By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Southern California pastor who described President Barack Obama as a “dangerous” man during an interview with a Christian news service said he has been contacted by a White House representative who wants to speak with him about the comments.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A nurse employed by the government-run health care system in the UK was caught on camera turning off a ventilator that was keeping a young quadriplegic patient alive, leaving the man permanently brain damaged.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With the numbers of pro-life legislators expected to increase dramatically after the upcoming midterm election, pro-abortion groups are threatening to renew the battle for abortion rights.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a debate held at Princeton University about the moral status of the unborn, famed Australian philosopher Peter Singer declared that “an infant has no moral status because he is not self-aware.”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an era when Christian-bashing is the norm in certain quarters of American society, a new poll has found that the majority of Americans believe Christianity has made many positive contributions to society.
This letter from one of our blog readers is a sad testimony about the infiltration of New Age and pagan religions into our schools. While all semblance of Christianity has been ordered out of the classroom out of respect for a contrived notion of “separation of church and state,” there seems to be no qualms about introducing children to occult fiction and Hindu spirituality. Thankfully, parents like JM, who make a fuss about it, really can make a difference!
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.
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.
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.
JB writes: “My grand-daughter is wearing an necklace made of amber crystals (maybe synthetic – who knows?). This is purported to be an old European cure for teething, and the fever/irritability that go along with same. My research says that the amber lies against the skin, soaks into the skin, and somehow alters body acidity. I feel this is a New Age amulet, but can’t really prove it. All reports on the Net say it works wonderfully.”
