpopular political positions and a penchant for promoting New Age quackery is suspected as being the reason for the continued decline in the ratings of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which have now reached record lows.
Senate Health Care Plan Includes Abortion and Rationing
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Less than 24 hours after its introduction as a bi-partisan solution to the controversial health care reform plans currently under consideration, the bill introduced yesterday by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) includes even more abortion coverage than the House bill and would give doctors a financial incentive to reduce care to the elderly and disabled.
Sec. Sebelius Dodges Questions about Abortion and Communion
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), who is pro-choice and Catholic, dodged questions about whether or not she believes abortion should be included in health care reform, and if she continues to take Communion after being told to refrain from the Sacrament by her hometown bishop.
